Sammanfattning Titel: Vad avgör tysk kapitalstruktur? En empirisk studie om pecking order, trade-off teorin och bestämmande bakomliggande faktorer. Seminariedatum: 13/1-22 Kurs: FEKH89 Handledare: Maria Gårdängen Nyckelord: Kapitalstruktur, Tyskland, Trade-off teorin, Pecking order teorin, Skuldsättning Syfte: Syftet är att undersöka hur olika variabler påverkar valet av kapitalstruktur hos tyska Abstract Title: What determines German capital structure? An empirical study about pecking order theory, trade off theory and determining factors for capital structure. Seminar date: 13/1-22 Course: FEKH89 Supervisor: Maria Gårdängen Keywords: Capital structure, Germany, Trade-off theory, Pecking order theory, Debt Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate which factors influence the ch

Transformativt ledarskap är en av de mest inflytelserika teorierna inom ledarskapsforskning idag och dess fördelar har blivit uppmärksammade från flertalet perspektiv. Syftet med följande studie var att undersöka relationen mellan personlighetsdrag i HEXACO-modellen, en utmanare till den etablerade femfaktormodellen, och uppskattandet av transformativ ledarskapsstil. Datan samlades in genom en intTransformational leadership is one of the most influential theories in leadership research today and its benefits have been highlighted from several perspectives. The purpose of the following study was to examine the relationship between personality traits in the HEXACO model, a contender to the established five-factor model, and the appreciation of transformational leadership style. The data was

Bakgrund: Natur- och hästunderstödd terapi har visat sig ha en positiv inverkan på personer med psykisk ohälsa. Forskning gällande värdeupplevelse i aktivitet i samband med en sådan intervention är dock begränsad. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att utifrån ValMO-modellens värdetriad undersöka värdeupplevelserna av en ny kombinerad intervention av naturunderstödd rehabilitering (NUR) och hästundeBackground: Nature-based rehabilitation (NBR) and equine-assisted therapy (EAT) has been shown to have a positive impact on people with mental illness. Research regarding the experience of value in occupation when receiving this type of intervention is however limited. Aim: The aim of the study is to, based on the three dimensions of value in the Value and Meaning in Occupations (ValMO) model,

This paper evaluates whether a deep reinforcement learning (DRL) approach can be implemented, on the Swedish stock market, to optimize a portfolio. The objective is to create and train two DRL algorithms that can construct portfolios that will be benchmarked against the market portfolio, tracking OMXS30, and the two conventional methods, the naive portfolio, and minimum variance portfolio. We eval

In 2015, all nations in the UN accepted the Sustainability Development Goals (SDG). Using indicators presented in the Kolada database, this thesis aims to analyze how the 290 municipalities in Sweden perform on the different goals. What factors affect how well the municipalities reach the goals, and how are the different dimensions of sustainability – social, economic and ecological – interconnect

I denna kandidatuppsats undersöktes sambandet mellan psykisk hälsa och kreativitet, samt huruvida det föreligger några könsskillnader i variablerna och om relationen mellan psykisk hälsa och kreativitet ser olika ut för män och kvinnor. Huvudhypotesen var att det finns ett samband mellan psykisk hälsa och kreativitet. Studien är kvantitativ och utfördes genom att låta deltagare svara på en webb-diIn this thesis the connection between mental health and creativity was examined, as well as gender differences in the variables and whether the relationship between mental health and creativity looks different for men and women. The main hypothesis was that there is a connection between mental health and creativity. The study was conducted in a quantitative manner by having participants answer a w

Smärta är fortfarande ett vanligt och viktigt problem hos barn inneliggande på sjukhus. Obehandlad smärta kan leda till kortvariga och långvariga psykologiska och fysiologiska konsekvenser för denna grupp. Icke-verbala barn har inte förmåga att verbalt kunna beskriva sina upplevelser och anses därför vara speciellt utsatta för smärta. Tidigare forskning har visat att sjuksköterskor upplever att sm

På grund av digitalisering har samhället träffats med det faktum att många företag erbjuder sina tjänster via internet. Det finns många företag som erbjuder språkundervisande tjänster via internet. Liksom företag verksamma offline, drabbas online verksamma företag av konkurrenssvårigheter. I nuvarande gällande rätt finns det inga exakta beskrivningar på hur konkurrensen på sådana marknader ska regDue to digitalization, society has been hit by the fact that many companies offer their services via the internet. There are many companies that offer language learning services through the internet. Like companies operating offline, online companies are experiencing competitive difficulties. In current applicable law, there are no exact descriptions of how competition in such markets should be re

Diskrimination baserat på en patients etnicitet, kön och socioekonomisk status är en utmaning för dagens sjukvård. Trots att Sverige har blivit erkänt för sin jämställdhet och socialdemokratiska styre kvarstår tecken på diskriminering vilket kan leda till felaktiga sjukvårdsbedömningar. Det har insinuerats att etniska minoriteter, kvinnor och individer med låg socioekonomisk status ofta diskrimineDiscrimination based on ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status are major concerns for modern healthcare. Although Sweden has been acknowledged for its social equality and equalitarian beliefs, indications of discrimination persist which may result in unfair health assessments. It has been suggested that ethnic minorities, women, and individuals with low socioeconomic status are particularly d

