• Financial and Environmental Narratives in Earnings Calls: Investor Processing Costs and Market Reactions 

  Taraj, Imelda (2024-12-05)

  This dissertation examines the role of soft information in earnings conference calls (ECCs) and its impact on capital market dynamics. By leveraging machine learning, natural language processing, and large language models, ...

• Essays on lnsider lnvestment Horizon and lts Role in Information Asymmetry 

  Sarwar, M Shahin (2024-09-16)

  In the presence of information asymmetry between insiders and outside investors, outside investors use the insider investment horizon (HOR). This is a crucial trade characteristic to understand the insiders’ trade motives. ...

• Exploring fan engagement and commercialisation in Swedish elite football 

  Winell, Erik (2024-09-02)

  This dissertation builds on theory of customer and fan engagement and explores the nature of fan engagement in the Swedish elite football ecosystem. In light of the increasingly interconnected service ecosystem of elite ...

• The Resonance of Past-themed Consumption and Marketing 

  Dam, Christian (2024-05-06)

  In this thesis, I explore and conceptualise how resonance can be market-mediated. To do this, I unravel the theoretical context of past-themed consumption and marketing. My exploration is based on five standalone papers ...

• Oxymoron Organizing: TraveIs of the Idea of Energy Efficient Oil Tankers 

  Varvne, Hanna (2024-04-29)

  This study explores how the idea of energy-efficient travels is translated among organizations engaged in the shipping of oil, including shipowners, fuel companies, ports, and so forth. Contextualized in a Swedish setting, ...

• Cost and financing of the sustainability transition of the Swedish road freight transport sector 

  Parviziomran, Elmira (2023-12-08)

  The cost and financing of the road freight sector’s sustainability transition, driven by significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and cost considerations, represent an urgent yet underexplored research focus. This study ...

• Geographies of Management Ideas 

  Kristiansen, Alexander (2023-11-07)

  This dissertation concerns management ideas – ideas on optimal utilisation of organisational resources – that are antecedents to organisational change. In the context of a globalised economy, the dissemination of management ...

• Corporate whistleblowing systems in the digital era: Determinants, effects, and disclosure 

  Rahmatdi, Rahmatdi (2023-10-05)

  Whistleblowing is a practice of communication between two parties that involves negative or sensitive information regarding potential misconduct in an organization. Due to the nature of the information involved in ...

• Spänning i offentlig upphandling - Om användande av ett strategiverktyg 

  Johansson, Tore (2022-05-17)

  Tension in Public Procurement - The usage of a strategy tool: Public procurement is about public purchases, but also about sale of goods and services to the public sector. In research, public procurement is usually ...

• Myth Aestheticization 

  Dagalp, Ileyha (2022-04-22)

  This thesis theorizes the process of myth aestheticization for marketing and consumption. A concept of myth aestheticization springs from a simple yet complex idea: What if something is not “aesthetic” in and by itself, ...

• The changing geography of innovation 

  Franz, Sarah-Maria (2022-04-13)

  The Asian century is at our doorstep. Emerging economies like China and India present a major source of not only supply-, but also demand for Western MNCs. Recent evidence suggests that subsidiaries located in emerging ...

• Essays on ESG disclosure, performance and assurance 

  Abay, Zelalem (2022-03-31)

  In this dissertation, economic implications of ESG disclosure, performance and assurance are examined in three essays. It is evident in the recent developments that the need for a sustainable and responsible investments ...

• The role of influencing organisations in promoting sustainability of urban freight transport 

  Brettmo, Alena (2021-11-12)

  The research in this thesis focused on organisations that can contribute to increased sustainability development in urban freight transport activities. In this study, these organisations were identified, studied, grouped ...

• Responsibilisering - En studie av assistanssektorns kvasimarknad 

  Bankel, Robin (2021-09-21)

  De senaste decenniernas valfrihetsreformer i välfärden har föregåtts av argument om att valfrihet frigör brukare genom att kontrollen över välfärdstjänster överlåts åt de som utnyttjar dem. Denna avhandling behandlar en ...

• Contested legitimacy: The shrimp sustainability case in Sweden 

  Wainwright, Laurence (2020-09-01)

  The world faces a plethora of serious challenges. The current SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic, Australian bushfires of 2019−2020 and rapid decline in global fish stocks are just a few of numerous recent events which highlight the ...

• Why are firms conducting entrepreneurial actions? 

  Pehrsson, Tobias (2020-09-01)

  This dissertation is concerned with the concept of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and, more specifically, the question ‘Why are firms conducting entrepreneurial actions?’ This question rests upon two premises. First, ...

• Skinny white bitches: Female sexual agency in contemporary advertising 

  Balog, Irina (2020-06-05)

  ABSTRACT This is a story about female representations in contemporary advertising. Following up on Rosalind Gill’s (2003; 2007; 2008) critical discussions on the shift in contemporary advertising from the sexual object ...

• A Hybrid Operating Room in the Making - Coordinating the lntroduction and Use of New Technology 

  Tyskbo, Daniel (2020-05-11)

  New technologies are often introduced hoping to achieve cost reductions, efficiency improvements, and product/service quality increases. Early researchers have often focused on these hopes and how existing organizational ...

• The Sustainability and Competitiveness of European Short-Sea Shipping 

  Raza, Zeeshan (2020-03-27)

  Several factors could improve the environmental performance of European short-sea shipping (SSS) and enhance its competitiveness, and in this thesis, some of those factors are explored. The purpose of this thesis is to ...

• Audit regulation and auditor disclosures: Essays on the consequences of ISA 701 

  S. Mahmoud, Hosseinniakani (2020-03-19)

  Auditing regulations have changed over time, with the aim of increasing the quality of the audit process and audit report that assist stakeholders in decision-making. Such changes include the recent revisions and introduction ...

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