Background:The case company Atlas Copco has a decentralized organisation where the product responsibility has been delegated to the Product Line Manager located at the production facility. To manage the product portfolio and make strategic and tactical business decisions related to the products, information about product performance and profitability is a key input. Today, the Product Line Manager

The aim of this research is to explore how equalization of health is envisioned in a Chinese new policy regarding the equalization of basic health care for Chinese migrant workers in order to understand its material effects on the targeted population in terms of citizenship rights and modes of governing. The purpose is furthermore to see whether migrant workers share the health needs and values pr

In a mammography examination, an x-ray image is taken of the patient’s breast. The examination can be painful due to the fact that the breast has to be properly compressed to attain good image quality. To reduce discomfort for the patient it has been suggested to measure pressure distribution over the entire breast. This thesis investigates design and manufacturing of a radiolucent pressure senso

Tidigare forskningsresultat har indikerat att långsiktig underprestation i regel återfinns hos börsintroducerade bolag. Syftet med den här studien är att testa huruvida de tidigare forskningsresultaten också gäller för börsintroduktioner inom teknologibranschen under 2000-talet. Genom att studera börsintroducerade bolags aktiekursutveckling, fastställs prestationen då de jämförs med marknads- och Earlier studies have shown that long-run under performance is occuring for Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). The purpose of this thesis is to test whether long-run under performance is appliable for IPOs within the technology sector during the 21st century. By studying movements in stock prices, the performance is determined when comparisons to indices are made. Further on, the three year buy-and-h

I skolan är kreativitet idag ett av honnörsorden och i kursplanen i musik betonas betydelsen av att undervisningen ska ge eleverna möjligheten att utveckla sin musikaliska kreativitet. Men vad är musikalisk kreativitet? Styrdokumenten ger ingen tydlig vägledning hur begreppet ska tolkas, utan lärare och utbildare är lämnade åt sina egna tolkningar. Syftet med denna rapport är att genom intervjuer In today's school, creativity is a popular word. The Swedish music curriculum emphasises the importance of enabling students to develop their musical creativity. But what is musical creativity? The school's policy documents provide no clear guidance on how the notion of musical creativity should be understood and teachers are left with their own interpretations of the concept. The purpose

Research Question: 1. In which ways can social media in a B2B context be utilized to identify prospective customers, business partners or other stakeholders; to strengthen relationships; to create long-term value; to enter new markets or to develop products? 2. How can B2B companies achieve full potential of their social media activity? 3. Is it possible and recommendable for B2B companies

Popular science summary: Understanding the bacterial cytoskeleton The bacterial cytoskeleton was discovered not too long ago. Since its discovery, it has been a source of information and understanding of how this essential cellular system is established and maintained. The cytoskeleton allows for subcellular organization, which is the key behind many cellular functions. One such function is pola

Abstract There is adaptive radiation of endemic finches on the islands of Tristan da Cunha. On each of two of the islands a small-billed and a large-billed subspecies have evolved independently. In this study we analysed the transcriptome of the finch Nesospiza acunhae of Inaccessible Island with the use of RNA-seq reads. The rapid improvement in nextgeneration sequencing technologies as well as

Return models and covariance matrices of return series have been studied. In particular, GARCH and SV models are compared with respect to their forecasting accuracy when applied to intraday return series. SV models are found to be considerably more accurate and more consistent in accuracy in forecasting. Covariance matrices formed from Gaussian and GARCH return series, and in particular, return s

Studiens syfte är att fylla den kunskapslucka som identifierats kring användandet av hållbarhetsredovisning i ideella organisationer som är verksamma i Sverige. De ideella organisationer som undersöks är Rädda Barnen, Greenpeace, Röda Korset, Reach for Change och BRIS vars kärnverksamhet kretsar kring miljömässigt eller socialt arbete. Det som framgått av studien är att det finns en kunskapsbrist The purpose of this thesis paper is to fill the knowledge gap that exists in the usage of sustainability reporting within non-profit organizations. The non-profit organizations participating in this study are Rädda Barnen (Save the children), Greenpeace, Röda Korset (The Red Cross), Reach for Change and BRIS. All of these organizations have a core business revolving around environmental and social

This thesis examines what conservatory obligations there are on whaling in customary law and international sources. The focus is on high sea whaling and the main international laws on the high sea concerning living resources and the main whaling conventions. The exploitation of marine mammals is regulated by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas, the Convention on Biological Diversi

Denna studie syftar till att undersöka huruvida etniskt ursprung påverkar rekryterares bedömning av CV:n. Undersökningen gjordes i samarbete med ett bemanningsföretag där personalen dagligen arbetar med rekrytering. De tolv deltagarna fick i uppdrag att rekrytera en orderplockare. Deltagarna fick granska och skatta fem fiktiva CV:n. Varje CV fanns utformat i två versioner där enda skillnaden var eThis study aims to examine whether ethnicity affects the recruiters' evaluation of résumés. The study was conducted in collaboration with an employment agency where employees work daily with recruitment. Twelve participants were assigned to recruit a warehouse worker. Participants reviewed and estimated five fictitious résumés. Each résumé was designed in two versions, with the only difference

Denna studie handlar om utsatta barns möjligheter till rättssäkerhet i en globaliserad värld. Vi har undersökt centrala aktörers uppfattningar om barns utsatthet vid barnsexturism, i syfte att skapa en ökad förståelse för hur dessa barns rättssäkerhet tar uttryck. Vårt perspektiv, på de globala processerna och dess betydelse för utsatta barns möjligheter till rättssäkerhet, har således varit barne

Previous research has focused on the correlation between CSR and returns, whilst considerably less efforts have been undertaken to investigate whether CSR affects a company’s valuation. Therefore this paper focus on investigating the correlation between these two variables. This is done by comparing valuation multiples of constructed indices consisting of bad and socially responsible companies to

Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka små svenska aktiebolags användning av peri-odiseringsfonder mellan åren 2003 och 2013 för att utreda om avgiftsbeläggningen haft någon effekt. Metod: Uppsatsen är en explorativ studie med analytisk induktion som ansats. För att uppnå studiens syfte genomförs en kvantitativ analys av sekundärdata i form av årsredovis-ningar. Teoretiska perspektiv: För

The aim of this thesis is to analyze what effect different aspects of globalization have had on gender equality in welfare and work life during the period 1970-2012 using data for up to 171 countries. The KOF index of globalization is used as a proxy to include social, political and economic globalization. Furthermore, gender equality is measured by relative changes in health, education and workfo

Syftet är att undersöka hur olika faktorerna påverkar kundanpassningen i mångfaldsutbildningar. Utifrån denna kundanpassning vill vi även se vilka konsekvenser som kan uppstå i ett mångfaldsarbete.