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Unga vuxnas investeringar i en osäker ekonomi
No full textDenna studie undersöker hur höga räntor och stigande inflation under den ekonomiska nedgången 2022-2024 har påverkat investeringsbeslut och risktolerans bland unga vuxna på den svenska börsmarknaden. Genom en kvantitativ metod samlades data in via en enkätundersökning med 203 respondenter i åldern 18-30 år. Enkäten distribuerades genom investeringsinriktade Facebook-grupper. Det teoretiska ramverket utgår från beteendeekonomi, prospektteori och livscykelhypotesen för att analysera psykologiska, sociala och ekonomiska faktorer som formar investeringsbeteendet hos unga vuxna. Resultatet visar en tydlig förskjutning mot ökad riskaversion, där många av respondenterna har blivit mer försiktiga och minskat sina investeringar. Samtidigt uppgav en del att inflationen minskat deras disponibla inkomst, vilket utgjorde ett hinder för investeringar. Många respondenter föredrog även säkrare sparformer såsom sparkonton, i linje med prospektteorins betoning på förlustaversion under ekonomisk osäkerhet. Statistisk analys (Chi-två-test) bekräftade korrelationer mellan inflation, räntor och minskad risktagning. Trots detta planerade 36% av respondenterna att öka sina investeringar under det kommande året, vilket visar på att unga vuxna anpassar sig till marknadens villkor. Studien belyser också socioekonomiska skillnader, där individer med lägre inkomst uppvisade större riskaversion. Trots att icke-slumpmässigt urval begränsar generaliserbarheten, bidrar resultaten med insikter om hur unga investerare agerar i ekonomisk osäkerhet. This thesis investigates how high interest rates and rising inflation during the economic downturn of 2022-2024 have affected investment decisions and risk tolerance among young adults in the Swedish stock market. Using a quantitative method, data were collected through a survey of 203 respondents aged 18-30. The survey was distributed through investment-focused Facebook groups. The theoretical framwork is based on behavioral economics, prospect theory, and the lifecycle hypothesis to analyze the psychological, social, and economic factors shaping young adult's investment behavior. The results show a clear shift toward increased risk aversion, with many respondents becoming more cautious and reducing their investments. At the same time, some stated that inflation had reduced their disponible income, which posed a barrier to investing. Many respondents also preferred safer forms of saving, such as savings accounts, consistent with prospect theory's emphasis on loss aversion during periods of economic uncertainty. Statistical analysis (Chi-square-test) confirmed correlations between inflation, interest rates and reduced risk-taking. Despite this, 36% of respondents planned to increase their investments in the coming year, indicating that young adults are adapting to market conditions. The study also highlights socioeconomic disparities, with lower-income individuals exhibiting greater risk aversion. Although the non-random sampling limits the generalizablity of the results, the findings offer valuable insights into how young investors navigate economic uncertainty.
