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The Impact of National Culture on Knowledge Transfer in Swedish Multinationals Operating in Developed Markets

The rapid globalization has led to a rise in the number of multinational corporations. One common objective among these corporations when expanding to other developed markets is to access intangible resources such as knowledge. Through the acquisition of knowledge, corporations can strengthen their strategic position and improve their competitiveness. When operating across national borders, variou

Load following in a Swedish nuclear power plant

Det svenska energisystemet är under ständig utveckling. Länge har vatten- och kärnkraft varit grundstenarna i energiproduktionen, där kärnkraft utgjort den så kallade baslasten och vattenkraften reglerkraften. Då allt mer väderberoende vindkraftverk byggs förändras förutsättningarna för det svenska energisystemet, där en stor del av elproduktionen blir allt mer oförutsägbar på grund av variationer

Biomass storage in Swedish forests: A case of land use

Hur vi förvaltar skogen påverkar klimatet Varför skogar är viktiga att undersöka och vad jag undersökte Klimatförändringar påverkar redan såväl mänskliga som naturliga system över hela jordklotet, och de förväntas påverka dessa system även i framtiden. Eftersom skogar absorberar koldioxid från atmosfären och sedan lagrar den i biosfären har de en mildrande effekt på klimatförändringarna. Vad gäll

Ulterior Motives Embedded in Inclusivity: A Qualitative Content Analysis of the Framing of Economic Development Within Strategies for Swedish Development Cooperation

Strategies for development cooperation are decorated with words of humanitarianism and altruism and are simultaneously influenced by the contemporary world order paradigm. By outlining the current turn in development discourse, the world order is defined as one governed by a turn to deep neoliberalism, which is used as the theoretical framework for this study. The essence of deep neoliberalism enc

Crimmigration in Sweden? A study of internal control of foreigners

År 2006 myntade Professor Juliet Stumpf vid Lewis and Clark Law School i Oregon i USA begreppet ”crimmigration”. När hon gjorde det, döpte hon också en juridisk utveckling som startade i mitten av 1980-talet i USA. Begreppet är en sammanslagning av orden ”criminal” och ”immigration” vilket är passande eftersom begreppet beskriver och uppmärksammar sammanslagningen av straffrätt och migrationsrätt.In 2006, Professor Juliet Stumpf at the Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon coined the term “crimmigration”. In doing so, she gave a name to a legal development that had evolved in the United States since the mid-1980s. The term is a concatenation of ”criminal” and ”immigration”; suitable considering the legal field describes and highlights the merger of criminal and immigration law. To

Lost in transition? - How the end of the Cold War affected Sweden’s state identity & interests

During the beginning of the 1990’s the world witnessed the collapse of the Soviet Union and subsequently the end of the Cold War. This gigantic change within the international system had large ramifications on how states interacted with each other. Within this context, Sweden had a unique position due to its identity of non-alignment combined with an interest for participation in international pea

Managing Swedish Newspapers in the Digital Age An Investigation of Managerial Responsibility and Innovation

The whole word has been getting somewhat familiar with the crisis that the newspaper industry has been experiencing. The past decade has seen print mainly absorbing finances with little to no profits, and the ever-growing digital not offering enough advertising revenue. Hence, the challenges managers face becomes clear: how can we innovate effectively when the current system is a loophole? Additio

General Anti-Avoidance Rules and Legal Certainty in Sweden, USA and China – A taxation determined by legal culture?

Förekomsten av att skattskyldiga genomför arrangemang utan affärsmässigt syfte för att kringgå skattelagstiftningen och sänka sin beskattning, id est skatteflykt, motverkas i de flesta rättssystem med olika metoder. De flesta jurisdiktioner har implementerat inte endast specifika skatteflyktsregler (”SAARs”), utan även generella så kallade General Anti-Avoidance Rules (”GAARs”) för att motverka skThe occurrence of taxpayers implementing arrangements without commercial purpose to avoid tax laws and reduce their taxation, id est tax avoidance, is counteracted in most legal systems with different methods. Most jurisdictions have implemented not only Specific Anti-Avoidance Rules ("SAARs"), but also General Anti Avoidance Rules ("GAARs") to counteract tax avoidance. The top

Migrant Selection and Socioeconomic Outcomes: Evidence from 19th-Century Sweden

During the Age of Mass Migration, 30 million Europeans left their home countries and emigrated to the United States. Sweden had one of the highest out-migration rates of the era. Between 1860 to 1920, around 1.3 million people–a quarter of the population–left Sweden to seek opportunity in the United States. This essay delves into one particular aspect of this historic migration episode. I study t