It has been found that the behavior of stock markets follow patterns that are not necessarily consistent with the Efficient Market Hypothesis. Anomalies have been classified into different groups of which calendar anomalies such as the day-of-the-week effect has been under study for many years. Many authors have been following the evolution of this calendar seasonality in developed stock markets.

Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to examine how the pay-performance relationship behaves for firms listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange large cap list and attempt to draw inferences about how nation-specific aspects characterizing listed Swedish firms affect the relationship. Method: The method is a regression analysis using regressing performance on pay along with the control variables fir

Author: Christine Hermansson, Lucie Liljeroth Titel: The invisible children – about child perspective when working with families with long-term financial assistance Supervisor: Gunilla Lindén The aim of the study was to examine why social workers in the City of Malmo work in a particular way with consideration of child perspective, when working with families with long-term financial assistance.

Our master thesis concerns the discussions of self-service libraries in Swedish and Danish daily press. Our research questions are: What attitudes and perceptions can be observed in the media coverage of self-service libraries in Sweden and Denmark? Which values are conveyed as the governing in the introduction of self-service libraries? How does the media coverage reflect the role of the libraria

This Master’s thesis investigates how organisations engaged in rescue archaeology preserves, files and makes digital documentation available for archaeologists, researchers and the general public. The first question discussed in this thesis is how organisations engaged in rescue archaeology manage their digital documentation material, as seen from the Records Continuum Model, and how it relates

The aim of this thesis has been to examine the process of what material produced in the course of creating an exhibition that is considered worth keeping. The study has also intended to get an insight into attitudes and thoughts surrounding the archival function in the museum context. The result has been analyzed with basis in archival theory. Especially appraisal theory has been of great importan

The purpose of this master’s thesis is to identify and discuss different ideas and methods used by public libraries in order to make the physical library space accessible and important for children and young people. The main question asked is in which different ways a user perspective is visible in children’s libraries development concerning the physical space. Case studies were chosen as method t

The purpose of this study was to examine the school social workers and social workers view upon the collaboration between the two. Our aim was also to study when a report should be made and the amount of feedback the school social workers receives, when a child might be harmed. We used a qualitative method where we performed semi-structured interviews. Our study was based on eight interviews, four

Fair use is a doctrine native to the U.S., but is with the introduction of the internet more than a decade ago now informally applied worldwide. It has become a potent tool for the digitisation of classic content, such as books and music. In a very debated area of law, copyright is now regarded not as a promotional tool for intellectual endeavours, but as a brake block obstructing the development

The demographic transition of declining of mortality and fertility, causes changes in age structure of the population, provide countries a generation that is proportionately bigger than the predecessors and their successors. A greater share of population that is in the working age, gives the opportunities of economic growth in a country is called demographic dividend. The bulk working age populati

In recent history, gender diversity has become a frequent subject of discussion in the context of company boardroom and performance. Affirmative action is debated and some countries, like Norway in 2003, have chosen side and taken concrete legal action. The arguments for and against gender quotas range from qualitative ideological reasoning to more quantifiable statements. However, it seems that

Authors: Annika Nilsson and Andrijana Todorovic Title: Double-Trouble – Difficulties in the work with co-morbidity clients [translated title] Supervisor: Anders Lundberg Assessor: Åsa Lundqvist The purpose of this study was to examine how individuals with co-morbidity are being addressed within social care. Recently, this particular group has been increasingly attracting attention as being a gro

The aim of this investigation is to explain the Financial Crisis of 2007 that started in the U.S and quickly spread globally, thru a comparative case study analysis. Explanations looking into New classical, New Marxists and Post Keynesians ideas, as well as relevant theories about bubbles and instability will be interpreted in a qualitative way. The investigation suggests among other things that s

What is a public library? This is the fundamental question our thesis deals with on a broader level. Should it simply be a collection of books, an experience centre or an information centre – or perhaps something else? The purpose of this Master’s thesis is to carry out a discourse analysis of the media debate concerning Malmö public library that took place in 2009 and of the library´s strategical

Abstract Authors: Emanuel Franzén, Eva-Lotte Frost Ottosson Title: Family school – one for all and all for one? The effect of the intervention on the child and on its surrounding systems. (Translated title) Supervisor: Maria Bangura Arvidsson Changes within society have compelled Swedish schools to shoulder a greater responsibility for the children’s social development and problems. Family sc

Abstract Author: Frida Bengtsson Title: Just an ordinary upbringing… A study of the work on institutions for children and young people. Supervisor: Claes Levin Every year social secretaries making decisions about placing children and youths in different kinds of institutions, although research shows that it rarely has any positive effect on the youths. The purpose of this study was to examine how

Understanding the contraceptive decision making process of women has been the subject of a number of studies. However, few have employed economic models that explored the role that future costs may play in a woman’s choice of contraception. The objective of this paper is to use an economic framework that takes into account contraceptive costs at the time of consumption (i.e. the presence of health