We explore whether an investment in corporate social responsibility (CSR) is value creating for a firm’s shareholders. We start by establishing a relationship between CSR, corporate reputation and shareholder value. Assuming that membership in a recognized sustainability index signals a commitment to CSR to shareholders and potential investors, we explore both the short-term and intermediary impac

ABSTRACT Background Prevalence rates of syphilis vary extensively between the different countries in Africa but are in general high. Recent research indicates a declining prevalence trend of syphilis infection in the general population in West Africa. As syphilis is a cause of reproductive morbidity, poor pregnancy outcome and may be an important contributor to the HIV epidemic, trends in syphilis

Denna uppsats handlar om hur metaforer används i lättlästa böcker, jämfört med deras originalversioner. Syftet var att ta reda på vilka typer av metaforer som tas bort och vilka som blir kvar, och också att undersöka om metaforer i originalromanerna skrivs om till liknelser i de lättlästa romanerna. En anpassad variant av MIP, metaphor identification procedure, har använts för att identifiera meta

Syftet med studien var att, i en psykiatrisk öppenvårdskontext, undersöka upplevelser av följsamhet hos patienter som genomgått en internetbaserad guidad självhjälpsbehandling för egentlig depression. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med deprimerade patienter och analyserades utifrån Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Resultatet visar att tidigare behandlare, personer i patientens oThe purpose of this study was to examine how patients in outpatient psychiatric care experience factors influencing their adherence to an Internet-based guided self-help treatment for major depression. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six patients and analyzed with Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The results show that other health care professionals, people in the patient’s

The thesis investigates the forms of parody and satire found in the American TV-show 'Futurama', and the effects of the parodic discourse on the (implied) viewer. 'Futurama' is argued to be an archetypal example of a special type of parody, which the author calls "mass medial parody". This type of parody is characterized by incessant intertextual playing and parodying, an

Litteraturstudier har genomförts i avseende att beskriva Västergötlands senkambriska (furongiska) lagerföljd. Vidare har en borrkärna (29,85 m) genom alunskifferformationen vid Torbjörntorp analyserats med avseende på litologier och fossilinnehåll. Furongium i Västergötland når en mäktighet av 9,5–12,5 m. Trilobiter och agnostider dominerar i regel de fossila faunorna och ligger till grund för denLiterature studies have been made in order to describe the late Cambrian (Furongian) succession in Västergötland. In addition, a drill core (29.85 m) through the Alum Shale Formation has been studied with respect to lithologies and faunal content. The Furongian of Västergötland attains a thickness of 9.5–12.5 m. Trilobites and agnostoids generally dominate the faunas and they form the basis for th

The sex industry is a lucrative, multi-billion dollar business around the world. Many women and girls are trapped in prostitution with the consequences it gives. Prostitution as such is not seen as a human rights violation today. Trafficking and so-called ‘enforced prostitution’ are on the other hand seen as serious abuses of fundamental rights. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate and a

The results have demonstrated the confirmation of reverse relation between board composition in terms of nationality diversity and foreign acquisition activity. The presence of foreign independent director in the boardroom of Swedish company may not be considered as a signal about firm intention to expand internationally via cross-border M&A. However, overseas M&A deal leads to the appoint

Abstract Authors: Erika Johansson och Maria Winberg Rasmusson Title: Konflikt som lärandeprocess? En studie om konflikter inom HVB-hem för ungdomar. Conflict as a learning process? A study about conflict in youth institutions. [Translated title] Supervisor: Lars B. Ohlsson Assessor: Elizabeth Martinell Barfoed Conflicts are by no means unusual in society today and we were interested in how confl

Abstract Authors: Caroline Persson & Theodora Sjöberg Aas Title: Hurtbullar och smala ideal! – En jämförande studie om ungas och äldres mottagande och upplevelse av medias hälsobudskap The purpose of this study was to examine the receptivity of Media’s image of health with focus on age differences. We wanted to examine and compare how Media's messages are experienced by young and old, ho

Horisontella koncentrationer är idag vanligt förekommande inom näringslivet. EU och Ryssland har i dagsläget olika konkurrenslagstiftning och bedömningsprinciper för horisontella koncentrationer vilket innebär olika förutsättningar för företagen. De europeiska reglerna för horisontella koncentrationer utgår från den nuvarande koncentrationsförordningen. Enligt den måste en horisontell koncentratio

Även om monopol eller en dominerande ställning på marknaden i sig inte anses utgöra ett missbruk i konkurrensrättslig mening, bär ett företag med stark marknadsposition ett särskilt ansvar för att inte begå konkurrensbegränsande handlingar. När konkurrensrätten ingriper i ett dominerande förtags handlingar bör så ske med åtanke av de underliggande överväganden som ligger till grund för konkurrensrEven though competition law will not regard dominance and monopoly as abusive per se, an undertaking with strong market power carries a certain responsibility not to engage in anti- competitive conducts on the market. When competition law is interfering in the conducts of dominators, it is important to take into account the underlying considerations of, on one hand, preservation of efficient compe

This essay is a statistical analysis on the patients at the rheumatology clinic of Lund. We investigate whether effects of the treatment differ depending on the patient’s diagnosis, sex, age and drug. Diagnoses included in this study are rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, spondarthritis, juvenile chronic arthritis and arthritis. The drugs we investigate in this study are Mabthera inf, Cimz

Anställningsförhållandet grundas på ett personligt förhållande och präglas av ett starkt behov av förtroende. I bestående anställningsavtal skall arbetstagaren i stort sett sätta arbetsgivarens intresse framför sitt eget. Vilken skyldighet har emellertid arbetstagare att iaktta arbetsgivarens intresse vid ingående av anställningsavtalet? Syftet med denna uppsats har varit att utreda i vilken utstrWhen entering into a contract it is important to maintain a certain grade of honesty and loyalty. Not only is it wrong to deceive a party in order to reach a beneficial agreement, it is in certain cases also contrary to good faith and fair dealing to leave a mistaken party in error. The law therefore imposes a duty of disclosure that requires a party to reveal all matters known, in its entirety, t

Recent development of case law emphasises the need to strike a fair balance between intellectual property rights and other fundamental rights. In theory, balancing of various fundamental rights is not a new concept. However, in practice, striking a fair balance between intellectual property rights and other fundamental rights is quite a new and problematic issue due to digitalisation, which has cr

In this paper, we delve into the evolutionary foundation of both probability weighting and hyperbolic discounting. It is argued that it is evolution which selects between various kinds of people those who have the optimal preference profile. As such, utility functions and behavioural biases can be explained from an evolutionary perspective. It is also argued that there may be an intimate connectio