The purpose of this research study is to identify and analyse how different CEO characteristics can influence short-term M&A performance. In particular, personal aspects in regards to M&A decisions are examined within a European setting, covering the time period from 2004 until 2013. The defined hypotheses, based on previous empirical research studies, are tested by conducting multivariate

Background: Internal communication is widely accepted as an elementary factor for venture growth, arguably an even more dominant factor than external influences. As companies highly differ, the implemented internal communication systems, which prove to be adequate for company needs vary. The internal communication systems additionally vary at different stages of company growth. The gap in research

Jag har i min studie studerat hur specialpedagogens roll bidrar till en inklusion eller exklusion av elever med ADHD. Begreppet En skola för alla är ett begrepp som myntades i Sverige under 1980-talet. Begreppet är en politisk vision som innebär att den obligatoriska skolan i Sverige ska anpassas efter varje individ och dess individuella förutsättningar. Det talas även om ett inkluderande perspekt

Hur blir man vuxen i det postindustriella samhället? Det är detta som är uppsatsens frågeställning, som besvaras genom att utforska de tre aspekter av livet i det postindustriella samhället som utgör hinder för unga vuxna från att bli och känna sig vuxna. Dessa tre aspekter är arbete, boende och utbildning. Detta har undersökts med en kvalitativ vetenskapsmetod och semistrukturerade djupintervjuer

Uppsatsens titel: Hållbarhetsredovisning i kommuner - En studie om nyttan av en lagstadgad hållbarhetsredovisning Seminariedatum: 4 juni 2014 Kurs: FEKH69, Examensarbete i redovisning på kandidatnivå, 15 poäng Författare: Adina Ahlgren och Samir Piragic Handledare: Rolf Larsson Nyckelord: Hållbarhet, hållbarhetsredovisning, kommuner, Carrolls CSR-pyramid, What gets measured gets done Syfte: Title: Sustainability reporting in municipalities - A study regarding the benefits of statutory sustainability reporting Seminar date: June 4th, 2014 Course: FEKH69, Bachelor thesis in Business Administration Authors: Adina Ahlgren and Samir Piragic Advisor: Rolf Larsson Key words: Sustainability, sustainability reporting, municipalities, Carroll’s CSR-pyramid, What gets measured gets done P

SVENSK SAMMANFATTNING Titel: Why Pay When You Can Get It For Free? A quantitative study of the web-based music industry Seminariedatum: 4 juni 2014 Kurs: FEKH19 Kandidatkurs i Strategic Management, 15 Hp Författare: Erika Fredriksson, Louise Klintner, Evelina Wennerberg Handledare: Christine Blomquist Nyckelord: Web-based music services, Buyer switching costs, Sampling, Willingness to pay, ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH Title: Why Pay When You Can Get It For Free? A quantitative study of the web-based music industry Seminar date: 4 of June, 2014 Topic/Course: FEKH19 Bachelors Thesis in Strategic Management, 15 University Credits Points (UPC) or ECTS-credits) Authors: Erika Fredriksson, Louise Klintner, Evelina Wennerberg Advisor: Christine Blomquist Key words: Web-based music services,

Background: A majority of sexually active adolescents in Sweden use contraception during sex, however STIs such as chlamydia has been seen to increase among 15-19 year olds. The overall aim of this study was to look into a wide set of factors that influence sexual risk-taking within individual, family and extrafamilial factors. A special focus was put on the influence of family factors on unprotec

JastAddJ is an extensible Java 7 compiler built using the meta-compilation system JastAdd. One of the main features of JastAddJ is that it supports modular extensions, making it well suited to use as a base compiler when implementing various types of language extensions or new languages built on top of Java. This thesis examines the possibility of extending JastAddJ with a module supporting the la

The purpose of this thesis is to examine if, from a portfolio perspective, the Value at Risk decreases when electricity is included as an asset to a portfolio of risk bearing assets and if this could have an impact on risk hedging strategies. The portfolio standard deviation used to calculate the Value at Risk is based on a Dynamic Conditional Correlation approach providing a time dependent correl

The number and popularity of graduate trainee programmes has recently increased rapidly in Sweden, while few studies have been conducted on the participants, leading to an incomplete understanding of what implications the programmes have for trainees. We analysed the sense-making of trainees based on a qualitative research design from an interpretative tradition. Data was gathered through 15 semi-

The impact of economic hardship has been proven to be a substantial factor in how people lived their lives in the 19th century Sweden. Equally the second-hand market has in recent studies been shown to have been a substantial part of the 19th century economy. The second-hand market consisting of market institutions such as peddler merchants, pawnshops and auctions were central to how people bought

To most people bitumen is an unknown material although it is the most important ingredient in asphalt pavements, something that everyone knows and uses every day. By merely distilling crude oil a substance is produced with unique properties and durability, which could not have been produced by synthetic means, at least not in those quantities used. The production is not that simple and the raw mat

This thesis processes the Swedish local authorities’ work regarding winter maintenance and its organization. This thesis is also about accessibility for those with functional disabilities and the local authorities’ efforts to provide an acceptable level of the accessibility during winter. The report aims to clarify how the local authorities carry out their work with regard to winter maintenance an

Mantena Sverige AB is responsible for providing maintenance to Skånetrafiken’s trains. The maintenance is done in their depot located outside of Helsingborg. Previously all sourcing and inventory control of spare parts used for repairs has been done by the company who built the trains and who has a warehouse located in the same building as Mantena’s depot. However, Mantena is currently in the proc

Vid anläggning av djupa borrhål med tryckluftsdriven sänkhammarborrning transporteras oundvikligen bortborrat berg blandat med grundvatten upp till markytan. I Sverige spolas kaxvattnet oftast ut i en cirka 10 m3 stor container för att de grövsta partiklarna ska sedimentera innan vattnet pumpas vidare. Efter grovavskiljning kan vattnet fortfarande innehålla höga halter av suspenderade partiklar. IWhen drilling a borehole using a down-the-hole hammer driven by pressurized air drill cuttings mixed with groundwater are unavoidably transported to the surface. In Sweden the most common practice is to flush the waste water out into a roughly 10 m3 container where the coarsest particles can settle before the water is pumped away. After separating the coarsest particles the waste water can still c

En undersökning av när det tidigare kongruerande mycken försvinner och ersätts av dagens mycket. Även fördelningen av så kallade inherenta singularer och pluralord undersöks i förhållande till denna förändring.

Technological development and capabilities are driving IT costs up for many manufacturing companies. The importance of having a lean and efficient IT organisation in place is therefore of increasing importance in order to control these costs. This study aims at investigating how large manufacturing companies most effectively can tackle the challenges of a growing pressure on the IT department to d

Background Sub-Sahara Africa has seen tremendous economic growth the last years. Between 2001-2011 six of the world’s fastest growing economies were in Sub-Sahara Africa. This makes the region a very attractive market for firms and investors interested in growing their business. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to identify the key factors that affect growth for firms that are active or plann

The area management responsible for the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Nordic region within the Company expressed a desire to identify new business opportunities in the Nordic region. The motive was to use the identified opportunities as an argument for additional resource allocation to the Nordic region. In previous years, the Company has performed a number of projects focused on identifying op