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In this study we have explored managers’ perceptions of the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and the extent to which CSR can be evaluated and promoted through third-party certifications. To understand how such certifications affect companies and their corporate governance, we have explored the Icelandic Equal Pay Certification (EPC), an example of a CSR initiative. Using ten qu

Open source software is becoming more common in software development today and constitutes an increasing share in modern web applications. Open source has many benefits; it is cost-effective and increases development speed, quality, and security. With the advent of open source, companies and organizations have taken many different initiatives to minimize the risks of open source, disseminate knowl

Denna kandidatuppsats handlar om gränsdragningen mellan förtäckta värdeöverföringar och dåliga affärer. Vad som skiljer en dålig affär från en förtäckt värdeöverföring har varit föremål för omfattande diskussion inom rättsvetenskapen, vilket har lett fram till att två olika modeller för bestämmande av en transaktions kommersiella karaktär har utvecklats. Karakteristiskt för ena modellen är att denThis bachelor’s thesis covers the topic of how to distinguish poor business practices from undervalued transactions. The topic of undervalued transactions has been extensively debated in the Swedish jurisprudence, which has resulted in the development of two different methods for determining the commercial nature of a transaction. The first method uses an objective necessary condition, while the s

Genom att utnyttja generella socialpsykologiska mänskliga sårbarhetsfaktorer kan en gärningsperson manipulera en individ att lämna ifrån sig konfidentiell information. Utnyttjandet av mänsklig kontakt och förtroende i syfte att erhålla information kan företas med hjälp av informationsteknik eller genom en mer traditionell och humanistisk interaktion. Denna typ av utnyttjande benämns som social manBy utilizing general social psychological human vulnerability factors, an offender can manipulate an individual to disclose confidential information. The utilization of human contact and trust for the purpose of obtaining information can be done with the help of information technology or through traditional humanistic interaction. This type of exploitation is referred to as social engineering. The

Sammanfattning Titel: Vad avgör tysk kapitalstruktur? En empirisk studie om pecking order, trade-off teorin och bestämmande bakomliggande faktorer. Seminariedatum: 13/1-22 Kurs: FEKH89 Handledare: Maria Gårdängen Nyckelord: Kapitalstruktur, Tyskland, Trade-off teorin, Pecking order teorin, Skuldsättning Syfte: Syftet är att undersöka hur olika variabler påverkar valet av kapitalstruktur hos tyska Abstract Title: What determines German capital structure? An empirical study about pecking order theory, trade off theory and determining factors for capital structure. Seminar date: 13/1-22 Course: FEKH89 Supervisor: Maria Gårdängen Keywords: Capital structure, Germany, Trade-off theory, Pecking order theory, Debt Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate which factors influence the ch

Today, organizational competitiveness largely depends on a company’s ability to learn, which is why more and more organizations aim to enhance organizational learning through practicing Knowledge Management (KM). Due to the little research on organizational culture and subcultures in KM literature, practitioners often embark on KM change efforts in a technocratic fashion and focus solely on techno

Sedan slutet av 2016 har svenska företag av viss storlek varit skyldiga att upprätta en hållbarhetsrapport med upplysningar som berör företagens arbete kring hållbarhet. Uppsatsen beskriver ÅRL:s krav på hållbarhetsrapportering för företag av en viss storlek som uppstått till följd av EU-direktiv 2014/95/EU. Reglernas syfte är att göra informationen kring företagens arbete kring hållbarhet öppen oSince the end of 2016, Swedish companies of a certain size are obliged to prepare a sustainability report with information relating to the companies' work on sustainability. This essay describes the regulations in the Annual Accounts Act (ÅRL) on sustainability reporting for companies of a certain size as a result of EU Directive 2014/95/EU. The purpose of the regulations is to increase the di

Det huvudsakliga syftet med denna uppsats har varit att undersöka och utreda innebörden av generalklausulerna i 7:47 och 8:41 1 st. ABL. För att underlätta denna analys har fokus riktats på att undersöka vad som utgör en otillbörlig fördel enligt generalklausulerna, att se huruvida en företagsekonomiskt riktig eller försvarlig åtgärd kan ses som otillbörlig, samt även huruvida generalklausulerna kThe main purpose of this thesis has been to examine the meaning of the general clauses in 7:47 and 8:41 1st sentence of the Swedish company act. To fulfil this purpose, focus has been aimed at investigating what constitutes an unfair advantage according to the general clauses, to see whether an economically correct or justifiable measure can be seen as unfair, as well as seeing whether the general

Syftet med denna uppsats är att analysera kommunernas lagefterlevnad och om den varierar beroende av vilken politisk majoritet som styr kommunen. Konkret kommer det att ske genom att vi analyserar i vilken utsträckning kommunerna implementerat lagen om kommunala bostadsaktiebolagen, manifesterat som större utdelningar och högre vinstmarginaler. Vi kommer att sätta detta i relation till om kommunerThe purpose of this thesis is to analyze the level of law-abidingness of the Swedish municipalities and if this level differs with political majority. We do this by looking at by which extent they have implemented the law concerning these housing companies. By examining trends on their level of profit margins and dividends. Lastly we put this in relation to whether the municipalities adapt to the

Syfte: Vårt syfte är att undersöka aktiekursutvecklingen hos statligt ägda bolag som privatiserats helt eller delvis genom en börsintroduktion eller en nyemission. Vidare syftar uppsatsen till att undersöka huruvida storleken av privatiseringen har någon betydelse för aktiekursens utveckling samt om privatiseringen kan användas som en investeringsstrategi. Metod: För att undersöka utvecklingen avPurpose: To examine the stock performance of formerly state owned enterprises that have been fully or partly sold to the market as a result of an IPO or SEO. The general purpose of this essay is to see if one can use privatizations as a investment strategy, and if the share size of the IPO or SEO can explanatory to the performance. Methodology: To be able to perform this study and fulfil the purp

PURPOSE The purpose of this thesis is to investigate why companies currently are not using social media for IR in Sweden. More specific, we are studying driving and inhibiting factors that are influencing Swedish companies to use, or not to use, this communication technology for IR. METHOD Our thesis addresses the attitudes towards using social media for IR among Swedish companies listed on the OM

Purpose: Our purpose is to describe and understand how a project-based, knowledge-intensive firm in the high-technology industry creates and transfers knowledge, seen from two perspectives. Methodology: Our qualitative case study has an explorative approach since earlier studies within our positioning are absent, thus we look at KM abductively. To gain more depth to our study, we mirror our findin

Abstract The internationalisation of a company is enabled by integration of markets. New markets mean new revenues, but also demand capital to finance the expansion. To bring in new capital may offer new possibilities but also higher debt-equity ratios, which affect how external interested parties value the company. This thesis, inspired by previous and mainly US based research, researches the deb

This theoretical reflection study is a narrative self-representation that uses autoethnographical methodology to illustrate the learning outcome of the project developed while enrolled at the Entrepreneurship programme in Lund University School of Economics and Management. In the study I will use data collected extensively throughout the programme as weekly submitted learning journals. It will be

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Microsoft Word - Nordic_Centre_Fudan_Summer_School_2014.docx Postal address External Relations, Lund University, P.O. Box 117, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden. Visiting address St Algatan 4, Telephone Int. +46 46 -222 00 00 Telefax Int. +46 46 222 41 11 Internet http://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/ Externa l  Rela tions   Summer  courses  at  Nordic  Centre  Fudan,  Shanghai,  China     The  Nordic  Centre,  a

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