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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding on how SMEs can position themselves through brand identity, by investigating their strategic approach to brand identity creation and development. Methodology: This research is based on an exploratory case study with an iterative approach. The data collection has primarily been conducted by personal interviews and secondary documents.
This study utilizes new archival data to develop a series of wages for unskilled workers, skilled worker, and women from early modern Scania in the south of modern-day Sweden. These series are used in combination with already-published data on builders’ wages in Stockholm and other European regions to further the understanding of Scandinavia’s position in early modern Europe during the Little Dive
Bakgrund: Den subjektiva upplevelsen av hörapparatnytta skiljer sig mellan olika hörapparatanvändare. Detta kan bero på flera olika faktorer, dock visar forskningen inga entydiga svar om vilka faktorer det är som mest påverkar nyttan. Det primära syftet med denna studie var att undersöka vilken nytta äldre personer upplever med sina hörapparater samt studera relationen mellan kognitiv förmåga, dik
This paper argues that the process of human capital accumulation in Nicaragua, as measured by school enrollment, is influenced by a combination of supply and demand factors that can be traced to households’ characteristics and the government’s educational agenda. By performing a probit estimation to analyze how the interaction of such factors affects the decision of the household to invest in educ
Föreliggande studie baseras på en jämförelse mellan två likvärdiga grupper av barn. Syftet var att undersöka om barns språkförståelse påverkas mer av en dysfonisk (hes) röst i kombination med bakgrundsbuller jämfört med en typisk (funktionell) röst i kombination med bakgrundsbuller. Syftet var även att ta reda på barnens subjektiva upplevelse om lärarens röstkvalitet, kombinationen röstkvalitet oc
Through economic openness, increased capital mobility and the resulting competition to innovate, the globalisation of capitalism ought to increase the wealth and living standards of all involved. However, in order for all to be involved, they must be of value to that economy. That the world lives largely in poverty means that the more the economy incorporates cheap labour, the lower the returns to
Wage inequality has increased in many OECD countries since the 1970s. Many have explained this development in terms of skill-biased technological change. According to theories of skill-biased technological change, wage inequality is the result of a technology-induced increase in the demand for skills which has not been met by equal increases in the supply of skills. This paper explores the relatio
In 1806 Prussia had to face tremendous economic pressure. In this article an interdisciplinary approach on wartime economy is applied. Controlling for different spheres that influence the economy during wars, the success of the Prussian state in the War of Liberation will be discussed. Prussia’s pre-industrialized status therefore allows observing early measures for taking influence on the economi
The aim of this study is to conduct preliminary risk assessments of two abandoned landfills in the villages of Bjärsjölagård and Fränninge, in the municipality of Sjöbo, Scania. Assessing risks connected to abandoned landfills is of great importance as they can contain a large number of pollutants, hence pose a risk for their surroundings by polluting soil, ground water and even buildings. It is a
Idag befinner sig banker i en konkurrensutsatt marknad eftersom banker i stort erbjuder likartade tjänster och produkter. Detta innebär att det försvårar för bankerna att attrahera nya kunder och behålla sina befintliga kunder. Hur ska banker då arbeta för att växa? Idag pratar man om förtroende och hur man skapar långavariga och starka kundrelationer inom bankbranschen. Denna studie undersöker ju
In this study suggested political instruments for a future sustainable transportation system are analyzed. This is done by a survey study with answers from municipality workers in ten different municipalities in the Scania region, southern Sweden. The questions covers the respondents transportation habits and their opinions on 19 different political instruments and how these instruments, if put in
This study aims to examine different ways to enhance biodiversity in an area, focusing on the park Hemvärnsparken in Kyrkheddinge, Scania, Sweden and its surrounding area. An inventory of species of vascular plants, larger animals as well as butterflies, bees and bumblebees has been carried out within the park and maps have been drawn showing different kinds of habitats and other objects of intere
This is a thesis which describes a process for realizing a SCADA system using Codesys and iX developer, after a given function description. This is followed by an investigation about the Modbus protocol. That is applied to do the communication possible between the different parts in the system. The report includes a simple part of theory. This treats concepts like SCADA, PLC, I/O-devices, communic
In recent years allot of research has been carried out dealing with BIM and how to use it through the entire construction process to make it more effective. Much of this research addresses the possibility of using BIM in the management of buildings (Facility Management) and some have also demonstrated the benefits of it. This has led to an increased knowledge and interest in BIM amongst building o
Leakage at the floor drain is the biggest cause of moisture damage in bathrooms today. Wooden joists are the most common type of joist structure in houses and because of wood being a moisture sensitive material, moisture damage at the floor drain can lead to big problems. The purpose of this paper was to find out the most common reasons to why moisture damages occur at floor drains installed in wo
In today’s railway facilities there are several types of track systems with different characteristics, which must interconnect in order to obtain a closed network. The area where a track system passes over into another track system is called a transition zone. The track systems’ different characteristics chiefly consist of differences in settlement tendency and track stiffness. The transition zone
Vid dimensionering av en byggnad är det viktigt att stabiliteten i konstruktionen kan garanteras. Den horisontella vindlasten som en byggnad utsätts för är den last som till störst del bidrar till den stjälpande effekten. Därför är det viktigt att kunna uppskatta hur stor del av den som fördelas till varje stabiliserande vägg. Syftet med arbetet är att hitta en enkel och användbar analytisk metod
This paper investigates the effect of household income per capita on the self-reported health status and health care utisation by comparing the Chinese data from CHARLS (China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study) and Swedish data from SHARE (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe). The result shows that the income effect on self-reported health is bigger in China than in Sweden, bu
The purpose of this study was to investigate massively-multiplayer online role-playing games from the social interactionist perspective. The aim was to chart the social interaction within the game environment as well build upon previous known findings concerning player's in-game preferences as well as the sociability of the game environment. The questions addressed by this study were: - How d
