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The aim of this explorative study is to examine the theoretical and empirical notions in the business model of innovation that are influenced by use of management control systems (MCS). By means of a systematic literature review, the theoretical constructs are highlighted and related to the diagnostic and interactive uses of part of the MCS, namely the performance measurement systems (PMS), and th

In this interview, Michèle Lamont discusses her intellectual trajectory in relation to other sociologists and research fields. The starting point is her relationship to Bourdieu’s field theory in 1980s Paris. She describes how her empirically grounded work developed as a critique of Bourdieu’s oeuvre yet draws heavily on it. A common thread in her work is a focus on social and symbolic boundaries

Title: Christmas is in the Air: A quantitative study on how sound and smell influence perception and the creation of attitudes Seminar date: 2015-01-15 Course: FEKH29, Degree Project Undergraduate level, Business Administration, Undergraduate level, 15 ECTS Authors: Per-Erik Persson, Tijana Stojanovic Advisor: Clara Gustafsson Key words: Sensory Marketing, attitude, visit intention, sce

Purpose: To explore how the changes in work life, here represented and depicted through the concepts of knowledge work and knowledge worker, have been incorporated in the official psychosocial work environment discourse in Sweden. Methodology: Critical discourse analysis, contrasting the official psychosocial work environment discourse to literature on knowledge work and knowledge worker, to explo

This paper contributes to the empirical question of the labour organization and gender division of labour in a semi-landless rural group during the second half of the nineteenth century, a period charac-terized by developing agrarian capitalism. Thereby, we also add to the broader question of the role of gender division of labour in economic transformation. Through a triangulation of sources – cro

I dagens samhälle ser vi diskussioner rörande klimatfrågor och jämställdhet både på samhälls- och individnivå. Dessa diskussioner engagerar och kan påverka allt ifrån stora aktörer till enskilda individer. Denna uppsats intresserar sig för hur dessa diskussioner samverkar när ett företag väger in båda frågorna vid marknadsföringsstrategier. Uppsatsen är en kvalitativ textanalys vars syfte är att u

Parisavtalet är det största globala klimatavtalet hittills och antogs med intentionen att markant reducera de globala växthusgasutsläppen. Det långsiktiga målet är att begränsa den globala uppvärmningen till 1,5°C över förindustriella nivåer – det så kallade 1,5°C-målet. Parisavtalet stadgar att stater ska vidta klimatåtgärder utifrån en ambitionsnivå som successivt ökar. Klimatåtgärderna ska vidThe Paris Agreement has been claimed to be the world's greatest diplomatic success. It was adopted with the intention of significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, to limit the global warming to 1,5°C above preindustrial levels. According to the Paris Agreement states are required to take climate actions, with an increasing level of ambition over time. In the light of the principle of c

This paper examines the use of history on the website This is the Real Spain run by the Spanish nation branding project España Global. With the use of narrative analysis, articles about the history of the country are studied in order to bring clarity to how history is used to legitimize Spain and strengthen its economy. The paper investigates what positive image the country wants to promote about

Amerikanska polisens dödliga våld mot svarta människor är ett människorättsproblem som inte är nytt. Ett människorättsproblem som visar tydligt hur den strukturella rasismen samverkar i amerikanska institutioner. Den amerikanska polisen blir hållna om ryggen och detta har skapat en systematisk straffrihet. Syftet med denna studie är att visa på hur den rättsliga hanteringen och dess rättsliga påfö

The purpose of this study was to find out if gambling addicts experience turning points in their process to recover from their addiction. A qualitative approach with life chart method and semi structured interview was used. Fuchs Ebaugh theory about role exit and turning points was theoretical basis. The result is that every gambling addict in this study experienced one or several turning points d

The aim of this thesis is to show how risk is used in the construction and realization of alternative identities, and how this strategy is connected to world systemic processes. The focal point is on the relation between social movements and risk, which also motivates the use of the case studies, Occupy Wall Street and the drug movement. Their perceived risks and risk taking behaviors will be stud

This paper is written by Alice Myringer and Johanna Ottosson at Lund University. The title is “Who is next to be thrown into the lion’s den?” - A qualitative content analysis of the role of the creative director in a changing fashion system. The study aims to examine how journalists describe Alexander Wang’s, Raf Simons’s, Alber Elbaz’s and Hedi Slimane’s exits from their respective fashion houses