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The term Smart City is a frequently used term regarding cities' modern ICT solutions that contribute towards sustainable development and the improvement of the life quality of citizens. However, Smart City incorporates several areas of which can make a city smarter and is considered ambiguous in its very definition. This thesis aims to discover the issues related to the lack of a standard defi

The purpose of this thesis was to explore how distributed leadership is practiced and perceived by the knowledge workers in a management consultancy firm. Furthermore, we investigated the possible connection between the distributed leadership approach and employee motivation. In doing so, we drew upon Alvesson and Kärreman (2012) ‘motivation triangle’ in order to incorporate the often undermined a

This paper is a move towards furthering the understanding of how the entwinement between embodiment and agency can be understood from a sociological perspective. By focusing on the cultural praxis of ‘daygaming’, the paper analyzes Youtube material from the ‘seduction community’ and outlines the community’s cultural scripts and discourses with regards to ‘daygaming’. Hitherto, the seduction commun

The purpose of the thesis is to analyse how a CSR strategy can create a competitive advantage using the CSR Stage Model in a comparison between MAX and McDonald's. It was found that a majority of consumers value a fast-food restaurant’s CSR work and take that into consideration when choosing between restaurants. Moreover, the survey respondents perceived MAX to be the most sustainable fast-foo

I denna rapport undersöktes hur infiltration i åkermark kan beskrivas i en skyfallskartering. Utifrån en fördjupad litteraturstudie av åkermarkens egenskaper och särart valdes en uppsättning parametrar för att beskriva dess infiltration. En skyfallskartering över Ystad tätort och omkringliggande åkermark genomfördes sedan genom konstruktion av flertalet modeller i programvaran Mike Flood. Även öve

Examensarbetets titel: Gapar unga konsumenter efter hållbara livsmedel? - En kvalitativ studie av möjliga gap i köpprocessen och dess bakomliggande faktorer vid ungas konsumtion av hållbara livsmedel Seminariedatum: 2020-06-03 Kurs: FEKH29, Examensarbete i marknadsföring på kandidatnivå, 15 HP Författare: Viktor Fanedl, Sandra Persson och Mikaela Vanselius Handledare: Nikos Macheridis Syfte:

Titel: Vilka determinanter för avkastning existerar för svensk aktiemarknad? Seminariedatum: 2020-06-04 Kurs: FEKH89. Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete i finansiering på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Sebastian Hofstedt, Magdalena Johansson, Petrus Lindh Handledare: Maria Gårdängen Syfte: Undersökningen syftar till att granska vilka faktorer som kan estimera framtida avkastning för s

Arbetets syfte är att analysera möjliga trafikupplägg för snabba landtransporter; höghastighetståg, Maglev och Hyperloop genom att konkretisera trafikslagens förhållande till varandra på sträckan Oslo–Stockholm. Arbetet syftar dessutom till att ta reda på hur snabba landtransporter anknyter till hållbarhetsmålen. Arbetet studerar två olika scenarier, där det första scenariot inkluderar uppehåll vThe purpose of this master thesis is to analyze possible traffic arrangements for high-speed land transportation; high-speed train, MagLev and Hyperloop by concretizing their relationship to each other on Oslo-Stockholm line. The thesis also aims to find out how high-speed land transportation links to the sustainability goals. This thesis studies two different scenarios, where the first scenario i

Undersökningar visar att studenter är mer stressade än yrkesverksamma i samma åldrar. Tidigare stressforskning som inriktats på studenter har främst undersökt stress utifrån akademiska utgångspunkter eller faktorer som berör livsstil. Samtidigt är det inte ovanligt för studenter vid Lunds universitet att lägga ner flera timmar i veckan på ideellt arbete inom en studentorganisation, men i dessa tid

Syfte: Syftet med studien är att undersöka vilken inverkan ersättningsformen har på entreprenörens arbetssätt samt att studera hur beställaren resonerar kring val av entreprenad- och ersättningsform. Vidare kommer även förbättringsmöjligheter med ersättningsformerna att undersökas. Frågeställningar: - Hur sker valet av entreprenad- och ersättningsform för ett projekt? - Hur påverkas entreprenöre