Headhunting as Ritualised Violence in Prehistory and the Recent Past
No full textWhy does headhunting as a cultural phenomenon occur so often in both the ethnographic and archaeological records? There was certainly no direct transmission of this peculiar cultural trait between societies divided by thousands of years and separated across several continents. Yet, intriguing parallels exist between very diverse groups; between societies as remote from each other as the nineteenth and early twentieth century Nagas of northern India, and the Iron Age populations of southern France. In this paper, I consider some themes relating to headhunting that emerge from a study of ethnographic records in relation to beliefs and ideas about the body, and examine the role of headhunting in promoting, exacerbating and conceptualising inter-societal violence
A Playful Time : Working Class Children’s Stories in the History of Textile Industry
No full textAbstract for A Playful time: The article is a philosophical and literary investigation of the relationship between children’s work, subjectivity and play situatedwithin the history of textile work as recorded in the textile archives. Child labor has been a widespread reality in the European textileindustry and was a major contributing factor in the industrialization of the 18th and 19th centuries. A signpost at Rydal’s Spinnery, a textile factory in Sweden, which urged the workers not to play orfight – “Don’t play, don’t fight – rule out play and fighting at work”– provides a starting point for analyzing children’s play in relation to subjectivity and work. The article use a literary formulation, and draws on the work of Giorgio Agamben as well as Eugen Fink’s theory of play to develop an understanding of children’s play, life, and working conditions in the textile industry.Abstract for Weaving it togheter: This volume presents novel research perspectives on the Swedish textile industry’s history, with a particular focus on its international connections. One of the book’s purposes is to cast new light on the transnational connectivity of the Swedish textile industry, particularly cotton textiles. Both cotton and textiles in general have played a key part in Swedish industrialisation according to both academic and popular historical narratives, yet the subject has been treated in national isolation despite the many ways the textile industry has been shaped by processes and circumstances that are international in scope. In this book, we try to look beyond the national borders and get some glimpses of how the Swedish textile industry is interwoven with international networks for dissemination of technology, know-how, consumer products and raw material – especially for the cotton textile production. Textile is a commodity which has been traded over long distances for centuries. However, the emergence of the industrial production of cotton represents something totally new. The global proliferation of affordable cotton was facilitated by an intricate network of international relations woven by the British Empire, which linked Swedish spinners and weavers, mill owners and consumers to an international system of chattel slavery and colonialism. In other words, the cotton textile industry linked Sweden to the world in brand-new ways.
Det brottsförebyggande arbetets spänningar : Områdespolisers bild av samverkan i multietniska ”utsatta områden”
No full textHur gör vi nu? Om samverkan mellan skolhuvudmän och myndigheter för att stödja nyanlända och flerspråkiga elevers lärande
No full textUtbildning, nätverk och vänskapsrelationer : Ett ensamkommande flyktingbarns röst om sårbarhet och resiliens
No full textLedarskap och pedagogiskt ansvar i förskolan : En systematisk litteraturstudie
No full textDespite significant changes in the Swedish preschool curriculum in 2018, there remains a degree of uncertainty regarding the preschool teacher’s leadership role. The purpose of this systematic literature review is to explore how leadership in preschool settings influences and interacts with preschool teachers’ pedagogical responsibility. This literature review aims to answer the following research questions: 1. Which leadership factors are emphasized in the literature as central to strengthening preschool teachers’ pedagogical responsibility? 2. How are the different roles and positionings of preschool teachers, childcarer and principals within the work team discussed in relation to educational responsibility and leadership in current research? The purpose of this systematic literature review is to explore how leadership in preschool settings influences and interacts with preschool teachers’ pedagogical responsibility. The study is based on an analysis of 13 peer-reviewed articles focusing on leadership and responsibility within early childhood education. Four inclusion criteria were applied to narrow down the selection to relevant research. The collected material was analyzed using qualitative text analysis and coding, resulting in five key themes: 1pedagogical leadership as competence and professional development, equality within the preschool organization, leadership development as an ongoing learning process, collaboration and trust among staff, and the relationship between leadership and responsibility. The findings indicate that leadership plays a crucial role in shaping, interpreting, and developing pedagogical responsibility in preschool practice. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of the factors influencing the relationship between leadership and pedagogical responsibility, as well as the challenges and opportunities within this interaction. The results highlight key patterns and relationships based on the identified themes, focusing on various aspects of pedagogical responsibility and leadership
Skrivuppgift eller konspirationsteori om pyramider? : Gymnasieelevers upplevelser av digitala medier i klassrumsmiljöer
No full textTill följd av den nuvarande debatten om digitala medier och skärmtid i skolmiljöer har uppsatsens syfte varit att undersöka hur gymnasieelever resonerar kring sin digitala medieanvändning med internetuppkoppling i skolmiljöer, samt hur de balanserar mellan skolarbete och annat innehåll och hur deras upplevelser kan förstås utifrån den aktuella debatten om skärmtid. Frågorna som ställdes behandlade gymnasieelevers upplevelser av digitala medier med internetuppkoppling i klassrumsmiljöer, deras uppfattning av balansen mellan skolarbete och annat medieinnehåll i skolan samt hur detta kan förstås i relation till den pågående diskussionen om digitala medier i skolmiljöer. För att besvara dessa frågor tillämpades fokusgrupper med gymnasieelever i åldern 18 och 19 år. Empirin analyserades ur de teoretiska perspektiven mediepraktiker, det fjättrade jaget och nätverkade offentligheter. Uppsatsens resultat tyder på att gymnasieeleverna upplever sin digitala medieanvändning som varierande och bestående av dels skolarbete, dels annat innehåll. Användningen balanseras vidare mot tillfället, en intressant genomgång lockar exempelvis deltagarna till skolarbete. De upplever dessutom sig som exkluderade från den aktuella debatten som centrerar kring digitala medier i skolan. Uppsatsen belyser således att deltagarnas upplevelse av användningen är komplex, att medieinnehållet varierar beroende på undervisningen och elevernas mående samt att ungdomarna anser att debatten inte speglar deras användning på ett rättvist sätt.
