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Purpose: This paper aims to demonstrate the relevance of identifying lock-ins that characterise a service, showing how lock-ins or impediments reinforce the status quo and prevent change. It provides an understanding of the factors hindering the development of value co-creation in this service. Design/methodology/approach: The study is based on 19 semi-structured interviews with representatives of
In the Swedish contemporary media landscape, marked by limited financial resources, many local newspapers are searching for sustainable business models. This reality brings an unprecedented challenge: finding a balance between the market-driven demands of economic efficiency and audience expectations of trustworthy local news. A way of doing this is by writing captivating headlines that appeal to
This thesis analyzes the effects of technological change using the case ofelectrification in 20th-century Sweden. It begins with a systematic literaturereview that identifies gaps in the quantitative research on historical jobdisplacement before 1980. In Sweden, electrification enhanced labor andreduced income inequality. Analysis of 1930 census data shows that earlyelectricity access raised incom
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand how platforms of mental health influence people’s decision to engage in online therapy through their marketing strategies implemented throughout the customer journey. Theoretical perspective: This study is rooted in two theoretical models, the customer journey and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Specifically, the customer journey will ser
Customers are important stakeholders for any company; yet, they seem not to be widely discussed in merger and acquisition research. This chapter synthesizes the current body of research on customers in mergers and acquisitions through presenting a systematic literature review. The chapter is based on a systematic literature review resulting from a search in EBSCO Host for any research item that re
Transfer of logistics knowledge to people can be carried out in a number of ways, in different directions and it can also take different forms from personal contacts in day-to-day work to longterm contracts between the parties. Cooperation is important in order to develop new knowledge. One of the innovations in the area is a "Virtual University" started by a consortium of universities in the Balt
The "White and Green'' project completed under the EU SAVE Programme reviewed policies and measures to promote energy efficiency, which involved analysing the experience with instruments that are already implemented, and assessing innovative instruments that are proposed. In particular, the practicability of using ''White Certificates" energy efficiency) along the same lines as "Green Certificates
Drawing on a combination of empirical industry observations and management literature, this document at- tempts to shed some light on the usage of the term ‘convergence’ that can be identified within the security sector. The aim is to provide both a typology of definitions and a discussion of some of the strategic implica- tions of different types of convergence. A basic distinction is made betwee
Since January 1, 2005 all publicly traded companies within the EU must prepare their consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The transition to IFRS brought with it major changes in the accounting for financial instruments through the introduction of the highly controversial accounting standard IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognitio
This article provides a comprehensive critique of current corporate foreign exchange risk management (FXRM) practices. The authors characterize much of FXRM as a “legacy” activity, a set of outdated, often decentralized and “earnings-driven” methods and procedures that have not been subjected to rigorous cost-benefit analysis at the enterprise level. And according to the authors, the costs of poor
From 2012 USA universities entered new partnerships with private sector companies including Silicon Valley start-up Coursera. Coursera spearheads a new broad online learning segment of the fast growing global ‘educational technology’ (EdTech) sector. They offered free ‘massive open online courses’ (MOOCs) for global, universal learner audiences. Since 2015 several USA universities and Coursera exp
The purpose of this thesis is to explore the concept of corporate culture and leadership at a hotel in a crisis environment. In particular, we ask to what extent this corporate culture is challenged by the leadership during a crisis situation. The study was conducted in a city hotel in Thessaloniki, Greece. The financial crisis had and continues to have a great impact in the Eurozone. The crisis m
Det finns i dagens samhälle ett stort behov av försäkring och den enskilda försäkringstagaren kan välja att ta hjälp av en försäkringsförmedlare för att finna rätt försäkringslösning i djungeln av alla försäkringar. Försäkringsförmedlare ska utföra sina uppdrag på ett omsorgsfullt sätt utifrån försäkringstagarens behov och ska alltid iaktta god försäkringsförmedlingssed. Vilket typ av ansvar ochIn todays society, people and companies are in great need of insurance and the individual policyholder can choose to get help from an insurance intermediary. The insurance intermediary shall perform their duties with a diligent manner based on the policyholder’s needs. It is not always clear what liabilities an insurance intermediary has. Therefore, this thesis intends to analyse and investigate
Till skillnad från andra immateriella rättigheter är i princip det varumärkesrättsliga skyddet inte tidsbegränsat. Detta medför att företag, istället för eller som ett komplement till patent eller mönsterskydd, kan se en möjlighet i att söka varumärkesregistrering för funktionell respektive estetisk design. Därför finns det i varumärkeslagstiftningen absoluta registreringshinder vilka innefattar aUnlike other Intellectual Property Rights, trademark law does not have any time restrictions concerning protection possibilities. This constitutes companies to apply for trademark protection for functional or aesthetical designs instead of, or as a supplement to, patent and design protection. Therefore, there are absolute grounds for refusal that include that a sign with either a technical result
Huge amounts of greenhouse gases continuously released into the atmosphere is of large global concern. Carbon dioxide makes up a large part of released greenhouse gases. Especially the aircraft industry, which is experiencing a steady annual increase as air travel grows in popularity. This business sees 72% of all its combustion products in aircraft exhausts to be carbon dioxide. Swedavia, a compa
Titel: Private equity-sponsrade börsnoteringar – något att se upp för? Seminariedatum: 2019-01-17 Kurs: FEKH89 Författare: Louise Sjödin, Fredrik Lindblad och Måns Ekblad. Handledare: Amanda Sonnerfeldt och Reda Moursli. Nyckelord: Börsnotering, Storbritannien, Underprissättning, Förstadagsavkastning, Private equity, Långsiktig prestation, BHAR. Syfte: Syftet är att undersöka huruvida det förTitle: Private equity-sponsrade börsnoteringar – något att se upp för? Seminar Date: 2019-01-17 Course: FEKH89 Authors: Louise Sjödin, Fredrik Lindblad och Måns Ekblad. Advisor: Amanda Sonnerfeldt och Reda Moursli. Keywords: IPO, UK, Private equity, Underpricing, BHAR, Long-run performance. Methodology: Deductive method Theoretical perspective: Previous research points out that private equi
Purpose The purpose of the report is to look into the effect of changing from air shipments to sea shipments at Tetra Pak Technical Service AB and the economical and environmental impact of such a change on the supply chain. Methodology The report is carried out by collecting the data regarding the different transportation modes in interviews with responsible persons within Tetra Pak and the trans
This study investigates if and how equity-based crowdfunding can benefit a start-up’s corporate brand building process. Building the corporate brand can play a significant role for the company’s establishment in the market. Although equity-based crowdfunding has grown exponentially in the Nordics, it has not been covered enough in corporate brand building literature. The scope of this research was
Incubators can widely be defined as an organization, providing moderately priced office space and central services to young companies with the goal to support the start of these firms (Allen & McCluskey, 1990). However, the variety of incubator services is high, and there is limited research in the field of customer satisfaction in incubators. Therefore, the aim of this study is to enhance the
