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Uppsatsens studieobjekt är den organisationsförändring som genomförts inom SEB Pension & Försäkring. Syftet blir därigenom att ämna undersöka vilka implikationer övergången från provisionslön till fast lön medfört, med särskilt fokus på motivation och incitament. Studiens teoretiska utgångspunkt utgörs av principal-agentteorin och stewardshipteorin, som är två teorier som gör anspråk på att f
Purpose: To to contribute to the further understanding of the relations between culture and the level of market orientation in the Norwegian banking sector. Methodology: Explorative, qualitative, in-depth interviews. Theoretical perspectives: The theoretical base is located within market and cultural research in combination with organisation and management research. Empirical foundation: Skandiaba
An upcoming trend in the current IT-landscape is to outsource services to so called Cloud Service Providers (CSPs). However, many companies are still sceptical to this new kind of services, since they bring about a certain loss of control. For this reason, it is important for CSPs to show that their services are secure. There are several options in proving this and it is up to every CSP to choose
This thesis analyses the popularity of anti-immigrant parties and anti-immigrant opinions in Europe, which have grown rapidly in the 21st century. Diverging from the earlier research on the topic, the preference of anti-immigrant parties is the key variable of interest and it is analyzed using economic, socio-demographic, as well as sociotropic factors. The first six waves of the European Social S
This master thesis examines the implementation of Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. The report is based on a literature study in the field of CBDRM together with an interview study conducted with organisations operating in the region. The thesis shows that CBDRM has been an effective approach in the Mekong Delta and that used modes and modalities have
Examensarbetets titel: Strategiskt beslutsfattande: En studie om ledningsbeslut inför en expansion till den Kinesiska marknaden inom fordonsindustrin Seminariedatum: 2016-01-14 Ämne/kurs: FEKH19, Examensarbete på kandidatnivå i Strategic Management, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Caroline Carlsson, Justus Jahja, Adam Knutar Handledare: Christine Blomqvist Fem nyckelord: Strategiskt beslutsfattande, Title: Strategic Planning: A study focusing on managament decisions regarding an expansion to the Chinese market in the automotive industry Seminar date: 2016-01-14 Course: FEKH19, Bachelor thesis in Strategic Management, 15 University Credits Points (UPC) or ECTS‐cr Authors: Caroline Carlsson, Justus Jahja, Adam Knutar Advisor/s: Christine Blomqvist Key words: Strategic Planning, China, Automotiv
Do we know enough about Basic Income (BI) to support or discharge it? In this paper, two studies on the subject are reviewed in order to answer this question. One is the pilot study of Unconditional Basic Income in rural India (conducted by SEWA and UNICEF in 2011-2013) and the other is the Bolsa Escola/ Bolsa Familia program that was launched in Brazil in 1995 and is still ongoing. The aim is to
Studiens grundläggande utformning är att betrakta återköp som ett event bestående av en prior period (t-1) och en posteriori period (t). Med hjälp av en blandad metodik av ekonometri och enkel statistisk analyseras förändringar i risken och avkastningen under dessa perioder. Avslutningsvis avslutas arbetet med att dra en slutsats hur och om återköp förändrar risken och avkastningen under återköpsp
I den här studien analyseras 2052 köp- och säljrekommendationer av aktier från de fyra svenska storbankerna Handelsbanken, Nordea, SEB och Swedbank. Studien avser rekommendationer som gavs mellan 1 januari 2010 och 10 oktober 2014 på bolag som 10 oktober 2015 var noterade på Stockholmsbörsens Large cap-lista. Studien delas in i två delar; Studie 1 – Analys av rekommendationerna och Studie 2 – AnalIn this study 2052 stock recommendations from the four largest Swedish banks Handelsbanken, Nordea, SEB and Swedbank are analysed. The study includes stock recommendations between January 1, 2010 and October 10, 2014 of companies that were listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm Large cap list on October 10, 2015. The study is divided into two parts; Study 1 – Analysis of the recommendations and Study 2 –
Schizophrenia is a disease highly characterized by a disturbed perception of reality, where delusions often generate misinterpretations of the individuals perceptions. Emotion processing has been widely documented within schizophrenia, which above all has demonstrated a reduction regarding the Theory of mind. Also well documented is that individuals with schizophrenia depict a reduced perceptual a
This thesis examines how asymmetric information causes issues in online markets and how it leads to mispricing between buyers and sellers. Asymmetric information and its negative effect on traditional markets have been examined by earlier studies but we strive to test the the theory on an online market. This is tested by looking at how review systems affects the market and whether this information
BAKGRUND: Antalet personer som invandrar till Sverige har stadigt ökat de senaste årtionden och beräknas öka ytterligare. Till följd av detta påverkas hälso- och sjukvården då behovet av tolksamtal ökar. SYFTE: Att inom primärvården belysa sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av tolksamtal och dess inverkan på möjligheten att utöva personcentrerad vård METOD: Åtta sjuksköterskor inom primärvården i södra
En av typegenskaperna för finansiell data är dess långa minne och för att modellera detta är Fractionally Integrated GARCH (FIGARCH) en möjlighet. Denna rapport låter FIGARCH jämföra sig med GARCH, IGARCH och EGARCH för volatilitetsprediktering på två index med olika långt minne. Både hur väl olika modeller passar data och hur väl de predikterar out-of-sample value at risk (VaR) studeras. Som test
Microplastics in marine environments are an emerging environmental problem of international concern. This review focuses on the sources, quantities and effects of microplastics, to assess whether or not they pose a threat to marine biota. Microplastics are ubiquitous in marine environments, and have been reported along shorelines, in surface waters, seabed sediments, watercolumn and in a wide rang
Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka den sociala omgivningens betydelse för människor som går i psykoterapi. Semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med sex personer som hade gått i psykoterapi för mindre än ett år sedan. Intervjumaterialet analyserades genom Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) och detta resulterade i fem huvudteman: Välja ansikte utåt, Öppenhetens pris, Vara nära The aim of the present study is to deepen the understanding of how people, who undergo psychotherapy, perceive the importance of their social environment. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six individuals who have undergone psychotherapy within the last year. The transcripts were analyzed with Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), which resulted in five main themes: Choose f
This thesis studies if and when the size of the financial sectors starts to have a negative effect on economic growth. The size of the financial sector is modelled using employment in the sector. The study uses a panel data model with the EU15 countries covering the years from 1970 to 2007 (1985 to 2005 for some regressions). The results show that the positive contribution to growth of labour and
Sammanfattning Examensarbetets titel: HRM för minskad agentproblematik och bättre kompetensförsörjning inom IT-branschen Seminariedatum: 2016-01-14 Ämne/kurs: FEKH19, Examensarbete på kandidatnivå i Strategic Management Författare: Charlotte Karlsson, Ena Hrapovic, William Wallin Handledare: Christine Blomqvist Nyckelord: HRM, IT-branschen, agent-principal-teorin, kompetensbrist, Knowledge Managem
Continuous stirred tank reactors (CSTR) and batch reactors were used to examine the difference in methane yields and process stability between fractionated and non-fractionated sugar beet leaves. The hypothesis of this project was that by reducing the amount of juice in the sugar beet leaves the amount of soluble sugars and other easily fermented compounds in the substrate will also decrease, and
