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  1. 1. Luxury, Fashion, and Idols - Applying an extended theory of planned behavior to examine barriers toward sustainable fashion consumption in Japan

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Florian Konstantin Gold; Allegra-Scarlett Nefertari Verena Irmgard Marie Terner; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : Fashion; Luxury; Idols; Japan; Consumption; Sustainability; Theory of Planned Behavior; Barriers; Sustainable Fashion;

    Abstract : Purpose: This study aimed to apply an extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) to sustainable fashion consumption (SFC) in Japan, and test the importance of sociocultural barriers to purchase intentions. Methodology: As only a few studies have examined SFC in Japan and have not used the TPB framework, this study adds to the body of literature, and proposes luxury orientation, fashion involvement, and idol attachment as barriers toward sustainable fashion (SF) purchase intentions in Japan. READ MORE

  3. 2. Shoplifting in Japan and Sweden - A comparative analysis of social structures and sanctions in the 21st century

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Henrik Queckfeldt; [2023]
    Keywords : Comparative Law; Criminal law; Law; Shoplifting; Restorative justice; Informal Social Control; Japan; Sweden; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : 概要 本稿は、読者に2つの司法制度の包括的な概観を提供し、その後、いくつかの追加的な側面を検討する。分析の構成により、読者は、社会が公式・非公式の統制という観点からどのように機能しているかを含め、法制度がどのように構築されているかを確認することができる。本稿はまた、さまざまな制裁がどのように実施され、それが個人と社会に与える影響についても探求している。個々の章では詳細な分析を行わず、必要に応じて十分な説明を行うようにしている。万引きを犯罪の例として挙げているのは、明確な比較が可能だからである。本論文では、両国の修復的司法を幅広く検証し、正式な刑事司法制度への影響を軽減するための潜在的な方策を検討している。最後に、包括的な分析を行い、それぞれの国について法的改善のための提言を行う。.. READ MORE

  4. 3. Babies on a Budget: How the Cost of Child-Rearing Affects Fertility in Japan

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Malkolm Banker; Malin Lundblad; [2023]
    Keywords : fertility; family planning; panel data; child-rearing costs; child penalty;

    Abstract : This paper examines the relationship between child-rearing costs and fertility in Japan. Using panel data from the Japanese Panel Survey of Consumers, we investigate the issue through two distinct approaches. Firstly, we construct a proxy for expected child-rearing costs and attempt to find a link to the propensity of having children. READ MORE

  5. 4. CEO duality’s effect on firm performance : A comparison between the agency- and stewardship theory

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Victor Sjöstrand; Albert Svensson Kanstedt; [2022]
    Keywords : CEO duality; Stewardship theory; Agency theory; Institutional theory; CEO power; CEO discretion; USA; Sweden; Japan;

    Abstract : Background: CEO duality has been a highly discussed topic for the last 20 years. The trend shows that more and more companies and countries move towards a separation of the roles of CEO and chairman of the board, but the empirical results show little evidence that this is beneficial for firm performance. READ MORE

  6. 5. Creation of a Finite Element Model andSystem Analysis for the Low and HighFrequency Cryogenic Telescopes of theSpace Mission LiteBIRD

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

    Author : Matias Rittatore Texeira; [2022]
    Keywords : FEM; FEA; mesh model; CMB; IRAP;

    Abstract : The Lite (Light) satellite for the study of B-mode polarization and Inflation from cosmic background Radiation Detection (LiteBIRD) is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)-led Strategic Large-Class mission designed to search for the existence of the primordial gravitational waves produced during the inflationary phase of the early Universe, through the measurement of their imprint onto the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). It is an international collaboration, with European Union (EU) operations being coordinated by France. READ MORE