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Etisk grön marknadskommunikation - ett nutida företags väg till framgång

Etisk grön marknadsföring har blivit en allt viktigare kommunikationsstrategi för företag och varumärken att implementera efter att fler konsumenter har börjat bry sig om etiska och gröna frågor. Samtidigt är det av vikt för varumärken att få konsumenter att vilja bli förknippade med just det egna varumärket i den konkurrenskraftiga marknad som existerar i dag. Denna kvalitativa studie ämnar att bEthical green marketing has become an increasingly important strategy for companies and brands to implement as more consumers have become concerned about ethical and green questions. In this highly competitive market, it’s also important for brands to make consumers interested in being associated with that particular brand. This qualitative study aims to contribute with knowledge about how ethical

"Left, right or something else, it doesn't matter to me": a study of master strategies, impression management, argumentative fallacies and substantiations in alt-right and alt-left discussions online

This study treats argumentative behaviours, argumentative fallacies, impression management efforts, argument substantiations and master strategies in comments in the Facebook group Det fria ordet. The objective is to create a deeper understanding of how the discussions on the alt-left and -right in an online setting are carried out. This could facilitate meeting individuals’ argumentative behaviou

Continuous Flow Dehydrogenation of Isopropanol by Heterogenized Ir-POCOP Pincer Catalysts

Supported Iridium pincer complexes were used to study gas-phase isopropanol dehydrogenation under continuous flow system at temperatures 200-260 °C with different flow rates. First supported catalyst was [Ir(C2H4)(p-tBu2PO-tBu4POCOP)] supported by covalent bonding to silica, the second one was [Ir(HCl)(p-HO2C- tBu4POCOP)] supported by adsorption to γ-Alumina. The highest activity of catalyst 1 w

Voices of Women : en narrativ studie av Black Protest strejker mot strängare abortlag i Polen och Sverige

The aim of this study is to highlight the emergence and spread of black protest, with a focus on Warsaw and Cracow in Poland, as well as Malmö in Sweden, from the participants’ perspective. Together with a historical background and theoretical discussion, I analysed the “Voices of Women” petition from the International Women’s Strike, and five qualitative research interviews with participants of t

European Integration, Economic Growth and Convergence - An Analysis of EU Membership Implications on Long Run Growth

The economic role of the European Union is ever more questioned around the continent and is driven forward by increasingly popular political powers in various European countries. This study attempts to analyse the economic implications of the EU membership on member states, and if effects of varying extent can be observed for different parts of the union. It is observed that in the short run, ther

Att hitta arbete för livet - En uppsats om arbetsnöjdhetens källor och effekter

Med bakgrund i idén att lyckliga medarbetare är mer produktiva har det här arbetet tittat närmare på vad människor ser som viktigt för att de ska känna en arbetsnöjdhet. För att få inblick i människors tankar kring konceptet har fyra intervjuer gjorts med fyra personer som alla har längre arbetslivserfarenhet. Med stöd i de intervjuerna menar jag att man kan dela upp arbetsnöjdheten i tre bestånds

The Health Disparities in Africa: Impact of Colonial Institutions on Indigenous Mortality from the 20th Century

Colonial institutions, a Miracle or a Mirage? Using an exogenous variation in institutions among countries colonized by Europeans, this thesis investigates 1) the effectiveness of colonial institutions after Independence in two distinct British colonies; the Gold Coast Colony and the Kenya Colony, and 2) whether the persistence of these institutions contributed to the current day health disparitie

The developed market currency tango: Carry trade and hedging during 2014 – 2019. VECM and DCC approach

In this study carry trade activity in AUD, CAD, EUR and YEN vis the USD between 2014 – 2019 was analysed. The first approach employs a VECM, analyse evidence of carry trade recorded in the exchange rate pairs Futures, Forwards and Spot. Results show evidence of carry with the USD being the target currency, while the others being the funding currency. However, the AUD shows specific traits of carry

Hur långt sträcker sig arbetsgivarens rehabiliteringsansvar? En analys av relationen mellan rehabilitering och uppsägning på grund av missbruk

Praxis från AD visar att även ett starkt alkoholberoende kan likställas med en kronisk alkoholism och därmed kan också dessa personer omfattas av det förstärkta anställningsskyddet som träder i kraft vid sjukdom. Osäkerheten kring sjukdomsdefinitionen gör det näst intill omöjligt att avgränsa arbetsgivarens rehabiliteringsansvar i situationer orsakade av alkoholmissbruk. En utgångspunkt är att arb

Entitled to progress

This paper intends to test the effects of improved property rights on the living situation for families in peripheral areas in Lima, Peru. The purpose of the study is to identify the mechanisms by which titling programs affect the quality of life for urban poor. The study focuses on access to credit, housing quality and allocation of labor. A survey was carried out in poor neighborhoods in Lima to

Does School Competition Improve the Quality of Education?

