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Bakgrund och problem: Att byta ut permanent heltidspersonal mot tillfälliga anställningsformer är ett sätt för företag att hantera säsongsvariationer. En tillfällig anställning allt fler organisationer världen över använder sig av är säsongsarbete, så även turismbranschen. Användningen av säsongspersonal kan vara ödesdigert för en organisation då turismupplevelsen är helt beroende av människan och

Abstract Title: Experiences of managing change: a case study of middle managers experiences of managing in a changing organization Submission date: 23rd of May 2014 Course: BUSN49 Degree Project in Managing People, Knowledge and Change – Master Level Authors: Adam Lindroth & Sara Borg Supervisor: Kate Sullivan, Lund University, Sweden Keywords: Change management, organizational change, middl

Instead of investing 145 billion SEK in building a new high speed rail network, much greater value in terms of transport capacity is likely to be found in constructing a new system of tube transport with a travel speed of 600 km/h. The suggested technology does not exist yet. However, research and development is advancing and accepting that a new technology is emerging might be the greatest hurdle

Denna studie undersöker samverkansprocessen mellan Socialtjänst, Polis- och Åklagarmyndighet i deras arbete med barn som bevittnat våld i nära relationer. Syftet är att skildra och problematisera samverkan beträffande barn som bevittnat våld och deras eventuella möjlighet till att uppnå status som offer. Även kvinnojourers uppfattning om myndigheternas arbete har undersökts. Materialet omfattar sjThis study examines the process of cooperation between The Social service, Police department/authority and The Prosecution authority in Sweden in their work with children who have witnessed domestic violence. The purpose is to explore and to problematize if there are any difficulties concerning the cooperation between these authorities. Also the women shelters’ perception of the authorities work i

Vilken typ av röstsystem som används i en demokrati påverkar väljares möjligheter avseende hur många partier/kandidater man tillåts visa sitt stöd för och om man ges möjligheten att aktivt rösta emot partier/kandidater man inte vill se i en maktposition. I den här studien undersöktes, genom en enkätundersökning, hur 235 svenskar upplevde tre olika typer av röstsystem avseende hur väl ens politiskaThe kind of electoral system in use in a democracy affects voters possibilities regarding the number of parties/candidates any individual is allowed to support and if there is an opportunity to vote against parties/candidates that he or she does not want to see in power. In this study 235 Swedes were participated in a survey about how they experienced three different electoral systems regarding ho

Conducted between the months of January and March 2012 in Eldoret Kenya, this study sought to find out why the internally displaced women of Yamumbi IDP Camp A remained trapped in the displacement camp. The study sought the opinions and views of the women. By applying qualitative approach method of semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions hand-recorded data was collected. Using purpo

The issue of Eurozone crisis has been in the center of spotlight since the very beginning of its outbreak. Much attention has been drawn to analyze the reasons behind the crisis and the questions regarding whether Eurozone is a successful union came along. This research will be devoted to present and analyze the possible factors, which led to the outbreak of the Eurozone crisis, and this will be d

The Yellow River Basin Commission (YRCC) is struggling with demand and supply water imbalances due to inter-jurisdictional rivalries, and has consequently promoted the development of water rights trading to incentivize provinces from not exceeding their allocated withdrawals in the Yellow River Basin (YRB). This thesis employs the case of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to examine factors that facil

Conclusions: It has been revealed that there are a few main factors having impact on decision making towards business model innovation. These factors have been divided into drivers and barriers. And while literature discusses mainly barriers for business model innovation, we have explored both, drivers and barriers. They influence in opposite directions to business model innovation. The empirical

The purpose of this research is to investigate the link between ESG performance and corporate financial performance, both from a management and a market perspective, for the technology industry in the US. Focusing on one industry leads to more conclusive results than previous research conducted across-industry. The approach used also helps to give a broad picture of the relationship between the ov

The purpose with this essay was to study if real-estate agents experience any impact by working with 100 percent commission. The study is based on eleven interviews with real-estate agents from four different real-estate firms in the southern parts of Sweden. The main result of the study is that the real-estate agents experiences economical uncertainty which effects them in a negative way. The maj

Det europeiska gemensamma systemet för mervärdesskatt är tyngt av de oundvikliga effekterna av dess undantag från beskattning. Undantaget i momsdirektivets Artikel 132(1)(f) har till synes som funktion att mildra dessa negativa effekter men verkar alltför trögt att tillämpa som det är utformat i dagsläget. Denna uppsats ämnar reda ut vari svårigheterna med tillämpningen av undantaget ligger och peThe European common system of VAT is burdened by the inevitable effects of its disruptive exemptions. The exemption from tax of cost sharing associations in Article 132(1)(f) of the VAT Directive arguably serves to mitigate these negative effects, but it appears difficult to apply with its current design. This paper pinpoints the difficulties of defining the scope of the exemption and the underlyi

Studiens resultat påvisade att samtliga styrmedel som inkluderades i studien hade en positiv inverkan på målkongruent beteende. Det framkom även att det fanns skillnader mellan deras relativa effektivitet, vilket indikerar att vissa styrmedel anses vara mer effektiva jämfört med andra för att skapa ett målkongruent beteende. För att skapa ett målkongruent beteende bland organisationens medlemmar r

Syftet med mitt examensarbete är att undersöka i detalj hur gällande folkrätt förhåller sig till autonoma vapensystem. Bakgrunden till detta projekt är att internationell humanitär rätt förutsätter att aktörerna i kriget, soldater och officerare är människor. Krigföring har dock förändrats i allt högre grad sedan de första Genèvekonventionerna skrevs i augusti 1949. Krig kämpas numera med maskinerThe purpose of my Master Thesis is to examine, in detail, how current international law relates to autonomous weapon systems. The background for this project is that the requirement of current international humanitarian law presupposes that the characters of war, namely soldiers and military officers, are human beings. Warfare has, however, changed increasingly since the Geneva Conventions were wr

Tillvägagångssättet kan delas upp i tre delar: först genomfördes en kvantitativ dokumentstudie som identifierade de bolag som fick orena revisionsberättelser 2010. Därefter studerades dessa bolags årsredovisningar och revisionsberättelser från tidigare och följande år i mer detalj, för att undersöka konsekvenserna. Slutligen genomfördes intervjuer med fyra erfarna revisorer. Vart fjärde aktiebolag

This paper assesses how Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) impacts female labour force participation in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). To deepen our research we additionally consider whether FDI lead to a decrease in the gender gap in employment participation in the region. The motivation of this research is that SSA governments have been implementing policies to attract FDI in their economies while littl

The question of secondary liability of internet intermediaries for illegal content online is closely linked to the enjoyment of freedom of expression that has to be guaranteed both online and offline. The provisions concerning internet service providers’ liability in Europe include ‘notice and take down’ procedure, blocking measures and injunctions against intermediaries, which are all well-desi