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  1. 1. Menstrual Blood, Sweat and Tears: A Qualitative Study on Women’s Menstrual Health Management at Workplace Settings in Maputo, Mozambique

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ellinor Berglund; [2023]
    Keywords : menstrual health management; Mozambique; decent work; gender equality; socio-ecological model of health.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Equal participation in safe and decent work is a crucial factor for achieving gender equality. Despite this, gender-based obstacles remain as workplaces often fail to ensure the human rights, health, and general wellbeing of their employees, with menstrual health being an especially neglected aspect of the gendered workplace experience. READ MORE

  3. 2. Teamwork makes the Theme work : A qualitative study on theming and performative labour as a differentiation strategy on SME Cafés in Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

    Author : Zeeb Hala; To Quan Luu; [2023]
    Keywords : servicescape; theming; theme; performative labour; aesthetic labour; emotional labour; interaction; teamwork; café; coffee shop; differentiation; differentiation strategy; Disneyization; SME;

    Abstract : Servicescape is a physical setting where the performance, delivery and consumption are exchanged within a service marketplace. It includes sensory components, such as the theme of the place that has a high impact on customer perceptions and purchasing decisions and providing them with extraordinary experiences (Pine and Gilmore, 1999; Zeithaml, Bitner and Gremler, 2009). READ MORE

  4. 3. The Effects of Participation in Global Value Chains : A Study of the Effects of Participation in Intermediate Trade on the Value Added Through Services and the Relative Demand for Skilled Workers in the Swedish Manufacturing Industry

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Maria Höijer; [2023]
    Keywords : Economics; labor economics; labor market; labor market economics; global value chain; supply chain; trade; commerce; international trade; specialization; servicification; Hecksher-Ohlin; Hecksher-Ohlin model; skilled labor; labor; labour; labor demand; labor supply; relative labor demand; wages; skill; upskill; intermediate trade; trade in value added; stolper samuelsson; stolper samuelsson theorem; servicification; factor abundance; comparative advantage; relative factor prices; fixed effects; panel data; Nationalekonomi; Arbetsmarknad; Internationell ekonomi; handel; internationell handel; Hecksher-Ohlin modellen; arbetskraftsutbud; arbetskraftsefterfrågan; servicifiering; relativ arbetskraftsefterfrågan; kompetens; värdekedjor; tillverkningsindustrin; specialisering; service; globalisering; Hecksher-Ohlin; lön; stolper samuelsson; komparativ fördel; relativpriser; paneldata; fixa effekter;

    Abstract : This study aims to investigate the effects of the integration in global value chains on the specialization in the production of services and the relative demand for high-skilled labor in the Swedish manufacturing industry. The empirical model and the predictions are based on theories and findings such as the phenomenon of servicification, the Hecksher-Ohlin theorem, and the Stolper-Samuelsson theorem. READ MORE

  5. 4. Abandoning Monolithic Architecture: Leaving an old paradigm for the possibilities of containerized microservices using an automated orchestration tool

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

    Author : Sabina Cardell; Oscar Widén; [2023]
    Keywords : Digital Transformation; Change Management Microservices architecture; Monolithic Architecture; Three layer architecture; Containerization; Modernization Refactoring;

    Abstract : Många stora organisationer som myndigheter och banker arbetar med en monolitisk applikationsarkitektur som är ett gammalt sätt att strukturera applikationer. Flera faktorer som att attrahera och behålla talang, vara skalbar och flexibel, samt en bra tjänsteleverans driver dessa organisationer att byta till en mikrotjänstorienterad arkitektur. READ MORE

  6. 5. Simulation Based Methods for Credit Risk Management in Payment Service Provider Portfolios

    University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

    Author : Knut Dahlström; Carl Forssbeck; [2023]
    Keywords : Credit Risk; Monte Carlo simulation; Importance Sampling; Merton; Kreditrisk; Monte Carlo simulation; Importance Sampling; Merton;

    Abstract : Payment service providers have unique credit portfolios with different characteristics than many other credit providers. It is therefore important to study if common credit risk estimation methods are applicable to their setting. READ MORE