Browsing Master theses by Title
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Inbound Tourism Modelling, Gothenburg Case
(2015-07-13)Abstract This thesis research project focuses on the description of the determinants and the tourism demand function in the Gothenburg region as a destination, measured by guest night production and using the general to ... -
Incentivising through EVA and other Short Term Performance Metrics - Exploring other Neglected Paradigms
(2007-04-02)The emphasis in theory and practice of using EVA and other short-term performance measures to incentivise senior management and management group alone arouses the inner curiosity for this thesis. If any thing else, it ... -
Inclusion of maritime transportation in the European Union Emission Trading System - A study investing the effects on the Swedish forest industry
(2021-06-18)Shipping has a leading role in our globalised world and accounts for 90 % of the global trade volume transported over the world. International Maritime Organization (IMO) forecasts that the demand for shipping will ... -
Income Inequality and Crime: Evidence from Sweden
(2019-07-02)In this thesis, I examine the relationship between income inequality and different crime rates in Sweden using a panel of Swedish municipality-level data between year 2004 and 2016. Income inequality is mainly measured by ... -
Income Inequality and Population Health: Regional Differences and New Evidence
(2016-09-09)This paper analyzes the link between income inequality and the health of the population. To do so I use both a cross-sectional and panel data econometric approach to look at the impact from income inequality, both globally ... -
Income, Insurance, and Happiness in China: Evidence from CHIP2013
(2020-07-10)By using the data from China Household Income Project 2013 (CHIP2013), an empirical analysis is made on the relationship among income, insurance and subjectively reported well-being (SWB) of Chinese people. The ordered ... -
Incubation Processes; A multiple case study of Swedish business incubators
(2016-09-21)The existence of the business incubators is undeniably important for the economic progress. As any organization, even the incubators are affected by the changing environment which calls for actions in maintaining a certain ... -
Independent and Informed. An analysis of how informed Swedish independent directors are
(2016-09-21)This paper examines how informed independent directors are about the company they serve as a director of. By examining purchases in the firm’s stock reported to the Swedish financial supervision authority we find that ... -
Indirect Bankruptcy Costs: Evidence from Swedish Bankruptcies
(2014-08-20)We estimate direct and indirect bankruptcy costs for 23 traded Swedish firms with completed bankruptcy procedures. We estimate direct costs of bankruptcy to on average 0.81-5.48% of enterprise value prior to financial ... -
Individual genre: how recommendations narrow the scene for music discovery practices
(2021-07-01)There are a growing number of platform business models that offer digital infrastructures that connect various stakeholders, where data, and therefore user engagement, plays a pivotal role in sustaining and evolving the ... -
Industrial brand management in central and eastern Europe
(2000)Branding is a new phenomenon to people in Central and Eastern Europe.Their Communist past did not address concerns such as branding. Western companies doing business in those countries have to have a thorough understanding ... -
Industrial Internet of Things; How technology providers capture a competitive edge by analyzing the Business Model Environment
(2017-09-13)Technological development and innovations have over centuries triggered Industrial Revolutions that have transformed industries. Our society, and not at least the manufacturing sector, is facing a progressive digitalization ... -
Industry Brands and Enchantment: How Disenchantment of the Mental Health App Industry Brand Influences Companies Within the Industry
(2022-08-04)Enchantment is at the heart of most marketing and branding operations, therefore, there is reason to believe it is part of the broader picture of the more unexplored concept of industry brands. To study how enchantment ... -
Industry dependent performance of initial public offerings
(2019-07-02)We analyze abnormal returns of initial public offerings (IPOs) in different industries from 2007 to 2015 in the main Swedish markets. We find that IPOs outperform a sample of matching firms from the initial time period (first ... -
Industry Maturity’s Influence on the Viability of Innovation- and Imitation-oriented Strategies - Assessing how elements of industry life cycles influence the viability of innovation and imitation-oriented strategies and its impact on industry development pace - A Qualitative Cross-sectional Study on the Cultured Meat Industry
(2022-08-18)There is extensive literature on the topic of first-mover advantages, not only with regards to whether such advantages exist or not, but also with regards to their sources. However, there is a scarce amount of research ... -
Influence of Digitalization on business model innovation in the Internationalization Process of SMEs
(2021-06-28)In the changing business environment characterized by the emergence of modern digital technologies, SMEs are in a great need of innovating their business models in order to remain competitive in this digital era. Moreover, ... -
The Influence of the Green-Feminine Stereotype - Understanding Cis Men’s Motivational Representation and Gender Identity Performance in the Context of Pro-Environmental Consumption
(2022-08-04)The role of gender in shaping attitudes toward pro-environmental consumption is understudied and an enhanced understanding of the issue is called for by multiple scholars. Previous literature point to a green-feminine ... -
Influencer promotional codes’ impact on returns - A trigger for impulse buying behaviour
(2021-06-15)The aim of this research was to explore if the effect of impulse buying on returns is impacted by social media and the usage of influencer promotional codes. Moreover, to explore what possible managerial implications ... -
Influencing factors on the implementation and integration of strategic improvement systems in multinational corporations: A case study of Volvo Production System in geographically dispersed subsidiaries within Volvo Group Trucks Powertrain
(2018-07-03)In today's competitive environment companies face the challenges of continuously working towards making their operations more efficient and effective in pursuance to remain a competitive advantage. In order to cultivate ... -
Influential factors of experiential outdoor consumption - A qualitative study investigating the experiences and perceptions of experiential outdoor consumers
(2022-09-13)Researchers agree on the harm materialistic values and consumption have on consumers’ well-being in society today (Black, 2010; Goldsmith & Clark, 2012; Isenhour & Black, 2010; Muñiz-Velázquez et al., 2017; Pieters, 2013; ...