There are several economic variables used by investors to assess the risk of financial downturns. In this paper, we test twelve variables, divided into three categories: macroeconomic-, financial risk-, and sentiment indicators, in a logistic regression model, on in-sample data, with a binary outcome to evaluate their predictive power of economic downturns in the US, including the S&P 500, US

Sammanfattning Examensarbetets titel: Relationens väg genom skandalens storm - En kvalitativ studie om hur lojala konsumenters relation förändras efter en skandal Seminariedatum: 2024-01-11 Kurs: FEKH29, Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete på kandidatnivå i marknadsföring, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Elin Allard Advall, Astrid Sandberg & Mimmi Öjes Handledare: Sofia Ulver Nyckelord: Skandal

This project has been performed within the Research and Development division of Bloom Lasers, located in Pessac, France. Bloom has strong expertise in developing high power ultraviolet fiber lasers. One of the key aspects that enables to obtain high ultraviolet power is to have an efficient nonlinear conversion module, which converts the Infrared into ultraviolet. The most relevant parameters that

The aim of this essay is to create a more nuanced picture of board games during the viking age, through a qualitative study of the gaming material from Birkas graves. The focus of the study is to see if there is any correlation between status and board games, what social groups were the one playing them and how widespread the activity was in this town. This is based on the raw materials of the gam

Examensarbetets titel: En Stiftelses Dilemma: En kvalitativ studie om en stiftelses balansgång mellan förväntningar och verksamhet under Covid-19 pandemin Seminariedatum: 11 januari 2024 Kurs: FEKH49 - Examensarbete i organisation på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Axel Bengtsson och Filip Höök Handledare: Stefan Sveningsson Fem nyckelord: Korsdrag, intressenter, förväntningar, strategiTitle: A Foundations Dilemma: A qualitative study on a foundation’s balancing act of expectations and business operations during the Covid-19 pandemic Seminar date: January 11th, 2024 Course: FEKH49 - Bachelor’s degree thesis in Management and Organization, 15 credits Authors: Axel Bengtsson and Filip Höök Advisor: Stefan Sveningsson Key words: Draft, stakeholders, expectations, strategy, foundati

Examensarbetets titel: Är betald UGC det nya sättet att göra reklam på? Seminaredatum: 2024-01-11 Ämne/Kurs: FEKH29, Examensarbete kandidatnivå i Marknadsföring, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Linnea Bengtsson, Sara Melgar, Madeleine Tran Handledare: Clara Gustafsson Fem nyckelord: Varumärkesattityder, Brand Equity, Förtroende, UGC, FGC Syfte: Syftet är att undersöka hur betald UGC påverkar unga vuxTitle: Is paid UGC the new way to market? Seminar date: 2024-01-11 Authors: Linnea Bengtsson, Sara Melgar, Madeleine Tran Advisor: Clara Gustafsson Key words: Brand attitude, Brand Equity, Trust, UGC, FGC Research questions: How does paid UGC affect customers’ brand attitude in relation to brands within the makeup industry? How does paid UGC affect makeup brands Brand Equity and CBBE? Purpose: The

Titel: Kapitalstruktur i karantän - Hur coronakrisen förändrade kapitalstrukturen för volatila svenska företag Seminariedatum: 11-01-2024 Kurs: FEKH89, Examensarbete i finansiering på kandidatnivå Författare: Fanny Nyberg, Hugo Gustavsson, Kristian Smolle Handledare: Elias Bengtsson Nyckelord: Kapitalstruktur, skuldsättning, volatila branscher, coronakrisen och regressionsanalys Syfte: Studien syfTitle: Capital Structure in Quarantine - How the COVID-19 Crisis Altered the Capital Structure of Volatile Swedish Companies Seminar Date: 11-01-2024 Course: FEKH89, Bachelor Degree Project in Financial Management Undergraduate Level Authors: Fanny Nyberg, Hugo Gustavsson, Kristian Smolle Supervisor: Elias Bengtsson Keywords: Capital Structure, Leverage, Volatile Industries, COVID-19 Crisis, Regre

Sammanfattning Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka om det förekommer signifikanta skillnader i prestation mellan familjeägda och icke familjeägda bolag i Norden som helhet samt inom de nordiska länderna. Ett ytterligare syfte är att jämföra den nordiska, anglosaxiska och germanska kulturen samt bolagsstyrningen för att skapa en bättre förståelse för om/varför det kan uppstå skillnader i fAbstract Purpose: Investigate performance differences between family-owned and non family-owned companies in the Nordic region and within the Nordic countries. A further aim is to compare the Nordic, Anglo-Saxon and Germanic culture as well as corporate governance to create a better understanding of why there may be differences in financial performance between family-owned and non-family owned com

