Browsing Master theses by Title
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Artificial Intelligence in Business Context: A qualitative study on how Artificial Intelligence influences business strategy adjustments
(2022-07-05)Technological advancements are undoubtedly providing a significant support in increasing operational efficiency of organizations from any industry. Organizations often suffer to cope with the technological changes that ... -
Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Sourcing - An explorative study on Artificial Intelligence inside Sustainable Sourcing
(2021-07-07)This exploratory qualitative study aims to investigate how the technology “Artificial Intelligence” can aid a large multinational conglomerate company, IKEA, in solving some of their sustainable sourcing challenges. By ... -
Artificial Intelligence within Financial Services -In Relation to Data Privacy Regulation
(2018-08-01)Background: The data that is processed about individuals is increasing rapidly, which is one contributing factor to the increased usefulness of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within today’s businesses. However, this extensive ... -
ASEAN Oil Trading - A study on clean petroleum product flows in Southeast Asia
(2007-07-19)In the world there are three main refining and trading hubs: Houston, Rotterdam and Singapore. In this research a historical perspective and outlook is given of clean petroleum product (CPP) trading in Southeast ... -
Aspects considered by investors when evaluating the impact of startup companies - A cross-sectional study of the criteria investors consider when evaluating the impact and sustainability status of target companies in the screening process
(2023-07-18)Background To attain the objectives set for the sustainable development goals within the Agenda 2030 the SFDR regulations were created as part of the EU taxonomy. The new incentives have caused many investors to cope with ... -
Assessing counterparty risk at private companies in energy industry A descriptive survey of credit models
(2004)Within the scope of this master thesis the author aims to perform an overview of contemporary credit risk measurement and management models on the subject of their application in energy trading sector. For that task, ... -
Assessing location choices of Swedish firms: South Africa and beyond
(2014-12-12)South Africa is considered the most developed country in sub-Saharan Africa and has since the end of apartheid experienced political, economic and social development. After apartheid, investments increased rapidly, including ... -
ASSESSING SERVICE QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION USING SERVQUAL MODEL (A mixed-method study to assess service quality of ultrasound departments of private hospitals in Karachi city)
(2022-07-15)Service quality and customer satisfaction are important concepts that companies need to understand to stay competitive in business and thus grow. Companies need to know how to measure these constructs from the consumer's ... -
Assessing Subsidiary Performance in a Multinational Context - A single case study investigating practical procedures for performance measurement and underlying factors for performance creation.
(2023-07-18)The path for successful performance is uncertain for any corporation, where there is no concise definition of performance and the objective of the organisation. The uncertainties and challenges related to the management ... -
Assessing the effect of transition to IFRS on equity - The case of NASDAQ OMX Stockholm
(2010-06-01)This paper examines the effects of transition from Swedish GAAP to international financial reporting standards (IFRS) on big and medium-sized listed companies’ equity in Stockholm NASDAQ OMX. Due to process of worldwide ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of the 2011 feed-in tariff policy for wind power in Finland
(2020-07-10)In 2011, Finland implemented a feed-in tariff in order to accelerate investments in wind power production throughout the country, since the wind power industry was not meeting the target production volume. The Finnish ... -
Asset Management of the Foundations of the City of Göteborg
(2007-07-19)The investment policy is the primary step in portfolio management because it sets the future investment guidelines. A lot of research has focused on the relative importance of the major investment decisions - target asset ... -
“Asset Pricing Anomalies and Factor Trading: an Empirical Analysis on the Swedish Market”
(2018-07-04)It is very important for investors to study the dynamics behind the movement of assets’ prices, for this reason there is a wide literature covering the topic relative to Asset Pricing. In this research I study six-teen ... -
Athens 2004 Olympic Games - A challenge for the Hotel Sector of Athens and Greece
(2004)Traditionally, there has been a clear separation between sports and tourism, two sectors of activity that seemed unrelated until recent times. Tourism is the number one industry in the world. It was comprised of nearly 700 ... -
Attitudes in mergers
(2000)Our aim with this study is to identify problem and try to understand the factors that influences the integration process in a merger between two firms. We have chosen to look into some areas where the integration process ... -
Audit of the Future - An Analyis of the Impact of XBRL on Audit and Assurance
(2006)The eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) has been developed as a standard for business reporting on the Internet. As such it will impact the audit profession that provides assurance over financial information, an ... -
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO). Looking into the current perception and the future of the AEO program in Sweden
(2015-07-13)Abstract This paper revolves around the European Union's (EU's) Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) program, where operators are provided preferential treatment and simplified customs procedures with the real purpose ... -
Automation in the transport sector: how the use of self-driving vehicles impacts the efficiency of urban delivery networks
(2022-08-05)Due to the prominent level of technology attained, companies try to stay one step ahead of change by offering the most technologically advanced products and services possible. These services include Last-Mile delivery, ... -
Automation of Stores - A case study about using unmanned vehicles at IKEA
(2021-07-08)Background and Problem Discussion: Industry 4.0 changes business climates and the value creation for companies, rendering some processes obsolete when new requirements are being placed on operational efficiency and ... -
Aviation - a qualitative forecast of air passenger segments with focus on the West Coast region of Sweden
(2006)The purpose of this thesis is to provide the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration with information regarding the market development within the private- and business passenger segments’ present and future needs, demands, ...