Outsourcing av IT har under en längre tid använts av verksamheter som en strategi för att fokusera på den egna kärnverksamheten och för att reducera kostnader. Idag är innovation en central faktor inom framgångsrik IT-outsourcing, men dess utrymme tenderar att begränsas eftersom innovation ofta leder till ökade kostnader. Inom IT-outsourcing finns det flera faktorer som har en påverkan på innovati

Thesis purpose: This thesis aims to investigate the broad and well-established phenomenon of impulse buying from a different and unexplored angle. Furthermore, it seeks to explore if players purchase virtual goods on impulse. In addition to this, the purpose of the study is twofold, and it focuses on the examination of certain hedonic motives and if they influence players to purchase on impulse. T

I Aktiebolagslagen finns bestämmelser om tvångslikvidation på grund av kapitalbrist i 25 kap. 13–17 §§ ABL där syftet med bestämmelserna är att sätta upp en gräns för hur långt en förlustbringande verksamhet får fortsättas innan verksamheten måste avbrytas genom likvidation. Kritisk kapitalbrist innebär att bolagets eget kapital understiger hälften av det registrerade aktiekapitalet. Regleringen iThe Swedish Companies Act contains provisions on compulsory liquidation due to capital shortage in Chapter 25, sections 13–17 § ABL where the purpose of the regulations is to set a limit on how far a loss-making activity may be continued before the business must be interrupted by liquidation. Critical capital shortage means that the company's equity is less than half of the registered share ca

In order to enable an effective and efficient adoption of radical innovations in networks, science-based organizations should be aware of the challenges and resistance they may face within their network relationships, resulting from the interconnected structure of high-tech networks as well as the uncertain nature of their radical innovations. By analyzing how nuances of relationship quality influ

Water management tackles complexities within the interconnected social, political, economic and ecological systems across scales, while aiming to meet the needs of multiple stakeholders dependent on water. Many tensions and unsolved issues persist in water management regarding socio-political power structures, spatial scale, and relations between stakeholders who have different perceptions on prob

This paper analyzes house prices for a panel of 19 countries over a period of 21 years using broad categories of macroeconomic variables in order to detect possible bubble effects. The sample is divided into two sub-samples, one with normal credit conditions and one with abnormal credit conditions. “Normal” credit conditions are defined by the percentage of securitized mortgages in each country. T

Since April 2017, legislation fining people in ‘encampments’ in public spaces was enacted in Copenhagen. This regulation was tightened by July 2018 be-coming an effective ban, where the subject of the fine was expelled from the administrative limits of the municipality. The measure comes as an ineffective way to deal with homelessness as it does not address the conditions that lead to it, working

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s can be treated with stem-cell derived specialized neurons. In order to achieve precise directed neural differentiation in vitro we need to understand the gene regulatory mechanisms behind in vivo neural tube patterning. We implement a 3D computational model of brain patterning to simulate this process. The mathematical model is set up by unifying two e

Thesis purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the antecedents of brand transparency and test their impact on the customers’ perception of transparency within the apparel industry. More specifically, the study has two objectives firstly, to identify the antecedents of consumers’ perception of brand transparency, and secondly, to empirically test the identified antecedents and their im

Each year around 3.9 million girls around the world are victims to female genital mutilation/cutting. This custom is often a consequence of traditional, social and cultural norms within a society. In Sweden, female genital mutilation/cutting is illegal and punishable by law, and professionals have obligations to report if there is suspicion that a girl either is, or is at risk of being genitally m

Bakgrund: Postoperativt delirium är en komplikation till kirurgi och anestesi som leder till ökad mortalitet, lidande och ökade sjukhuskostnader. Preoperativa riskfaktorer är väl undersökta men peroperativa riskfaktorer, som anestesisjuksköterskan skulle kunna påverka, är mindre väl beforskade. Syfte: Syftet med denna systematiska litteraturstudie var att belysa evidensen om peroperativa riskfakto

The aim of this study was to examine how school counselors work with honor-related problems among students. The study is based on five qualitative interviews with seven school counselors. The analysis was based on two theories: the theory of the world as a social construction, and the theory of intersection.The interviews were analysed with a thematic analysis method. The result show that honor-re

Researchers have examined how teachers come to make sense of language policies in their practice. These studies explored the relationship between language policies and teacher agency in various contexts. The aim of the study was to explore English upper secondary school teachers’ agency in Sweden, since the Swedish educational language policy expects English teachers to include various functions t

Rapporten syftar att utvärdera brandskyddet vid Ekbackens vårdboende i Linköping. Den brandtekniska riskvärderingen är av intresse för anläggningen då de boende på Ekbacken inte kan förväntas utrymma själva. Verksamhetsklassen för boendet utgörs av Vk5B. I bottenplan finns lokaler som utgör serviceutrymmen för verksamheten. Objektet som uppfördes under början av 1970-talet består av tre huskroppar

How should we deal with city planning in a world that is rapidly turning urban, without destroying valuable nature assets along the way? The last decades are proof that the system we are using today is not up to the challenge. Therefore this thesis is showing a new approach to how comprehensive city planning can grow from nature based values and a deeper understanding of a city’s foundation. Toda

Transactions where goods are successively supplied by several businesses and transported directly from the first supplier to the last customer are defined as chain transactions. There is currently no provision in the VAT Directive which generally defines and determines the VAT treatment of chain transactions. The concept of chain transactions has been implemented by the CJEU through its case law (

The European Union has committed to the ambitious target of increasing renewable energy sources by 27% in the energy consumption of member states by 2030. Biomass is considered as one of the most promising renewable energy resources to meet these goals. Currently, energy from biomass contributes up to two-thirds of the 28 member states primary combined renewable energy production. In Hungary, the

As migrations from within and outside of Europe continue to increase steadily, particularly in the Mediterranean region, the integration of immigrant populations is one of the most pressing issues faced by many European countries. Although there is significant research on immigrant integration in urban areas, the settlement and integration of immigrants in rural areas is largely understudied, even

Several governments recently adopted strategies to facilitate the development of artificial intelligence (AI), one of the reasons being the pursuit of sustainability – a claim with little scientific grounding so far. In this thesis, I strived to outline the scope of AI’s potentials by showing i) the limits of its theoretical and practical usefulness and ii) the political barriers to using it for s