The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in November 2019, has made a huge impact on the stock market. Thus, this paper aims to analyze how big of an impact the pandemic shocks have compared to other known shocks on the market. The study focuses on financial services companies due to the limited work that views the effect of pandemic driven shocks on this sector. The study conducted two samples of da

This study investigates political microtargeting in a multi-party context, more specifically, in a Swedish setting. By utilizing a mixed-method approach, the objective of the study is twofold. Firstly, interviewing researchers and political parties regarding their perception of microtargeting to generate a holistic view around the technology and its utilization. Secondly, implementing a survey wit

Att ringa och prata klimat med någon på kommunen kan vara trevligt, men kanske inte mer än så Det finns många sätt att söka information om klimatet på. Är energi- och klimatrådgivningen, Energimyndigheten och kommunen redo att vara en klimatrådgivare i den skala det skulle behövas för att få tjänsten framgångsrik? Eller är det klokare att låta apparna och företagen som redan finns därute att skötThis study explores the opportunity of advancing climate focused projects within the Swedish energy and climate advising. Inspired by behavioural change and climate communication theory, a pilot project was developed where a climate advising service was tested and reviewed. Further, interviews with responsible climate and energy advisors of other climate focused projects were performed, and togeth

March 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declare the virus outbreak Covid19 as a pandemic. To prevent further outbreak, the Norwegian government has implemented the most drastic measures in Norway during peacetime. All schools have been forced to lock down, the number of unemployment has increased, and the population is encouraged to stay at home and keep social distance. In light of the cri

För många människor är kollektivtrafik avgörande för en fungerande vardag. Att planera för kollektivtrafik är komplicerat och måste ta hänsyn till många olika aspekter. Denna rapport syftar till att undersöka en av dessa, medborgardialog vid planeringen av kollektivtrafiken. Genom att svara på vad medborgardialog är, hur det regleras av svensk lag och om förbättringar kan behövas, och slutligen huFor some people, public transport is essential for a working everyday life. To plan for public transport is complex and has to take many different aspects into account. This report aims to investigate one of them, the public’s participation, in public transport planning by answering what the public’s contribution is, how it is regulated by Swedish law and if improvements might be needed, and lastl

South Korea is well known for its development miracle: the nation has managed to develop from the state of extreme poverty to the World´s 12th largest economies in a period of five decades. However, the negative consequences and side effects of this rapid growth, and issues of the contemporary Korean society has been less discussed, especially from the perspective of the Korean youth. The millenni

The Last-mile delivery is seen as an emerging attention due to the increased focus on e-commerce and Omni-channel retailing. Due to these and since it involves end consumers, organizations look for innovative solutions to provide customers with a service fulfillment option. This thesis present, the evaluation, and understanding of Cardboard trolley solution for self transportation of goods by a co

The world of graffiti is an immense social construct which stretches to every corner of the globe. To many, graffiti may seem to be the simple act of applying paint to a surface, often depicting names or letters. In Sweden, graffiti’s acceptance has gained grounds as of late with the riddance of zero tolerance policies and the opening of several legal walls around the country. However, the legal w

Författare: Linda Hjort Titel: När våld och vänskap möts Kurs: SOCK04, Examensarbete i Kriminologi: Sociologi på kandidatnivå, 15 HP Handledare: Agneta Mallén Sociologiska institutionen, vårterminen 2020 Syftet är att undersöka upplevelser av utsatthet av våld som barn och ung i vänskapsrelationer samt upplevelser av tillgängligt stöd i nuvarande vänskapsrelationer. Flera aspekter av stöd innefatt

This master thesis investigates the need for a new Permanent Establishment (PE) definition for digital purposes in Double Tax Treaties (DTTs). In the core of the necessity to pursue the analysis of this, are the digital economic developments, and the challenges that they pose for international tax law, policymakers, countries, and businesses. More specifically, the physical presence of digitalize

This study aims to examine how Swedish guidelines that address staff in disability service according to the Swedish LSS law talk about sexuality and normality among individuals with a norm-breaking intellectual functional variation. With a discourse theoretical approach, I have examined four different materials focused on these issues. The main results of the study have showed how sexuality among

Purpose – The warehousing domain is becoming more and more complex. An increasing number of functions participating in the warehousing process has been highlighted. Simultaneously, warehousing constellations become more purpose built. As warehousing features to be leading service offering, logistics companies face new challenges and tend to develop innovative practices to enhance their output as w

Ett av de viktigaste områdena inom klimatologi idag är utvecklingen av klimatmodeller. För att utvärdera hur bra en viss klimatmodell fungerar utförs jämförelser med klimatrekonstruktioner baserade på proxy-data, vilket är indirekt klimatinformation som kan fås från klimatarkiv. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka klimatmodellers förmåga att återskapa klimatet i Nordatlanten-regionen under deOne of the most important areas in climatology today is the development of climate models. To evaluate how well a particular climate model is working it is compared with climate reconstructions based on proxy-data, which is indirect climate information that can be obtained from climate archives. The aim of this study is to investigate the ability of climate models to recreate the climate in the No

Anti-genderism and anti- “gender ideology” discourses have been taken place in various parts around the world including Latin America and Europe. Political parties and social and religious movements have been mobilising against “gender ideology” in elections and protests defending the traditional family model. This thesis investigates such discourses from an ontological (in)security lenses by cond

Idag är en stor del av hushållen i storstäder singelhushåll. Det privata boendet har blivit ett mått på välfärd. I många fall väljer vi de privata boendeformerna av rena bekvämlighetsskäl vilket i längden kan leda till ensamhet. För att motverka ensamheten behöver vi gemenskap i den vardagliga miljön. Vi behöver lättillgänglig kontakt och samvaro med människor runt omkring oss. Hur kan stadsbyggna

Today’s era of digital transformation requires modern organizations to continuously invest in new information technology (IT). Managing an organizational change process always implies challenges and often this process fails to meet its objective. This thesis examines a planned organizational change process of an IT-tool implementation by taking on a process perspective to evaluate the employees’ a

Den här uppsatsen undersöker hur den digitala ordboken svenska.se fungerar för olika ordboksanvändare med varierande förkunskaper och kommunikativa behov. Syftet är att ta reda på vilka problem som kan uppstå när ordboksanvändare konsulterar en digital ordbok, och att utröna vad som kan behöva förbättras på webbsidan i en framtida revidering. Undersökningen utgår från teorier om olika ordbokskompo

Majoriteten av bostäderna på landsbygden i Ukraina är ineffektiva ur ett energiperspektiv, och de har ett bristfälligt inomhusklimat. En stor del av bostadsbeståndet i Ukraina är i stort behov av renovering eftersom det är föråldrat och energianvändningen är hög. Mer än 70% av bostadsbeståndet beräknas ha behov av ytterligare isolering, och energianvändningen är i genomsnitt 210–240 kWh / (m² · årThe majority of the dwellings in the rural areas of Ukraine are inefficient from an energy perspective, as well as having an inadequate indoor climate. A large part of the housing stock in Ukraine is in great need of renovation as it is outdated, and the energy use is high. More than 70% of the housing stock is estimated to be in need of additional insulation, and energy use is on average at 210–2

Based on the current 2020 Covid-19 protection guidelines set by the government, senior day centers have closed in order to reduce the risk of the older people contracting the infection. In Helsingborg city, no alternative social arrangements were made by the centers. The aim of this study is therefore to investigate the importance of senior day centers and how centers’ closure affects the everyday