Browsing Master theses by Title
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A Balanced Scorecard Approach for Measuring a R&D Organization - A case study in collaboration with the R&D intensive company Swegon
(2020-07-22)In today’s rapidly and ever-changing competitive landscape, companies are racing to develop and commercialize innovative products and services. Successful organizations have realized that Research & Development (R&D) can ... -
A calculation framework and applicable tools to estimate freight rate and carbon emissions for road transport - A study at Volvo Group Trucks Operations
(2020-06-17)The high-quality estimation methods and results for the freight rate and carbon emissions of road transport are not only important to a company’s supply chain performance but also valuable to academia. In this research, a ... -
A case for risk management in the Swedish housing market Studying the demand for market value insurance products in the Swedish metropolitan residential real estate market
(2019-11-27)Abstract This thesis builds on the discussions by Robert Shiller and Peter Englund, among others, proposing outlines for an insurance policy on the market value of homes. The aim of the thesis is to examine if risk is ... -
A case study of a small architecture start-up: Strategic considerations to aid innovation in the construction industry
(2017-07-06)This paper examines innovation within the Swedish construction industry with the purpose of identifying key factors for small and/or newly founded firms to increase their innovative capacity and long-term competitiveness. ... -
A Case Study of Knowledge Transfer. Pedalling for progress with the cargo cycle
(2015-07-10)Abstract City logistics is integral to the sustainable development of cities, nevertheless, it is an aspect which has been largely ignored in policy debate. Although policy-makers are increasingly tending to this issue, ... -
A Case Study of Save The Children’s Cross-sector Value Creation
(2020-09-04)The expanding view of how to deal with societal issues have grown more complex than ever before which have forced, what previously was viewed as unlikely collaborators, to innovate what it means to partner in value creation ... -
A case study of the construction and civil engineering industry
(2000)The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate if there are opportunities for a Scandinavian company on the Vietnamese market for construction and civil engineering. A qualitative case study has been made in three steps to reach ... -
A case study of the Dubai e-commerce market - how cultural impacts within business contexts, and marketing activities should be considered when Swedish businesses seek to enter
(2019-07-03)Previous research provides a range of theories regarding businesses that seek to expand globally both online or physically. Several of them include aspects such as culture, marketing and other factors that needs to be ... -
A Case Study of the platform CLOSER – It gives more than it takes
(2020-07-22)Innovation is in many organisations the core of the growth and development process. In today´s world, many organisations have realised that working in silos is no longer efficient, hence the search for external sources ... -
A Case Study: What Impacts the Fuzzy Front End?
(2014-12-15)Research show that it is early in the innovation process that organizations have the largest possibility to have an impact on the idea, and this impact is the least expensive during the early phase of the innovation process. ... -
A change seldom comes alone, neither does the feelings attached to them: A study about employees personal experiences during a multiple change implementation
(2013-07-05)This study aims to describe and analyze ongoing changes at a company operating in the real estate industry. The study takes the perspective of the employees and how they react to the changes. Previous studies have focused ... -
A comparative study assessing viable remuneration models for university researchers regarding inventions, copyrights and trade secrets commercialized through the university
(2012-07-16)In order to promote increased utilization of university research, a more entrepreneurial and industry oriented university is advocated by e.g industry actors, and scholars writing preparatory works. The globally most common ... -
A comparative study between fully digital retailers and partly digital retailers on the Swedish sports nutrition market
(2020-07-23)Digitalization has a big impact on the retailing market. Customer behaviour is changing towards an increasing preference for digital sales channels. It is a challenge for companies to adapt to the rapid market changes. ... -
A comparison of sin- and ethical stocks’ performance on the Swedish equity market: with focus on the impact of liquidity, institutional ownership, firm age and equity on the difference in excess returns between sin- and ethical stocks.
(2019-08-09)This thesis studies the returns of ESG stocks and sin stocks through constructed value- and equally weighted portfolios in the Swedish stock market. The stocks are also compared on a firm level. The excess returns obtained ... -
A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE SHAREHOLDER VALUE CREATION FROM SWEDISH SPIN-OFFS
(2018-07-04)This thesis investigates the universe of Swedish tax-exempt Lex ASEA spin-offs since the start of the new millennium from the perspective of short-term and long-term stock price performance. The intention to spin off a ... -
A cross-country analysis of o shore wealth determinants
(2020-07-10)In this work, I investigate what are the elements that are associated with the amount of individual financial wealth held offshore by a country. To do so, I exploit a novel dataset constructed by Alstadsaeter, Johannesen ... -
A directive to change the wor(l)d of sustainability reporting - An initial examination of non-financial disclosure by Swedish companies in light of the Directive 2014/95/EU
(2020-07-01)In 2014 the European Union officially announced the Directive 2014/95/EU concerning disclosure of non-financial and diversity information, and consequently as of the financial year 2017, certain large undertakings are ... -
A Fight to Survive Lockdown - A multiple case study on how firms in the hospitality industry have responded to the effects of Covid-19
(2021-11-12)This paper attempts to explore the theoretical dimensions of crisis management with an abductive approach using the Covid-19 pandemic’s effect on the hospitality industry as the main source for secondary as well as primary ... -
A Financial Perspective of Purchasing Decisions
(2003)The auto industry is one among the most dependants on suppliers, signifying the increased importance of purchasing decisions to auto firms. Mergers, acquisitions and new car-model projects have led to an increase in ... -
A Firm’s Engagement in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Issues and its Effect on Portfolio Returns
(2017-07-26)This thesis examines how a firm’s engagement in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues affect portfolio returns, which in previous research have resulted in contradicting results. By using the improved Fama and ...