Browsing by Author "Ivarsson, Felicia"

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E-auction as a complement to IOCM - A case study from the automotive industry
(2020-07-01) Ivarsson, Felicia; University of Gothenburg/Graduate School; Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School
The role of PSM has gained considerable attention in recent years as one of the key functions to impact company performance (Zsidisin, Ellram & Ogden, 2003; Kähkönen & Lintukangas, 2012). And considering that purchasing is today the single largest expenditure for the majority of organizations (Dyer & Nobeoka, 2000; Agndal & Nilsson, 2009), it is interesting to expand the idea of IOCM and explore how companies can work even closer with their suppliers to impact inter-firm transactions. E-auction is an exciting tool from a cost saving perspective, but its application has been constrained due to increased complexity in buyer-supplier relationships (Jap, 2002; Pereira, Sellitto, Borchardt & Geiger, 2011). For example, in the automotive industry it is common to purchase complete solutions from a limited number of suppliers while standardized products or subcomponents are purchased further up the supply chain (Araujo, Dubois & Gadde, 1999). Hence, I want to develop an understanding of the expectations for E-auction to be used as an interorganizational tool with the purpose of improving the purchase process of first-tier suppliers. The research is conducted from the perspective of inter-firm characteristics in the automotive industry and the case study is based on one automotive company and four first-tier suppliers. The findings suggest that for E-auction to be used in an interorganizational setting, the buyer needs to have IOCM activities in place that allows them to identify subcomponents, purchased by first-tier suppliers with E-auction potential (Smeltzer & Carr, 2003). Secondly, the buyer must be aware of the purchase strategies and processes of their suppliers to ensure that E-auction can provide greater efficiency compared to existing processes. Finally, for E-auction as a joint effort to be attractive for suppliers as a cost saving collaboration, the buyer would need to provide their suppliers with lacking resources and competences.
How does grazing and burning affect the occurrence and development of vascular plants?
(2023-02-17) Ivarsson, Felicia; University of Gothenburg / Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences; Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap
Grazing and burning are disturbances that can be used for management of landscapes that are in need of restoration. When applying these disturbances, you can create a more diverse flora and fauna and control the grazing pressure from domestic cattle. In this study five different plants were used to study the effects that burning and grazing can have on vascular plants, and to get an idea of what the best way is to treat savanna-like grassland landscapes. The plants used in this study was Primula veris, Leucanthemum vulgare, Draba verna, Centaurea jacea and Succisa pratensis. These plants were sown by hand during 2016 and 2017 and have been exposed to different treatments that included burning and grazing. They all flower during spring and summer. In the spring of 2022, half of the areas that have been exposed to grazing since the project start in 2015 were fenced. The analyses of the data showed that there were more species, plants, stalks with flowers and buds, highest flower in cm and less shading and in the fenced and nonfenced burned and grazed areas, as compared to the control areas. These results can contribute to a better understanding of how burning and grazing can be used more efficiently for restoration purposes and to reach your goals in a faster and easier way by minimizing the workload.
What drives the price development of cryptocurrencies? An empirical study of the cryptocurrency market.
(2018-06-27) Asplund, Jenny; Ivarsson, Felicia; University of Gothenburg/Department of Economics; Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik; University of Gothenburg/Department of Business Administration; Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen
The novelty, the rapid growth rate and the high volatility of cryptocurrencies have led to great uncertainty without any consensus on whether cryptocurrency is a medium of exchange or a speculative investment. This uncertainty raises the question of what actually drives the price development of cryptocurrencies. Furthermore, the great volatility questions if the risk-adjusted return of cryptocurrencies have been higher than the market return. In this paper, the first question is answered by analysing three categories of variables: macro-financials, supply-demand and attention, and their effects on the cryptocurrency market. The findings imply that size of the cryptocurrency market, trading volume, news articles and views on Wikipedia all have significant effects on the price development, while macro-economic factors do not. The second question is analysed through the M^2-measure, suggesting that investors have been well-compensated for the risk when investing in cryptocurrencies.