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1. 1. “If we don’t, then who will?” : A qualitative study about Black Afro-Swedish women’s embodied identity experiences in working life

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Leila Axelsson; Emma Rangdal; [2022]
   Keywords : Afro-Swedish women; embodied identity; identity work; intersectionality; Black feminism; embodied research; collective identity;

   Abstract : Sweden has been celebrated in public discourse for being a major proponent of social justice and anti-racist policies, but the country’s ambiguous history with racism has been replaced by colour-evasive discourses permeating contemporary organisations today. Management and organisation studies have focused on the individual identity work of employees, without further attention to the intersecting social positionings of Black Afro-Swedish women. READ MORE

3. 2. The Green Taxonomy: An Event Study to Evaluate the Impact of EU Taxonomy Announcements on European Sustainable Companies

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Emma Axelsson; Sofia Blomström; [2022]
   Keywords : EU Taxonomy; Share price; European Stock Market; Market Impact; Event Study;

   Abstract : This paper examines how sustainable companies based in EU countries react to EU Taxonomy announcements. This is performed using an event study methodology where companies´ share price performances are analysed around three chosen announcement days. READ MORE

4. 3. Managing Diversity in Organizations: The Implementation of Strategies, Practices and Measurements to Enhance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Workforces : A Qualitative Case Study of Diversity Management in Organizations Operating in Sweden

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

   Author : Emma Louise Axelsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Diversity; Equity; and Inclusion; DEI; Human Resource Management; HRM; Diversity Management; Social Sustainability; Recruitment; Retention; Promotion; Practice Theory;

   Abstract : Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has received increasing attention among organizations and in research as the world becomes increasingly globalized and internationalized. However, there is still limited research on how diversity management is performed in organizations and a neglected focus on social sustainability linked to DEI, which underlines the need to further study implemented practices to promote DEI in organizations. READ MORE

5. 4. Urban buskmosaik : nutida perspektiv på buskars användning i hållbara och attraktiva utemiljöer

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Emma Axelsson; Matilda Eriksson; [2020]
   Keywords : biotopplantering; buskar; The woody meadow project; växtsamhälle; hed; stäpp; shrubland; hårdgjord miljö;

   Abstract : Buskar är en välanvänd växtkategori i offentlig miljö i Sverige, men tenderar att framför allt användas i monotona massplanteringar som både har låga visuella- och ekologiska värden. Samtidigt är buskar det växtmaterial som är mest användbart med avseende på hållbarhet, låg skötselintensitet och mångsidighet. READ MORE

6. 5. Did the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Affect International Trade?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Madeleine Lindblad; Emma Axelsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Spanish Influenza; Trade; Fixed effects; Gravity Model; Life expectancy; Mortality; Pandemics; Poisson; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to contribute to the existing literature by investigating what to our knowledge is a previously unexplored area, namely if the 1918 Influenza Pandemic - the Spanish flu - had an effect on global trade. The Spanish flu is estimated to have killed 17-100 million people between 1918-1920 (CDC NCIRD, 2018; Roser, 2020). READ MORE