Hur redovisat goodwillvärde beskrivs i svenska årsredovisningar : En dokumentanalys rörande svenska företags uppfyllande av upplysningskrav för redovisat goodwillvärde utifrån IFRS 3 och IAS 36 punkt 134
No full textEfter EUs obligatoriska tillämpning av IFRS år 2005 förändrades hur goodwill redovisas i svenska börsnoterade företag från ett system med avskrivningar till en metod baserad på enbart nedskrivningar. Med detta tillkom mer omfattande upplysningskrav gällande goodwillvärderingen. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur väl svenska börsnoterade företag uppfyller upplysningskraven i IAS 36 punkt 134, samt hur dessa upplysningar har utvecklats över tid. Studien består av en kvalitativt jämförande dokumentanalys där årsredovisningar från tio företag undersökts under sex utvalda år mellan 2005 och 2024. Företagen valdes ut efter störst omsättning av aktier på Stockholmsbörsen vid hämtningsdagen, samt att de följde studiens urvalskriterier, och därmed har ingen hänsyn tagits till bransch. Samtliga företag har för respektive år studerats utifrån en tabell baserad på upplysningskraven i IAS 36 punkt 134, där resultatet bestått i om berörda kriterier uppfyllts eller inte. Teorierna principal-agentteori och signaleringsteori används för att analysera hur företagsledningen kan ha olika incitament för att antingen öka eller minska transparensen i redovisningen. Resultaten visar på en betydande variation i efterlevnaden av upplysningskraven, vilket tyder på att företagsledningar utnyttjar det tolkningsutrymme standarden medger. Studien bidrar med insikter om behovet av förbättrad vägledning för att öka transparensen och minska informationsasymmetrin i redovisningen av goodwill. Following the mandatory implementation of IFRS in EU in 2005, the way goodwill is accounted for in Swedish listed companies shifted from an amortization-based approach to an impairment-only method. With the transition more extensive requirements for disclosure regarding goodwill valuation were added. The objective of this study is to examine the extent to which Swedish listed companies comply with the disclosure requirements outlined in IAS 36 paragraph 134, and how these disclosures have evolved over time. The study is based on a qualitative comparative document analysis where annual reports from ten companies were examined over six selected years between 2005 and 2024. The companies were chosen based on the highest trading volume on shares at the Stockholm Stock Exchange by the day of the retrieval, together with accordance with the selection criteria for the paper, and therefore no regard was taken to industry. Each company has been studied using a checklist based on the disclosure requirements in IAS 36 paragraph 134 for each selected year, where the results indicate whether the concerned criteria is fulfilled or not. The theories principal-agent theory and signalling theory are applied to analyse how management of the company may have varying incentives to either increase or reduce the transparency in the financial reporting. The findings indicate significant variation in the compliance with the disclosure requirements, suggesting that the corporate management make use of the interpretive flexibility the standard allows. The study contributes with insights about the need for improved guidance to enhance transparency and decrease the information asymmetry in the accounting of goodwill