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Chinese Cross-Border Online Shopping through Agents from Sweden –An Exploratory Study of the Determinants of
(2017-06-30)
This study focuses first on identifying the main characteristics of the seldom researched particular type of Chinese cross-border online shopping, Daigou, in which Chinese consumers purchase foreign products through ...
Establishing a Swedish business in Poland Studying institutional and rational aspects of internationalization in the case of Build AB, a Swedish construction company
(2017-07-05)
Internationalization is a topic that has been studied widely but often by considering the rational aspects of it only even though the institutional ones also are of importance. Here, a combination of the rational and ...
The mainstream effect - A critical study on leadership development
(2019-07-03)
This paper critically examines the effect that mainstream leadership ideas have on the leadership development initiatives in a highly technical, engineering dominated, Swedish public sector organisation. Through 28 interviews ...
Small, Medium or Large - Does it Matter? How firm characteristics influence the organising of CSR activities in Swedish clothing firms
(2011-07-05)
The ambiguity of the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been widely debated in academic research over the last decades. There is a consensus that firms ought to take responsibilities for their actions, ...
The Role of Meeting Meals in Destination Image: Examples from the West of Sweden
(2012-07-12)
To date, food aspects in leisure tourism have been studied extensively, while in business travel, by contrast, the role of meals has been largely neglected both in academia and in business.
Recent trends suggest that meals ...
Intermodal road-rail transport business models in Sweden and Germany – A comparison of an intermodal transport company in the two markets
(2014-12-11)
The thesis investigated how the intermodal rail-road transport business model is influenced by external factors in two countries. For the analysis TX Logistik was chosen as an illustrative case and its business models in ...
How Do You Scan? The Emergence and Development of the QR-Code Scanning Practice in China, Sweden and the USA
(2015-07-08)
Abstract: The commercial diffusion of QR-Codes has increased in recent years. These twodimensional
barcode are used for a vide spectrum of applications. Even though the QR-Codes are
visible in our everyday life, the use ...
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 ...
Taco Consumption Experience:Exploring Taco Experience for Swedish Consumers from a Cultural Perspective
(2011-07-06)
The aim of this study was to explore, from a cultural perspective, how Swedish consumers experience taco consumption; and in doing that, understand what has made tacos connect with the Swedes and remain current. Taco ...
One Instance Not a Trend: Empirical Lack of Persistence in Earnings Prediction. Revisiting the EMH in Sweden with an active fund selection framework
(2016-09-22)
This thesis examines the performance of active fund management in Sweden 2006-2015 by applying a
framework to identify mutual fund managers whose index deviations historically have proved
successful around earnings ...