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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to provide an overview and understanding of what innovation strategies to thrive in a VUCA world are presented by research published from 2015-2024. As the characteristics and consequences of the VUCA world become increasingly evident and in today’s corporate environment, utilizing innovation strategies are one forwarded way in order for corporations to mainta
Denna avhandling undersöker hur Europeiska unionens externa investeringspolitik överensstämmer med FN:s vägledande principer för företag och mänskliga rättigheters princip om samstämmiga riktlinjer. Rättsdogmatisk och rättsanalytisk metod ligger till grund för analysen av hur EU för sin politik för utländska direktinvesteringar, med fokus på genomförandet av EU-institutionernas riktlinjer, förordnThis thesis examines how the European Union's external investment policy aligns with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights’ principle on policy coherence. The doctrinal legal method and legal analytical method serve as the foundation for analysing how the EU conducts its policy on foreign direct investment, focusing on the implementation of the EU institutions’ pol
Parents today have a responsibility to help navigate their children’s use of digital media to protect them from the risks that come with it. At the same time, digital media has an important role in today's society and can be a tool to help children grow and interact with the world around them. To regulate children's use of media, parents apply different mediation strategies according to pa
This thesis concerns the matter regarding the impact of quantitative easing on government bond yields. The extensive use of asset purchase programmes in the beginning of this century has raised a number of discrepancies for researchers to unravel. By applying a SVAR on time series data of Sweden, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States and using impulse response analysis we try to cont
The purpose of this study is to conduct one-on-one qualitative interviews with Salvadorans to learn about their perspectives on how the present administration is managing gang member arrests and prisoner treatment. Throughout the study, we provided a comprehensive background on past and current events to help the reader understand the subsequent sections. In the analysis section, we examined direc
The dynamics of credit spreads are an essential factor to consider for a broad spectrum of stakeholders foremost when valuing corporate bonds and similar instruments. Through a cointegration approach, this paper first examines the relationship between credit spreads of US corporate bonds and US treasury yields using daily data on yield indices of five different credit ratings and three different m
Purpose: This paper aims to find a piece of empirical evidence explaining the relationship between the target firm’s ESG score and business operation risk. Methodology: This paper not only uses the benchmark regression method to explore the direct impact, mechanism, and boundary conditions of corporate ESG performance on operating risks, but also further explores the impact of ESG scores on opera
The proliferation of plastic waste poses a significant contemporary challenge, driven by global population growth and the subsequent surge in plastic consumption. PE alone accounts for roughly 50-60% of the plastic waste stream. Its formidable resistance to enzymatic degradation, owing to its stable carbon-carbon (C-C) backbone and carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bonds, further exacerbates the issue. This s
This thesis presents the derivation of the flavor structure of the Standard Model (SM) from the trinification model with an additional family symmetry. The trinification group is assumed to be broken in a single step to the electroweak gauge group. A low energy Effective Field Theory (EFT) is constructed and matched numerically at one loop level to the trinification model at high energies. The ana
The relationship between government spending and economic growth has captured scholars and policymakers over the years. Despite studies dating back to the early mid-1900s, establishing a clear causal relationship has yet to be discovered. This paper aims to contribute to the ongoing debate on the subject, with the ultimate goal of determining the effectiveness of fiscal policy. Employing a panel-V
Startups play a crucial role in the world economy by driving innovation and financial growth. Yet, they face significant challenges, with a high percentage failing within their first few years of life. To answer this problem, much attention has been given to external communication strategies, while the internal communication dynamics and constitution within startups remain underexplored, despite t
In Hyllie, Malmö, a new neighborhood by the name Embassy of Sharing is being built. This neighborhood markets itself as a neighborhood of the sharing economy. The Embassy of Sharing will contain housing, office spaces, boutiques, restaurants and also a new municipal branch library. In the media the municipal branch library has been used as a symbol for the sharing economy to market the quarter. Th
This study examines the regulatory change banning the utilization of lǎo tóu lè vehicles in Beijing following January 1st 2024, while exploring its implications in relation to urban mobility and the livelihoods of the affected population. A qualitative approach of field observations and semi-structured interviews was instrumental in unveiling incompatibilities between top-bottom governance and eme
This study aimed to explore staff's experiences of handling threats and violence by youth clients within The National Board of Institutional Care (Statens Institutionsstyrelse). The method chosen for this study was six different semi-structured qualitative interviews with staff working on the floor with youths. Our empirical material was analyzed using Arlie Russell Hochschild’s theory on emot
This thesis investigates labor exploitation within China's food delivery industry, focusing on dominant platforms such as Meituan and Eleme amid the rapid growth of the digital economy. The study is motivated by concerns about the working conditions of delivery workers, who often lack formal contracts and protections, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation, especially through the use of algor
This thesis investigates how public archives in Sweden engage with ecological sustainability, with the purpose to provide an opportunity for reflection and discussion on the topic. My point in question is the disambiguation of the Swedish word “hållbarhet”. This is used both in reference to sustainability, meaning actions for improving environmental conditions, and to durability, which in the arch
This thesis contributes to leadership theory, specifically, full-range-leadership and VUCA, and the practical implications. Moreover, it addresses challenges that organizations may face when implementing these models in reality. We utilized an inductive research approach to identify insights within the leadership field in combination with a qualitative research method, grounded in interpretivism a
The increasing relevance given to climate change and sustainable growth has raised the need to analyse the linkage between the environment and the economy. This study investigates the causal relationship between economic growth, CO2 emissions, and renewable energy consumption. It specifically uses data from 1966 to 2022 from the Nordic countries, which, with their progressive environmental policie
This paper explores how the modern categories of labor and value are questioned by practices and ideas on the autonomous zad of Notre-Dame-Des-Landes, France. In a world where the global economy is defined by the division of time between labor and leisure, it is necessary to question these foundations by asking what this dichotomy implies. With data from eight weeks of ethnographic fieldwork obser
As democratic transitions and social movements become more complex, there is a need to rethink the transition paradigm through the lens of intersectional solidarity. By applying a qualitative approach based on elite interviews and a category-based content analysis, this thesis examines the potential of the Women Life Freedom protests in Iran for democratization. In Iran, the protesting women and t
