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The purpose of this study is to examine the potential of improving the interpretation of signals of undervaluation inherent to share repurchases, by accounting for insider trading, level of insider and cash holdings. The goal is to contribute to decreased information asymmetry and increased efficiency in capital markets. The study performs a long-horizon event study, applying buy-and-hold abnorma
While the environmental justice movement has grown worldwide, it seems that the movement has yet to mobilise in South Africa. The instances of environmental injustices in South Africa are abundant but paradoxically this has not given rise to a united movement demanding environmental justice for a transition to a new and renewable energy path. This thesis explores the challenges of creating an envi
This thesis scrutinizes the possibilities for a connection of Degrowth and Ubuntu within a transition discourse, thereby promoting the validity of pluriversal knowledges. It presents and compares the two philosophies, brings arguments for a connection and discusses possible benefits. It draws from expert interviews, observations and informal interviews conducted in a two months research period in
The aim of this study was to examine how sense of community is defined, created and maintained among members of local associations of pensioners. A total of seven members from four different local associations in two municipalities in Southern Sweden were interviewed using a semi-restrictive interview structure. The local associations all belonged to the same national organisation. Five themes eme
Studien undersöker hur några kollegor på en arbetsplats ser på gränsen mellan privat och offentligt på och utanför Facebook. Skiljer sig deras uppfattningar om vad som är privat och offentligt när de förhåller sig till arbetsplatsen och arbetskollegorna jämfört med andra kontexter som de ingår i? Teoretisk utgångspunkt är Goffmans begrepp front stage/back stage samt senare teorier om interaktion m
The objective of this thesis was the impact evaluation of several parameters affecting daylight conditions in a typical cellular office in Lund, Sweden. The research approach that was followed consisted of three distinct steps; the literature review in order to specify the dependent and independent variables of the study, the simulation part to produce daylight performance data and the graphical a
Värdering av ekosystemtjänster i byggbranschen – har det någon effekt? I takt med att byggandet ökar blir de gröna ytorna i staden mindre och mindre. I Sverige har en rad olika initiativ tagits för att kompensera för förlorad natur i samband med bebyggelse. Men vilken effekt har dessa initiativ? I denna studie undersöks ett verktyg utvecklat för att bevara, stärka eller kompensera för ekosystemtjUrbanisation is increasing the pressure to exploit green and blue spaces in the city. To preserve these spaces and the ecosystem services they provide, there is a need to change the way we plan and build cities. One way of doing this is to include valuation of ecosystem services in the planning process. Many different tools with the purpose to do this have been developed. The purpose of this stud
Mobilisering i sociala medier har makten att influera organisatoriska strategier och beteenden. Denna studie undersöker vilka kommunikativa strategier som intressenter använder för att initiera en organisatorisk förändring via sociala medier. För att studera detta utfördes en kvalitativ textanalys. Denna bestod av 449 inlägg på Twitter och ett pressmeddelande från Grand Hôtel. Analysen genomfördesMobilization via social media has the power to change organizational strategies and behavior. This study examines what types of communicative strategies stakeholders use to initiate an organizational change via social media. A qualitative textual analysis was conducted, consisting of 449 posts on Twitter and one press release from Grand Hôtel. This analysis stemmed from a model based on relevant t
Although landscape representations in the US-European culture have traditionally been acknowledged as a peaceful ordering of the world or the tool of imperialism, nationalism and private property (sometimes all simultaneously), a new shift in the landscape scopic regime seems to be happening. Produced by the current rise of concerns around climate change and environmental crisis, this shift seems
The aim of the study was to examine verdicts from the Swedish Administrative court regarding the Care of Abusers (Special Provisions) Act, LVM. The aim was to examine how the client and the client’s need of treatment is constructed in the verdicts, by the authorities and by the client itself. Sixteen convictions were analysed through qualitative text analysis. The study found that authorities; the
By exploring a case study of a Swedish media company, this thesis examines the roles of the middle management in influencing the decision-making of the top management and employees in decentralized innovation departments. For the top management’s decision-making, it was found that the middle manager performs an informing role, an inspiring role and a championing role, which are manifest on either
This thesis closely examines Reborn-Art Festival, a new arts and culture festival inaugurated during the summer of 2017 in one of the regions hardest hit by the triple disaster that devastated the northeastern coastline of Japan in 2011. In the face of an unspeakable tragedy like the Great East Japan Earthquake art may not seem like a central concern, but this thesis focuses on that subject specif
Coastal ecosystems are some of the most productive, and most at risk, in the world. These ecosystems are at risk due to the high levels of pollution entering the system. Most of this pollution comes from either run off or atmospheric deposition. There are a few ways in which this pollution could be tackled without a complete overhaul of societal systems, the most common solutions being grey or gre
Under de senaste åren har Fake News kommit att bli en väldigt omdiskuterad pro-blematik i den politiska sfären. Etablerade mediehus, tidningar och politiker har i en ökande takt blivit attackerade, ifrågasatta och anklagade för att sprida falsk och vilseledande information till offentligheten. Denna studie ämnar till att ge en djupare förståelse gällande orsakerna till framväxten av Fake News i enFake News has over the last couple of years become a very discussed issue in the political sphere. Well established newspapers and politicians have in an increased rate been attacked, questioned and accused of spreading false and misleading in-formation to the public. This study aims to give a deeper understanding regarding the causes of the emergence of Fake News in the modern and digitized world
Through a decolonial lens, visual culture can offer a variety of methods for solidarity-, community-, and future-building among people of color and other marginalized identities through applied imagination. However, a common impulse in these community-building endeavors is to explain as much as possible or to direct the image to the white gaze––a colonial ideology––which can further marginalize an
Authors: Björn Silverbåge & Lovisa Andersson Title: Why do we not all think alike? – A quantitative study about attitudes and trust towards the Swedish welfare state among people with a foreign heritage. Supervisor: Anna Tegunimataka Assessor:Håkan Johansson The aim of this study was to investigate attitudes and trust towards the Swedish welfare state among people with a foreign heritage b
Public Affairs är en liten men inflytelserik bransch i Sverige och forskning visar att branschen har dåligt rykte, då den anses oetisk. Studien är baserad på kvalitativa intervjuer med Public Affairs-konsulter i Stockholm och syftet är att skapa större förståelse för hur en Public Affairs-konsult resonerar kring etik i sitt yrkesutövande. Detta innefattar hur de resonerar kring transparens, val avPublic Affairs is a small, yet influential industry in Sweden, however, research shows that the industry has developed a bad reputation for its lack of ethics. I have based my study on qualitative interviews with Stockholm based Public Affairs consultants with the purpose of creating a greater understanding of their approach to professional ethics. The essay includes how they reflect on transparen
The World Bank is a key actor within development, continuously funding projects on women’s empowerment in countries world-wide; Liberia being one of them. Women and girls have been particularly affected by previous conflicts in Liberia, strongly impinging on their participation in the labor market still today (UN Women 2014). Research shows that one of the foremost issues for women today is the fa
Mobile business intelligence (MBI) handlar som namnet antyder om en mobil variant av traditionell business intelligence (BI). Det senaste årtiondets explosionsartade framfart för smarta telefoner och surfplattor har givit nya förutsättningar för användandet av MBI. I övergången från skapandet av traditionella BI-lösningar till MBI-lösningar kan en del barriärer uppstå och det är dessa vi i denna u
