Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to fill the existing research gap in Europe by examining the effect of corporate social performance (CSP) on firms’ credit ratings. Methodology: Through a quantitative research strategy, we examine the relationship between CSP and firms’ credit rating using a fixed effects regressions analysis based on a panel data set. Theoretical perspectives: The theor

Brain drain refers to the international migration of highly skilled people. It can affect countries of all development levels, but it is the brain drain from developing countries that has garnered the most attention. There are two purposes with this study, the first is to find the relationship between brain drain and unemployment, GNI per capita and political stability. The second purpose is to se

Title: The Driving Force of Sustainability - A Case Study of Brinova Fastigheter AB Seminar date: 2019-06-05 Course: FEKH19 Business Administration: Bachelor Degree Project in Strategic Management Undergraduate Level Authors: Martin Frankendal, Valdemar Lennartsson & Eric Witt Advisor: Devrim Göktepe-Hultén Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine which the driving forces are to implem

Today, the public of society is considered to obsess of the topic of crime which daily news frequently distributes to the public by proclaiming shockingly headline regarding criminals and deviance. All tough, it seems to be an asymmetry between the public perception of crime and the characteristics of suspects versus the court's judgment of crime and the characteristics of suspects. This asymm

Kroppens största organ utgörs av huden, en töjbar och mjuk vävnad vars viktigaste uppgift är att skydda oss från omvärlden. Hudens yttersta lager, hornlagret eller Stratum Corneum på latin, utgör den viktigaste barriären mot yttre fiender som skadliga virus, bakterier och giftiga kemikalier. Hornlagrets barriäregenskaper beror på dess sammansättning och uppbyggnad, som kan liknas med en tegelstensStratum corneum (SC) is the outer most layer of the epidermis recognized as the main barrier of the skin. The most important function of SC is to regulate water loss to the outer environment and prevent the chemical as well as microbial invasion. This exceptional ability of SC is attributed to its composition and architecture which resembles an actual brick and mortar wall. The structure and compo

Mexico has a large share of indigenous people that are living in disproportionally high poverty levels. As a result, rural communities are facing deprivation of indigenous peoples in search of work in urban areas. The community-based cooperative “Millennial Women” was formed about 2-3 years ago with the intentions to maintain community resilience while promoting economic development in the rural c

Paris is built upon an almost 300-kilometre long quarries network which reflects a part of the city’s history. While the access to most parts of it is forbidden due to its hazard, this underground network attracts many illegal visitors called Cataphiles. This research aims to investigate the risks threatening illegal visitors and those affecting the heritage of the catacombs. In order to get an ov

A great number of cotton swabs from crime scenes are sent to the Swedish National Forensic Center each year for analyzation of DNA. Many of the swabs contain small amounts of cells and therefore it’s important to optimize the sampling of cells and the extraction of DNA. This would make more samples useful for DNA profiling and possibly be used as evidence. Today, a large amount of cotton, to wher

The purpose of this study is to unveil the determinants of value creation in supply chains and analyse the role of blockchain in this ecosystem. The study follows a qualitative research design through a case study, focusing on the dairy industry in Western Europe. The main theoretical perspectives are Transaction Cost Econonomics and Value Creation, combined with blockchain literature in supply ch

Denna kvalitativa intervjustudie undersöker politiskt arbete utfört av personer som upplever attraktion till fler än ett kön, inom organisationer eller kontexter som arbetar för HBTQ-frågor. Studiens syfte är för det första att undersöka hur politiskt arbete förstås av personer som utför det. För det andra är syftet med studien att bidra till forskningen om personer som upplever attraktion till flThis qualitative interview study explores political work by people who are at-tracted to more than one gender, within organisations or contexts that are en-gaging with LGBTQ-rights. The first purpose of the study is to gain understand-ing about how working for a political struggle is perceived by people, the second purpose is to add to the research about people that are experiencing attraction to

Transportation plays an essential role in the European economy. The European Transport Policy aims to establish a sustainable means of transportation system to provide the social, economic and environmental needs of society contributing to an integrated society. Major reasons for people to choose private cars over public transport are infrequent connections, inadequate infrastructure and low therm

Det finns mycket lite forskning om hur olika organisationsmodeller för nyanländas undervisning faktiskt fungerar. Därför har målet i den här uppsatsen varit att lyfta fem olika lärares uppfattningar om hur organisationen för nyanländas undervisning fungerar på deras skolor. Datainsamlingen har skett genom intervjuer. Lärare från olika delar av Sverige som arbetar på olika skolor med olika typer av

In water resource management, it is of importance to be able to predict how different activities might contaminate aquifers. For this kind of application, numerical modelling of water and solute transport can be a useful tool. The purpose of this study was to investigate if one-dimensional numerical modelling (Hydrus-1D) of water in the unsaturated zone of the subsoil is useful to assess the trans

Syfte: Syftet är att utreda hur going-concern varningar och andra faktorer påverkar storbankernas kreditgivningsbeslut och varför det finns likheter och skillnader storbankerna emellan. Metod: Semistrukturerade intervjuer med företagsrådgivare från tre storbanker i Sverige. Teoretiska perspektiv: Uppsatsens frågeställningar besvaras med hjälp av institutionell teori. Denna teorin syftar till att

Den vanligaste formen av materia i vårt universum består av elemntarpartiklar som kallas för kvarkar och leptoner. Dessa kvarkar attraherar varandra som en effekt av den starka och svaga växelverkan - som förmedlas genom utbytet av bosoner. I atomkärnan är det den starka växelverkan, vars effekt bärs av gluoner, som binder samman upp- och nerkvarkar till neutroner och protoner. Kombinationen av kvThe restoration of particle number and angular momentum symmetry using projection operators has been theoretically investigated for mean-field Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov (HFB) states. A computer code for the projection of particle number was then implemented. To do so efficiently and avoid the sign ambiguity of the Onishi formula, the computation of overlap between quasi-particle vaccums using Pfaffi

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the contractual relationships associated with the fair trade concept by applying organizational economics theory in order to contribute with theoretical and practical strategic management insights. The purpose stems from the underlying research problem concerning a lack of supplementary theoretical perspectives and development informing strategic de

Purpose - The paper seeks to contribute to closing the gap between conceptual benefits of Science Parks and their perceived effect. The paper aims to develop a conceptual framework of how managers of corporations and founders of startups perceive the emergence of interorganizational collaboration in a Science Park. The framework shall serve to understand how the Science Park can enable innovation

Syfte: Att beskriva patienters upplevelser av smak- och luktförändringar i samband med vård på en intensivvårdsavdelning. Metod: Kvalitativ intervjustudie med induktiv ansats. Sju personer som hade vårdats på en intensivvårdsavdelning i södra Sverige intervjuades angående deras upplevelser av smak- och luktförändringar. Datainsamling utfördes med hjälp av semistrukturerade intervjuer. Materialet a

The purpose with this paper is to put forward the complexity with employees’ identification with an organizations brand and the organization overall. We wish to examine the effects of internal employer branding, both through mainstream perspectives as well as through normative control. We hope to contribute with empirical support and deepen the knowledge for the impact that the brand has for the e

The current state of our environment is alarming. Increasing natural disasters worldwide and rising pollution levels made a conventional economic growth model illogical to abide by. Alternative growth models are of actuality, with the Green Economy being the most popular. Defined by UNEP (2011) as a “low carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive” economy (p.9), it raises interest among the