In the contemporary globalised era, social and economic development is being increasingly associated with extractivism. Opening up resource markets to multinational extractive industries is a common strategy used by Latin American states for promoting economic growth and reducing poverty. This thesis is a case study of the current establishment of large scale mining in the Tropical Andes of Ecuado

Engineering fungal organisms to produce desired protein – making a fantasy come alive!! Did you know that fungal organisms are used in the industrial production of various organic acids, enzymes, and secondary metabolites for nearly 100 years? And what makes these organisms to be in the limelight ever since then? Here is the answer. The fungal cells have an amazing property of secreting high lev

Digital-HR och digitala HR-verktyg har utvecklats i syfte att generera en värdefull informationsdatabas över de mänskliga resurserna i en organisation. Genom att digitalisera mer inom HR frigörs ytterligare tid till organisationsutveckling och människorna i organisationen. En effekt av digitaliseringen är ökat behov av informationssäkerhet i organisationerna. Digitala lösningar ökar sårbarheten i

In a world colored by change, being agile is considered one of the most important traits for communication professionals in a modern corporate landscape. However, research concludes that the concept of agility stills lacks clarity to the profession and what being agile actually implies to the profession. This study problematizes this and explores the implications of agility and how communication p

Title: Corporate Sustainability Strategy: From Formulation to Implementation – A Single-Case Study of the Manufacturing Industry Examining Strategy Implementation Tools And Influences of Contextual Factors Seminar date: June 3, 2022 Authors: Jakob Paul Leopold Krenn & Oriane Marina Rütsche Supervisor: Magnus Johansson Course: BUSN09 – Degree Project in MSc International Strategic Managemen

After the proposed EU Data Act was released in February this year, the facilitation of data sharing was emphasized, which might bring many aspects of impact. In particular, the implications for data portability and database protection. The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyze the intersection between the EU sui generis database right and the EU right to data portability, and to which

Bygg utgör världens största industri och branschen står därför inför stora utmaningar, då projekten förväntas färdigställas med god vinstmarginal samtidigt som det ska levereras med kortare byggtider, byggas med rätt kvalitet och helst till lägre kostnader. Detta ledde till ökade krav på branschen som utvecklades för att säkerställa att alla byggprojekt uppfyller samhällets och beställarens krav p

The purpose of this master thesis is to develop a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of managerial humor in the workplace and find out how it influences employees' commitment in contemporary organizations. This report contains qualitative research in the interpretivist tradition in the form of a single case study. Ten in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted to gather the empiric

The aim of this project was to investigate suitable prototyping methods to be used during the development of horn loudspeakers. Different methods were tested to investigate how well they replicated the original loudspeaker based on acoustical performance. The methods were also evaluated based on other requirements such as cost, manufacturing process and ability to handle complexes shapes. The meth

This paper analyzes the impact of reproductive outcomes on women's participation in their family's decision-making and on the share of the household's resources allocated to them. It also examines the effects on labor, time use, and health-related outcomes. Two main sources of variation in reproductive outcomes are used: an increase in the number of children, instrumented by the event

The objective of the degree project was to assess the average thermal transmittance and the climate impact of the façade. The studied prefabricated façade panels were the aluminium frame one, the insulated concrete sandwich and the wooden frame panel. The research approach consisted of five steps: the physical and thermal requirement of the panel was established; then the initial U-Value of each p

Hur skapar vi hållbara åtgärder? Hållbarhetsarbetet i kommuner behöver påskyndas, men visste du att just kommunen är en av de viktigaste spelarna för att bekämpa klimat-förändringarna och nå våra globala hållbarhetsmål? Målsättningar såsom Agenda 2030 används ofta till strategier på olika maktnivåer, och för att uppnå dessa mål för hållbar utveckling, pekas den lokala nivån ut som en mycket viGlobal development goals such as Agenda 2030 often serve as local guidelines for municipalities and research highlights the local power efforts to be significantly important for achieving sustainable development. The UN predicts a continued increase in urbanization and due to its multifaceted role, municipalities are expected to have an advantageous space to tackle difficulties and explore solutio

Listening to employees in a crisis is simultaneously more difficult and more important. This presents a problematic and vicious cycle for organizations. Although employees play a central role during a crisis, only a limited amount of research has been done to learn more about their perspective in the field of crisis communication research. Therefore, this study aimed to better understand the role

Denna uppsats undersöker den medialt uppmärksammade “short squeezen” som ägde rum i GameStop i januari 2021. En “short squeeze” är ett fenomen där en hastig och substantiell prisökning sker i en aktie till följd av ett behov för investerare med korta positioner att likvidera dessa. När investerarna likviderar dessa positioner bidrar de till en ökad efterfrågan på aktien vilket orsakar den hastiga

The aim was to examine nurses and healthcare counselors reasoning about support for children as relatives of patients in adult psychiatric inpatient care. The healthcare law in Sweden, 5:7 HSL, describes children as entitled to information, advice and support by healthcare professionals when living together with adult relatives that have mental health illness. Previous research shows that children

The 2020 Black Lives Matter protests brought national attention to the issue of police brutality against black Americans. Across the US, millions of people participated in the protests. This study was conducted with the aim to study news coverage of those events from a socio-legal perspective. The purpose was to better understand the nexus of social movements, news media, and the law through t

The purpose of this study was to analyze hospital social workers experiences of asking patients and relatives about violence within the family. This study was based on a qualitative research design where we interviewed six hospital social workers at two children's hospitals located in the southern part of Sweden. We analyzed the collected data with selected theoretical perspectives about profe