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Title: Strategic Alignment in Procurement for a Swedish OEM: Supply Chain Management for Enhanced Performance Background: Developing strategies to meet different customer demands and conditions is important for companies to succeed. This thesis explores how to differentiate larger customers demand with the company’s own business objectives in mind for a small procurement organization. Purpose: T
This study investigates the consequences of stocks being included in an index, in terms of returns, risk, and pricing efficiency. We examine the European stock market, utilizing the broad STOXX Europe 600 index, which, to a large extent, has been overseen by previous research. Over the recent period 2013-2023, we document all additions to the index and collect fund ownership data, classified as in
This research paper analyses the impact of HIV/AIDS on cassava production on a panel of two countries from Sub-Saharan Africa: Tanzania and Nigeria. It covers the 1990-2021 time period. In addition, it provides a zoomed-in investigation on each country using time and country fixed effects, covering the same timeframe. This work contributes to the literature in three dimensions. First, it investiga
PAX Good Behavior Game (PAX-GBG) is a school-based intervention which has been shown to increase student’s self-regulation, promote prosocial behaviors, and inhibit challenging behaviors. However, little is known about how participating students feel about the intervention. In this study, we conducted semi-structured interviews and surveys with 3rd grade students in Sweden to examine their feeling
This study examines the beginnings of Hamburg’s institutional transformation from a predominantly Hanseatic-style city to a Northern European financial and economic center. Existing literature has repeatedly pointed out the importance of migrants in the diffusion of economic institutions in the early modern period. In Hamburg’s case, commercially-minded migrants from Western Europe came to Hamburg
Sanctions, as a foreign policy tool, are increasing in popularity and frequency. This study empirically assesses how different types of sanctions imposed by the European Union, United Nations, and the United States affect the sanctioned states’ GDP growth and degree of openness. Moreover, this study aims to address whether the economic costs of sanctions have undergone any notable changes in the c
The purpose of this study was to study China’s perception of the EU by analyzing China Daily’s framing of the Union, which is a Chinese government-owned newspaper. In particular, the EU-China relationship holds great significance in international affairs. However, in recent years, the bilateral ties have experienced various setbacks due to conceptual differences between the actors. Thus, I argue t
Lantmännen Cerealia i Malmö utför provbak av bröd som ett led i deras kvalitetskontroll av ett malet mjöl. Nuvarande metod med provbakning av bröd på Lantmännen innehåller ister. Det är en kvarleva från förr då det var ett vanligt fett att använda till bakning. Det stämmer dock dåligt överens med hur det ser ut i bagerierna som idag använder framförallt rapsolja som fett i bakningen. Kvalitetsavde
Climate transition risk pricing in capital markets has emerged as a critical area of research. Using a comprehensive dataset of syndicated loans spanning the years 2010 to 2020, combined with greenhouse gas emission and financial data for borrowers and lenders from three different sources, we conduct an extensive cross-sectional regression analysis to assess how greenhouse gas emissions are priced
Design-forward portable lighting was introduced during the 2010’s, and has since solidified its presence and popularity. Made visible through restaurants and hotels it has grown into an attractive section of the lighting market. Through the flexibility of the cordless lamp, new creative design solutions have been achieved, and most design-forward companies include them in their range. Lighting d
Recent studies have highlighted how building resilience to ‘shrinking’ episodes, as opposed to increasing growth rates, appears to be the missing piece of the puzzle when it comes to between-country income convergence. All economies seem to be able to grow, but few countries have been able to drastically improve their shrinking patterns, which has underpinned the divergence often argued in literat
The purpose of this study is to understand how employees make sense of employee engagement activities in a remote work environment. Since the sudden shift to remote work represents a disruption of routine in the employees’ working life, we draw on Weick’s (1995) sensemaking theory to gain the best possible insight into the employees’ interpretation of remote engagement activities. Based on the tra
Anionic biosurfactant-cationic biopolymer systems were investigated to identify and characterize a coacervation window. The characterization of the systems was performed with dynamic light scattering, small angle x-ray scattering and in-situ ellipsometry. The surfactants sodium- and potassium caprylate (NaC10, KC10) and sodium- and potassium laurate (NaC12, KC12) were studied with titration experi
Recognizing the normative power that the European Union projects outside its borders within the environmental field, this thesis seeks to shed light on the norm-importer’s agency in the norm diffusion process. Serbia as a candidate country and its political elite are chosen as the main focus of the empirical analysis. Since Serbia wants to become a member of the EU, it is in its interest to adopt
Gender constitutes an important determinant of mental health. Previous research has pointed out the need to investigate and operationalize the concept of gender beyond two distinct categories to account for the social and relational aspects of gender that may influence mental health outcomes. In this thesis I investigate the influence of gender-related norms on mental health outcomes among wome
The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a global debate on intellectual property rights involving various actors including nation states, civil society, and business. In October 2020, South Africa and India proposed that certain intellectual property rights on COVID-19 health products should be temporarily waivered for the remainder of the pandemic invoking strong opposition from the pharmaceutical industry
