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1. Estimation methods for Asian Quanto Basket options
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistikSammanfattning : All financial institutions that provide options to counterparties will in most cases get involved withMonte Carlo simulations. Options with a payoff function that depends on asset’s value at differenttime points over its lifespan are so called path dependent options. LÄS MER
2. Helgon, familjen och världen. En hagiografisk studie av efterföljelse som världstransformerande kraft
Magister-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religionSammanfattning : This hagiographical study deals with Christian saints, in the broad sense of the word, who, in the pursuit of following Christ, have transgressed the will of their biological family. By employing the historical narrative and theory of the philosopher Charles Taylor and the sociological theory of David Martin the question is asked if these hagiographical cases should be seen as radical breaks with the social imaginaries of their respective times or whether they rather should be seen as in line with tendencies toward individualization and a more disembedded worldview. LÄS MER
3. Liv i den övergivna trädgården? : Tro och sekularisering i Sverige, speglad mot dominerande teorier om sekulariseringsprocesser
Magister-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakultetenSammanfattning : This master thesis summarizes contemporary theories on secularization processes in the Western world, and compares these with the example of Sweden, which by many scholars is considered to be the most secularized country in the Western world. I do this by dividing the most influential theorists in five different groups. LÄS MER
4. Just In Time : Effektivisering av materialflöden med hjälp av principer från Inventory Management och Production Management
Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)Sammanfattning : Abstract Management is a field that started getting attention in the beginning of the 20 th century by Frederick Taylor. His publication is called the Principles of Scientific Management and is based on the principles of using scientific methods to find the best way of conducting each operation within a production facility. LÄS MER
5. Det labyrintiska biblioteket : en studie över kunskapsorganisatoriska diskurser i verken Everything is Miscellaneous och Organization of Information
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för ABM, digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskapSammanfattning : The aim of this master thesis is to explore which meanings that can be ascribed to knowledge organization in the field of library- and information science. This I do through studying two works that deal with this subject, namely Everything is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder by David Weinberger from 2007 and Organization of Information by Arlene G. LÄS MER
