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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the contractual relationships associated with the fair trade concept by applying organizational economics theory in order to contribute with theoretical and practical strategic management insights. The purpose stems from the underlying research problem concerning a lack of supplementary theoretical perspectives and development informing strategic de
Purpose - The paper seeks to contribute to closing the gap between conceptual benefits of Science Parks and their perceived effect. The paper aims to develop a conceptual framework of how managers of corporations and founders of startups perceive the emergence of interorganizational collaboration in a Science Park. The framework shall serve to understand how the Science Park can enable innovation
Syfte: Att beskriva patienters upplevelser av smak- och luktförändringar i samband med vård på en intensivvårdsavdelning. Metod: Kvalitativ intervjustudie med induktiv ansats. Sju personer som hade vårdats på en intensivvårdsavdelning i södra Sverige intervjuades angående deras upplevelser av smak- och luktförändringar. Datainsamling utfördes med hjälp av semistrukturerade intervjuer. Materialet a
The purpose with this paper is to put forward the complexity with employees’ identification with an organizations brand and the organization overall. We wish to examine the effects of internal employer branding, both through mainstream perspectives as well as through normative control. We hope to contribute with empirical support and deepen the knowledge for the impact that the brand has for the e
The current state of our environment is alarming. Increasing natural disasters worldwide and rising pollution levels made a conventional economic growth model illogical to abide by. Alternative growth models are of actuality, with the Green Economy being the most popular. Defined by UNEP (2011) as a “low carbon, resource efficient and socially inclusive” economy (p.9), it raises interest among the
The rapid urbanisation in Namibia led to the fast expansion of informal settlements, which are mainly characterised by a lack of basic services, such as running water, sanitation or electricity. To counteract the poor situation of informal settlements, land ownership is often argued to be a solution. While it is assumed to be an incentive for residents of informal settlements to invest in land dev
Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur kollaborativt musikskapande fungerar i det progressiva doom-metal bandet At Cycles' End, och därmed också fördjupa kunskapen om hur den kreativa processen mellan bandets medlemmar går till, hur idéer bedöms och värderas, hur kommunikationen fungerar, samt på vilka sätt videodokumentation kan användas både i skapande- och repetitionssituationen och i veteThe purpose of the study is to investigate how collaborative music creation works in the progressive doom-metal band At Cycles' End, and thereby to deepen the knowledge of how the creative process works between the group-members, how ideas are judged and valued, how the communication works and what benefits the video documentation of the rehearsals gives to the creators and this scholarly refl
In order to successfully produce food products containing less damaged particles (approx. 1 cm3) it is important to investigate at which limit that the particle could be subjected to processing. This study attempted to predict particle breakage using mechanical test with image analysis as method validation. The characterization of different coarse particles was done using the developed methods on
The study shows how a professional service firm can manage intrinsic motivation by using training as a personnel control and how training can help when implementing cultural controls cultural. The results show that professionals’ perceive that all the needs for intrinsic motivation are positively related to training, with autonomy having the strongest relation, while extrinsic motivation to a larg
Reverse osmosis is one of the most common water purification techniques and is used in applications ranging from salt water desalination plants to medical devices. Baxter develops medical devices and water purification devices used in medical applications using the reverse osmosis technique. In this thesis a new flow path design is investigated. By replacing a single feed water pump with two indep
Many museums face the problem of low engagement on social media which is disadvantageous for them to improve brand relationships with their audience. This study aims to investigate the influential factors on the online audience perception of the museum by applying the brand resonance model. The Palace Museum in Beijing is selected as the case study and the followers of this museum on Weibo as the
Natural products are an important source of novel structure and biological activity and often form the basis for the development of new medicines and pesticides. Organic synthesis plays and important in this process from addressing supply to providing access to novel structures through semi-synthesis. The [5.5.5.6]dioxafenestrane family of compounds, which feature four fused rings are attractive,
This paper examines discursive and performative strategies used by four feminist grassroot organizations in their struggle for free abortion in Chile. With the aim to analyse how the organizations articulate their political vision, I discuss different ways in which they challenge current criminalization on abortion. The empirical data was collected from the organization’s social media platforms an
Det här examensarbetet undersöker hur blick, makt och arkitektur är sammanflätade. Utgångspunkten för projektet är en bok från 1903 skriven av den tyska dramatikern och författaren Frank Wedekind. Boken, "Mine-Haha eller om unga flickors kroppsliga uppfostran" och är en märklig allegorisk berättelse om en grupp flickor på en internatskola. På skolan tränas de till att ta kontroll över siThis thesis project investigates how gaze, power and architecture are entwined. The starting point for the project is a book from 1903, written by German writer and playwright Frank Wedekind. The novella, called "Mine-haha or On the bodily education of young girls" is a strange allegorical story about a group of girls going to a border school. At this school they learn to control their b
User onboarding has become an increasingly important aspect in applications due to the shift towards the Software as a Service business model in software companies. This results in that companies need to make sure their customers are successful with the service, or they will loose customers. An effective user onboarding strategy can give the user a good start in becoming successful in the service.
