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The Myth of the Melting Pot - A Postmodernist Reading of E.L. Doctorow's "Ragtime"
(2013-06-26)In this essay the notion of the melting pot within E.L. Doctorow's "Ragtime" will be examined. In contradistinction to most previous research on "Ragtime", where the greatest focus is put on the American dream, this study ... -
The naked truth about private regulations in Europe - The perception of northern Italian suppliers
(2014-12-12)Private regulation of employee rights in global production networks emerged in the early 1990s as a response by Western companies to poor working conditions in non-Western countries. This has recently changed with private ... -
The naked truth about the Swedish condom market
(2017-06-29)In Sweden, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are increasing and the numbers of abortions, due to unwanted pregnancies, are among the highest in Western Europe. Moreover, STIs become increasingly more difficult to ... -
“The natural evolution of non-alignment” A qualitative case study of how Sweden’s identity as non-aligned is reconstructed through narratives in a changing security context
(2022-02-02)Sweden’s defence policy is characterized by non-alignment, which historically has meant avoiding military alliances to stay neutral in war. This policy of non-alignment is over 200 years old and deeply ingrained into Swedish ... -
The nature of control. A study of CEO behavior
(2000)How do CEOs exercise control over their organizations? This question is to be answered through a study, which consists of direct observation of eight Swedish CEOs in their everyday work. Of special interest is to investigate ... -
The Nature of interaction between African Migrant Mothers and obstetric care Providers and its effect on Service Outcome: A case of Gothenburg City, Sweden
(2011-09-14)This study is entitled “The Nature of Interaction between African Migrant Mothers and Obstetric Care Providers and its effect on Service Outcome: A case of Gothenburg city, Sweden”. The main objective was to try to understand ... -
The navigation of SMEs’ International Vendor Selection
(2011-07-15)In today’s fierce competitive environment, offshore outsourcing is a main stream practice in global business operations. In this context, vendor selection is a critical factor affecting outsourcing performance. It has ... -
The Ndengeleko Language of Tanzania
(2013-03-06)This dissertation describes the Ndengeleko language of Tanzania, in particular the phonology and morphology in the noun and verb phrase. This Bantu language, spoken by approximately 72,000 people, has not been the subject ... -
THE NEED TO MEET THE NEED - On the HRM-Performance Linkage
(2015-11-16)Problematization Reacting to a demand for greater accountability in organizations across all functional areas of business, HR has been facing fundamental reorganization over the past decades, resulting in significant ... -
The Net Utility Model –A Goldmine of the net companies? A Stated Preference Study Regarding the net companies Responds and Attitude after Applying the Net Utility Model
(2004)The Swedish electricity market was deregulated in 1996 and as a consequence of this the net companies are acting on a natural monopoly market. The Net Utility Model was introduced to force the net companies to charge fair ... -
The neuromodulatory effect, safety and effectiveness of vagus nerve stimulation
(2017-03-22)Background Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an adjunctive palliative neuromodulatory treatment for drug resistant epilepsy (DRE) and chronic depression. It has also been proposed as a treatment for many other conditions ... -
The neuropsychology of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus
(2011-05-09)Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is characterised by an active distension of the cerebral ventricles due to inadequate absorption of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) into the systemic circulation. The intracranial ... -
The neurovascular niche after irradiation to the developing brain
(2013-11-11)Radiotherapy is commonly used in the treatment of pediatric brain tumors but is unfortunately associated with debilitating negative effects, such as impaired memory and learning. Historically, vascular damage following ... -
The New Auditing Standard in Sweden - What are the effects of a more detailed auditing standard?
(2005)Background and problem: During the last couple of years there have been a great number of accounting scandals throughout the world. The line of auditing is by this time going through extensive changes when the rules are ... -
The New competitors: A study of EMNCs in developed markets
(2011-10-14)The new competition, the EMNCs from the developing parts of our world are companies that have finally managed to get the rightful attention. Some argue that their occurrence is something that will drive the world forward ... -
The new Danish tax regime -Attitudes and opinions of different Swedish interested parties
(2000)On January 1, 1999, Denmark introduced a new tax regime. Among other things it included less stringent tax laws in regards to dividends. This has been acknowledged around Europe, and Denmark is, with their new favorable ... -
The New Economy - Knowledge Investments - Enterprises intangible investments - the new source of growth
(2017-03-15)Economic-based growth is increasingly becoming dependent on the wide range of intangible investments, known as knowledge-based capital (KBC) investments. Its rapid asset size growth has called for transparency in the ... -
The new football business: a challenge for elite followers. -A case study for IFK Göteborg-
(2001)A decade ago, as the 1990's opened, many small tentative steps were ventured into the new (at that time) business age. Which of football's leaders could then have foreseen the sheer scale and speed of football's economic ...