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The crisis faced by organizations in today´s society is seen more obvious than as an exception. Even though there’s a lot of effort put on research in the area, additional research is requested because handling and communicating about a crisis has become an increasingly common part of the daily work. The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to research in the field by examining the image repair
Multinational Corporations (MNCs) or Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) are of great importance in the global economy. A great amount of international trade is either between multinational corporations or within a multinational corporation, which is called intra-firm trade. Therefore, intra-firm trade is also of importance in the global economy. The price used in intra-firm trade is called transfer
Research in wind power generation technology is a topic of high relevance in the context of renewable energy systems. This project aims to develop and implement an automatic operation and control system for an experimental vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) located at Lunds Tekniska Högskola, in Sweden. Supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA) are increasingly considered indispensab
The aim with this study was too investigate how social workers within specialized departments, that has the mission to work with intimate partner violence, understand and work with intimate partner violence. The study was based on semi-structured interviews with social workers that work with intimate partner violence. The selection consisted of 5 interviewees within the same department, but they w
Resilience, the ability to withstand or adapt to altered conditions, gets more important as the grave effects of climate change intensify. Individuals’ capacities to respond to disasters are strongly connected to their social capital (e.g. relationships and networks). The aim of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of this connection at a neighborhood level. In the first part of this p
Den tekniska utvecklingen och framförallt internet har haft stor påverkan på den internationella handeln. Möjligheten att överföra data inom företag men också mellan företag och länder är en grundläggande del av denna utveckling och möjligheten att överföra data är idag en central del i företagens vardagliga verksamhet. I praktiken kan ett företag inte göra affärer, eller delta i handel, utan att The technological development and above all the internet has had a major impact on international trade. The ability to transfer data within companies, but also between companies and countries is an essential part of this development and the ability to transfer data today is a central component of companies’ everyday activities. In practice, a company cannot do business, or engage in trade, without
The 21st century has developed so quickly digitally that information spreads so quickly through e-word-of-mouth. To effectively communicate, companies have to find a way to spread their own messages in a fast, unique way to entice their publics. In the fashion industry, instead of using their own websites and social media, which can be viewed as untrustworthy, many companies turn to partnerships w
Det finns idag robotar som är särskilt anpassade för att användas av räddningsteam i följderna av katastrofer som hjälpmedel i deras arbete att lokalisera och rädda människor instängda i trånga utrymmen. De är dock mycket dyra vilket begränsar deras användande och gör att användarna tvekar innan de skickar in en robot med risken att skada eller förlora den. Detta projekt dokumenterar det första stRobots currently exist that are specifically designed for use in the wake of disasters to help rescue teams in their work of locating and rescuing individuals trapped in confined spaces. However, they are prohibitively expensive which limits their adoption and causes the operators to think twice before they're deploying a robot with the risk of losing or damaging it. This project details the f
E-sport is a phenomenon that along with internet has had a fast development in the last decade. A person can stream their gaming today so that other people are able to follow what is happening on the streamer’s computer. This live interaction makes it possible for people all over the world to come together over a common interest, online gaming. The use of internet also carries negative aspects suc
Like all businesses there is also an interest in the fire service to always improve the efficiency of its work. This can be done in many different ways, for example by changing the existing formation of the local rescue organization or through the continued development of current methods and equipment that firefighters use. Most rescue services across Sweden are currently using low pressure pumps
The Western Corn Rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, is an important insect pest of corn, which has been introduced into Europe from Northern America in 1980s. Since then, its distributional range is continuously expanding over the Central and South-Eastern Europe. This study assessed the potential effect of increased temperatures on the timing of WCR generation development and on the
Problematik med global fattigdom och social orättvisa till följdeffekt av obalans i nuvarande rättsystem. Inom svensk aktiebolagsrätt råder en konflikt mellan aktieägares ekonomiska vinstmaximeringsintresse och människors skydd för mänskliga rättigheter i lågprisländer. Utnyttjande av slav- och barnarbete blir en oönskad konsekvens av företags jakt på låga priser och höga vinster. Uppsatsen identiGlobal poverty and social injustice is a consequence of imbalance in the current legal system. Within Swedish company law there is a conflict between the interest of the shareholders' economic profit and human rights protection in low-cost countries, this thesis is about Corporate Social Responsibility. Utilization of slave and child labor that is a consequence of companies pursuing low prices
The European Unions (EU) policies’ regarding animal welfare is a complex topic to analyze in its influence on the EU Member States. There are countless studies on its implementation and influence on the countries within the EU. These studies highlight the complexity in adopting joint animal welfare legislation in countries that has different economic, political and cultural incentives. This resear
Syftet med examensarbetet är att studera ledarskapet och ledarens roll i förändringsarbetet mot ett klimatneutralt byggande. I studien utreds vilka faktorer som driver förändringsarbetet mot ett klimatneutralt byggande och hur miljöarbetet kan bli mer attraktivt för anställda i svenska byggföretag. Studien har utförts på ett fallföretag och ett av deras projekt i produktionsfasen. En kvalitativ mThe purpose of this master thesis is to study the leadership and the roll of the leader during a change in the process towards a climate neutral construction process. The study is aiming to find factors which affects the change process towards a climate neutral construction process as well as how the environmental work can become more attractive in projects. The study has been carried out as a ca
Under åren 2009 och 2010 vaccinerades ca 60 procent av Sveriges be- folkning med vaccinet Pandemrix. Detta i syfte att stoppa spridningen av viruset H1N1, även kallat svininfluensan, som enligt Världshälsoorganisationen hade utvecklats till en pandemi. I början av 2010 kom emellertid de första anmälningarna om biverkningar efter vaccination in till Läkemedelsverket. Symptom för den allvarliga neurIn the years 2009 and 2010, approximately 60 percent of Sweden's popu- lation were vaccinated with a vaccine called Pandemrix, in order to keep the H1N1-virus, commonly called the swine flue, from spreading. Accord- ing to the World Health Organisation the virus had assumed the habit of a pandemic. In the beginning of 2010, however, the first reports of side ef- fects was submitted to the Swed
This study investigates unemployment from the unemployed individuals´ perspective. Its main focus has been to portrait the experiences, feelings and attitudes of people who already have disadvantages on the labor market and has experience of unemployment. Data was collected from five different individuals who were selected on the basis of belonging to different specific groups of society that tend
Tidigare forskning om jämställdhet mellan män och kvinnor inom den svenska fotbollen saknar ett kritiskt perspektiv på hur språket reproducerar maktskillnader och skapar en särskild verklighet. Denna studie ämnar identifiera de diskursiva praktikerna som används av Svenska Fotbollförbundet för att upprätthålla ojämställda maktförhållanden mellan män och kvinnor, samt skapa förståelse för hur språk
When the Vikings settled the British Isles between the 8th and 11th centuries, they left behind numerous stone monuments in their wake. These monuments, many of which are stone crosses, utilize a combination of Christian and pagan imagery, and are found heavily in Christian contexts. This thesis sought to analyze this imagery and their contexts in order to determine how they reflected the colonial
The overarching aim of this study was to deepen the understanding of how social secretaries in financial assistance in the Swedish welfare system, reason about the clients’ right to support for rent debts linked to the concept of ‘reasonable standard of living’ and through their professional and organizational conditions within the workplace. The study used a qualitative approach and the empirical
In 2006, the city of Korsør in Slagelse Municipality in Denmark experienced the worst storm surge recorded in history. In order to prevent greater damage of buildings and sensitive infrastructures in the future, dikes and evacuation procedures have been brought up for discussion. This thesis examines resilience to flooding in Korsør by conducting in-depth qualitative interviews with a resident fro
