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Aim and Purpose: The aim with this thesis was to provide answers to the two research questions: “Which of the four consumption models (“Circular economy”, “Shared economy”, “Environmentally friendly”, and “Conventional”) do Swedish consumers prefer, in relation to different product markets and product categories?” and“Are there any distinctive demographic segments among consumers preferring a spec
Using customer visiting times stores can analyse customer behaviour and gain insights to help improve the store experience. This thesis investigates the possibility of using person re-identification to create a system that can estimate the median visiting time. Neural networks were used to analyse images of persons from two different views. Images depicting the same person were matched together an
The alpine nature is sensitive and takes a long time to recover if damaged. The ground can be damaged by trampling, motor vehicles and bicycling amongst other things. This study focuses on the alpine area of Södra Årefjällen, which is located in mid-Sweden. The aim with the study was to see which activities that has the most impact on land and vegetation, what can be done to repair it and how visi
Introduction: The aim of this study is to investigate social work students’ attitude towards surrogacy. Based on the concepts of altruism and the theory of mere exposure effect the analysis aims to contribute to a discussion of knowledge, ethical dilemmas and attitudes linked to possible future legislation of surrogacy in Sweden. The lack of guidelines and legislation for surrogacy makes it diffic
Thesis Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to explore the effect of informal communication strategies on brand trust from a consumer perspective. Additionally, it aims to further conceptualize brand communication strategies on social media. Methodology: This inductive study applied a qualitative research strategy to obtain an in-depth understanding of consumers’ feeling of brand trust on soci
Purpose: To obtain an understanding of the phenomenon of case events in employer branding context. The emphasis is two-sided: to comprehend why companies organize and why students attend these events. Methodology: We executed a qualitative single case study with an abductive approach. The case company in focus was KPMG Sweden, and the scope was delineated to the firm’s case events Ace the Case an
This thesis explores the way in which the changing trend of food porn recently reveals itself on Instagram. Its purpose is to investigate the trend and its changing meaning in the prevalent digital age. By examining the food porn trend from a consumer culture theory (CCT) perspective, which focuses on the meaning of consumption goods within our consumer culture and therefore opens up new ways of i
Political trust in the EU has declined substantially in recent year and the growing divide between the Eurozone and the other member countries are at the heart of the scholarly debate. As a result, there is a growing body of literature on the determinants of political trust and public opinions in the EU. Existing research propose and test several explanations for the foundations of political trust
Today, Sweden is experiencing a significant pressure on the housing market. Most of the municipalities are facing a housing shortage, and the problem is especially acute in metropolitan regions. Currently, Sweden has one of the highest levels of urbanization in the EU and, taking into consideration the rising population, the lack of housing has become a national issue. Lund is a university town a
Den här uppsatsen utgår från en översättning av delar av manifestet Osons! – Plaidoyer d'un homme libre (’Våga! – En fri människas försvarstal’). Uppsatsen består av en översättningsdel och en analysdel. Analysdelen består av tre delar där källtexten först analyseras, sedan görs överväganden inför översättningen och slutligen diskuteras problem som har uppstått vid översättningen. Det problem
This case study explores how members of a large complex organization make sense of its efforts to be more adaptable. Using ideas from institutional theory, we problematize efforts toward adaptability and identify adaptability as an area where organizations engage in some degree of hypocrisy, meaning that they talk about being flexible to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment, but often act
Problem/ bakgrund: Sedan 2014, när IS utropade sitt kalifat, har de lyckats rekrytera och radikalisera anhängare med hjälp av att sprida information om det framväxande kalifatet. IS har rekryterat och radikaliserat anhängare genom användningen spridningen av propaganda på sociala medier. En stor mängd propaganda sprids såväl via sociala medier såsom Twitter, tv- kanaler, appar och olika tidskrifte
Previous research in the field of Environmental Federalism has not reached an agreement on whether fiscal decentralization leads to an increase in environmental pollution, i.e. a race to the bottom, or decrease in it, i.e. a a race to the top. Farzanegan and Mennel (2012) point out that this discrepancy may be due to institutions. Employing the OLS estimator, they find that fiscal decentralization
This paper aims at analyzing the performance of six portfolio weight allocation strategies. The traditional Market Capitalization (CW), the Equal Weight (EW) and the Inverse Volatility Weighting (IVW) are heuristic based techniques and the Minimum Variance (MV), Maximum Diversification (MD) and Risk Efficient Weighting (REW) are risk-based. They are applied to a sample of Swedish stocks for an eva
För mig är naturen, vatten och skog förknippat med tid för att samla tankarna och koppla av. Platser jag besöker för vandring, bad eller bara en lugn stund. De kan fungera som en tillflyktsort likt vad ett fritidshus eller ett besök på en kurort är för vissa, och det är utifrån detta mitt arbete har tagit sin början. Jag startade mitt examensarbete med målet att skapa en nutida kurort. Men alltef
This study aims to investigate if micro- and nanoparticles of polystyrene affect microorganisms in soil. This was tested by using microfluidic chips, which are new for investigation of soil ecology questions, providing artificial channels reflecting soil conditions as well as being transparent for seeing real-time interactions. Eight microfluidic chips were made; four were filled with a micro- and
Sexual harassment on the streets is a prevalent issue worldwide and most of it takes place in the cities. The issue has been addressed by various international agencies and governments. However, the problem still persists and affects the daily lives of people, especially women and girls. It affects their daily commuting patterns and it has impact on their decisions about whether to be present in p
This study used qualitative content analysis to explore how social workers work situation is described in the magazine Socionomen between the years of 2014-2017. The purpose of this study was therefore to explore the causes, consequences and solutions presented within the magazine to understand social workers work situation within Sweden. The study also aimed to examine which categories of social
In Sweden, beef production is the most greenhouse gas intensive sector of meat production. When it comes to biodiversity in Sweden, pastures and meadows are greatly contributing to this as they among the most species rich habitats in the country. On the other hand, pastures and meadows are becoming afforested due to decreased grazing. Hence, the purpose of this paper was to examine how land use in
