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"The poor men seem to be all in confusion" – Sojourner Truth, negativ lust och det sublimas paradox

Syftet med uppsatsen är att med hjälp av begreppet sublimitet utveckla förståelsen för hur Sojourner Truths tal vid ett kvinnorättskonvent i Ohio 1851 fungerade argumentativt i sin kontext. För att nå en sådan förståelse gör vi en neo-aristotelisk analys och kompletterar den med en syn på talet utifrån begreppet "det sublima". Vi ser på sublimitet som ett sätt att förstå talets effekt på

“»Är just som bunden och fjättrad att älska mig nu, skulle jag tycka. Annars kommer nog den där handen och kramar lifvet ur dig. »” Fokalisering och Female Gothic i “Spökhanden” och “The Yellow Wallpaper” – En komparativ analys

I denna uppsats undersöks hur två noveller “Spökhanden” av Selma Lagerlöf och “The Yellow Wallpaper” av Charlotte Perkins Gilman förhåller sig till genren Female Gothic och till varandra. En signifikant skillnad mellan de två novellerna är fokaliseringen vilket öppnar upp för en intressant komparativ analys. Därav är fokuset i den komparativa analysen fokalisering. Syftet med uppsatsen är att unde

Lack in motivation – the extinguishing of an entrepreneur?

This thesis analyzes and compares two cases of entrepreneurial projects. One is classified as a failure due to termination and one is classified as success and, in the time of writing, still up and running. The theoretical framework is built on the article “Entrepreneurial motivation” by Scott Shane, Edwin A. Locke Christopher J. Collins published in Human Resource Management Review. This framewor

The Excess of Stress Minorities Possess – A study about minority stress among black women and bisexual women

Syftet med denna studie var att få en bättre förståelse för svarta kvinnor och bisexuella kvinnors erfarenheter av minoritetsstress, uppdelat i tre kategorier: stigma consciousness, sexualisering och mikroaggressioner. Vi undersökte även skillnader i upplevd synlighet och möjlighet att inleda en romantisk relation med (vita) män. Detta gjordes med hjälp av fem Mann-Whitney U-test. Även två korrelaThe purpose of this study was to better understand black women and bisexual women’s experiences of minority stress, divided into three categories: stigma consciousness, sexualization and microaggressions. We also looked at differences in perceived visibility and possibility to start a romantic relationship with (white) men. This was done using five Mann-Whitney U tests. Lastly two correlation stud

Stoppa flyktingströmmen! – Men till vilket pris? En fallstudie om “The EU-Turkey deal” och dess humanitära konsekvenser

Idag befinner sig fler människor än någonsin på flykt i världen. I Europa blev flyktingkrisen påtaglig år 2015, då antalet asylsökande steg kraftigt. Våren år 2016 slöt EU ett avtal med Turkiet med syfte att stoppa den irreguljära migrationen därifrån. Fem år har gått sedan dess, men många är kritiska till politikens fortlevnad. Syftet med denna fallstudie är att genom periodiseringsstrategin och

Bjorn again – A new opportunity for Björn Borg to conquer the U.S.

We found that Swedish fashion companies are ambivalent towards enhancing or concealing their country of origin. Although brand managers acknowledge Swedish country of origin effects as positive in general, their marketing communication is sometimes more focused on positioning the brand as an international label without boundaries. Generally, Björn Borg tries to capitalize on their Swedish country

Blommor och binamn – Om att översätta namn, allusioner och alluderande namn i fantasyromanen Kings of the Wyld

Kings of the Wyld av Nicholas Eames är en fantasyroman som blandar mörka teman med humor och som väver in allusioner till såväl nördkultur såväl som 70-talsrock. I den här magisteruppsatsen diskuterar jag översättning av namn, allusioner och alluderande namn i fantasy, med utgångspunkt i min översättning av två utdrag ur romanen. Uppsatsen inleds med en källtextanalys av hela romanen, med specifik

Body count – en diskussion kring de historiska processer som formar de nordirländska lojalisternas konfliktmönster under ”the Troubles” 1969-1998.

