Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to tackle the paradox of governing free labour by exploring and drawing further understanding to the co-creation process in online brand communities. Originality: This study is the first to investigate co-creation from the theoretical perspective of the production of space and the first to introduce the concept of co-control in regards to the management of co

Examensarbetets titel: Vem är intresserad av acceleratorer? En studie av acceleratorer och dess intressenter. Seminariedatum: 2019-06-05 Ämne/kurs: FEK69: Examensarbete i Redovisning, 15 högskolepoäng. Författare: Rikard Jannesson, Tyko Carling och Martin Trollér Handledare: Gert Paulsson Fem nyckelord: Startup, Accelerator, Innovation, Venture Capital, Intressentmodellen. Syfte: Syftet med dTitle: Who is interested in accelerators? A study of accelerators and their stakeholders. Seminar date: 2019-06-05 Course: FEK69: Degree Project Undergraduate level, Financial Accounting, Undergraduate level, 15 ECTS. Authors: Rikard Jannesson, Tyko Carling och Martin Trollér Advisor: Gert Paulsson Key words Startup, Accelerator, Innovation, Venture Capital, Stakeholder Theory Purpose: The pu

Kan samma preparat behandla både en irriterad tarm och MS? När många tänker på bakterier hör de något dåligt och kan nog bli förskräckta av att veta att vi alla lever med upp till 100 biljoner bakterier i magen, vilket kan motsvara 1–2 kg! Men faktum är, att de här bakterierna är enormt viktiga för oss. De hjälper oss bryta ner det vi äter, håller miljön i tarmen stabil, hjälper till att träna

Background: Trust is a main issue in supply chain collaboration. Since the Blockchain technology has received lots of attention, researchers and industries started to ask what the impact of BCT on supply chain collaboration is, and how they can benefit from BCT in supply chain relationships. This research is about exploring the impact of Blockchain technology on trust in supply chain relationships

The aim of the study was to investigate school counselors’ discretion and increase the knowledge of how it can approach and challenges it poses. Four school counselors’ were interviewed. To this study, I used semi-structured interviews. Themes such as large or limited discretion, relationship creation and trust emerged in the analysis. The study was empirically grounded and the results emphasized

By making a descriptive comparison, this paper examines how the prevention against hate crime works in Sweden and Germany. The aim is to compare both the work in general, and also the work against hate crime that takes place on the Internet and in social media. A number of concepts, such as democracy, human dignity and freedom of speech, serve as the theoretical foundation. From the results, it ap

Previous research into women's patterns of migration suggests a female flight from the European weaker peripheral regions to its urban cores, due to women's experience of being economically, socially, culturally, and normatively hampered compared to men in rural space. The thesis' attempt to corroborate these results on the municipal level, with the use of survey data from Swedish yout

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

In order to successfully produce food products containing less damaged particles (approx. 1 cm3) it is important to investigate at which limit that the particle could be subjected to processing. This study attempted to predict particle breakage using mechanical test with image analysis as method validation. The characterization of different coarse particles was done using the developed methods on

State cooperation on transboundary waters is one of our times most crucial challenges to manage as freshwater securitization is the key to human survival, food production and economic growth. State shared water resources are causes of both political tension and territorial disputes. Drawn from a realism perspective this paper analyzes how and when China choose to formalize and not formalize intern

I denna uppsats har en netnografisk studie över bullet journal-metoden och instagramanvändare som brukar denna genomförts. Syftet var att undersöka vilka funktioner som anteckningsblocken fyller för användarna, hur bullet journal-relaterade instagramkonton används samt vad det är som driver människor att publicera bilder på sina bullet journals på Instagram och vad som händer i detta gränsland mel

Uppsatsens ämnar att svara på huruvida de olika argumenten kring surrogatmödraskap avspeglar maktstrukturer i svensk medial debatt år 2019. Uppsatsen syftar även att problematisera argument som försöker legitimera en praktik som potentiellt kan exploatera sociala grupper. Utifrån mediala artiklar publicerade i fem svenska kvälls- och dagstidningar under 2019 har en argumentationsanalys utförts och

Syftet med denna undersökning är att kritiskt granska hur Sverigedemokraterna (SD) redogör för de åtgärder de anser att Sverige bör vidta i arbetet för att säkra kvinnans utsatta roll i det svenska samhället. För att nå detta mål analyserar jag Sverigedemokraternas åtgärdsrapport för mäns våld mot kvinnor i vardagen genom att göra en kritisk diskursanalys. Genom Norman Faircloughs version av krit

Medical care in Nepal is largely financed by the individual, and although insurance programs and subsidies exist, they are limited in coverage, amount of assistance provided, and level of enrollment. Medical needs that extend beyond basic health services, specifically following acute injury can lead to financial difficulties that may jeopardize the ability to maintain basic needs and can push peop

This paper analyzes the reactions of two forests, located in the same region, to drought conditions that occurred in 2018. Both locations experienced similar conditions including higher temperature and less precipitation than the previous four years. Both experienced drought that would be categorized as moderate according to standard precipitation index calculations and soil moisture values were v

Det finns flertal fall då grafdatabaser överträffar traditionella relationsdatabasers pre-standa. Är grafdatabaser potentiellt den nya lagringsmetoden vid stor mängd sam-mankopplad data? Vilka villkor krävs? För att sätta det på prov har vi skapat entestmiljö med en stor mängd relationsbunden data.In an age of increasing usage of heavily interconnected platforms, graph databases have increased in popularity due to their ease of modelling these systems. This thesis will evaluate if the graph database Neo4j can be used to model Lime's CRM System efficiently by comparing the performance of Neo4j and MS SQL on queries similar to those existing in Lime CRM. To benchmark the databases, they w

The development of today’s energy-efficient dwellings often results in highly technical building solutions. We try to shield ourselves and our buildings as much as we can from the outdoors and subsequently loose an essential connection to the elements. Traditional design principals fall into oblivion and high-rise glass towers are justified with technological progress. By implementing selective st

User onboarding has become an increasingly important aspect in applications due to the shift towards the Software as a Service business model in software companies. This results in that companies need to make sure their customers are successful with the service, or they will loose customers. An effective user onboarding strategy can give the user a good start in becoming successful in the service.