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1. 1. What Are They Seeking Next?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Lina Johansson; Mária Markhed Maxe; Emma Iversén; [2023]
   Keywords : foreign expansion; Foreign Direct Investment FDI ; intrinsic motives for FDI; natural resource-seeking; market-seeking; efficiency-seeking; strategic asset-seeking; experiential knowledge; market-specific knowledge; firm-specific knowledge; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the dynamics between firms’ shifting motives for engaging in foreign direct investments (FDIs) and the experiential knowledge acquired from increased experience and establishment in foreign markets. An embedded case study was performed on the multinational company Duni Group, drawing upon insights from semi-structured interviews with representatives from the case company. READ MORE

3. 2. Temporal, climatic and spatial variation in the distribution and activity patterns of the raccoon (Procyon lotor) in Hainich National Park, Germany

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

   Author : Maria Grüneberger; [2022]
   Keywords : raccoon; procyon lotor; hainich National Park; canopy Walk; camera trapping; nocturnality; ground temperature; habitat preference; european beech; fagus sylvatica; anthropogenic influence;

   Abstract : The raccoon (Procyon lotor) has been a part of German fauna since the 1920s, following a number of releases and escapes from captivity. This study intends to investigate the distribution and activity patterns of this non-native mesopredator in Hainich National Park, which lies in Central Germany, in-between 3 core areas of established raccoon populations. READ MORE

4. 3. Flexible invaders: a study into aggressive behaviour in Öland's range expanding collared flycatchers

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Carlos González Gozalo; [2022]
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   Abstract : Behavioural shifts, or changes in behaviour patterns, are an often-overlooked aspect of ecological invasions and range expansions, that can nevertheless be key in determining how and why a species may or may not succeed in their expansion process. We looked at aggressive behaviour in a small insectivore passerine species, the collared flycatcher, on the island of Öland, where it is undergoing a range expansion to the detriment of the native, ecologically similar, pied flycatcher. READ MORE

5. 4. The Maritime Silk Road: Chinas Debt Trap for Asian Developing Countries and Through That Chinas Expansion of Infrastructure in Asia? : A Case and Comparative Study on Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Alkis Elias Danger; [2022]
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   Abstract : In this paper the Maritime Silk Road (MSR) member countries in Asia are investigated. The paperis investigating Pakistan and Sri Lanka in terms of debts and how China and the MSR i s the reasonfor the debts in the country. The MSR is investigated in a geopolitical and Neo colonial perspective. READ MORE

6. 5. Finite Element Modeling of Installation Effects of Soil-Cement Columns

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

   Author : Anne Holtmeier; [2022]
   Keywords : Deep Mixing; Soil Stabilization; Installation; Finite Element Method; PLAXIS;

   Abstract : Since the 1970's deep mixing columns have been widely used all over the world to improve the performance of soft soil in regard to bearing capacity or deformation behaviour. They are installed by mixing a binding agent, e.g. cement, in situ with the soil. READ MORE