This paper evaluates the Swedish school reform that was implemented in 1992, at upper secondary school level. The reform implies that independent schools are welcome to compete on the school market and are publicly funded. This reform has led to an increase in the share of students attending independent schools. Several estimations are performed in this paper on what impact this increase of compet

Carbon isotope chemostratigraphy of the Late Silurian Lau Event, Gotland, Sweden

The positive δ13C excursion associated with the Late Silurian Lau Event (approximately 420 Ma) is recognized globally and considered to be one of the most prominent carbon isotope excursions of the Phanerozoic. Its maximum values are exceeded only by values from the Proterozoic. Over the last years the Lau Event has been studied in great detail on the island of Gotland, Sweden (Baltica palaeoconti

BVC-sjuksköterskans identifiering av och agerande vid övervikt och fetma hos barn

I västvärlden har övervikt och fetma bland barn ökat de senaste decennierna. Flera studier har visat att övervikt ofta följer individen genom livet och ökar riskerna för följdsjukdomar. Syftet med denna enkätstudie var att undersöka hur svenska BVC-sjuksköterskor (n=34) identifierar och agerar vid övervikt och fetma hos barn. Det framkom att barnövervikt och fetma i huvudsak ansågs vara ett geneti

Fingerad arbetsbrist - personliga skäl eller arbetsbrist?

Enligt lagen om anställningsskydd krävs det saklig grund för uppsägning. Saklig grund kan utgöra antingen personliga skäl eller arbetsbrist. Den här uppsatsen kommer främst att behandla fingerad arbetsbrist. Man talar om fingerad arbetsbrist när en arbetsgivare påstår att verksamhetsrelaterade skäl utgjort grunden för uppsägningen när de egentliga grunderna är hänförliga till arbetstagaren personl

The Dynamic Relationship between Foreign Direct Investments and Domestic Investment: A Multivaritae Analysis

China’s opening of reform in 1979 started the transition to a social market economy in 1992 and its accession to the WTO in 2001 are seen are pivotal moments in China’s recent history when assessing its economic growth and investment climate in the last 30 + years. Some theorists (Kokko 1994; Cave 1974) propose the positive spillover effects of FDI however its merits have been called into question

Inmatning av biogas utan propantillsats på Lunds Energis naturgasnät - en förstudie till smarta gasnät.

The use of natural gas is increasing globally. At the same time, the cheap and easily accessible resources are decreasing rapidly. Among other alternative gases, biogas is considered since it is a renewable resource. In order for biogas to really become a large scale alternative, it needs to be fully compatible with today’s infrastructure and gas applications. This report is evaluating the technic

Test of a Home Energy Management System at E.ON - an evaluation of users' expectations and experience.

A SIFO-survey ordered by E.ON has shown that more than every fourth person in Sweden feels that they have poor knowledge and control over their energy use, and that four out of ten would like to be more aware and to have better control over it. A solution is to provide the householders with feedback of their energy consumption. Studies have shown that householders can reduce energy consumption wit

Geoenergi på IKEA Svågertorp - Visualisering och uppföljning av geoenergi på IKEA i Malmö mellan 2009-2011.

Title Geothermal Energy Solution at IKEA in Malmö Visualization and monitoring of geothermal energy at IKEA in Malmo concerning 2009-2011 Author Magdalena Horn Environmental Engineering towards Energy Systems Analysis, Lund University Tutors Dr Patrick Lauenburg, Department of Energy Lund University - Lund Institute of Technology Anna Ekdahl, Sweco Environment Tobias Malmgren, IKEA Properties Prob

APIVARIA - A Top Bar Bee Hive Concept

A concept for a bee, - and beekeeper friendly horizontal top bar beehive for northern climates, aiming to provide a platform for discussion and further development of bee keeping methods. An ergonomic alternative to the heavy handled traditionally used vertical hives, Apivaria aims to offer an older generation a possibility to postpone retirement from beekeeping, while introducing a new generation