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I Sverige ligger ansvaret för stora delar av den offentliga verksamheten på kommunal nivå. Internationellt sett har svenska kommuner en hög grad av självbestämmande och stort ansvar för viktiga områden samtidigt som en stor del av beskattningen sker på central nivå. Tillsammans med målet om lika utbud av offentliga tjänster i hela landet innebär det att inkomstutjämningen mellan kommunerna fått en
The purpose of this essay is to examine different factors that affect women in horticulture. The horticultural sector is seen as a great opportunity for poverty reduction, especially for women. Nevertheless, there are several obstacles that are analysed in this study in order to examine the actual possibilities for women in Kenyan horticulture. Through using qualitative and quantitative methods in
Sedan grundskolan kommunaliserades 1989-1990 har kra-vet på dokumentation ökat för varje år. Jag ville veta hur verksamma lärare upplever de nya kraven i läraruppdraget och huruvida det sker på bekostnad av andra arbetsuppgif-ter. Den arbetsuppgift som jag i första hand tänker på är skolans viktigaste uppdrag, nämligen att förmedla och pro-blematisera kunskap i dialog med eleverna samt att väcka l
Authors: Malin Körner and Martin Halling Title: “Det fanns ju bara indicier” - En studie om grundskolelärares reflektioner kring anmälningsplikt Supervisor: Tove Harnett Among others, elementary school teachers in Sweden are obligated by law to report to the social services if they suspect that a child is maltreated in one way or another. Nevertheless, research indicates that only few of the sus
After an increasing development in the field of electronic communication services and a growing need for harmonized legislation within the European union an initiative was taken. Actions towards an harmonization of the EU law regarding that area. The focus of which was concentrated on the data being created when using these types of electronic communications services. The data is being both collec
The purpose of this study was to illustrate which conditions people with a service users perspective considers important to leave and avoid reccurence to crime. The study was based on qualitative interviews with five people who earlier have been in jail and today live socialy integrated in the swedish society. The theoretical perspective was based on social psychology with a principally base of so
Despite the vast amount of research done around anorexia nervosa, anorexia as an identity, rather than only a disease, has barely been explored. Within Giddens' 'late modernity' concept, the growth of technology has caused individuals to use machines as mirrors to evaluate their image within society. This has created an opportunity for women to evaluate themselves with the Internet as
Graham Greenes roman The Quiet American analyseras, till stor del med utgångspunkt i uppsatsförfattarens förförståelser av Greenes författarskap och 'Greeneland'. Genom Hans-Georg Gadamers hermeneutiska teorier så som de presenteras i Wahrheit und Methode och det textbegrepp Roland Barthes presenterar i "The Death of the Author" söker uppsatsförfattaren att medvetandegöra sina fö
Denna uppsats syftar till att utreda skillnader och likheter mellan syndikerade lån och syndikerade garantier. De garantier som behandlas är demandgarantier samt standby letters of credit. Dessa garantier är speciellt anpassade för de krav som ställs på den internationella transaktionsmarknaden. Standby letters of credit eller standby remburser har utvecklats för att motsvara demandgarantier och dThis thesis aims to investigate differences and similarities between syndicated loans and syndicated guarantees. For this purpose I have chosen to examine demand guarantees and standby letters of credit. These guarantees are especially adjusted and well suited for challenges on the international transaction market. Standby letters of credit have been developed to match demand guarantees and the sp
This essay examines the volatility spillover effects from oil price shocks across different US and EU industries, using a GJR-GARCH(1,1) model. We conclude that the European industries are much more sensitive to oil and stock market shocks compared to their US counterparts. In US, oil news have significant effect only on Basic Materials, Industrials, Utilities and Consumer Services and coefficient
Abstract Authors: Nina Svärd and Susanne Ekerholm Title: Resilient children (Maskrosbarn) – from weed to flower [Translated title] Supervisor: Christina Erneling Assessor: Anders Lundberg The purpose of our study was to examine children’s resilience when they grow up in a dysfunctional family and how they were able to handle long-term stress. We wanted to compare different group’s ways of describi
Social dimensions of a healthcare profession – midwives’ psychosocial work with adolescent mothers-to-be in Swedish prenatal care (translated title) The aim of this study was to examine how Swedish midwives work psychosocially with adolescents in the prenatal healthcare individually and groupwise. Adolescents who become parents are according to research more often troubled by psychosocial risk fa
Problem definition: In recent years, Kalmar has received an increased number of requests and indications from the market concerning automated solutions in the industry. In the paper industry this is mainly caused by the increased costs in the customer's key processes that possibly could be reduced by fully automated solutions. However, there is currently no clear view of the market potential a
Abstract IKEA’s business idea is to offer a wide range of well designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. To be able to do this the costs must be kept as low as possible. Achieving desired customer service levels is although the key objective while cost reductions are a secondary focus. To be able to retain desired cu
In February 2009, ST‐Ericsson was formed as a joint venture bringing Ericsson Mobile Platforms and ST‐NXP Wireless together, creating an industry leader in development and design of wireless semiconductor components and platforms. The new company became one of the top players in wireless semiconductors. During the integration, purchasing of indirect material at ST‐Ericsson was outsourced to an out
This thesis follows previous research on sunk cost associated with exports of heterogeneous goods. The impact of sunk cost is evaluated at the industry level, using the Chilean wine industry as a case study. Data for export flows to 92 destination countries over the period 1990 – 2006 shows strong evidence on the importance of sunk costs for future export decisions, and the results are statistical
Even though the coordinated inventory control is becoming more well-known, it is relative unused by companies, whose advantages of using it should be obvious. This master thesis illustrates the result of using coordinated inventory control compared to a currently used non-coordinated inventory control. There exist precise coordinated methods for control of a multi-echelon inventory system, but the
Det har framkommit i forskningsrapporter att elever med hörselnedsättningar har större svårigheter i skolan än normalhörande. Det är därför av intresse att genomföra en brukarut-värdering av eleverna i Hörselteamet i Lund för att undersöka måluppfyllelse samt att kvali-tetssäkra och lära mer om verksamheten för att eventuellt kunna förändra och utveckla den. Frågeställningar som behandlas är eleve
Syftet var att jämföra två tematiskt likvärdiga böcker avseende språk och stil. En av böckerna är skriven av en höglitterär författare, den andra av en populärlitterär. Böckerna som jämfördes är Kerstin Ekmans Händelser vid vatten och Camilla Läckbergs Fyrvaktaren. Hypotesen var att Läckberg använder språket som ett medel för att berätta sin historia, medan Ekman låter språket bli en del av sin hi
