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As a mean of tackling the harsher business environment of today has use of various enterprise resource planning systems (ERPS) increased. It, thus, felt self-evident to focus on what implementation of such new technology would mean and involve both for a whole organization as well as its employees. The construction industry has a long history of and is characterized with project-based work and yet

Bakgrund: Användning av tröstnapp är ett omtvistat och väl omdiskuterat ämne. Barn som vårdas på sjukhus utsätts för procedurer och undersökningar som inte sällan kan upplevas som obehagliga och smärtsamma. Det sjuka barnet orkar inte alltid äta/amma helt och har kanske inte heller tillgång till sin mamma dygnets samtliga timmar. Även det förtidigt födda barnet gynnas av tröstnappen och fördelarna

Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka om det är en framgångsrik investeringsstrategi att köpa aktier i börsnoteringar av svenska fastighetsbolag. Vi undersöker detta genom att skapa en portfölj av aktier i fastighetsbranschen som har noterats under 2000-talet. Vi beräknar sedan olika mått som används för utvärdering av investeringsstrategier för portföljen och jämför dessa med ett fastighetsin

Syftet med studien var att undersöka individers attityder till internetdejting, om internetdejting utgör ett alternativ i sökandet av partners för seriösa förhållanden och kortvariga sexuella relationer samt om det kan finnas skillnader i vem, utifrån personlighetstyp som använder eller inte använder dejtingsidor och/eller dejtingappar. Hypoteserna var att det skulle finnas positiva samband mellanThis study examined people’s attitudes to online dating, if online dating is an alternative when searching for a partner and for a short-term sexual relationship and if there is a differences in who uses online dating sites and/or dating-apps, based on personality. The hypothesis was that there would be a positive correlation between; the use of dating sites and the intention to find someone for a

This study concerns two photorealistic oil paintings by Ola Billgren: Venetian Blind, 1965 and Interior, 1971-1972. These paintings are from his neorealist period and are representative for Billgren’s style in the 1960s and early1970s. There is a subtle underlying feeling of anxiety imbedded in these two paintings. A sense of distance is also present. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate h

Syfte: Uppsatsens syfte är att kvalitativt tydliggöra och förstå skillnader i konsumenters lojalitetsgrad och köpbeteende, kopplat till service, mellan Generation Y och Baby Boomers och på så sätt bidra till service- och generationsforskningen. Metod: En kvalitativ studie med ett hermeneutiskt fenomenologisk förhållningssätt har genomförts. Forskningsansatsen är deduktiv med induktiva inslag. PrPurpose: The aim is to qualitatively distinguish and understand differences in purchase behavior and loyalty, related to service, between Generation Y and Baby Boomers and thus contribute to the service and generational research. Methodology: A qualitative study has been executed with a hermeneutic phenomenological approach. The research approach is deductive while also containing inductive eleme

Queer theology is relative new in the Academy of Theology, especially in the Swedish context. It derives from both liberation and feminist theology. Furthermore queer theology can also be understood as an extension of queer theory. Gerard Loughlin has intentionally incorporated elements from queer theory in his theological work. The purpose of the thesis is to analyze the texts of St. Augustine an

Syftet med studien är att undersöka förändringar gällande variablerna: psykiskt välbefinnande, stress, arbetsengagemang och tidsanvändning vid en arbetstidsförkortning från åtta till sex timmars arbetsdag med bibehållen lön. Vidare ämnar studien undersöka de anställdas generella upplevelse av införandet av sex timmars arbetsdag med bibehållen lön. Av 14 tillfrågade på en vårdklinik i en medelstor This study examined the relationship between reduced working hours, from eight to six hour days with preserved pay, and employee psychological well-being, stress, work commitment and usage of their spare time. General employee experience of this change was also examined. Participants were 13 employees at a health clinic located in a medium sized town in Sweden across five occasions within a three

The aim of this essay is to investigate English language textbooks and the way they adhere to the curriculum and syllabi for English language teaching in Sweden. It will also look at what language ideological elements that these textbooks represent. The background section reviews language ideology in general, while also attempting to present the language ideological attitudes that are currently do

Att uppnå en god miljökommunikation inom kommuner Världen står inför såväl framtida som pågående klimatförändringar och vi människor måste arbeta med att minska hur illa det kan bli och anpassa oss för att bättre klara av vad det innebär. Men det kräver att vi, hela mänskligheten, samarbetar och inga samarbete fungerar utan kommunikation. Vi måste prata med varandra om miljön och om vad vi kan Environmental communication is essential for success in the efforts to prevent or adapt to climate change. This is important at all levels but municipalities often seem to fail at this task. Therefore the aim of this study is to find out what good environmental communication means, what factors affects the quality and whether it is the municipalities or the residents that are lacking in commitment

