Browsing Master theses by Title
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Is Cooperation the Only way to Enhance Knowledge Transfer within Multinational Corporations?-A study of intrafirm competition from knowledge transfer perspective
(2011-07-06)Knowledge regarded as resource of strategic importance for Multinational Corporations gained a lot of attention in recent years. A number of inhibitors of successful knowledge transfer have been identified. However as there ... -
Is education a determinant of women’s decision-making power within the household? A case study of an educational reform in Kenya
(2019-10-21)Female empowerment is important for economic development. In this paper, I will examine the relationship between education and decision-making power within the household. Because of the issue of omitted variable bias, I ... -
Is Free Trade Good for Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa?
(2014-12-12)The debate over the determinants of growth has occupied scholars for decades. Among them, trade regime has gradually emerged, receiving a large consensus among academics. The identification of trade openness as the best ... -
Is Investing in Sustainability Financially Rewarding? A Quantitative Study of Public Real Estate Firms in the EU
(2021-06-24)Background: Since 2015, when the United Nations agreed on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainability Development, actions and requirements have been obligated for industries and companies all around the world. The sector with the ... -
Is it hot in here? An experiment on how climate change and carbon taxation information affect carbon tax acceptance
(2022-06-30)Climate change is an increasing issue around the world. The emissions of greenhouse gases need to be reduced and one of the more effective ways is by using carbon taxation. This thesis aims to investigate how information ... -
Is it worth saving your life? On the inclusion of costs of added life years in health economic analyses
(2013-07-01)Aim of the study: The aim of this thesis is to, from a theoretical and empirical point of view, critically analyze the Swedish recommendations used by the Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency, when it comes to the use ... -
Is knowledge like salmon - does it jump upstream? The workings of vertical reverse knowledge flows from emerging market subsidiaries
(2022-07-05)Purpose – The purpose of this study is to increase the understanding of how reverse knowledge flows from emerging market subsidiaries work and what affects them. Consequently, the study contributes to the global business ... -
IS LEAN A WASTE OF TIME? – A case study of Kjell&Company and the implementation of lean into their central warehouse
(2016-07-04)Companies constantly strive towards increasing their efficiency by improving the daily operations in order to strengthen their competitive advantage in the market. The concept of lean thinking has presented tools to achieve ... -
Is Mobility as a Service an effective solution to achieve smart mobility? A multiple case study of European MaaS aggregators.
(2022-08-05)Mobility as a Service is a new concept that has raised enormous expectations since its launch, as it seemed to be the ultimate solution to transition to a smarter and more sustainable urban mobility. However, a few years ... -
Is sustainable behavior profitable or is it just a necessity?
(2022-06-30)This thesis investigates the relationship between a firm’s share price and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) disclosure. Using a sample of Swedish listed firms from 2013 - 2019, I observe that there exist no significant relationship ... -
Is the Optimism in shareholder letters associated with future financial performance? - A study of sincerity in shareholder letters of U.S. banks issued prior to and in the outbreak of the financial crisis
(2017-08-09)In this study we examine whether or not optimistic tone in shareholder letters is sincere. By replicating the methodology of Patelli and Pedrini (J Bus Ethics 124:19–34, 2014) we contrast impression management theory with ... -
Is There a First Mover Advantage in an Online Market?
(2017-06-29)Purpose The aim of this study is to investigate the presence of a first-mover advantage (FMA) in the Swedish grocery market. Further, we wish to contribute to the field of strategic management by broadening the knowledge ... -
Is there a need to stabilize Flexible Working Arrangements? A qualitative case study within the Swedish public sector
(2018-07-03)Work-life flexibility has influenced the way work is organized in modern organizations, which has led to a widespread adoption of the concept Flexible Working Arrangements (FWAs). While FWAs is a well-researched area, there ... -
Is There a Negative Relationship Between the Number of Swedish IPOs and the Long-run Performance?
(2018-07-04)We examine if there is a negative relationship between the number of Swedish IPOs and the long-run performance. In addition, we also investigate what factors that are related to long-run aftermarket performance. The IPOs ... -
Is there Spatial Dependence in Grading between Upper Secondary Schools in Sweden?
(2017-07-28)This paper suggests that there is spatial dependence in grade inflation between upper secondary schools in Sweden by providing evidence of grade inflation in the courses of Swedish and Mathematics. The findings indicate ... -
Is Your Facebook Identity in Line with Beloved Betty, Anxious Ann or Critical Catharina? - A study of consumers’ creation of a Facebook identity through Facebook usage and its implication for social media marketing
(2014-12-05)Firstly, this study aims to understand and analyze patterns in the 25-30 years old female consumers’ creation of a Facebook identity. Secondly, this study aims to present implications concerning social media marketing with ... -
IT strategy as a service - A service developed to meet a new customer demand and digital market changes; A case study on consultancy service development
(2016-09-27)As companies today face rapid digital developments and changes in customer demand, the need and ability to respond quickly to market changes is critical. The traditional way of working with IT strategies with updates ... -
“It’s not like I can stop consuming football” - How consumers through moral decoupling support a sports event conducting unethical behavior
(2023-07-03)Using the case of the 2022 Fifa World Cup, this study develops the notion of moral decoupling, a reasoning process that separates moral judgment and performance judgment. This separation allows consumers to condemn ... -
It’s time for Africa: Opportunities and Challenges for Social Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2018-07-03)Identifying and choosing the right opportunity are one of the most important ability of a suc-cessful company. An opportunity could be identified in different ways and influenced by sev-eral factors. Since the creation of ... -
It’s What’s Inside That Matters - How an MNC’s internal corporate communication can be designed to be effective and engaging
(2019-08-08)With the increasing number of Multinational Corporations (MNCs), new managerial implications have arisen connected to internal communication. Previous literature has identified internal communication as one of the most ...