ABSTRAKT Titel- Det Stabila Pusslet - Långsiktig prestation av börsintroduktioner på den nordiska marknaden Seminariedatum -2024-01-10 Kurs -FEKH89, Examensarbete i finansiering på kandidatnivå, 15HP Författare- Axel Engvall, Sebastian Bratthall, Filip Andersson Handledare- Maria Gårdängen Fem nyckelord- Nordiska marknaden, Börsintroduktioner, Långsiktig prestation, BHAR, underprestation Syfte- SABSTRACT Title- Det Stabila Pusslet- Långsiktig prestation av börsintroduktioner på den nordiska marknaden Seminar date- 2024-01-10 Course- FEKH89, Corporate Finance Degree project, undergraduate level,15 ECTS Author- Axel Engvall, Sebastian Bratthall, Filip Andersson Advisor- Maria Gårdängen Keywords- Nordic market, IPOs, Long-term performance, BHAR, underperformance Purpose - The purpose of the

This paper investigates receptive knowledge of English lexical collocations among Swedish high school students. The study tests the claim that L2 (second language) learners of English have a low level of collocational competence and tend to recognise high-frequent collocations more than low-frequent since the former have been encountered more. The target items for this study consisted of 40 colloc

This Work is about the fortifications and more specific the gates to cities during the Middle Ages and the renaissance period and how they were designed to project a specific symbol of power. The city gates of Landskrona, Helsingör, Lübeck, and Kristianstad stand as architectural emblems of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, each bearing unique symbolic significance within their respective urban lan

Since ancient times, public squares have played a significant role in the social and political life of towns and cities. They were designed as open spaces for public use, allowing people to meet, communicate, and demonstrate, and as centers for commercial and civic culture that reflected historical transformations. However, nowadays, public squares are often nearly abandoned urban voids, rather th

Titel: Marknadsföringens etiska gränser inom den tobaksfria nikotinindustin Seminariedatum: 2024-01-11 Ämne/kurs: FEKH29, Examensarbete i marknadsföring på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Ella Waderup, Fanny Lindgren, Milton Nilsson Handledare: Clara Gustafsson Fem nyckelord: Marknadsföringsetik, Marknadsföringsstrategi, Konsumentbeteende, nikotin, social hållbarhet. Forskningsfråga: På

Examensarbetes titel: Övertidsmonstret dementerar: lev som du lär - En kvalitativ studie om förväntningars påverkan på ledarrollens självbild och Work Life Balance Seminariedatum: 11 januari 2023 Ämne/kurs: FEKH49 - Examensarbete i organisation på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Tilde Detterholm & Jessica Lundqvist Handledare: Olof Hallonsten Fem nyckelord: Ledare, självbild, förvänTitle: The Overtime Monster Refutes: Live As You Learn - A qualitative study on the impact of expectations on leaders' self-image and Work Life Balance. Seminar date: January 11th, 2024 Course: FEKH49 - Degree Project Undergraduate level, Business Administration, Undergraduate level, 15 UPC Authors: Tilde Detterholm & Jessica Lundqvist Supervisor: Olof Hallonsten Keywords: Leader, self ima

This study investigates Mesolithic pits in Sweden with a focus on their possible functions and meanings. Pits from four Mesolithic sites are explored and analysed. The pits are studied and compared on factors such as placement, contents and size. A practice theory perspective is used in analysing the possible social and cultural meanings of the pits. Different sequences of actions related to the p

This thesis examines and analyses how violence is portrayed in two literary works, Eoin McNamee's Resurrection man and Anna Burn's Milkman, both set in Northern Ireland during the 1970s. The analysis is based on a close reading of the novels and show how different categories of violence is portrayed. The thesis also discussed similarities and differences between how violence is portrayed i

In the reality of Israel’s educational system, it is highly unlikely that Arab and Jewish students will ever meet at school. Within this state-segregated context, bilingual multicultural education, while having the potential to act as a catalyst for change and promote intercultural dialogue, remains on the brim of academic interests. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the complex interplay o

Följande uppsats har titeln “Den unge Romantikerns lidanden” och är ett examensarbete i ämnet Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap vid Institutionen för kommunikation och medier vid Lunds Universitet. Uppsatsen är skriven av Vera Stiglund och utforskar dejtingfenomenet icks. Åtta djupgående forskningsintervjuer har genomförts med syftet att dels studera vad icks är för unga som dejtar, dels analyser