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The study sets out the objective to investigate how a firm’s customer-base diversification affects its stock return idiosyncratic volatility. The research paper primarily focuses on the way that the distribution of sales impacts the firm specific risk that is unrelated to the risk of the market, and it does so through the use of both a geographical and an operating customer-base concentration meas
Physical education could play an important role in promoting future physical activity, but do students perceive the physical education content to be relevant for their personal and future goals? And does this affect their in-class motivation? The aim of this study was to investigate the role of perceived relevance of physical education course content in relation to students‘ contextual self-determ
This bachelor thesis is written within the field of strategic communication, focusing on marketing communication and the concept of sensemaking. Instead of seeing a high involvement purchase according to the traditional and linear buyer decision process, this thesis suggests the purchase instead to be seen as a customer journey, which addresses the complexity of the purchase. The aim of the study
Välgörenhetsorganisationer använder sig ofta av marknadsföringsstrategier som spelar på mottagarens känslor för att samla in donationer. Fungerar denna strategi, och skiljer det sig åt när det handlar om engångsdonationer eller månadsdonationer? Det antogs vara en skillnad mellan rationella och intuitiva människor där de intuitiva skulle uppleva en psykologisk avtrubbning när de utsattes för en koNon-profit organisations often use marketing strategies that play on people’s emotions to encourage donations. Does this strategy work, and does it differ between single and monthly donations? It was hypothesized that there is a difference between rational and intuitive people where the latter would experience a psychological numbing when facing a continuous negative framing. It was therefore hypo
Food insecurity has proven to be a significant problem in many developing countries, which in some cases occurs due to the lack of adequate methods of preserving foods for longer periods of time. Solar drying of foods could be a feasible method for preserving foods in developing countries. To maintain a good product quality, the design of the solar dryer used needs to be considered. A faulty desig
Browning - increased water colour of freshwater, caused by rising dissolved organic matter and iron concentrations - has been widely reported and studied during the past 30 years. Browning has affected a wide range of organisms in aquatic ecosystems, however little attention has been given to macroinvertebrates in streams and especially regarding iron concentration. In this study, I include the ef
The great climate impact of the agri-food sector has only recently been brought into light, and become a concern of political actors around the world. Standardizations as an initiative to govern this sector have received increasing attention, but while these initiatives can prove an effective tool for influencing consumer choice, they also hold certain problematic characteristics. Although they ar
Den stressrelaterade ohälsan hos arbetstagare, och framförallt bland tjänstemännen, har ökat i takt med att arbetsmarknaden har blivit allt mer digitaliserad och individualiserad. Det moderna arbetslivet har suddat ut gränserna mellan arbetstagarnas privatliv och arbete och möjligheterna att utföra arbete på olika platser är idag långtgående. Denna studie syftar till att reda ut vilket ansvar arbeThe stress-related illness among workers, and especially among officials, has increased as the labour marker has become more digitalized and individualized. The modern working life has blurred the boundaries between employees’ personal life and work and the opportunities to work in different places are today far reaching. This study aims to clarify the responsibilities of the employer regarding th
Kommuner i Sverige har vanligen ett stort markinnehav vilket medför att deras försäljning av mark är central för byggnationen av nya bostäder. Utöver detta har kommunen planmonopol, vilket ger dem ensamrätt att besluta om markanvändningen. Dessa två faktorer ger kommunen makt att påverka och styra bostadsbyggandet i stor utsträckning. För nybyggnation av bostäder är byggherrarna beroende av att få
