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Through the Swedish employment act (Lag 1982:80 om Anställningsskydd) employers have the possibility to sign a probationary employment with the employee. The atypical contracts are constructed according to the preparatory work to give the employee enough time to prove his or hers skill and also for the employer to determine if the employee is suitable for the establishment. The probationary employGenom lagen om anställningsskydd (LAS 1982:80) har arbetsgivaren i Sverige möjligheten att sluta avtal om provanställning. Provanställningen är en säregen anställningsform som enligt förarbetena har som syfte att ge arbetstagaren tid att visa sin arbetsförmåga för arbetsgivaren för att den senare skall kunna avgöra vid anställningens utgång ifall arbetstagaren är lämplig för jobbet. Provanställnin

Much focus is being laid on vibrations in the building industry today. Many times these vibrations are externally induced and caused by placing buildings closer to existing sources, such as railways and roads, or new transportation systems closer to existing buildings. Vibrations can be disturbing to both humans and sensitive equipment in, for example, hospitals and laboratories. The simulations n

A condition for patient choice in health care to promote quality is that patients act in accordance with information about quality and change to better care providers. In this paper I examine the relation between quality information and patient choice of care provider in the primary care of the county Scania in Sweden. As a natural experiment I use a quality-related award given to the best health

This paper takes a performance-based approach to corporate governance and investigates whether compliance with the corporate governance code in Sweden equates to a lower cost of capital, measured as cost of equity, cost of debt and the weighted average of these, the WACC. The premonition is that adherence to governance codes should lower the risk profile of the firm, leading investors and creditor

The paper focuses on three key factors in WTI crude oil futures market: Convenience yield, inventory level and price volatility. The main purpose of the paper is to investigate the relation between those three key factors and analyze how those key factors will affect the market trading behaviors. Market trading behaviors could be measured from various aspects though, our paper will use open intere

This thesis focuses on how vegan companies digitally market themselves on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram). Three vegan companies were chosen to collect data from: Oatly, Anamma and Bulldog. The questions guiding this thesis are: 1) Which types of digital marketing do the companies use in their social media posts? 2) How do the companies communicate with their consumers and followers

Idag står vi med facit i hand över hur Covid-19 pandemin har påverkat samhället i stort men också hur olika organisationer har hanterat en långvarig samhällskris som de själva inte har haft något ansvar för, från början till slut. Studien undersöker restaurangbranschen, som är en av de branscher i Sverige som drabbats hårdast av pandemin. Mer specifikt analyseras vilka responsstrategier restaurangToday we are finally able to look back at how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected our society, but also how different organizations have handled this prolonged crisis they held no responsibility for. The study examines the restaurant industry, one of the industries in Sweden most affected by the pandemic, and their crisis communication. More specifically, the response strategies used by restaurants

Studien syftar till att öka förståelsen för det relativt nya fenomenet Corporate Social Advocacy genom att undersöka hur det kommuniceras på sociala medier idag och hur budskapen mottas av konsumenter. För att besvara studiens frågeställningar har empiriskt material samlats in i form av två virtuella kvalitativa fokusgruppsintervjuer med deltagare från två olika generationer: generation X och geneThis study aims to provide insight to the rather new phenomenon Corporate Social Advocacy by examining how it is communicated on social media today and how the message is received by consumers. In order to answer our research questions we have gathered empirical material through two qualitative virtual focus groups consisting of respondents from two different generations: generation X and generati

A strong employer brand is what determines whether people choose to look for work at the organization or not. Today, it is becoming increasingly difficult for organizations to stay in the labor market as competition increases. There is an abundance of information that makes it difficult to get a good idea of ​​what it is like to work in an organization. The hospitality industry is an industry that

Background Tetra Pak manufactures and distributes so called VTIS facilities for sterilization and pasteurization of for example milk and ice-cream. These VTIS facilities uses a common sterilization process called ultra high temperature (UHT) treatment. UHT treatment involves heating the product to 130-150ºC for one to six seconds depending on type of product. In the VTIS facility the temperature r

Bakgrund: Delaktighet i organiserad fritidsaktivitet är en viktig aspekt av barns fritid då det bidrar till glädje, kompetens, identitet och god folkhälsa. Dock har barn med cerebral pares (CP) mindre möjlighet att vara delaktiga i organiserade fritidsaktiviteter än barn utan funktionsnedsättning. Föräldrars stöd har visat sig vara en viktig förutsättning för barnens engagemang i fritidsaktiviteteBackground: Participation in organized leisure activities is an important aspect of children's leisure as it creates joy, competence, identity and good public health. Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have less opportunity to participate in organized leisure activities than children without disabilities. Parental support is an important prerequisite for children's involvement in leisure ac

This study examines the impact of newly built parks on housing prices in New York City between 2011 and 2023. The case of New York City is especially interesting due to its high amount of new urban greening projects during the last few decades. Related to the different benefits of urban greening, there is evidence that parks increase the desirability of a neighborhood and thereby raise property va

In the contemporary marketing era dominated by social media, internet memes have emerged as a powerful tool for brands to generate consumer engagement. Memes successfully combine two important entertainment aspects: culture and humour. Whether and how different humour styles lead to greater engagement for brand memes has remained relatively unexplored. Therefore, we investigate this using today’s

Social media are increasingly important tools in diplomacy. Diplomats are expected to use social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to communicate with each other and with both domestic and international publics. This form of communication involves displaying positive emotions to generate attention in a competitive information environment. Emotions are essential to managing pe

In Classical Athens, being at war was more common than peace. The military expenditures were correspondingly large. The main puzzle, however, is notfinancial, but where the Athenians found the multitude of rowers needed for their ships. It was not until the end of the Peloponnesian War that there were good reasons to use slaves as rowers. The Spartan occupation of Decelea in 413 BCE had profound eIn Classical Athens, being at war was more common than peace. The military expenditures were correspondingly large. The main puzzle, however, is not financial, but where the Athenians found the multitude of rowers needed for their ships. It was not until the end of the Peloponnesian War that there were good reasons to use slaves as rowers. The Spartan occupation of Decelea in 413 BCE had profound

At a meeting on 2022-02-02, the Board of the Department of Political Science adopted these rules of procedure. The Rules of Procedure are a local application of the "Rules of Procedure for Lund University" and "Delegation of Procedure and Working Methods for the Faculty of Social Sciences". The rules of procedure specify the organisation of the Department of Political Science, decision-making, pre

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