The post earnings announcement drift (PEAD) is a well studied market anomaly. However, few academic papers have focused their attention on Swedish market. Therefore, this paper evaluates if the PEAD can be observed on the Swedish market between the first quarter of 2006 and the last quarter of 2019. Using a sample of 121 firms consisting of both small and large sized firms, this paper found statis

The shift to agriculture as the main form of subsistence practice allowed past peoples the freedom and potential to exploit their natural and man-made environment for personal and societal gain. Decades of archaeological excavations conducted on the Swedish island of Öland have amassed a wealth of information regarding the subsistence and settlement patterns of Iron Age societies. This thesis aims

Studien fokuserar på rollen av samhällsekonomisk analys (CBA) i relation till stora offentliga infrastrukturinvesteringar. Målet är att diskutera utförandet och användningen av CBA i planeringsprocessen för en höghastighetsjärnväg i Sverige. Genom en samhällsekonomisk analys av det svenska höghastighetsprojektet samt en diskussion om CBA i förhållande till stora infrastrukturinvesteringar i den ofThis study focuses on the role of Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) in the context of large public infrastructure investments. The objective is to discuss the execution and use of CBA in the planning process for a High-Speed Railway (HSR) in Sweden. Through the implementation of a CBA on HSR in Sweden and a discussion of CBA’s role in large infrastructure investments in the public sector, better insight

Det finns flertalet olika externa detektionssystem som kan tillämpas vid kulturhistorisk bebyggelse. Värmekameror är en detektionslösning som kan användas, dock råder brist på tillgänglig dokumentation gällande hur de tillämpas och fungerar i dessa områden. Målet med detta arbete är att genom sammanställning och analys av erhållen information kunna redogöra för om tekniken är effektiv för att extThere are several different external detection systems that can be used in buildings of cultural heritage. The aim of this thesis is, by compiling and analysing obtained information, account for if a detection system consisting of thermal cameras is efficient in detecting external fires in areas with cultural heritage buildings. The thesis is based on a case study where two different questionnair

Sweden has a significant rental sector with about a third of the total number of households rented out. The intention of the rental market should be that it is accessible to all people in society, regardless of nationality or income. The general mediation of rental apartments today is through a queuing system, which in Stockholm shows that a queuing time can be up to half one's life. The alter

I det här examensarbetet undersöks hur en förtätning av Veberöd kan gestaltas, dels på ett hållbart och centrumutvecklande sätt, dels i dialog med Veberöds identitet, historia och karaktär.

It has become more important for people worldwide to eat and drink products that offer us health- promoting benefits, which traditional foods do not possess. These kinds of products are called functional foods and have been fortified using vitamins, minerals or probiotics among others. Today, there are a lot of probiotic strains on the market and the first part of the aim of this study was to eval

This study analyzes how the social movement Black Lives Matter was portrayed in newspaper articles from the largest Swedish newspapers in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd. This was done over a period of four weeks from George Floyd's death and the newspapers included are Svenska Dagbladet, Dagens Nyheter, Aftonbladet and Expressen. The study is inspired by previous research and focus

The studies on political parties in the political sphere have for a long time been at the center of understanding why political parties act the way they do and how this affects their chances in upcoming elections. Instead, this paper aims to examine how representatives from the Social Democrats, Swedish Democrats and Liberals relate to the parties common positions regarding the European Union in t

Den sociala marknadsekonomi som eftersträvas inom EU har sin grund i begrepp som konkurrenskraft, välfärd och innovation. Just innovation anses utgöra en viktig och dynamisk del av marknaden genom att främja fri konkurrens. Patentpooler har av många ansetts vara ett gott medel för att gynna innovation och dessa utgör därmed en viktig spelare på den fria marknaden. Patentpoolen innebär i grunden etThe market economy sought within the European Union is based on concepts such as competitiveness, welfare, and innovation. Innovation is, in particular, considered to be an important and dynamic part of the market by promoting competition. The patent pool is based on an arrangement between competitors. Anyone who has become acquainted with competition law is well aware of its critical attitude tow

