This paper analyses production fragmentation in the Moroccan electrical components industry. The different driving forces behind product fragmentation are studied. Balassa’s index of revealed comparative advantage is used to measure possible specialisation. The empirical data shows a comparative advantage within certain product groups which implies that Morocco is participating in international pr

The purpose of this study is to assess the effects on food security in Georgia following a joint direct cash transfer project initiated as an emergency response to the conflict with Russia in August 2008. Based on interviews with beneficiaries, it was found that their food security situation had improved. Although increased food access and food utilisation promoted dietary diversity and food frequ

Titel: Affiliate marketing Författare: Eva Dobosz, Josefine Schüler Handledare: Kristina Bäckström, Cecilia Fredriksson Utbildning: Service Management, Retail & Turism Problemdiskussion: I Sverige domineras bloggosfären av modebloggar. Modeföretag har insett vilka marknadsföringsmöjligheter bloggen skapar då den inte betraktas som en kommersiell mediekanal av modekonsumenter. Resultatet är; Af

Abstract The food retail market of today constitutes a great number of relationships, both vis-à-vis customers as well as suppliers, which stress the importance of the retail operator to keep an attentive outlook. With this, environmental issues has raised questions to what extend retail transportation can be carried out with greater consideration to environmental aspects, which increases the pres

Syfte: Syftet med vår uppsats är att undersöka hur köpbeteende och intresse för varumärken skapas hos Generation Y i Sverige och hur detta kan leda till köpbeslut. Undersökningen genomförs med fokus på ett företag vars försäljning sker via direkthandel. Frågeställningar: Vilka faktorer påverkar Generation Y:s konsumtionsbeteende? Hur ser detta konsumtionsbeteende ut i en direkthandels kontext? Met

Title: E621, A study of customer attitude change and how this affects the food industry to meet the new requirements. University: Lund University, Service Management, Campus Helsingborg. Subject: Master 15 p. Seminar date: 4th of June, 2009 Author: Gabriella Danerhall and Frida Peterson Advisor: Elin Bommenel and Yvonne Granfeldt Key words: E-numbers, consumption, identity adding, satisfied custom

The Purpose of this study was to determine what affects, if any exist, crude oil and natural gas supply and demand has on the international relations of Northeast Asia. This was done by answering the research question: does the need to for energy security override the desire to maintain the status quo regarding national policy toward controversial issues facing Northeast Asia. The study uses the t

The purpose of this essay was to examine what attitude employers have towards hiring outnordic immigrants. In order to achieve this purpose, seven employers in various branches were interviewed, regarding their way of reasoning on the matter of engaging manpower with a foreign origin. These are all situated in Helsingborg, a fairly big city in Sweden. A qualitative method was used with semi struct

In this thesis I argue that the absence of energy utilization as a component in contemporary economic history and economic growth theory severely limits our understanding of economic development as a process. Although energy is not sufficient to explain the unprecedented expansion in the world economy since the industrial revolution, it is however absolutely necessary. Technological progress remai

The aim of this thesis is to give a clearer empirical picture of innovations and its connection to economic growth. As a point of departure we use an endogenous growth model, the Romer model, to theoretically develop this connection. This is shown through a modified equation for accumulation of technology. The model was extended with a modified variable for research productivity and a new variable

Den här uppsatsens huvudsakliga syfte är att belysa förhållandet mellan media, verkligheten och uppfattningen om verkligheten. Genom att skapa två ord-index över orden ”recession” och ”lågkonjunktur” har en kvantifiering av det mediala budskapet möjliggjorts. Data, mellan 1989-2009, från de fem tidningarna Affärsvärlden, Veckans Affärer, Dagens Industri, Dagens Nyheter och Expressen har samlats in

The present master essay discusses the factors of economic growth in countries with economies in transition. We consider two time intervals: transitional recession (1989-1998) and transitional recovery and growth (1998-2008). There are four groups of factors affecting growth: initial conditions, macroeconomic policies, structural reforms and social policies. The work was conducted with the help of

A study of the mix between reality and fantasy in five important litterary works in the genre generally known as the Cronicles of the Indies.

Studiens primära syfte är att undersöka diakoners uppfattning av huruvida organisatorisk kreativitet är förbunden med Svenska kyrkan som organisation. Studiens andra syfte är att undersöka diakoners upplevelse av kreativt arbetsklimat. Studiens tredje syfte är att undersöka diakoners öppenhet och empati samt de båda personlighetsvariablernas relation till hur man som diakon upplever kreativt arbet

Denna uppsats behandlar sambandet mellan ett lands rikedom mätt i BNP per capita, och dess ekonomiska tillväxt, mätt som procentuell förändring BNP per capita på årsbasis. Detta samband kategoriseras som positiv eller negativ korrelation. Tillväxtsstrukturer diskuteras och definieras som strukturella förhållanden i tillväxt med avseende på rikedom. Uppsatsen utvecklar en modell som kan identifiera

Denna uppsats behandlar om en ökning av antalet män inom omvårdnadspersonalen påverkat yrkets identitet och personalens vilja att höja yrkets status. Vi har utifrån fem semistrukturerade intervjuer och femton enkäter analyserat hur personalen på ett äldreboende i en kommun i Skåne ser på sig själva, sitt yrke och sin arbetssituation samt hur de ser på utbildning som ett verktyg att påverka dessa.

A compairison between the french novel Le Rouge et le Noir by Stendhal and a cinematographic adaptation

The purpose of this study is to quantitatively verify the relationship between corporate default probability and macroeconomic information. The purpose is further to compare the results of the panel data analysis for the firms from the Large Cap Index with the empirical findings generated by a similar model for the firms from the Mid & Small Cap Indexes. Also, the study aims to examine to whic

There are two purposes of thesis, the first is to determine: How efficient are Ready-To-Sell packaging solutions through IKEAs supply chain? And the second is to determine: To what level are Ready-To-Sell packaging solutions utilized at IKEA stores? If the solutions aren’t used as intended, what is the reason? Based on the result from the case study the objective is to: Identify possible potential

Volatility smile arising from the Black-Scholes model is a long studied subject in option pricing theory. By analysing higher order derivatives of the model, I hope to put another perspective to the problem. Accoridng to a study on the American S&P 500 future options, about 90% of the risks of holding an option in five days can be removed by using higher order derivatives of Black-Scholes. The