Uppsatsen behandlar det lojalistiska konfliktmönstret under den nordirländska interna konflikten 1969-1998 genom att undersöka hur och diskutera varför det lojalistiska konflikmönstret avviker från det samtida republikanska konfliktmönstret. Uppsatsen gör detta med utgångspunkt i en längre redogörelse för den historiska bakgrunden till konflikten 1969-1998, en genomgång av konflikten och den param

Creative school and the Cultural Business – a Case Study on Skissernas Museum in Lund

Abstract: The purpose of the paper is to examine the impact of the Governments contribution Creative school (Skapande skola) on a cultural business by a case study of Skissernas museum in Lund. By investigating the difference in work process between the projects implemented with and without Creative school I can identify the impact of the contribution on Skissernas museum. The biggest difference b

Market analysis – mapping of customer needs and buying behaviours within the furniture market segment for care and healthcare

Purpose The purpose of the study has been to estimate the size of the market segment, identify strategically important customers and interesting parts of the segment as well as create an understanding of customer needs when buying furniture for their businesses where care and healthcare is practised. Method The study has been of an exploratory nature with a case study approach since the purpose of

Industrial parks – a new entrance strategy to the Chinese market

The purpose of this paper is to shed light on possible cultural, political and legal problems and possibilities that may arise when western companies enter the Chinese market by means of an industrial park. Conclusions: Industrial parks are not a universal establishment strategy that solves all potential problems. For small and medium enterprises entering the Chinese market through an industrial p

Supply Services to Arctic Offshore Operations; Macro-environment, Market Demand, and Business Potentials – The Case of Maersk Supply Service

Issue of study: A forecasted increase in energy demand and consumption, together with a decrease of existing oil and gas reserves, has led the oil and gas producers to new areas beyond the conventional oil and gas regions. The Arctic, an area mainly located north of the Arctic Circle, is believed to hold very large potential of the world’s yet-to-be discovered oil and gas reserves. In addition, th

130/30 Investment Strategies – Is the Active Extension Value Adding?

Objectives: In this thesis we studied the performance of active extension portfolios constructed by using momentum/contrarian strategies. Fundamentally, the difference between the 130/30 and the long-only asset classes is the relaxation from the long-only constraint. The main implication of this study is to find out whether the 130/30 strategy is value adding, in comparison to other actively manag

Assuring financial statements filed in XBRL – A new technology’s effect on the assurance process

XBRL is an XML based, meta-tagged financial reporting language, which is anticipated to become one single standard for electronic filing of financial statements. Numerous studies have identified errors and inconsistencies in XBRL filings. Error-laden XBRL documents are a serious concern for many stakeholders. Many questions have been raised regarding the potential assurance of XBRL filings. These

Consumers’ Perceptions of Variety – the Impact of Private Brands

This study aims to investigate how consumers perceive variety in grocery stores and further how private brands have affected consumers’ perceptions of variety in grocery stores.The study focuses on the perceptions and attitudes towards variety and the impact of private brands on perceived variety. Hence, a qualitative rather than quantitative study has been used. Photo elicitation has been used in

The relationship between CDS spreads and bond spreads – an empirical comparison

Syfte: Syftet är att undersöka sambandet mellan CDS spreaden och bond spreaden, samt att jämföra dessa över tid. Detta genomförs genom att testa för ett kointegrationssamband samt Granger-kausalitet mellan CDS spreaden och bond spreaden för varje enhet som ingår i urvalet, och för olika perioder. Också deskriptiv statistik används. Metod: Kvantitativ metod: Augmented Dickey-Fuller test, KPSS, Engl

Industrial Landscaping of District Heating – Opportunities for knowledge transfer to the UK market

The Swedish district heating market is becoming increasingly saturated, whilst the UK heat market is about to run into copious turmoil due to the faltering and decreasing levels of natural gas available. Swedish companies are looking to enter new market segments, and there seems to be something stirring under the surface in terms of district heating in the UK. The development of district heating i

“Fashion SMEs taking over the world” – a case study of Alice & Sens, Boomerang and Odd Molly

The purpose of this study is to identify potential factors impacting the internationalization process of a small- or medium sized fashion company. We aim to shed light on potential key factors that can provide an understanding of a successful internationalization process and illustrate our findings in a model applicable to firms with similar characteristics. The study is conducted through a qualit

THE INDUSTRIAL BRAND MANAGER – Product Manager and Brand Communicator.

The main objective of this thesis is to study the brand manager’s role within a global business to business (B2B) company. In order to meet the main objective we have chosen to study and analyse one global B2B company, Alfa Laval AB, Alfa Laval DK, Alfa Laval PL and its co-partners such as an advertising agency. We have also studied three global business to customer (B2C) companies, Mars, Unilever