Abstract Title: Influencing the Front-End of Innovation: A Study of Resource Challenges in The Banking Sector Date of Hand-in: 17/05/2017 Course: Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Internship and degree project ENTN 39 (Master’s Thesis 15 ECTS) Author: Adam Kachra-Johansson and Ross Mckinlay Supervisor: Joakim Winborg Examiner: Sotaro Shibayama Keywords: Resources, Resource challeng

Using data from 33 OECD countries for the years 1980-2014, we estimate the effects of financial openness on innovation through the use of fixed effects panel data regression. After establishing innovation as a core factor in technological growth, we derive, with the help of Schumpeterian models of growth, an argument that the financial system has a significant role in the development of innovation

The aim of this thesis is to investigate whether investment in information and communication technology (ICT) and the level of deregulation of these markets do have a positive impact on economic growth. Furthermore, the purpose is to analyse whether the lower economic performance in southern Europe may possibly be explained by lower levels of investment in ICT and slower deregulation of the ICT ma

Over the past 30 years, globalization emerged as a trend and has completely taken over the world we live in now. According to UN data sources, there were 244 million international migrants - 20 of which are forced refugees, living abroad worldwide in 2015. Hypermobility, standardisation od space and distance are the some of the consequences of globalization. Detachment from something familiar, los

The aim of this study was to examine the work with self-harm within residential care homes for unaccompanied refugees. Furthermore, we wanted to determine how professionals look upon their own competence and the residential care’s ability concerning self-harm. In addition to this we wanted to distinguish different professional approaches within the work. Through semi-structured interviews, we spok

The current refugee crisis in Europe has led to an increased presence of the subject in the European debate. In many countries, refugees are met with suspicion and hatred as a result of widespread islamophobia, and this particular movement is clearly visible in Central Europe. The Visegrád group, an alliance between Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary originally formed to accelerate the

In the beginning of 2016 there were a relatively well noted case in Sweden where a woman reported that she had been group raped during one of Silja Galaxys student cruises. Four men got suspected for the crime and the whole story went up online at a discussion website called Flashback Forum, where members discussed the case. Due to the fact that media started reporting frequently about the event,

The Business Intelligence (BI) systems are increasingly becoming an important piece of the puzzle for the success of organizations. That being so, it is important to acknowledge the benefits that can be obtained from the use of such systems. Furthermore, for those who hesitate in investing in BI systems this research presents how the organizations operating in different business fields are using t

Accumulated empirical research has evidenced the existence of value premium, which refers to the return gap between value and growth stocks. Our paper aims to investigate this phenomenon for Nordic market by estimating expected return from its fundamentals, dividends and earnings. Our study covers analyses of expected returns from 1998 to 2016 for 141 companies. We use dividend approach to calcula

This Master’s thesis aims to examine how the archive educators whitin the public archives in Sweden mediate knowledge about source criticism for pupils in elementary- and upper secondary schools. Internet sites like Wikipedia and the social network site Facebook have been the primary inforamtion resource for children och young adults for many years. Previous Research and scrutiny have also shown t

The purpose of the study was to analyze mothers’ understanding of their children’s internet usage to create a profound understanding of how they can and cannot regulate the child´s internet usage. We conducted eight semi-structured interviews with mothers whom have children in the ages 9 to 17 in Skåne. This empirical material was analyzed based on relevant previous research and theoretical concep

The purpose of our study is to examine the effect of Corporate Social Responsibility on Corporate Financial Performance. We initially perform a multiple linear regression using Ordinary Least Square on an academically recurring model, and then apply cross sectional fixed effect to account for heterogeneity. Our panel data is composed of approximatively 1500 companies over a five year span, totaliz

This study explores how micro-bloggers on the Chinese social media site Sina Weibo have come to represent air pollution. By bringing visual and textual narratives on social media to the forefront, the aim of my study is to highlight an understudied everyday information aspect of pollution – the digital flow of visual and textual representations – which citizens encounter and co-produce in their ev

Efter Mao Zedongs död tog Deng Xiaoping makten över kommunistpartiet. Han genomförde en rad ekonomiska reformer för att ta Kina ur det tillstånd av ekonomisk efterblivenhet landet befann sig i. Slutligen kom landet att införa en socialistisk marknadsekonomi. De ekonomiska reformer som genomförts har gett medborgarna i Kina ekonomiska rätt- och friheter. Traditionellt sett har rättigheter för indiAfter the death of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping seized power over the communist party. After which he installed economical reforms to aid china in recovering from its state of economical backwardness. China finally came to establish a socialt market economy. The economical reforms have given citizens in China a degree of economical freedom. Traditionally though, rights have not existed in China given

Uppsatsen är en samlingshistorisk analys av en del av det Gadolinska biblioteket vid Åbo Akademis bibliotek i Finland. Biblioteket omfattar över 3000 verk, både monografier och tidskrifter. Tre professorsgenerationer vid den Kungliga Akademien i Åbo byggde upp biblioteket från början av 1700-talet till mitten av 1800-talet. Analysen omfattar den del av samlingen som professorn i kemi, Johan GadoliUppsatsen är en samlingshistorisk analys av en del av det Gadolinska biblioteket vid Åbo Akademis bibliotek i Finland. Biblioteket omfattar över 3000 verk, både monografier och tidskrifter. Tre professorsgenerationer vid den Kungliga Akademien i Åbo byggde upp biblioteket från början av 1700-talet till mitten av 1800-talet. Analysen omfattar den del av samlingen som professorn i kemi, Johan Gadoli

Bakgrund: Tidigare studier visar att sjuksköterskor upplever oklarheter i sin roll när en patient ska flyttas från intensivvårdsavdelning till vårdavdelning. Svårigheter i processen kan vara samarbetsproblem och tidsbrist. Syfte: Att beskriva sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av överflyttningsprocessen av patienter från intensivvårdsavdelning till vårdavdelning. Metod: En systematisk litteraturstudie

The case company under study has conducted a continuous process of business model innovation for sustainability since 2007, but is suffering from barriers present in the process. The limited amount of literature on business model innovation for sustainability provides little guidance on barriers. Therefore, this research aims to contribute to the literature by identifying what barriers are present

Research question: How does organizational culture, using complex adaptive systems perspective, influence problem creation process in the front end of innovation? Theoretical perspectives: Front end of innovation literature is the core subject of this thesis,focusing on problem creation process. Academic literature on organizational culture and complex adaptive systems is presented to show the re

I dagens Sverige uppmärksammas bränder som sprider sig genom konstruktionen i byggnader allt mer (Johansson, 2015). Hos räddningstjänsten har det förekommit felbedömningar och kunskapsbrist som har resulterat i stora skador. Ett exempel är en brand i ett bostadshus i Luleå där konstruktionen bestod av trä bakom den tegelfasad som fanns, uppfattningen var att stommen var av betong (Larsson, 2014). The purpose of the study is to draw attention to and further develop the issue of access to blue prints and other information that might ease the operations of the fire department using literature studies and interviews. The method for carrying out the study was with a semi-structured interview method where questions were asked to different respondents, who are working as operational chiefs in fir