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The Strategic Dimension of Digitalisation in the Healthcare Industry

This thesis investigates how digitalisation influences the strategy of German hospitals via the provision of a holistic overview of potential digital solutions and how they can be used to enhance the hospitals’ core processes. Scrutinising the current utilisation, barriers to implementation and the effect that software-based systems have on the hospital’s strategy are at the study’s core. Here, a

Institutional Investors and their Impact on Shareholder Value

Purpose The purpose of this thesis is to study if and how institutional investors have any impact on shareholder value and operating performance on the Swedish market. The tested explanatory variables are institutional investors grouped in different ways depending on their attributes, firm size, board size and board structure, leverage, firm size, share turnover and stock volatility. Theoretical

"Innovation is at the heart of everything we do" - How to sustain innovation and entrepreneurship, the case of Spotify

Vad är innovation inom en organisation, och varför kämpar så många företag med att förnya sig? Syftet med denna uppsats var att undersöka på vilka sätt etablerade företag lyckas bibehålla sin innovation och entreprenörsanda, genom att se till två huvudaspekter vilka berör ett företags kultur och struktur. Målet var också att bidra till ämnet entreprenörskap, och undersökningsfrågan besvarades genoWhat is organizational innovation, and why do so many companies struggle with their revitalization? The purpose of this thesis was to examine in which ways established companies are able to sustain their innovativeness and entrepreneurial spirit, by looking at the main aspects of the company’s culture and structure. The aim was also to contribute to the field of entrepreneurship and the question w

Linkages between land degradation and economic inequality in global drylands

Land degradation has a negative effect on agriculture, food security and ecosystems. It severely impacts the livelihood of the many people directly depending on agriculture around the world. Drylands are some of the most vulnerable areas around the world. Population increase and climate change add strain on the food production of these areas, making them especially vulnerable to land degradation.

Hybrid IoT Platform

Devices connected to an Internet-based network, known as the Internet of Things (IoT), are becoming more common both privately in the household or on businesses. Everything from the lighting to coffee makers and washing machines, to the cars in the garage and the door locks can now be equipped with sensors and connected via the Internet to an application by users. Combitech has developed an Intern

Perspektiv på jazzimprovisatörers läroprocesser – Intervjuer med fem jazzmusiker

Denna studie undersöker vilka metoder professionella jazzmusiker använder för att utveckla sin förmåga att improvisera. Genom fem djupintervjuer med musiker har jag undersökt vilka strategier som används och analyserat intervjuerna genom öppen kodning. Respondenterna består av två pianister, en trumpetare och vokalist, en trummis och en gitarrist. Resultatet presenteras utifrån viktiga teman i intThis study investigates which strategies professional jazz musicians use to develop their ability to improvise. By doing in-depth interviews with five musicians I have investigated which strategies that are used, and analysed the data by open coding. The respondents were two pianists, one trumpet player and vocalist, one drummer and one guitarist. The result is presented with the important themes

På kvinnornas sida? Hur unga kvinnor upplever reklam med feministiska och normbrytande budskap

Den här studien undersöker hur unga kvinnor upplever och förstår syftesdriven reklam med feministiska och normbrytande budskap, samt vilka konsekvenser de får för deras uppfattning om den ideala kvinnokroppen. Fenomenet exemplifieras med hjälp av tre reklamkampanjer aktuella från 2016 som alla säger sig ha ett kvinnostärkande budskap. Semistrukturerade intervjuer med tretton unga kvinnor genomfördThis study investigates how young women experience and understand purpose- driven advertising with feminist and norm-breaking messages, and the conse- quences of their perception regarding the ideal body. The phenomenon is exempli- fied by the use of three current campaigns from 2016, all of which say that they have a woman-promoting message. Semi-structured interviews with thirteen young women we

Madonna och Facebook som påverkande faktor till arbetsmotivation

Examensarbetets titel: Madonna och Facebook som påverkande faktor till arbetsmotivation. En fallstudie av Massive Entertainments strategiska HR-åtgärder. Seminariedatum: 2017-06-02 Ämne/kurs: FEKH19 Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete i Strategic Management på kandidatnivå Författare: Linnea Larsson, Jenny Ludvigsson, Christoffer Nilsson, Lydia Wretlind Handledare: Niklas Lars Hallberg Nyckelord: Arbet

Minns du vad du kommer ihåg? Kontextens påverkan på eventsegmentering och dess samband med depression

