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This thesis aims to explore the relevance of identities for the support of democracy in Ukraine. It elaborates on the assumption that the identity's construction affects which ideas are embraced and sets out to test whether a civic as opposed to ethnic identity construction would correlate with the embracing and pursuit of the idea of democracy. Material gathered during a Minor Field Study - i
The purpose of this thesis has been to describe whether aspects on gender equality is addressed in the codes of conduct of multinational corporations. A code of conduct is a document where principles on corporate social responsibility are formulated. I have focused on four Swedish multinational corporations and their codes of conduct. The companies are Electrolux, Ericsson, Skanska and Volvo. In
Economic theory predicts that poorer economies will catch up with richer ones through the process of convergence. The aim of this Master’s thesis is to establish if convergence in GDP growth rates exists across the provinces of China. After performing a steady state analysis of the provinces’ level of GDP per capita a regression analysis is carried out in order to establish if conditional converge
The purpose of this paper is to examine the correlation between the economic theory and judicial rules governing state aid within the EU. Economic theory suggests that state aid give rise to a loss in efficiency, but might nevertheless but utilised to carry out countries industrial policies and to remedy market failures. The EU’s rules are inspired by these economic considerations and therefore ma
The focus of this paper is the self-rated subjective welfare of the individual in the case of Croatia, a country which has recently undergone both a transitional process as well as a war with its neighbouring countries. The subjective welfare is different from objective welfare, which is commonly defined by income and the difference is first explored through objective and subjective profiles of po
In this study I analyse models for computing the welfare costs of business fluctuations. Lucas’ (1987) model is very simple, as it only considers consumption fluctuations. The model proposed by Galí, Gertler and Lopez-Salido (2007) includes not only consumption fluctuations, but also fluctuations in hours worked. I apply variations of these models on Swedish data for the period 1970 – 2007. I also
This thesis examines the connection between competition policy, international competition policy and economic development. There are at least two important movements in world trade today: the recognition of competition policy, both domestic and international, for economic growth and development, and the proliferation of bilateral trade agreements. Increasingly, new trade related issues are being b
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This thesis shows how globalization creates disenfranchisment. Through a world-system perspective and an alternate view on globalization as social reproduction, it explores how people get disenfranchised by exposing the relationship between psychosocial expression and politico-economic structures. Disenfranchisment is regarded on a deeper ontological level than mere loss of the possiblity to affec
Title: Open Innovation in SMEs – Exploring the wind turbine industry Seminar date: 2011-14-01 Course: Master thesis in Business Administration, Major in Strategy. 15 University Credit Points (15 ECTS). Authors: David Hartman, Emil Renold Advisor: Dr. Sigvald J. Harryson Key words: Open Innovation, SME, Wind turbine industry, Collaboration, Research and Development (R&D) Purpose: Given the lack
The concept of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) with a mandate to protect and promote human rights have been addressed by the UN for more than half a century, and such institutions have been established in several countries around the world for the last two decades. The establishment of a national human rights institution is however not equal to the commitment of human rights, and in som
High-order harmonic generation (HHG) in gases has been studied for almost 40 years under many different conditions, varying the laser wavelength, intensity, focusing geometry, target design, gas species, etc. However, no systematic investigation of the effect of the pulse duration has been performed despite its expected impact on phase-matching of the high-order harmonics. Here, we develop a compa
Fire drills are a commonly-used training method for improving how people act in emergency situations. This article deals with fire drills in early childhood education facilities and analyses data gathered from an online survey of 1 151 Czech nursery schools (23.5% of nursery schools invited to participate, 21.5% of all officially registered nursery schools in Czechia). It provides recommendations
The properties of elementary excited states in the B850 band of the peripheral light-harvesting antenna (LH2) of the photosynthetic purple bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides has been studied at room temperature by means of femtosecond transient absorption experiments combined with computer simulations. Polarized pump-probe kinetics have a fast component of 100 and 65 fs for the anisotropic and isot
In the African Great Lakes region, Hutu and Tutsi for the most part live peacefully side by side, while at times they have committed genocide and other atrocities in the name of ethnicity. On the one hand, ethnicity is strong enough to mobilize hundreds of thousands of ordinary Hutu peasants in Rwanda to kill, maim, and molest their Tutsi neighbors and to have the Tutsi-dominated army in Burundi s
PurposeIn the age of digital businesses, the rise of innovative digital transformation has made supply chain transparency (SCT) an essential research topic. While digital technologies provide possibilities for enhancing transparency in supply chains, there is limited research on how digital businesses overcome different SCT issues or provide real-time visibility and traceability. This study aims t
Each year as the seasons turn, the skies fill with millions of travellers. From the tundra to the tropics, birds embark on remarkable journeys guided by an innate programme and perform one of nature’s most remarkable phenomena: migration. In this thesis, I tackle the study of the genetic basis of migratory behaviour in several Phylloscopus species with a multimodal approach. Here, I combine geoloc
This meta-review evaluated the possibility of more specified recommendations in antibiotic treatment through a narrowed focus on facial trauma. The aim was to analyze the effect of different regimens of antibiotic in treatment of skeletal trauma to the face. The knowledge mapping was based on existing systematic reviews (SRs) on trials specified in a PICO: Participants (P): Adults and children, di
