The aim of this study was to understand social workers' descriptions about factors that affect and prevent young men from committing a delinquent act. The study was based on semi-structured interviews with six social workers from different organizations in Sweden that worked with young men involved in juvenile delinquency. We analyzed the descriptions with Travis Hirschi's social control t

Under Covid-19 pandemin bromsades hela världsekonomin, arbetslösheten ökade både i Sverige men även i den resterande världen. För att stimulera ekonomin använder sig ett flertal länder av ett program som heter kvantitativa lättnader för att stimulerar ekonomin. Det är därför centralt att undersöka om de är kvantitativa lättnader som ledde till de accelererade aktiemarknaderna under Covid-19 pande

The aim of this study is to analyze how professionals in swedish substance abuse care relate to gender and sexuality in their work. The aim was furthermore to explore how they experience their competence regarding these issues as well as how it affects their treatment and work. The empirical material consists of six semi-structured interviews with professionals of health and rehabilitation clinics

Swedish social workers are generalists and on the broad field of work are often employed with different titles. The profession of social workers is therefore considerably difficult to define. What does this mean for the social workers’ professional identity at large? The aim of this study was to give account to how newly graduated social workers experience and reason about their professional ident

The purpose of this thesis is to examine if Swedish sustainable funds, which invest in Swedish companies and are registered in Sweden, have a higher risk-adjusted return than Swedish traditional funds. The main purpose is to evaluate the risk-adjusted return during the pandemic Covid-19 and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. We construct two different portfolios; one sustainable and one traditional p

Foreign aid with the aim to promote gender inequality within low-development countries (LDC´s) has increased significantly during the last decade. According to a report published by the OECD, bilateral assistance from the OECD Assistance Committee (DAC) aimed at increasing gender equality reached an average of 44.8 billion US dollar during the period 2016-2017. OECD, together with the World Bank,

Jus cogens norms and obligations erga omnes are concepts within international law that are often used to reinforce legal claims. This thesis aims to assess to what extent invoking these concepts, along with their reinforcing capabilities, is justified in specific cases. In order to achieve this, the thesis first gives an overview of the theoretical debate surrounding the concepts of jus cogens no

The EU is establishing its leadership in setting global rules and standards for sustainable development over the world through legal instruments with transformational effects on third countries. On the one hand, the EU is the leading region in the development of mHRDD legislations which has been hardened for the last decades and is now evolving to become CSDD, generating extraterritorial effects f

To meet the growing demand of meat alternatives, this project was dedicated to creating a chicken analogue prototype with mycoprotein. Within the project, two approaches of alginate gelation, external (diffusion) crosslinking and internal crosslinking, were studied in this particular food matrix. Using the external crosslinking method, the effects of major ingredients on the texture, structure and

Food scarcity is a common occurrence for farmers in the rural Himalayan regions. As fruits and vegetables are a crucial part of most farmers' diet, food deficiency can become evident in between harvesting periods, when there is no fresh supply. A lack of proper storage facilities and preservation methods further amplify this as the commodities that are stored can start to rot. The farmers do t

This thesis aims to explore how managers comprehend the systemic value of a companies’ Performance Management System (PMS). The study findings show that PMS causes path-dependent behavior, leading to organizational rigidities, strategic inertia, and diminishing PMS effectiveness. Managers' comprehension of the multifaceted, complex, and systemic nature of PMS can counteract the unintended nega

Hur kan restmaterial från stålindustrin användas för att minska uttaget av naturresurser? Ett vanligt användningsområde av exempelvis stålslagg är som konstruktionsmaterial vid sluttäckning av deponier. Genom att använda slagg för detta ändamål kan mängden deponerat material minska, samtidigt som man kraftigt minskar behovet av vanligt täckmaterial, såsom grus och jord. Stålslagg kan även användasA variety of excess material is produced in the processes used in the scrap-metal based steel industry. The largest stream of material, by volume, is steel slag. Since slag material has very different properties and wide differences in its chemical composition its usage can be found in different sectors. The increased understanding of slag and its properties has made companies less prone to divert

Today, more and more consumers are asking brands to take a stand on socio-political issues in order to generate a values-based connection with consumers. However, most previous research has focused only on individual brand activism, with little attention paid to co-branding brand activism. Through the co-branding case of Dove and The Body Shop, this study aims to understand how Dove framed its col

Evidence of value creation for acquiring companies is revealed by a Nordic sample of acquisitions. The sample of 171 acquisitions, involving 130 acquirers, allows for investigating the performance of companies making several acquisitions. Such serial acquirers also generally create value, but to a lower extent and with a negative trend for each additional acquisition. It is found acquirers gain an

Diabetes if not managed properly may have severe health implications. Mobile applications that support its management have been developed, however, little research has examined their success. The aim of this mixed-methods study is to identify success factors of such applications from the users` perspective. The research process was guided by a conceptual frame- work based on the updated DeLone and

Due to the increasingly concerning threat of climate change, organizations, including industrial companies, are pressured by various stakeholders to consider their impact on the environment, economy and society. The Industry 4.0 (I4.0) revolution enables companies to use new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) to address the challenge of making a positive impact on sustainability. Ho

The detailed use of Building Performance Simulation (BPS) tools to estimate the energy use and encourage energy savings solutions is vital in mitigating the energy use for buildings and the production of this energy. Furthermore, the design of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly buildings involves a collaborative effort among professionals in the Architecture, Engineering, and Constructi

The fastest rising group of entrepreneurs is represented by females, yet entrepreneurship is still considered a male-dominated industry. Female entrepreneurs have to deal with gender-stereotypical challenges, due to the overrepresentation of men in entrepreneurship. Contemporarily, the concept of female entrepreneurship is understudied and scarce, specifically the entrepreneurial identity. This t