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Tea Party-rörelsen har sedan den bildades år 2009 fått stor medial uppmärksamhet och dess inflytande över det amerikanska politiska klimatet har varit mycket påtaglig. Vårt intresse av att studera rörelsen grundar sig främst på dess starka värderingar och åsikter, samt dess färgstärka företrädare. Ett välkänt faktum gällande Tea Party-rörelsen är den hårda kritik de riktar mot president Obama och
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In principal our empirical findings confirm the applicability of the Uppsala Model on SMEs. However we believe the Uppsala Model to be very general. This is the reason why it fails to explain some complexities in the real world. Simultaneously the model’s general approach is also its biggest strength. Since it focuses on explaining the fundamental elements of internationalizing firms it is possibl
This theoretical reflection study is a narrative self-representation that uses autoethnographical methodology to illustrate the learning outcome of the project developed while enrolled at the Entrepreneurship programme in Lund University School of Economics and Management. In the study I will use data collected extensively throughout the programme as weekly submitted learning journals. It will be
This theoretical reflections evaluates my own learning experiences during six months in the master program of entrepreneurship at Lund University. I will focus on how to carry out an entrepreneurial project alone and what importance networks have in this process. I will use four main areas of theory that I will discuss and analyze; The comparison between team start-ups and solo start-ups, networki
This paper uses an autoethnographic approach to analyze the work of an entrepreneur on a the new venture, AirOhMail, in regards to intellectual property and product protection. By comparing AirOhMail with the failed start-up, SurPrise - both companies attempting to commercialize the same product - this paper demonstrates how a low-level innovation product can better achieve success in the start-up
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A combined document with The green teams business plan and my own theoretical reflections.
Organizational resource acquisition including finance and people in a dynamic environment affects the venture’s business activities and even its establishment. This paper aims to examine the concept mass customization and the process of obtaining resource commitments for the creation of a new venture called D.B.M. in the face of liabilities of newness. To this end, a case study based on the first-
The overall objective of this thesis was to investigate how CSR is approached by commercial banks in the U.S and Sweden respectively. We have therefore made a comparative analysis of the national differences in terms of CSR. This research was done by introducing and identifying dimensions that affect the CSR practices in each country. These dimensions have been analyzed based on the national busin
OMX spreads decline from 2001-2006. The average volume and average number of trades / trading frequency increases over this period, whereas the average trade size decreases consistent with greater retail investor activity. Macroeconomic factors such as interest rates, inflation rate and GDP rate do not seem to affect changes in the spreads.
This study aims to find out the factors that could affect a firm’s RP transactions considering different social situation, extent of economic development and other culture factors. We examine related party transactions of the listed companies in China which stands for the emerging markets and in the U.S. which stands for the developed markets. We expect the conclusion that factors such as firm siz
Title: The Nucleus of CSR – Creating and Communicating a Strategic Corporate Responsibility Agenda in a Controversial Industry Authors: Karin Andersson and Anne Frandsen Supervisors: Martin Blom – Department of Business Administration, Lund School of Economics and Management Per Svenningsson – Department of Technology and Society, Envi-ronmental and Energy Systems Studies, Lund Institute of Techno
Recent developments within sensual and sexy exercise have led to fashionable dance studios and gyms introducing their customers to pole dancing and other forms of sensual exercise. From the aspect of pole dancers being dirty workers the studios who teach pole dancing are now struggling to get away from the negative prejudices of the sport. We have been studying the corporate identity and image in
Syftet med denna studien var att undersöka om porrkonsumtion och traditionella maskulina normer predicerar kvinnoobjektifiering. Studien ämnade att bidra med kunskap och psykologisk forskning om effekterna av pornografi eftersom pornografins roll i samhället är större än de senaste decennierna och relativt outforskad. Datainsamlingen producerades genom en digital enkätundersökning som besvarades aThe aim of this study was to examine if pornographic consumption and traditional masculine norms can predict the objectification of women. Furthermore, the purpose of exploring the subject of the study was to contribute with knowledge and psychological research about the effects of pornography as pornography’s’ role in contemporary society is greater than in recent decades and relatively unexplore
Mer än hälften av svenska barn mellan nio och arton år uppger att de spelar dataspel dagligen. Med tanke på den ökade förekomsten av problematiskt datorspelande och digital överanvändning bland ungdomar, betonas familjebaserade behandlingsmetoder allt mer. Syftet med denna kvalitativa förstudie är att undersöka föräldrars upplevelser av konflikter i hemmet gällande barns skärmanvändning och deras More than half of Swedish children between the ages of nine and eighteen state that they play computer games daily. Given the increased prevalence of problematic computer gaming and digital overuse among young people, family-based treatment methods are increasingly emphasized. The purpose of this qualitative pre-study is to investigate parents' experiences of conflicts in the home regarding ch
Aim: The aim of this degree project is to carry out the corporate wide analysis and investigation to identify the existing and upcoming sustainable practices in Thule AB, general awareness and perception on sustainability among employees and to calculate carbon footprint of a bike rack, a Thule product produced at Seymour plant, USA. Approach: We embarked on this project by dividing it into two di
This paper investigates the applicability of the equity Market Timing Theory of capital structures on large firms in the Nordic market. Tested by using a panel data regression on firms listed on the OMX large cap in Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Contrarian to what the theory claims, no relationship is found between net equity issuance and market-to-book values. Capital structures that are present h
