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This study seeks to investigate how artists of the African diaspora in Sweden manage their identity in the face of racism and how this relates to their art. This purpose is investigated through the following sub-themes: the forms of racism the participants have met, how they have coped with racism, how they move through the art field, and how these factors relate to their art. Six participants wer
This thesis investigates the social dynamics of the Chin refugee group which currently faces great challenges in Malaysia, the host country. Modes of organisation and coping mechanisms are examined in relation to the specific legal and socio-political context. The theoretical concept of “diaspora” is used to make sense of processes of identity (re)construction and collective action. In addition, f
The world of creating new software is currently going more and more towards being as fast and agile as possible to be able to adapt to changing customer demands. The design process of new software should reflect that, which doesn't leave much time for scheduling user tests in person. How can feedback from users be gathered in a scalable way, and the design of a product be made using a fail-fas
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the contractual relationships associated with the fair trade concept by applying organizational economics theory in order to contribute with theoretical and practical strategic management insights. The purpose stems from the underlying research problem concerning a lack of supplementary theoretical perspectives and development informing strategic de
Thesis purpose: By investigating how market driving strategy applies to the context of smaller companies we intend to be able to extend the existing knowledge about market orientation and market driving strategy, and provide practitioners with insights on strategic planning and working with brand identity. We hope that this in turn can help more SMEs survive and be long term profitable. Methodol
Packaging helps to protect the product and safety handover the product from producer to end user. When the packaging leaves the closed loop it creates environmental issues. Also, the material focused packaging development process creates trade-off among supply chain actors. The sustainable packaging would reduce the overall cost and environmental impact, increase the value of the packed product in
Problem – Although core values and conflicts have been thoroughly explored in organizational theory, few attempts have been made to explain their combined impact on the entrepreneurial environment. Since investors and entrepreneurs act as the core decision makers within a venture, understanding the impact of their underlying motivations in relation to conflicts can provide valuable insights. Aim –
Due to both the effects of climate change and the high concentrations of infrastructure and socio-economic activity in low-lying areas in NYC, floods have the potential to destroy homes and businesses, impair infrastructure, and threaten human safety. Measurement, reporting, and verification are vital steps in evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of a climate change adaptation efforts. Howe
The present research aims at finding the underlying factors that contributed to the recently observed disappearance of economic shrinking in Ethiopia, defined as negative rates of GDP per capita growth. Within the framework of the Theory of Shrinking (Broadberry & Wallis, 2017) it sheds light on structural, technological and demographic change, the occurrence of warfare as well as institutiona
Thesis purpose: The purpose is to explore ambush marketing by reconceptualizing the phenomenon from the ambusher’s perspective in the context of mega sports events. Methodology: This study conducted a relativist ontology and a constructionist epistemology to allow for the most relevant interpretations of the empirical data. This qualitative research adopts an inductive approach which reflects ove
When producing printed circuit boards, end of line testing needs to be done to assure that as few faulty products as possible reach the customer. This can be done manually, but takes long time. By using a Functional Test fixture (FCT-fixture) it is possible to do the test faster and at a lower cost. A FCT-fixture is a fixture with a lid where the printed circuit board is placed. When the lid is cl
In the last decades Peru, one of the top performing countries in Latin America, experienced a dramatic reduction in poverty. The set of structural reforms implemented by Peru during the mid-90s included trade liberalisation which implied a drastic reduction of tariffs on highly protected sectors, and particularly, in agriculture where most poor Peruvians work, and Free Trade Agreements. How relati
Traditional research in Strategic management shows limitations in explaining phenomenon in high-tech industries. We find that there is reason to explore how a set of tools, developed in the emerging literature of strategic management, could be integrated into an overall framework that could specifically be applied to high-tech industries. Furthermore, we ask ourselves: how do companies navigat
The Swedish mathematician Gösta Mittag-Leffler (1846-1927) is well-known for founding Acta Mathematica, the famous international mathematical journal. His mathematical contributions are connected chiefly with complex analysis. The Mittag-Leffler theorem which built on Karl Weierstrass' work asserts the existence of meromorphic function with prescribed poles and principal parts. The main purpo
During the years of the so-called refugee crisis, migrants lacking access to housing in Greece have squatted buildings or resided in makeshift settlements. Those homes have been met with state violence and continuous evictions. Those evictions are a form of migration control in the context of an ongoing disciplinary ‘management’ of migrant populations and their mobility in Europe and Greece. The t
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been called the strictest data protection law in history, and one of the key reasons for this is due to its vast territorial scope, which allows it to be applied to non-EU entities as long as the relevant conditions are met. Such a broad extraterritorial application has greatly improved the level of data protection, but it has also triggered some c
Cities face multiple social-ecological challenges, which nature-based solutions (NBS) promise to address. Strategies to mainstream NBS have only achieved partial success, hence recent studies suggest that inner dimensions - mindsets and transformative capacities - must be mainstreamed simultaneously. This study investigates municipal employees' engagement with inner dimensions, its impact on s
This study investigates the performance of serial acquirers, with a particular focus on how differences in acquisition strategies influence announcement returns. It integrates Morillon's (2021) bidder classification: loners, occasional, joggers, sprinters, and marathoners. We analysed the frequency of deals and whether these deals are clustered in blocks. The sample is unique as it focuses on
This paper analyses the short-term effects of El Niño and La Niña weather shocks simultaneously, using the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle and imposing assumptions on the econometric VAR model. We contribute to the climate macroeconomics literature by examining the impact of weather anomalies on commodity and food prices using monthly data. Our result for the world provides an overall in
