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Mindfulness is an increasingly popular social work intervention. The aim of this study was to examine how the social problems addressed by mindfulness are framed and how the nature and goals of social work are constructed in the latest mindfulness research from 2017 onwards. 25 peer-reviewed articles were examined with the help of Håkan Jönson’s perspective analysis, which asks questions about the

Strategic thinking is a popular topic in management journals, and many researchers have highlighted the importance of strategic thinking in managerial contexts. Still, there is a lack of consensus in the extant literature about what strategic thinking is, how it can be measured, and what are the cognitive elements that shape it. However, Prinsloo (2007) indicated that the Cognitive Process Profile

I psykodynamisk teori och traditionell praxis är en av grundteserna att tidpunkten för terapins slut ska vara en öppen fråga när terapin inleds och sedan beslutas om av terapeut och patient tillsammans. Denna tes står i konflikt med begränsningen till maximalt 25 terapisessioner för psykodynamisk psykoterapi inom Avtal för Psykoterapi i Hälsoval Skåne. Vilka konsekvenser detta får för de terapeuteOne of the basic premises in psychodynamic theory and traditional practice is that the point of closure is left open, and the therapist and patient together decide when the therapy is to end. This conflicts with the limit of 25 therapy sessions stipulated in the agreement between the health authority and psychotherapists, Avtal för Psykoterapi i Hälsoval Skåne. The consequences of this for the the

Does decentralization promote economic growth? This paper attempts to shed light upon this rather debatable topic by measuring the real effects of decentralization on economic growth in the political periphery in Indonesia. Indonesia issued decentralization laws that were implemented in 2001, which affected all districts except those in the special province of DKI Jakarta. Therefore, the effects o

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka förekomsten och graden av alexitymi och dess samband med kvalitet i nära relationer och psykisk ohälsa i en allmänpsykiatrisk population. Studien genomfördes på en allmänpsykiatrisk mottagning för vuxna under två veckors tid med ett konsekutivt urval där patienterna vid ett ordinarie besök ombads besvara ett enkätmaterial. Statistikprogrammet SPSS användesThe aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and degree of alexitymia and its correlation with quality in close relationships and health distress in a general outpatient population. The study was performed in a general outpatient care unit for two weeks with a consecutive selection where the patients, during an ordinary visit, was asked to participate and complete questionnaires assessin

While contemporary research on managerial work in regard to normative control is extensive, there are fewer insights into employees’ perceptions. This study aims to discover knowledge workers’ understandings and perceptions of a strong and distinctive organizational culture. Comparing bold claims of an organizational culture with the imperfect reality attempts to sense the effects of normative con

Title: Implementing Change In Organisations: A Study on Limiting Factors for Managers in the Service industry. Purpose: The overall purpose of this study is to have a deeper understanding of how change affects employees and an organisation and what are the factors could hinder such a change. This study will draw on the theory of Change Management, in particular, the model of Prosci ADKAR. Method

Title The social media paradox How social media and influencers affect consumers’ perception of quality of life Course Code BUSN39 Global Marketing Authors Elisabet Lund & Paulina Haux Supervisor Peter Svensson Keywords Social media, Influencers, Conspicuous Consumption, Quality of Life and Consumer Behavior Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate how consumers perceive the co

Konceptet personalisering innebär att fokus allt oftare riktas mot individuella politiker och deras personliga egenskaper. Sociala medier, så som Instagram, har gjort konceptet än mer aktuellt då möjligheterna att politiskt kommunicera personligt har ökat genom dessa. Studien ämnade att undersöka om personaliserad kommunikation av framstående svenska politiker på Instagram har ökat under den senasPersonalisation is a concept which is based on the idea that focus is increasingly directed at the individual politician and his or her personal characteristics. Social media, such as Instagram, has revived the concept since the possibilities for personalised political communication have increased. This study aimed to examine if personalised communication among prominent Swedish politicians on Ins

Bitcoin has become a mainstream in the financial world. It has several similarities with Gold as low correlation with stocks, inflation hedge, government decentralization and the no currency attachment. Therefore, the name of the new “Digital Gold”. This study compares Gold and Bitcoin, offered as an alternatives financial assets. Thus, there are two research questions. First, if Bitcoin helps to

