The purpose of this thesis is to investigate if the stock Market reacts differently to accounting information, depending on the stock Market climate. The study focuses solely on stocks listed on the OMX Stockholm 30 during each year from 2005 to 2009. By applying the concept of Earnings Response Coefficient we can estimate how the Market reacts to accounting information. The dependent variable in the equation is the Market reaction on unexpected earnings, in the study described as the abnormal return on stock. For quality purposes we measure this on a ±1,5,10 and 20 days basis.

The Swedish pharmacy Market will be re-regulated in July 2009 which will present private actors with an opportunity to enter the Market. Several risks and uncertainties are associated with such an entry. The purpose of this thesis is to increase the understanding of identification and management of risks and uncertainties associated with entering the Swedish pharmacy Market. We also intend to investigate similarities and differences in risk identification and risk management as well as create an understanding of the underlying reasons for these similarities and differences. Three companies interested in entering the Market have been interviewed and the interviews were conducted with an open approach to avoid influencing the companies? answers.

Abstract Title: Benefit from Competition ? An analysis of the consequences of Stopplagen for the Swedish health care Market Author: Cecilia Halldelius Tutor: Carl Hampus Lyttkens Date: 2005-09-05 Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to examine how the new legislation for the health care Market, primarily the anti-profit-legislation, will affect the competition in the Swedish health care Market. Method: The thesis is based on literary studies. By combining theories and empirics regarding the health care Market, competition and profit, a deeper understanding of the aspects important for the chosen subject, is created. Combined with official reports and the new legislation, an analysis is formed.

The share of problem gamblers increased for men between 18-24 years old during the period 1999-2009, while the share were steady or decreased for other classes of population. This study examines the relation between this development of problem gambling and the Swedish gambling Market. The factors that are studied are the functioning of the Market with a focus on the new Internet Market for gambling, the games and the underlying risk factors in those, the Marketing and other factors outside the gambling Market. First a large literature review was made to map the development as detailed as possible. After that a qualitative analysis of the content in television commercials was done to see if they were made for the problem group.

Återköp utgör en stigande andel av företags utdelningspolitik. Enligt von Eije och Megginson (2008) är Market-to-book ett nyckeltal som influerar utdelningspolitiken. Denna studie undersöker hur Market-to-book påverkar valet mellan utdelning och återköp. Signalhypotesen används för att förklara hur Market-to-book kan sända signaler om under- eller övervärdering av företag och på så vis förklara detta val. Studiens resultat visar att det inte finns något samband mellan Market-to-book och hur företag resonerar kring sin utdelningspolitik.

Title: Establishing in China?s ?good-enough? Market - A benchmarking study on Scandinavian engineering industries? further establishment in China. Problem discussion: The Chinese Market is gaining importance for Scandinavian engineering industries and is by many considered a crucial Market to be successful in. These companies have a tradition of producing premium products for premium customers. However, in China many are currently experiencing the threat from local competitors producing products of somewhat less quality aimed at the vast Chinese middle Market - the good-enough Market.

This study will focus on the luxury Market and how this Market has been affected by the present recession. The economic downturn have had a major impact on today?s business and consumption, practically all industries have been affected. However there exist different opinions about how the luxury Market have been influenced, certain experts mean that this segment is recession proof while others believe that this Market will experience the worst side-effects. For that reason we find it interesting to analyze the luxury Market and develop our own opinion about the impact of the recession.

The essay's purpose is to find out why municipalities engaged in local labor Market policies and the study focused on a smaller survey unit. In the paper an analysis is made of the Torsås municipality's labor Market policy. The work also intends to structure the political organization and their cooperation with other players. The survey methods used were interviews and a case study. The essay results are based on two interviews.

The development for Skanska Commercial Development (SCD) during the last years has been positive on all Markets and Skanska therefore plans on expanding their activity. Central and Eastern Europe has had a considerable economic development, what is assessed to continue during the next following years. Bucharest is one possible alternative in the CEE for a new establishment by SCD. However, the investigation before an entry is a process with many factors that need to be taken into consideration. There are today no models on how and what a developer as SCD should evaluate in terms of opportunities and risks on a possible new Market.

This study examines how the stock prices are affected when articles, which negatively describe the companies? incentive programs, are published. According to the efficient Market hypothesis, only new information should have an effect on the stock price. Furthermore, this study aims to examine whether this reaction is dependent of the economic climate. During the period of September 2005 to September 2009, stock price data was collected from the NasdaqOMX stock exchange and 75 articles were gathered from leading Swedish newspapers.

Until recently, the art Market has expanded for several consecutive years. The primary art Market is characterized by an unclear pricing mechanism and an infinite as well as limited supply. Previous business studies have so far primarily focused either on art as an investment or on the gallery?s activities. This thesis takes an explorative approach and aims to shed a light on the art collector?s behavior on the Swedish Market for contemporary art.

In a historical view, house prices have developed at the same rate as inflation. In the end of the 20th century the prices on the housing Market started to differ from the inflation rate, and today the deviation is strong and the real price increase has been very strong.The financial crisis in 2008, which was a result of a subprime mortgage crisis on the American real estate Market, has made several agents on the housing Market in Sweden question today?s prices. Robert Schiller, an American economist who predicted the mortgage crisis in 2008, claimed during the Nobel Prize ceremony 2013, that Sweden shows signs of a financial bubble ? "I think that people here in Sweden have an illusion that increasing prices is a lasting trend, but that is more suggestive of a bubble".

It is important for all companies to be seen on a competitive Market. It?s all about positioning yourself so that you?re seen and that you?re are attractive for both customers and employees. A crucial factor to achieve this are how the brand are handle directly by the company it self and by the Market. Establishing a brand on the Market is not easy and it takes time to establish what the company stands for.

Intellektuellt kapital anses av ma?nga vara en av de sto?rsta drivande faktorerna till fo?retags framga?ng och i litteraturen va?rderas den ofta som skillnaden mellan ett fo?retags marknadsva?rde och dess bokfo?rda va?rde. Market-to-book ratio a?r det relativa ma?ttet som beskriver denna skillnad och go?r det mo?jligt att ja?mfo?ra detta va?rde med andra fo?retag. Ma?let med denna uppsats a?r att underso?ka hur fo?retag redogo?r fo?r sitt intellektuella kapital och utreda hur detta reflekteras i fo?retags Market-to-book ratio.

This Master Thesis within Marketing and Strategy investigates the values customers perceive within the Real Estate Market in the inner City of Stockholm. The dependent variable is customer satisfaction, and it could be explained by 1) the feeling of light and uniqueness of the apartment, 2) that the apartment is of a satisfying size, 3) the address of the apartment, 4) and the economics, the common areas of the building, and the bidding process. The feeling of light and uniqueness, combined with the number of square meters, and the monthly fee of the apartment, are also identified as the price driven functions of this Market. A quantitative method is used to investigate the Market, where 107 apartment buyers completed a survey..