Denna uppsats ämnar utreda värdeöverföringsbegreppets historia, dess definition samt hur bestämmelserna rörande förtäckta värdeöverföringar förhåller sig gentemot rättssäkerhet. Sedan begreppets introduktion i den svenska aktiebolagslagen har detsamma varit föremål för diskussion. Diverse sakkunniga inom det associationsrättsliga området har både prisat och kritiserat värdeöverföringsbegreppet ochThe aim of this thesis is to examine the concept of value transfer, its definition and how the regulation regarding disguised value transfers complies with legal certainty. Since its introduction in the Swedish Companies Act, the concept has been a subject of discussion. Various experts within the field of company law have both praised and criticized the concept of value transfer and its function

När en entreprenad färdigställts ska den enligt AB 04 besiktigas innan den anses avlämnad och en mängd rättsverkningar inträder. Denna uppsats ämnar att kritiskt granska besiktningsinstitutet som det ser ut enligt AB 04. Entreprenadrätten som område har under 2000-talet fört en alltmer framträdande roll inom juridiken. Det har bland annat fått till följd att Högsta domstolen meddelat ett ökat antWhen a building contract is finished the building needs to be inspected, in accordance with the Swedish standard construction contract AB 04, before it is handed over to the buyer and other legal effects take place. This essay intends to critically examine the inspection process as it is stipulated in AB 04. Construction contract law as a legal area has come to play a more prominent role in Swede

Uppsatsens syfte är att studera hur myndigheter och lagstiftaren kan agera för att undvika misslyckade upphandlingar. Det uppnås genom att studera det nuvarande regelverket i LOU och två upphandlingar som uppmärksammats medialt som misslyckade upphandlingar. Inledningsvis studeras LOU och det påpekas särskilt att varken förberedelse eller uppföljning av upphandling omfattas av regelverket. DärefteThe purpose of this thesis is to study how authorities and legislators can act to avoid failed public procurements. This is achieved by studying the current regulation and two public procurements that are regarded as failed public procurements by the media. Firstly, an account of current regulations for public procurement is made. Particular attention is paid to that neither preparation of procure

Med hänvisning till statistik som påvisar en ökning av både antalet anmälda och lagförda våldtäkter efter senaste reformen av sexualbrottslagstiftningen ämnar denna uppsats skapa förståelse för den del av maskulinitetstillblivandet som resulterar i ett problematiskt beteende. Genom att intervjua fokusgrupper av män från två olika generationer har studien strävat efter att med hjälp av en tematisk

According to traditional research in subjective well-being, the more pleasant emotions we experience, the more satisfied with life we are. But according to newer research, our physical and mental health, including satisfaction with life, also depends on the emotional diversity between the positive and negative emotions we experience, and the difference between the emotions we desire and those we a

The aim of this study was to explore how first line managers in municipal elderly care describes the personnel situation when it comes to sick leave and staff turnover, and how first line managers work to create well-being among employees in the workplace. To collect data, seven qualitative interviews were made with first line managers who worked within municipal elderly care. The analysis of the

As social desirability has not received enough focus when estimating the predictive power of personality in explaining well-being variance, recent accounts of the relationship between ratings of personality and well-being might be overestimated. The current study investigated the influence of social desirability, operationalized as the evaluative factor of personality (i.e., the tendency to react

Dividends effect on stock prices and shareholders return is a disputed subject in finance. The purpose of this thesis is to expand on the existing research both the effect of dividends in general and on stocks on the Swedish market in particular. This thesis establishes an index of stocks with 5 or more years of dividend growth for at least the last 5 years on the Swedish market, by comparing this

The scope of this thesis was to examine how members of the Swedish Parliament construct the Swedish Activity Compensation scheme in contemporary legislative debate. This study sought to fulfil this scope by applying Laclau and Mouffe’s discourse analytical approach to fifteen records of proceedings portraying debate in the Swedish Parliament, ranging from the parliamentary year 2015/16 to 2019/20.

Bakgrund: Ångest är ett stort hälsoproblem i dagens samhälle. Patienter upplever att de många gånger enbart blir erbjudna medicinsk behandling, trots att de önskar andra behandlingsalternativ. Syfte: Att beskriva patienters upplevelser av komplementära och alternativa behandlingsmetoder vid ångest. Metod: En litteraturstudie har genomförts där resultatet är baserat på åtta vetenskapliga artiklar.