The goal of risk and vulnerability research is to reduce the harm done by disasters. A disaster is a combination of a natural hazard and a vulnerable society. Understanding vulnerability is vital to reduce disaster risk, or the potential of losses in property or life. Vulnerability is often divided into a technical, relating to buildings, infrastructure, and so forth, and a social which concerns t

China has ever since the 1990s emerged as a manufacturing superpower, following its liberalized trade reforms and its entrance to the World Trade Organization. This has caused China to expand their exports substantially, in particular to the OECD countries. This has lead to an increasing debate on whether, or to what extent, increasing manufacturing exports from China to the OECD countries has con

Non-destructive testing (NDT) is a vital part of aerospace manufacturing due to high demands for quality and safety. Advances in materials science have given rise to aerospace composites with highly improved properties compared to traditional materials. To ensure that materials can be used safely, NDT techniques are continuously improved to follow advances in materials. This has also spurred devel

Titel: Fastighetsaffär eller fastighetsbesvär? - En studie av företagsförvärv inom fastighetssektorn i Västeuropa 1998-2018 Seminariedatum: 2019-01-17 Kurs: FEKH89, Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete i finansiering på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Markus Nero, Dino Tufek, Viktor Wir Handledare: Anamaria Cociorva Fem nyckelord: Förvärv, CAAR, fastighetssektorn, Västeuropa, multipel regressTitle: Real estate business or real estate problems? - A study of M&A in the real estate sector in Western Europe 1998-2018 Seminar date: 2019-01-17 Course: FEKH89, Degree Project Undergraduate level, Business Administration Corporate Finance, 15 ECTS Authors: Markus Nero, Dino Tufek, Viktor Wir Advisor: Anamaria Cociorva Key words: Mergers and Acquisition, CAAR, real estate sector, Western Eu

The aim of this study is to explore the thoughts of August Quennerstedt, the Swedish zoologist active during the turn of the twentieth century, with regard to his ideas on environmental protection. In doing so, the study seeks to identify and historically explain the main notions behind the arguments for protecting the environment as put forth by Quennerstedt in his written lecture ”Naturen och mä

This thesis utilizes mean-variance analysis and Sharpe-ratio optimization to explore the possibilities of adding cryptocurrencies to enhance portfolio performance. While earlier such research has focused on Bitcoin alone, this study examines 17 of the largest cryptocurrencies, selected based on their market capitalization. In addition to examining these cryptocurrencies’ potential as investments,

Syftet med uppsatsen är att öka förståelsen för riskerna vid en planerad organisationsförändring gällande effekterna på medarbetarnas kreativitet, samt att lyfta möjliga motmedel mot de oönskade konsekvenserna.

Syfte: Studien beskriver hur produkter med symboliskt värde fungerar inom access-based consumption (ABC), vilket uppnås genom att analysera hur bilen förknippas med identitet i denna kontext. Detta sker med utgångspunkt i individens motiv, tankar och drivkrafter. Metod: En kvalitativ studie har genomförts med ett hermeneutiskt fenomenologiskt tillvägagångssätt. Den bygger på en abduktiv ansats mePurpose: The study aims to describe and investigate how products with symbolic value operate within access-based consumption (ABC), which is realised through analysing how cars in car sharing relate to identity within this context. Methodology: A qualitative study has been conducted with a hermeneutic phenomenological approach. The scientific approach is abductive, and builds on literature from e

This thesis offers an analysis of how Breaking Bad's anti-hero Walter White can be viewed through the lens of forgiveness within Christian theology. The theories used for the theological approach are those presented by Magnus Abrahamson (Th. D), Desmond and Mpho Tutu, and Per Arne Dahl. The first part of this thesis provides the reader with an overview of what the aforementioned authors commun

Sverige var utformat som ett industrisamhälle under 1900-talet och därmed var även lagen utformad efter det samhället. Idag är det istället ett informationssamhälle med komplexa organisationer och goda kommunikationsmöjligheter. Förändringen av samhället gör att LAS från 1982 med tillhörande ortsbegrepp väcker diskussionen om ortsbegreppet är i behov av att förändras eller ersättas. KandidatuppsSweden was formed in the 20th century as an industry society and therefore is also the legislation formed after that kind of society. Today the society is instead an information society with complex organizations and good ways of communications in the labor market. The change of society makes a legislation such as the employment protection act from 1982, which contains the district concept, in foc

Today, an increasing number of people work from home; people value a relaxed and individual work style where flexibility and mobility are of greatimportance. A home office generates several new requirements of a workplace as conflicts often occur between aesthetical and functional qualities. Psychological factors such as discipline or relaxation are also difficult tohandle when the boundaries betw