This thesis aims to understand what influences the adoption of Internet of Things [IoT] platforms in Swedish municipalities for smart city initiatives. The adoption of IoT platforms in Swedish municipalities is slow, but the effects of an IoT platform can enhance the processes and progression toward smarter cities. To describe what influences the adoption of IoT platforms, the Technology-Organisat

Activation measures were implemented as a condition for social assistance in Sweden in the 1990s. Generally, the goal has been to promote the transition from welfare to work and to(re)integrate people dependent on social assistance into the labour market. Social assistance is regulated by the Social Services Act, which is a framework law that gives municipalities and individual social workers exte

Women’s agency can be defined as the ability to act for yourself, to change the situation for you or for others. This is increasingly important when it comes to women suffering from domestic violence, who are often associated with assumptions of weakness and powerlessness. The professional’s response and support are therefore essential in the process of change for women. The aim of this study was

This paper analyzes the effect of the amnesty given under IRCA of 1986 on the educational attainment of Hispanic undocumented immigrants. Data was collected from the IPUMS USA database and consists of cross-sectional microdata from seven U.S. censuses. The thesis exploits the cut-off year of 1982 for being granted amnesty in a difference-in-difference strategy. The results suggest that IRCA affect

This paper compares tax legislations regarding a right to deduct donations to charities in corporate taxation in Sweden and Finland. The national legislation of each Member State of the European Union grants different tax exemptions for non-profit organizations. The Member States may independently determine which entities are granted tax benefits, under what conditions and to what extent these exe

Denna uppsats handlade om antisocialt beteende kopplat till (upplevd) självförmåga (selfefficacy) och självkänsla (self-esteem). Syftet var att undersöka ifall det finns en korrelation mellan grad av antisocialt beteende och grad av självförmåga och självkänsla. Hypotesen är att ju högre grad av antisocialt beteende desto högre grad av självförmåga och lägre grad av självkänsla. Metoden som användThe purpose was to examine if there is a correlation between the level of antisocial behaviour and level of self-esteem and self-efficacy. The thesis was that the higher level of antisocial behaviour correlates with a higher level of self-efficacy, but a lower level of self-esteem. The method used was online survey, with a total of 111 participants between the ages of 18 and 30. The survey consist

Sprickbredder i armerade betongkonstruktioner bör begränsas med hänsyn till hållbarhet, täthet och estetik. Eftersom betong har en relativt låg draghållfasthet kan sprickor dock sällan undvikas, men kan med olika strategier minskas för att uppfylla de givna kraven. I betongkonstruktioner kan dragspänningar och följaktligen sprickor uppstå på grund av tvångsdeformationer, som kan uppstå på grund avThe need for limiting crack widths in reinforced concrete structures is due to durability, tightness towards gaseous and liquid substances, and for aesthetic reasons. Although concrete cracks at relatively low tensile stresses and can not be avoided, strategies for crack control can be adopted to meet the requirements. For certain structures, tensile stresses and consequently cracking may arise du

Privacy by Design is a methodology that enables privacy to be built into the design and architecture of information systems and business processes. Rather than bolting on protection at the end of a design process, care for privacy needs to be one of the foundational concerns of any implementation. Traditionally, privacy policies have been largely approached reactively, and only triggered once a br

Violence and harassment in the world of work is a complex issue that has numerous manifestations. This thesis provides an overview of the international law around violence and harassment at the workplace, both taking into the account the new ILO Convention on the Violence and Harassment, C 190 and the previous legal instruments that had touched on this issue. In so doing, it assesses the potential

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is the major absorber of sunlight in most natural waters and a critical component of the carbon cycle in aquatic systems. The photochemical decomposition of DOM can have a significant impact on the landscape-atmosphere carbon exchange. However, little is known about how changing characteristics of DOM due to water browning (allochthonous inputs of DOM from terrestriaThe photochemical decomposition of the dissolved organic matter DOM can have a significant impact on the landscape-atmosphere carbon exchange. However, little is known about how changing characteristics of DOM due to water browning (allochthonous inputs of DOM from terrestrial sources) affect the photochemical processing of the DOM. A shift from in situ self-produced (autochthonous) DOM to allocht