This paper builds on the empirical studies that have investigated the relationship between fiscal policies and the current account balance. Fiscal balances have been the most notable proxies for fiscal policies in these studies but also the general public expenditure has been considered. Drawing on this inspiration, this paper analyses the empirical relationship between military expenditures and t

In this study we present findings related to the most significant characteristics of M&A in Sweden. The research purpose was reached by utilizing a qualitative analysis of eleven semi-structured interviews with nine Swedish CEOs and two representatives of M&A intermediaries. Given the research aim of this study, we choose induction as the most appropriate research method. Our study consist

Syftet med denna studie är att hitta vilka möjligheter detaljister bör fånga för att förbättra den komplexa inköpprocessen i butik, genom att integrera online-kanaler. Detta för att möta kundens krav i den ständigt föränderliga multi-kanal miljön.The purpose of this study is to find what opportunities retailers should capture in order to improve the complex purchase process in-store, through integrating online channels. This in order to create the best possible way to meet customers’ demands in the ever-changing multi-channel retail environment.

The purpose of this master thesis has been to develop and design a mechanical block wear indicator that visually indicates when it is time to change blocks on a train braking system. Faiveley Transport Nordic is the tread brake competence center in the Faiveley Group. An adopted approach of the product development methodology developed by the professors Karl T. Ulrich and Steven D. Eppinger has be

The purpose of this study is to examine how education policies directed towards migrant students are carried out in practice, using a school in Beijing as a case study. Equal education for all is a concept that has come late to China despite the progressive attitudes towards education put forth by Confucius over 3000 years ago. Along with the economic reforms of the 1970’s and China’s emergence in

Detta examensarbete omfattar en studie av mätmetoder för etablerandet av geodetiska referensnät i tunnlar. Studien begränsas till endast mätningar i det horisontella planet. Verklig mätdata från projekt Hallandsås används, men även datorsimuleringar av stomnät utförs. Tunnelbygget genom Hallandsås är en del i utbyggnaden av Västkustbanan mellan Göteborg och Malmö. Två parallella tunnlar, ca 9 km This thesis studies different methods of surveying geodetic reference networks in tunnels. The study is limited to surveys in the horizontal plane. Real survey data from project Hallandsås is used, but computer-aided simulations are also done. The tunnel through Hallandsås ridge is a part of the extension of Västkustbanan, an important railway connection between Gothenburg and Malmo. Two parallel

The following thesis intends to problematize and analyze the significance of body movement of fashion models and staging in fashion presentations. The thesis also intends to discuss how these two aspects help to create myths and especially the myth of the doll. The study's methodological base is a socio-semiotic analysis of three historical film clips with Grace Kelly, Twiggy and Shalom Harlow

Examensarbetets titel: Dialekters påverkan på varumärkets personlighet och styrka Seminariedatum: 2015-06-04 Ämne/kurs: FEKH29 Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete i marknadsföring på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Elin Lyrfors, Lukas Morinder, Christoffer Tangen Handledare: Lars Carlman Nyckelord: Varumärkespersonlighet, dialekt, Jennifer Aaker, radioreklam, varumärkesstyrka. Syfte: Att uTitle: The impact of dialects on the brand’s personality and strength Seminar date: 2014-06-05 Course: FEKH29 Business administration: Degree Project in Marketing, Undergraduate Level, 15 hp. Authors: Elin Lyrfors, Lukas Morinder, Christoffer Tangen Advisor: Lars Carlman Key words: Brand strenght, brand personality, dialect, Jennifer Aaker, radio commercial. Purpose: Based on existing theories w

Den här studien handlar om internationella och nationella uppköp som idag lockar många företag och som anses vara en attraktiv satsning för att effektivisera verksamheter. Bolag hoppas på synergier genom ett annat bolag som de förvärvar, men dessvärre visar studier att gränsöverskridande förvärv i större utsträckning misslyckas med att skapa värde. Det kan bero på kulturella skillnader som förhind

This thesis explores the notion of empathy in David Foster Wallace’s short story collection Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (1999). Following a discussion of narrative empathy and theory of mind, an analysis of how empathy is portrayed on the diegetic level, i.e. between characters, is performed. Throughout this analysis, it is demonstrated that Wallace’s collection presents a nuanced picture of

Genom Högsta domstolens domar NJA 2013 s 502 och NJA 2013 s 746 (de så kallade juni- och juliavgörandena) kom det svenska systemet med skattetillägg och skattebrott att radikalt förändras. Med dessa avgöranden stod det klart att Sverige sedan flera år tillbaka hade brutit mot Europakonventionen vilket fick till följd att ett stort antal domar fick tas upp för ny prövning. Ne bis in idem innebär a

This investigative study seeks to explore the ability of applied behavioral economics to create new avenues of value generation and disrupt traditional business models. This is achieved through using the fitness industry and Digital Financial Incentives Services (DFIS) as a case study. The data comprises a survey and interviews targeting respectively the consumers and the industry side. The analys

During this bachelor thesis a first version of a digital tool has been formed. The tool is uniquely developed for the company Tirawa Solutions AB whose main task is to plan inspections of different railway track parts all across Sweden. The main purpose of this thesis is to investigate what functionalities are interesting to achieve a system that can display information about railway switches and

Idag bygger man hus med nya material som har funnits under en kort tid. Samtidigt finns det en gedigen traditionell byggnadskonst som fortfarande beaktas i viss form som historiskt har fungerat bra. I utvecklingsprocessen har gamla material som användes flitigt, minskat i användning. Beror detta på att man har hittat nya material som fungerar bättre. Är det så att ekonomin har spelat en stor roll

Soft regionalism och regionala identiteter i Storbritannien har sällan blivit utforskade utöver nationella debatter avseende Skottland, England, Wales och Cornwall. Dessutom har även många senare regionala studier i England försummats helt. Denna studie har sin bakgrund i den pågående debatten om decentrialisering (devolution) och skapandet av nya regionala myndigheter och urbaner-regioner i StorbSoft regionalism and regional identities in Great Britain has seldom been explored beyond the national debates of Scotland, Wales, and Cornwall. Many recent local studies in England have, too, been neglected. This study is set against the backdrop of the ongoing debates around devolution within the United Kingdom and the creation of new regional authorities and city-regions. This thesis investigat

The main objective for the thesis project is to find a suitable mathematical model of the velocity dependent friction force that arises between the nip roller and the carton material in the laminator at slip, in order to enable realistic simulations of the nip in the laminator. Theoretically, the LuGre model is found to contain the necessary physical properties for the actual situation. Experiment

After reviewing basic concepts and tools in order to quantify entanglement, a theoretical set up is proposed, which is based on the double slit experiment and the Mach-Zehnder interferometer. A particle, which is in a superposition of two paths, can interfere with a qubit on each path before it is scattered by a beam splitter and measured by two separate detectors. After a detailed investigation,

The goal of this study is to examine how school counselors looks on collaboration and trust in relation to collaboration. I am using qualitative methods such as interviews and observations and my empirical work is based on three school counselors from the same municipality with the same management and guidelines. I chose to interview school counselors from the same municipality to get a common gro