Bakgrund: Forskning har visat att stor andel av arbetsterapeuterna i Sverige överväger att lämna yrket. Milleniumgenerationen utgör nu den största andelen av arbetsterapeuterna på arbetsmarknaden. Ytterligare forskning visar att milleniumgenerationen ställer andra krav på arbetsplatsen än tidigare generationer. För att säkra patientsäkerhet är det viktigt att undersöka vad arbetsterapeuter ur millBackground: A large proportion of occupational therapists in Sweden are considering leaving the profession. The millennial generation will soon be the largest proportion of occupational therapists on the labor market. Further research shows that the millennial generation places different demands on the workplace than previous generations. To ensure patient safety, it is important to examine what o

The discussion of the ‘retail apocalypse’ can be found both in recent scientific articles as in the media. With an increasing volume of electronic trade and with 2 pandemic years behind us, a lot of stores have closed their physical businesses (Chatterjee m. fl. 2021, HD 2021b, Mende – Noble 2019). In Sweden a lot of these affected stores are located in the town's city centers (Anselmsson 2021

This essay analyses the three climate documents published by the Swedish Council of the Bishops between 1989 and 2019. The documents are analysed from a sociological perspective on religion that focuses on the Church of Sweden's role from a crisis perspective in a secularised society. My interest in this subject is based on the common perception that Sweden is the most secular country in the w

Sociala medier används idag av mer än hälften av jordens befolkning inom olika kontexter och användningen fortsätter att öka. Upplevd självkänsla och vänskapsrelationer påverkar hur vi människor förhåller oss till varandra och hur vi upplever oss själva, och påverkas av sociala mediernas utbredning. Med anledning av detta är det viktigt att den forskning som görs fortsätter att undersöka sociala mMore than half of the world’s population use social media today in different contexts and the usage increases every year. Perceived self-esteem and friendships influence how we as humans relate to each other and are affected by the growth of social medias. It’s important that research continues to examine how social media influences people both in a general and specific aspect. This study aimed to

This report investigates the impact of extinguishing sprays on residential fires, these sprays are a relatively new category of extinguishing equipment and therefore their actual effect on fires is generally unknown. Taking several factors such as human behavior and user error into account the report aims to give a comprehensive picture of potential risks and dangers connected to the usage of thes

There are some people that cannot bear with their own burden of debt. These are over-indebted individuals. Research show that the reasons for over-indebtedness are macroeconomic shocks, personal shocks such as sickness, divorce and unemployment, but also sociological factors that make individuals want to spend more than they should. Additionally, research show that being over-indebted is correlate

År 2015 samlades världens ledare och antog 17 globala hållbarhetsmål för att bidra till en social, ekonomisk och miljömässigt hållbar utveckling. De 17 globala hållbarhetsmålen utgör Agenda 2030 och ansvaret för genomförandet av agendan vilar på medlemsländernas regeringar. För att uppnå agendan måste alla sektorer engagera sig. Det innebär att kommunal räddningstjänst som är en del av den kommunaThe importance of sustainability is constantly increasing in today’s society and 2015 the United Nations adopted 17 global sustainable development goals (SDGs), summarized as the “2030 Agenda”. To achieve the 2030 Agenda all sectors must become involved which means that the Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) must contribute to this sustainability work. It is therefore important to map how the Swedish

I denna uppsats analyseras uppsägningar där arbetsgivaren säger upp en enskild arbetstagare på grund av arbetsbrist, men det verkliga skälet grundar sig i personliga förhållanden. Detta fenomen benämns fingerad arbetsbrist. Vid en uppsägningstvist där arbetstagaren påstår att uppsägningen egentligen grundar sig i personliga förhållanden, prövas uppsägningen i domstolen utifrån den verkliga grundenThis essay processes employers who terminate employees due to shortage of work, but the real reason for the dismissal is based on personal reasons attributed to the individual. This topic is referred to as an induced labor shortage. In a situation where an employee claims that the real reason for a dismissal is based on personal circumstances, the court should try the real basis for dismissal. The

The aim of this study was to explain how homelessness is depicted in two of Sweden's national newspapers, ETC and Svenska Dagbladet, during Sweden's first period of Covid-19 restrictions, March 11th 2020 to September 29th 2021. The two newspapers were chosen due to the difference between their ideological values, hence another aim became analysing how the depictions differed in these newsp

The purpose of the thesis was to gain a better understanding of how social media affects young adults’ expectations of themselves, their self-image, and how it in turn is perceived to affect their health. This was investigated using semi-structured interviews. The concepts of social mirroring and "Me" and "I" have been used to explain how we build identity through mirroring in

The aim of this study was to investigate the strategies foreign-born women choose to use in order to succeed in establishing themselves in the labor market in their new home country and to illustrate the reasoning of foreign-born women about negative and positive experiences in their situation. Foreign-born women are often faced with unemployment to a greater extent than foreign-born men and nativ