Ökandet av den svenska kollektivtrafiken medför att fler busshållplatser behöver byggas och allt flera befintliga busshållplatser måste underhållas. Svårigheter och diskussioner som dyker upp är planeringen av drift- och underhåll på busshållplatsernas vägbeläggningar samt val av egenskaper till dessa. Orsaken till svårigheterna är att beläggningar ofta får skador och defekter såsom spårbildning, The increase of the Swedish public transport causes more bus stops to be built and more existing bus stops to be maintained. The difficulties and discussions that crops up associated with the increasing public transport is the planning of operation and maintenance of bus stop pavements surface and the choice of properties to them. The reason for the difficulties is that damages and defects, such a

The Common Agricultural Policy is one of the most important policies within the European Union. However, the support from CAP have had some unexpected consequences for the environment. Major changes were made in 2003 regarding the way payments were given to farmers, in order to reduce the environmental impact of agricultural production. The support was made decoupled, which basically meant a great

Uppsatsens titel: Vilken typ av leasing är investor pleasing? Seminariedatum: 14 januari 2015 Kurs: FEKH69, Kandidatuppsats, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Emma Björklund, Matilda Lodin och Robin Wallberg Dahlqvist Handledare: Peter W Jönsson Nyckelord: Leasing, investerare, kvalitativa egenskaper, IAS 17, kapitalisering Syfte: Att undersöka till vilken grad den nya leasingstandarden uppfyllerTitle: What kind of leasing is investor pleasing? Seminar date: January 14th, 2015 Course: Bachelor thesis in Business Administration Authors: Emma Björklund, Matilda Lodin and Robin Wallberg Dahlqvist Advisor: Peter W Jönsson Key words: Leasing, investor, qualitative characteristic, IAS 17, capitalization Purpose: To examine to what extent the new lease standard meets the five qualitative c

Uppsatsens studieobjekt är den organisationsförändring som genomförts inom SEB Pension & Försäkring. Syftet blir därigenom att ämna undersöka vilka implikationer övergången från provisionslön till fast lön medfört, med särskilt fokus på motivation och incitament. Studiens teoretiska utgångspunkt utgörs av principal-agentteorin och stewardshipteorin, som är två teorier som gör anspråk på att fThe object of study is the organizational changes implemented at SEB Pension & Insurance. Before the change the sales representatives were rewarded with a commissions-based salary and worked independently without close contact with neither the manager nor their co-workers. After the transformation, the sources of motivation had changed and the importance of collaboration and customer satisfac

Purpose: To to contribute to the further understanding of the relations between culture and the level of market orientation in the Norwegian banking sector. Methodology: Explorative, qualitative, in-depth interviews. Theoretical perspectives: The theoretical base is located within market and cultural research in combination with organisation and management research. Empirical foundation: Skandiaba

An upcoming trend in the current IT-landscape is to outsource services to so called Cloud Service Providers (CSPs). However, many companies are still sceptical to this new kind of services, since they bring about a certain loss of control. For this reason, it is important for CSPs to show that their services are secure. There are several options in proving this and it is up to every CSP to choose

This thesis analyses the popularity of anti-immigrant parties and anti-immigrant opinions in Europe, which have grown rapidly in the 21st century. Diverging from the earlier research on the topic, the preference of anti-immigrant parties is the key variable of interest and it is analyzed using economic, socio-demographic, as well as sociotropic factors. The first six waves of the European Social S

This master thesis examines the implementation of Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. The report is based on a literature study in the field of CBDRM together with an interview study conducted with organisations operating in the region. The thesis shows that CBDRM has been an effective approach in the Mekong Delta and that used modes and modalities have

Examensarbetets titel: Strategiskt beslutsfattande: En studie om ledningsbeslut inför en expansion till den Kinesiska marknaden inom fordonsindustrin Seminariedatum: 2016-01-14 Ämne/kurs: FEKH19, Examensarbete på kandidatnivå i Strategic Management, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Caroline Carlsson, Justus Jahja, Adam Knutar Handledare: Christine Blomqvist Fem nyckelord: Strategiskt beslutsfattande, Title: Strategic Planning: A study focusing on managament decisions regarding an expansion to the Chinese market in the automotive industry Seminar date: 2016-01-14 Course: FEKH19, Bachelor thesis in Strategic Management, 15 University Credits Points (UPC) or ECTS‐cr Authors: Caroline Carlsson, Justus Jahja, Adam Knutar Advisor/s: Christine Blomqvist Key words: Strategic Planning, China, Automotiv