The emergence of social media opens up more places for interaction. The interaction enables individuals to produce how they want to be perceived by an audience, which can be referred to as image. Image is essential since people will act to fit this picture. However, image can be ravaged in a moment, which causes individuals to take actions to repair the audience's perception of image, if threa

Forskning visar att behovet av människans kontakt med sina biologiskt nedärvda affekter är viktig för att uppnå affekttolerans, vilket ger förmåga att mentalisera och kognitivt tänka om både sina egna och andras känslor. I psykoterapi tränas affekttolerans. Det kan vara en stor utmaning för människor att exponeras för de affekter man förkroppsligat. När affekterna aktiveras blir de ett hot för perResearch shows that the need for human contact with its biologically inherited effects is important in achieving affective tolerance. This provides the ability to mentally and cognitively think about both their own and others' feelings. In psychotherapy, stress tolerance is exercised. It can be a great challenge to be exposed to the effects that are embodied. When the effects are activated, th

Under de senaste 10 åren har cirka en miljon människor sökt asyl i Sverige varav hela 163 000 enbart under 2015 när den stora flyktingvågen tog fart i världen. Detta satte stor press på Sveriges hantering av flyktingar och framförallt kommunernas bostadsförsörjningsansvar. Den 1 mars 2016 införde regeringen beslutet att kommunerna är skyldiga att ta emot ett visst antal nyanlända i syfte att ge deDuring the last 10 years approximately one million people have applied for asylum in Sweden and 163 000 only during the big stream of immigrants in 2015. This put a huge pressure on the Swedish management of immigrants and the housing for this group of people. The 1st of March 2016 the Swedish Government introduced a law where the Swedish municipalities are obligated to receive a certain number of

Denna uppsats bygger på min översättning av Cristina Peri Rossis novell “La tarde del dinosaurio” ur novellsamlingen med samma namn. Syftet med uppsatsen är att belysa svårigheterna i att översätta de av författaren medvetet valda mångtydiga ord och fraser som har en viktig och framträdande roll i novellens egenartade stil och för den historia som berättas, samt att visa på vilka konsekvenserna bl

Användandet av storytelling i syfte att marknadsföra är allt mer vanligt, trots det finns det fortfarande en brist på information som vägleder företag i hur de kan använda storytelling och vilka tekniker de kan dra nytta av. Därmed syftar denna studie till att analysera hur storytelling kan användas i ett marknadsföringssyfte utifrån två prisbelönta reklamfilmer. Vidare har studien även till syfteStorytelling is a common marketing practice, although there is still an absence within the field of research regarding how companies can use storytelling and what techniques they can draw use from. Therefore, this study aims to analyse how storytelling can be used in marketing by studying two prizewinning commercials. Accordingly, this study also aims to provide marketing practitioners with deeper

Syftet med denna undersökning är att analysera den riskjusterade avkastningen av svenska aktie-, ränte- och blandfonder under perioder av svensk lågkonjunktur. Undersökningen fokuserar på två perioder av lågkonjunktur, 1996-1999 och 2008-2015, de prestationsmått som används för att analysera de olika fondkategorierna är Sharpekvoten, Treynorkvoten samt Jensens alfa. T-test görs också för att testa

Denna uppsats syftar till att analysera och diskutera kriskommunikationen och krishanteringen inom svenska myndigheter för tre olika fall; Estoniakatastrofen 1994, Tsunamikatastrofen 2004 samt Terrorattentatet på Drottninggatan 2017. En väl fungerande krishantering bygger på samverkan på olika nivåer. Såväl efter Estoniakatastrofen 1994, Tsunamikatastrofen i Sydostasien 2004 samt Terrorattentatet

The aim of this study was to interpret and increase the understanding of how various factors have an effect on preschool teachers’ assessments to report maltreated children to the social services and to study their routines and guidelines. Interviews with four managers for preschools form the basis of this study, including their written guidelines. The study also focused on the differences between

The new legal framework for marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) will be formally developed under the United Nations due to demands to fill a legal gap addressing BBNJ loss and justly sharing benefits from BBNJ. Since there is no global legal framework for BBNJ even though related agreements exist (i.e., United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and Convention on

Despite the large quantity of studies done on the field of leadership and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), current literature lacks the link between these two topics and very little research has actually been done to examine the relationship between leadership styles and management within SMEs operating in Sweden. Taking into account the relevance of this research topic, this thesis aims