Studien avsåg undersöka hur kontext påverkade eventsegmentering och minnesbaserad, temporal bedömning. Vidare undersöktes samband mellan psykiskt mående och förmåga till eventsegmentering. Ett datoriserat minnestest användes för att utforska hur kontext påverkade upplevelsen av temporal närhet mellan två objekt. Objekten hade tidigare presenterats med antingen samma kontext, två olika kontexter elThe study intended to examine how context influenced event segmentation and memory based, temporal estimation. Furthermore the study explored correlation between mental illness and event segmentation. A computerized memory test was conducted to investigate how the contexts influenced the estimation of temporal proximity between two objects. The objects were presented with either same context, two

Balancing inventory levels and setup times - An analysis and outline of a decision-making model

Background and Research Question Historically, Lindab has largely focused its efforts on the production, but as a part of recent development in company strategy, supply chain management has gained more attention. In this regard, more attention has been given to stock reduction and minimizing total setup times to get a leaner production. Therefore, the company wants to investigate the current produ

Ett attraktivare företagserbjudande – en fallstudie på SJ AB

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to generate and provide suggestions for strategic actions, adjusted to conditions on the market, on how train operators, operating in a mature, saturated and highly competitive passenger transportation industry, should create an attractive customer offer for business travellers. Methodology: This study is based on a case study of the Swedish train operator SJ.

Strategy for Entering a New Business Segment: How a high-tech company can leverage and adapt its business model and ecosystem in a new market.

Problem Description: Entering a new business segment introduces numerous challenges for a high-tech company. New product development processes, even when well-managed, have a high expected failure rate and commercialisation is costly. High-tech markets are volatile, fast-moving and uncertain with a short window of opportunity for introducing and establishing new products. Strategy research does no

The employee's journey to a new organisational culture

Title: The employee’s journey to a new organisational culture: How employees experience the acculturation process post-acquisition Authors: Anne Verrips and Lisette Marlous Schoonewelle Supervisor: Tony Huzzard School of Economics and Management/ Lund University, Sweden Date: May 24, 2019 Aim: This thesis aims to develop a deeper understanding of how employees acculturate post-acquisition, it

Developing vision substitution products using computer vision

Många produkter för personer med synnedsättningar analyserar på olika sätt informationiomgivningensomtillexempeltext-information. Idettaarbetetharjagutvecklat en metod för att markera ett specifikt område som ska analyseras med en handgest.The purpose of this thesis is two-fold. The first is to investigate if cutting edge technology can be used to enhance the life for people with visual impairments. The second is to provide a simple example of how the design process can look from the beginning to a finished Hi-Fi prototype. This was achieved by gathering requirements for a product and creating a prototype, This was carried out in th

Beroende av måttfull spelreklam - Ett marknadsföringsetiskt perspektiv på spelbranschens reklamutformning

Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att utforska hur olika aktörer inom spelindustrin definierar måttfullhet i reklam i praktiken samt vilket etiskt ansvar de upplever att de har för sin marknadsföring. Den här uppsatsen bygger på kvalitativ datainsamling i form av intervjuer och dokumentstudier av lagtext och juridiska dokument, riktlinjer samt spelreklam på bland annat linjär TV, internet, utomhusreThe purpose of this study is to explore how different actors in the gambling industry define moderateness in advertising in practice and the ethical responsibility they experience that they carry for their advertisements. This thesis is based on qualitative research in the form of interviews and document studies of legal documents and gambling advertising on, for example, TV, internet, outdoor adv

Leadership in startups

Examensarbetets titel: Leadership in startups Seminariedatum: 2019-06-05 Ämne/kurs: FEKH49, Examensarbete i organisation på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Authors: Gustaf Lönnqvist Gustafsson, Claudine Mae Mainit och Daria Malmgren Författare: Monika Müller Fem nyckelord: Ledarskap, Startup, Vertikalt ledarskap, Entreprenöriell ledarskap, delat ledarskap Syfte: Vi avser att undersöka hur ledaTitle: Leadership in startups Seminar date: 2019-06-05 Course: FEKH49, Bachelor level thesis in organization, Business administration, 15 ECTS Authors: Gustaf Lönnqvist Gustafsson, Claudine Mae Mainit and Daria Malmgren Advisor: Monika Müller Keywords: Leadership, Startup, Vertical leadership, Entrepreneurial leadership, Shared leadership Purpose: We aim to investigate how leadership is unde