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Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka hur grundarna i två svenska småföretag utövar kontroll över en extern VD då grundaren fortfarande är ägare och aktiv i företaget. Vi vill med undersökningen bidra till en ökad kunskap om hur grundare som fortfarande är ägare och aktiva i företaget utövar kontroll över sitt företag när en extern VD rekryteras. Metod: Ett abduktivt angreppssätt med kvalitativ me

En sammanfattning av uppsatsen på maximalt 8000 tecken.

Energy efficiency - A study of autoclaved aerated concrete In recent years there have been several studies and investigations that have shown that 40% of the total energy use in Sweden is used for heating, hot water and electricity in buildings. Building houses that are more energy efficient, you reduce the energy use which positively affects the environment and the economy. Energy for heating in

MAX-lab is a national synchrotron radiation facility in Lund. Nowadays, the MAX project consist of three facilities (three storage rings). A new storage ring is needed to improve material science, such as nanotechnology. MAX IV, also in Lund, will be 100 times more efficient than already existing synchrotron radiation facilities. The storage ring is controlled by a large number of magnets that are

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka sambandet mellan det alltmer populära begreppet mentalisering och affektreglering. Detta samband utgör en viktig del i mentaliseringsteorin men har hitintills i väldigt liten utsträckning studerats empiriskt. Deltestet Mentalisering i NEPSY-II administrerades till 26 skolbarn i åldrarna 9-13, som därefter fick fylla i ett självskattningsformulär om den egnThe purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between mentalization and affect regulation, a relationship which has been put forward in the theory of mentalization and has yet to be studied empirically. The subscale Mentalization in NEPSY-II was administered to 26 children between the ages of 9 and 13, who also got to complete a self-report measure concerning their own affect regul

Kenya as a country is known for its ethnic diversity and boasts of over 42 ethnic/tribes communities that for many years have lived together in harmony and respect for each other. In the face of this harmonious cohesion between the different communities, there have been sporadic threats on issues of resource distribution and political differences that have cultivated ethnic/tribal hatred and fight

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) har under det senaste decenniet blivit ett allt mer relevant koncept. De flesta multinationella företag (Multinational Enterprises, MNEs) har formulerat uppförandekoder och många har också anslutit sig till internationella initiativ som fokuserar på CSR, som exempelvis Förenta Nationernas Global Compact. Genom globalisering, avreglering, paradigmskiften och inCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has during the last decade become an increasingly relevant concept. Most Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) have formulated Corporate Codes of Conduct, and many have also joined international initiatives focusing on CSR, such as the United Nations Global Compact. Through globalisation, deregulation, paradigm shifts and not least the development of information te

Malmö stad har i olika punktinsatser bedrivit mångfaldsarbete sedan slutet av 1990-talet. Syftet med fallstudien är att utforska mångfaldsarbetet och frågan ställs om och hur måldokumentationen används för att nå ut till medarbetaren och medborgaren. Arbetet har genomförts med kvalitativ metod i form av en fallstudie genom dokumentanalys, observationer och kvalitativa intervjuer. Resultatet visar

Sammanfattning Titel: Hedgefonder – med eller utan systematisk risk. En jämförelse av svenskbaserade aktie- hedgefonder med marknadsindex 2007-2009. Författare: Cecilia Fransson Handledare: Erik Norrman Nivå: Kandidatnivå Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att göra en enkel regressionsanalys, uppställd efter Single- Index Modellen, för ett antal utvalda hedgefonders avkastningsserier under perioden 20

Purpose: Within the construction business pricing is traditionally done at current account. The purpose of this report is to investigate why pricing levels are low within the construction consultant industry in comparison to other consultant industries, as well as to examine what affects the choice of pricing models. In addition to this the report aims to analyze pricing models used today and to d

With the increasing interactions between Sweden and China, it is interesting to see how people of these two countries handle their intercultural communication. Based on my internship experiences, where I encountered many cases of intercultural communication between Sweden and China, this thesis presents some contributions to a better understanding of Swedish‐Sino communications.

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Traditional sex role attitudes and gender bias may be affecting not only the identification of female sexual offenders but also the development of gender specific risk assessment tools and treatment interventions. This papers aim is to explore whether stereotypical attitudes exist among trained professionals in Sweden, or if a specialized training is a protective factor concerning discriminative t

Syfte: Syftet med vår uppsats är att undersöka hur företag och organisationer skapar traditioner och ritualer och använder dem som en del i sin marknadsföring. Metod: I den här uppsatsen har vi utgått ifrån en kvalitativ forskningsstrategi för insamling och analys av data. Vi har använt ett hermeneutiskt synsätt, vilket är lämpligt vid kvalitativ forskning. Vi har genomfört innehållsanalyser av re

This paper investigates the incentives of Latin American masters students to remain abroad or to return home after completing their education at Lund University in 2010. These students can be regarded as valuable resources for the economic development of their home countries. However, under the presence of market imperfections and the increasing migration of professionals from less to more develop

Material- and Energy efficiency is necessary for the creation of a sustainable society. Based on an assumed need for sustainable design to be more cost efficient in highly cost conscious markets, such as in China, this thesis rapport presents a working model for implementation of sustainable alternatives to traditional measures. Focus is laid on potentiating not only from an environmental perspect

Purpose:To determine the impact on and correlation of global commodity prices with China’s stocks, given the country’s recent GDP growth and closed domestic markets to outside investors and other outside influences. Methodology: Representative commodities are selected to be independent variables and regressed over composite and sector indexes to determine significance of relationships. Theory: S

This thesis examines the Impacts of International Service Outsourcing on recipient country. Firstly, I review the basic concept of International Service Outsourcing and some other relevant concepts. Then I review some previous theories about why there is International Service Outsourcing and International Service Outsourcing’s impact on the foreign trade, the upgrading of industrial structure, the

The information age witnesses both the growth of knowledge management systems (KMS) and social network websites (SNW), the former of which transformed the traditional way of knowledge sharing while the latter transformed the way people interact. This study explores whether and how the specific SNW, Facebook, can facilitate the use of KMS. Although KMS are gaining popularity and have real benefits,

User resistance in ERP implementation has been identified as an obstruction that creates problems for organizations, therefore it needs to be thoroughly understood. ERP is implemented in stages and the last stage in ERP implementation project is Post Implementation Stage. Post Implementation Stage of ERP system is very crucial for a project as ERP implementation doesn’t finish after Go-Live, inste