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The EU Trade Secrets Directive (‘the Directive’) has standardized the national laws in EU member states for the protection of trade secrets. For the first time, a harmonised definition of what constitutes a ‘trade secret’ is established as well as common measures aimed at preventing the misappropriating of trade secrets and rules for procedures and sanctions.The adoption of the Directive reflects
If we do not consider religious rituals as given to us from the gods, but designed by humans at certain times and in certain contexts we might also track the art of designing and performing the human practice of rituals. Even if we agree that all rituals are taught and learned, they are not meant to be perceived as products of human imagination. The concept “ritual invention” could thus be seen as
Newsletter ht 2018 medium res.pdf NEWSLETTER GRADUATE SCHOOL, FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, LUND UNIVERSITY ISSUE #11, Autumn 2018 GRADUATE SCHOOL ISSUE FOCUS QUALITY ASSURANCE The newsletter is also available online: tinyurl.com/GSstudentnews https://tinyurl.com/GSstudentnews https://tinyurl.com/GSstudentnews 1 Striving for Quality The late Steve Jobs had one overriding obsession: quality. He cou
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The core objective of this article is to develop and apply a framework based on institutional theory for investigating and exploring how boards of directors respond to changes in the national pattern of corporate governance. In contrast to most models of institutional changes that are based on the structure of the change process, our framework focuses on the content of institutional changes in ter
Abstract The aim of this article is to introduce a conceptual framework for a corporate brand building process based on core values. The nature, role, and function of core values are considered a central part of the value foundation of a corporate brand. In line with this reasoning, a distinction is also made between three groups of values: organisational values, core values, and added values. Th
The enhanced role given to innovation in capitalist societies has resulted in a development where even matters such as gender equality are assessed and rewarded based on their innovation potential. Markets, innovations and companies are believed to possess and offer solutions to gender inequalities, a development that relies on the commodification of gender equality. This paper is based on an ethn
Cloud computing has become one of the fastest growing segments of the IT industry. In the wake of this, cloud based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have emerged as an alternative to traditional ERPs. The marketing of cloud based ERPs states that adoption require low upfront investments and can rapidly be deployed, as they are provided over the cloud. In this study we seek to unravel clo
We witness rising tensions between online gig-economy platforms, incumbent firms, regulators, and labor unions. In this chapter, we use the framework of institutional logics as an analytical lens and scheme to understand the fundamental institutional challenges prompted by the advent of the online gig economy. We view gig-economy platforms as corporations that organize and self-regulate markets. I
Syfte: Uppsatsens syfte är att bedöma vd:ars moraliska beteendet utifrån om det finns en korrelation mellan vd-byte och "Big Bath" på Nasdaq OMX Stockholm Large Cap. Metod: Studien forskningsmetod är deduktiv. Frågeställningen undersöks utifrån en kvantitativ studie. Teori: Resultatmanipulering, Big Bath och Agentteorin. Statistisk metod: Mann-Whitney U, Chi-Square. Emperi: Den finanPurpose: The purpose of this study is to examine CEO:s moral behaviour by investigate how far there is a significant correlation between CEO change and “Big Bath”. Method: The study has a deductive approach with answer the defined question by a quantitative study. Theory: Earnings Management, Big Bath theory and Agent theory. Statistical method: Mann-Whitney U, Chi-Square. Empirical study: Com
Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka ifall det finns något samband mellan konsumenters engagemang på Instagram och företags försäljning inom modebranschen. Uppsatsen har byggts på en kvantitativ metod där hypoteser formulerats med hjälp av tidigare teori och testats med insamlad data från Instagram och kvartalsrapporter. Uppsatsens teori baseras på ett antal olika teorier från författare som DThe purpose of this paper is to examine whether there is any connection between consumer engagement on Instagram and corporate sales in the fashion industry. The thesis uses a quantitative method, where hypotheses formulated using previous theories were tested using data collected from Instagram and quarterly reports. The essay's theoretical perspective is based on a number of different the
This research shows the impact of credit rating change (thereafter CRC) announcements on the combined entities following mergers and acquisitions. In looking at the effect of CRC announcements on share prices, we measure the level of influence that a credit upgrade or downgrade has on the equity value of firms. Existing literature disputes the applicability of share price as a measure of value cre
The result of using a Common Point of Reference framework decision base, to implement implicit information patterns, aimed to support business decisions during the initial phases of change and improvement projects, was examined in this study. Participants (n=30) were asked to solve four different assignments with a decision base as support consisting of fictive change project data from a fictive m
This thesis explores the experiences of employees during the technological transition from Skype to Microsoft Teams, focusing on their sensemaking processes. The research investigates how employees interpret and understand technological change, aiming to provide insights that facilitate smoother transitions in workplace technology. Through semi-structured interviews, the study captures a range of
Research question: Is there a differential impact of same-industry versus cross-industry acquisitions on ESG performance? Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine whether cross industry acquisitions and same industry acquisitions have a differential impact on ESG scores. Methodology: Panel Data Clustered Multiple Regression with a sample of 554 observations from 94 firms across 12 differ
This thesis investigates the value relevance of accounting metrics in the Nordic stock markets from 2018 to 2022, applying and extending the Ohlson equity valuation model. Given the increasing importance of intangible assets in modern economies, we also explore how traditional accounting metrics explain stock prices, particularly for companies with high intangible asset ratios. Using a deductive r
To Rent Happiness: A cultural analytical study about consumers’ affective experiences of conventional clothing consumption and consumption of rented clothes, Klara Ekstrand The purpose of this study was to investigate consumers’ affective experiences of conventional clothing consumption and renting of clothes and how these experiences affected consumers’ willingness to engage in access-based fash
Energikrisen har skapat osäkerhet för både energibolag och konsumenter. Kundnöjdhet och varumärkeslojalitet är avgörande för företags framgång. Syftet med denna kvalitativa studie är att undersöka fallorganisationen Öresundskrafts kommunikationsinsatser i syfte att upprätthålla varumärkeslojalitet och konsumenters attityder gentemot varumärket i en energikris. De huvudsakliga teoretiska ramverken
The purpose of this study is to enhance the understanding of the use of discourses and their rhetorical design in corporate sustainability reports for securing and sustaining legitimacy over time within an industry that has an inherently adverse impact on the environment and has been subject to a variety of contextual changes within recent years. The purpose is fulfilled by conducting a three-leve
