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På grund av en växande befolkning av unga och gamla, och nyanlända medborgare de senaste åren har välfärdssektorn expanderat till att innefatta fler. Det leder i sin tur till ett större arbetskraftsbehov och kompetensförsörjningsbehov för att försörja och finansiera välfärdssektorn. Samtidigt står flera arbetsvilliga individer utanför arbetsmarknaden. För att fortsätta behålla vår välfärd måste vi
The purpose of this journal is to describe and analyse both the corporate leader's and the brand’s visibility in order to understand the different types of alignment between corporate leaders and brands. The research has a qualitative and inductive approach and is conducted through a multiple-case study where four leaders and their respective brands were described and analysed. The four cases
Abstract Aim: The purpose of this research is to investigate cultural differences in the perception of brand image when portraying gay lifestyle in advertising in Sweden and Spain. Approach: This study is based on a qualitative approach. One round of focus groups has been conducted, with one group of Spanish participants and one group of Swedish participants. The insights of each group have been
The claims for the potential of boreal and sub-boreal forests to combat negative effects of climate change have been substantial with over half of Earth’s primary forests found within boreal and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Given the likely occurrence of more extreme climate events in the future, ascertaining a better understanding of how climate effects, such as profound fluctu
Syfte och frågeställning: Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur konsumenter upplever historikbaserad annonsering och om denna upplevelse varierar beroende på vilken situation konsumenten befinner sig i. Vidare är det även av intresse att undersöka hur historikbaserad annonsering kan upplevas ha en inverkan på konsumenters vilja till köp samt var, när och på vilket sätt denna inverkan komme
In present time, online auctions have gained popularity in many markets. They enable a high volume of transactions with its distinguishing characteristics. Both traditional and online auctions have a reputation of efficiency. This study focuses on trying to explain exposure’s impact on online auctions, in particular English online auctions. Exposure in this study is defined as an item’s time durat
Great salt lakes around the world are drying at a rapid rate. The drying salt lakes give rise to health and socio-economic concerns for the population in the surrounding region. The respective governments undertook various measures to address the concerns relating to the drying of salt lakes. This research aims to assess the strategies towards increasing the water level of saltwater lakes in the c
Bakgrund: Tidigare studier har visat att det finns en kunskapsbrist hos sjuksköterskor gällande levnadsvanors påverkan på sårläkningen. Bensår är ett problem inom hälso- och sjukvården och sårrelaterade omkostnader uppgår till mellan två och fyra procent av den totala budgeten. Personer med bensår vårdas främst inom primärvården och är en omfattande del av distriktssköterskans mottagningsarbete. S
This thesis describes a method for concluding attributes of a star (including ages, temperatures, chemical element abundances) from its spectra. The method was developed by the 4MOST (4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope) consortium. How the model outputs stellar attributes by receiving spectra is too complicated to be included in one thesis, so only introductions of numerical methods whic
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine consumer involvement with brands in the non-dairy product category and to identify the notable facets of the brands identity in this low-involvement product category. Methodology: Literature review, two case studies (Oatly and Alpro), four semi-structured interviews. Findings: This research paper identified different aspects of involvement and the
This thesis was written to answer the questions How much do Swedish students of Japanese know about the phonetic component of kanji? and Does awareness of the phonetic component help students guess the reading of kanji?. The phonetic component of kanji gives you the reading of kanji, and can give you an edge in correctly reading unfamiliar kanji. By doing some background research into the curricul
This paper examines the sensitivity of credit ratings to macroeconomic indicators, with a focus on monetary policy tools, across eleven business sectors in the United States. We examine the data using ordered probit and random forest models, taking into account firm fundamentals that measure the business and the financial risk, in addition to the macroeconomic indicators. Employing quarterly credi
The education system in Guatemala is facing a lot of difficulties with low educational standards, a lack of teachers and facilities and a curriculum not equal or adjusted to the needs of all students. The largest problem occurs outside the system - children who don’t get access to education due to poverty. The largest group out of school is represented by Guatemala’s indigenous population in rura
De Saxiska byarna i Transsylvanien karaktäriseras av sina befästa kyrkor och av en bystruktur som förblivit oförändrad sedan medeltiden. Idag finns sju av dessa hundratals byar listade på UNE-SCOs världsarvslista, men det finns ett stort värde i att arbeta för att bevara ännu fler. De utgör en viktig del av regionens kulturlandskap och identitet. Jag har själv en mycket stark personlig koppling ti
Aim: The purpose of this paper is to understand how events manage change over time and the paradox of managing brand continuity while staying relevant. Method: Qualitative research based on secondary data. A multiple case study is conducted where three events are analyzed over two time periods by applying a core value framework and a corporate brand identity matrix. Findings: Each of the analyzed
In this project, three smaller projects were conducted, all utilizing the surface sensitive technique QCM-D, and for two of them neutron reflectometry was used as well. In two of the projects, adsorption of the intrinsically disordered peptides, Histatin 5 and Keif, to lipid bilayers was studies, whereas in the last project a protocol for forming bilayers of natural lipids using the vesicle fusion
This thesis analyses integration policies from four different Swedish municipalities; Bromölla, Hässleholm, Svedala and Vellinge. The method used was Carol Bacchi’s What’s the problem represented to be, which is a form of discourse analysis commonly used to analyse policy. Postcolonial feminist theory and critical theory concerning neoliberalism were used as a framework for the analysis. The aim
Voluntary employee turnover is a large cost factor for organizations. This fact justifies the research, development, and deployment of effective interventions. About four dozen predictors of voluntary employee turnover have been studied so far, but the construct of psychological safety has largely been ignored as a potential predictor of turnover in prior research of voluntary employee turnover. I
Trots att betydelsen och vikten av att kunskap om hbtq-frågor för psykologisk praktik och psykoterapeutiskt behandlingsarbete länge påvisats, finns det knapphändigt med forskning ur behandlarperspektiv rörande vad den kunskapen består av och hur den omsätts i psykoterapeutisk behandlingspraktik. Denna studie undersökte hur ett antal svenska behandlare med självdefinierad specifik kunskap om hbtq-p
Barn som anhöriga påverkas när en förälder får en sjukdom. Cancer är en vanlig sjukdom som kan drabba föräldrar med barn under 18 år. Långsiktigt kan barn uppleva negativa konsekvenser av en förälders cancersjukdom, och det är därför viktigt att veta hur barn upplever sitt liv och sin vardag efter att en förälder diagnostiserats med cancer för att kunna bemöta, hjälpa och stödja dessa barn så att
