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The rapid globalization has led to a rise in the number of multinational corporations. One common objective among these corporations when expanding to other developed markets is to access intangible resources such as knowledge. Through the acquisition of knowledge, corporations can strengthen their strategic position and improve their competitiveness. When operating across national borders, variou
Purpose: The purpose is to improve the understanding of the process of applying blockchain technology in the financial services industry through information published by the most representative companies and institutions in the global landscape. Methodology: Qualitative research has been conducted through secondary data, which has been analyzed by employing thematic analysis. Theoretical perspec
The goal of this study, through the use of mainly an organizational theory perspective, is to examine the problems and obstacles in the cooperative work between social workers and other social actors in cases involving children at risk. The aim is to highlight problems that exist in social secretaries cooperative work and to find ways to understand them. The result showed that poor professional in
In light of the current situation in the EU, after the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine, Europe is undoubtedly facing a critical situation. This thesis conducts an exploratory analysis of ontological (in)security in Czechia and Slovakia to investigate a region where very few academics have analyzed it from an ontological security perspective. By using a mixed method multiple case s
Tourism is considered one of the main driving forces of economic growth. At the same time, micro and small businesses play a vital role in the development of the tourism sector as a supply side. Also, the development of entrepreneurial activity directly depends on internal and external financial resources. So, this qualitative case study investigates the access to external finance, concessional lo
Seminar Date: 2022-06-01 Course: BUSN79, Degree Project in Accounting and Finance Authors: Jakob Mathiasson & Philip Hausenkamph Examiner: Reda Moursli Key Words: Risk Management, Hedging, Firm Value, Insider Ownership, Foreign Ownership Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of hedging derivatives on firm valuation in present time, as well as the partial effect o
The field of trans studies is a growing, yet still small field within the Nordic context. There is a big gap in research regarding non-binary* lives, and research aimed at the intersection between age and gender identities beyond or between the gender binary is close to non-existent in Sweden. The aim of this study is to investigate experiences of not having a language to describe and communicate
Customer relation is an important factor in service minded sectors, and providing a flawless support to compliment that service can be an important factor while having customers. This puts support personnel in a crucial role to handle problems that the customer requests, but also see to it that the problems never happen. Telavox, a telecommunications company, supplies various communication service
En webbenkät utformades i syfte att göra en explorativ studie om hur män som lever i samkönad relation ser på sina olika alternativ till att bli föräldrar samt hur de kan förstås. Med olika alternativ till att bli föräldrar gavs fem alternativ; adoption, surrogatmödraskap/värdmödraskap, med lesbisk kvinna, med hetero-/bisexuell kvinna samt med samkönat par. Sammanlagt var det 24 män som besvarade An online survey was designed to explore how men living in a same-sex-relationship assess different alternatives to become parents and how the alternative can be understandable. With different alternatives to parenthood, five options are emphasized; adoption, surrogate, with lesbian woman, with heterosexual / bisexual woman and with same-sex couples. A total of 24 responses were analysed:eight men
Ett anställningsavtal förutsätter att arbetsgivaren och arbetstagaren respekterar och agerar lojalt gentemot varandra. Som en konsekvens av internets intåg och märkbara ökning de senaste åren har en debatt uppstått mellan en arbetsgivares krav på lojala arbetstagare utanför arbetstid i kontrast den anställdes rätt till personlig integritet. Denna uppsats avser att analysera och jämföra rättsläget
Genom samhällsutvecklingen utmanas gamla sjukdomsbegrepp och lagar. I medierapportering och forskning har självskadebeteende uppmärksammats allt mer. Självskadebeteenden kan ta olika uttryck och även sex har påvisats kunna utgöra ett medel för att skada sig själv. Idag finns det medicinsk forskning om sex som självskadebeteende och rättsvetenskaplig forskning om tillämpningen respektive tolkningenSocietal development is constantly challenging old concepts of disease and law. In media reporting and medical research, self-injurious behavior has received increased interest. Self-injurious behavior can be expressed in various forms. Sex as self-injury is a new concept in the research field and the current knowledge of sex as self-injury did not exist when the Care of Young Persons Act, hereaft
This study looks at how Riksbyggen, one of the biggest residential developers in Sweden, believes that social sustainability is created with architectural aspects within a dwelling. Theory and earlier research within the field of social sustainability and architecture is used to evaluate Riksbyggen’s beliefs. A qualitative content analysis is made to examine the chosen texts from Riksbyggen’s web
