Essays about: "Anders Nordström"

Found 5 essays containing the words Anders Nordström.

  1. 1. To portray the beautiful, exotic and feminine land of cheap export : How Sweden imagined Japan during Japonism, from 1858 to 1914

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Hugo Ingemarsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Japan studies; image of Japan; Japonisme; Sweden; Orientalism; Ethnocentrism; Colonialism; digital archives; Julia Beck; Richard Bergh; Leander Engström; Gustavsberg; Einar Jolin; Nils Kreuger; Carl Larsson; Karl Nordström; Jenny Nyström; Helmer Osslund; Rörstrand; Alf Wallander; Carl Wilhelmson; Anders Zorn;

    Abstract : This master thesis explores the image of Japan in the artistic creations during Japonism in Sweden. Japan and Sweden first started trading in 1868 and knowledge about Japan in Sweden were limited at best. With the emergence of the Western art movement known as Japonism, ranging from 1858 to 1914, fascination for the unknown country grew in Europe. READ MORE

  3. 2. TALKING THE TALK EQUALS WALKING THE WALK? : A Quantitative Study of the Attitude-Action Gap in the Sharing Economy

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Anders Nordström; Rebecka Esseen; [2018]
    Keywords : Attitude-action gap; Value-action gap; sustainability; enjoyment; convenience; financial benefits; sharing economy; sharing platform; collaborative consumption; drivers for participating in sharing economy; shared economy;

    Abstract : Customer behavior has always been of interest for business researchers. However, it is just in recent years that there has been an increasing interest in the phenomenon of the sharing economy. It has been suggested that there is an ongoing shift in the traditional way of consuming. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Operating Performance of Private Equity Exits -The search for a long-term private equity effect

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Jimmy Hallberg; Anders Nordström; [2013]
    Keywords : Private Equity; Post-exit operating performance; Corporate Governance;

    Abstract : This thesis assesses the existence of a post-exit private equity effect on operating performance. Previous studies have mostly been focused on U.S. based companies exited through reversed leveraged buyouts which could cause selection bias. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Distress Risk Puzzle in Turbulent Times - Default risk during the financial crises

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Sanna Batz; Anders Nordström; [2011]
    Keywords : Distress risk puzzle; bankruptcy risk; systematic risk; asset pricing; Altman Z-score;

    Abstract : Studies on whether risk of default is systematic or not have led to the discovery of the distress risk puzzle. It is a rather new anomaly and its implications are that empirical evidence seems to indicate that higher default risk results in lower returns. READ MORE

  6. 5. Optimal ways to harvest and purify rainwater in the Western and Nyanza provinces, Kenya

    University essay from Institutionen för teknik och samhälle

    Author : Anders Odevik; Christian Nordström; [2010]
    Keywords : Rainwater harvesting; storing water; water purification; agroforestry.; Regnvatteninsamling; vattenförvaring; vattenrening; trädjordbruk.;

    Abstract : The access to water in the regions around Lake Victoria varies with the rainy seasons. Today the daily labor of fetching water is a heavy burden for people in the rural areas. READ MORE