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Samuel Huntingtons bok ?The clash of civilizations and the remaking of world order? har vållat en omfattande debatt alltsedan den publicerades 1996. Efter terrorattackerna mot USA den elfte september 2001 har Huntingtons tes att det förekommer ett globalt civilisationskrig fått tjäna som ett rättfärdigande av USA:s attacker och ockupationer av Afghanistan samt Irak. Följande studies syfte är att

Syftet med uppsatsen är att utreda om FN:s användning av militärt våld i fredsbevarande operationer och i multinationella operationer under eget befäl har ökat efter det kalla krigets slut och vad det i så fall har gett för konsekvenser inför framtiden. För detta ändamål har jag valt att närmare studera insatserna i Rwanda 1994 och Östtimor 2000. Under det kalla kriget fanns en klar linje för hur

Problem: More information is needed on how a company can overcome hardship during stormy business cycles. Appropriate management strategies on how to get the business going as the dust settles is essential in order for a company to sustain on the market. Management in any recession is difficult, especially in today´s turmoil. Nonetheless, corporate strategic renewal is needed to mitigate the risk

This research confirms previous studies stating that in transition periods people are more likely to change their product preferences and use consumption as a tool to support the new role, as well as to keep and construct stable and harmonious identity. This study contributes to the identity domain of CCT by identifying the changing relationship to possessions in this specific transition and the s

Thesis purpose: With this study we aim to understand how the interrelationship of DMOs and consumers working as myth makers, create the overall image of a destination with social problems where especially negative imagery is avoided by DMOs. Methodology: In order to understand the dialectical image creation process of destinations with social problems a grounded theory approach, which is character

Lobbying within the EU is a welcome and frequently used way of constructing the policy process. The aim of this thesis is through a text analysis describe and understand the influence that interest groups have on especially the European Parliament but also the Commission. My objects of study are the three institutions of the European Union with an emphasis on the European Parliament. I use network

The energy industry in Europe has been exposed to major changes since the early 1990s. What effects this changing market scene has had on the companies active in the energy industry is an interesting research area. We aimed in this thesis to investigate what were the determinants behind firms engaging in M&A transactions, between the years 1995 and 2005, based on theories and hypotheses that a

This study explores the development of the Concerted European Response from adoption of the European Action Plan by the euro group, to the adoption of the Economic Recovery Plan by the European Council. The theoretical framework employed to assess this process is based on the works of the Copenhagen School on securitisation. However, In order to analyse the economic and financial crisis through a

Purpose: The purpose of our thesis is to test theories surrounding the drivers of M&A; of their occurrence, size and affect, and from that derive their applicability on the European internet gambling industry. Methodology: This thesis uses deductive methods in which it tests theories with hypotheses by quantitative measures. Financial data have been gathered of companies in the internet gambli

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the interplay between internal and external values, mainly by exploring the relationship between core values and brand values in a case study.This paper is based on a qualitative approach using various semi-structured interviews.The theoretical perspective aim to develop existing brand building process literature and provide enhanced understanding of th

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Purpose: The purpose of our study is to further the understanding of the dynamics between organizational identity, culture and image, and the role of HR in this dynamic. Theoretical Model: Our own conceptual understanding of the Organizational Identity Dynamics Model as put forwards by Hatch and Schultz (2002) Empirical Foundation: Our empirical material was gathered through semi-structured interv

The aim with this study is to investigate the market reactions to announcements of special dividends and redemptions in Sweden and thus if these announcements can signal information. This study is an event study, where the event is the day of the announcement of a suggestion regarding issuance of special dividends or redemptions. The abnormal returns were estimated for two samples with the market