East Asia has experienced a substantial decline in fertility over past few decades. Japan and Korea touched lowest level of fertility, which is 1,26 and 1,08 children per woman respectively in 2005. However, Taiwan continued to decline until 2010 when the fertility rate was 0,90 children per woman. Population growth is also declining steadily in these countries. Population loss has already started

In the recent years, nonprofit sector has become an important part of modern society and small nonprofit organizations are the major part of nonprofit sector. However, Information Systems (IS) research in the sector has been limited, especially in the context of small nonprofits. In this paper, we attempt to explore the use of IS and IS effectiveness in the small nonprofit context. We also explore

Som ett alternativ till att implementera mjukvaran in-house är det möjligt att hyra mjukvara som en tjänst, detta kallas för Software as a Service (SaaS). SaaS ställer nya krav på leverantör och kund då de ställs inför nya risker och möjligheter. Efter en litteraturgenomgång har vi identifierat dessa och funnit att vissa faktorer betraktas både som en möjlighet och risk. De faktorer som påstås

Syfte: Undersökningen har för avsikt att undersöka skillnaden i den frivilliga redovisningen av humankapital mellan kunskapsföretag och varuproducerande företag. Uppsatsens mål är att kartlägga och beskriva hur redovisningen görs; vad som redovisas och hur man redovisar informationen. På så sätt vill vi skapa en förståelse för vilka faktorer som påverkar redovisningen av humankapital i en svensk k

This essay provides an analysis of the relation between entrepreneurship, taxes and institutions. Based on endogenous growth theory, the entrepreneur, as a provider of innovations, is expected to have an essential impact on economic growth. For the modern welfare state this raises the question on how to optimally tax entrepreneurial activity in order to minimize distortion effects, while stimulati

Prescriptive building codes have been used for many years and created a common sense regarding what an adequate fire safety design and an acceptable level of risk is. Introducing performance based building codes brought architectural flexibility, more bespoke design, and cost-benefit analysis into fire safety design previously not possible in a number of different building types. Alternative Solut

Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is a highly used concept in leadership and education. The aim of this study was to examine the concept emotional intelligence is and what impact it has in social work. I have explored different texts, dissertations and other literature related to emotional intelligence and social work. I have also used the two most common theories about emotional intelligence, which is

This thesis argues that the current urban transport in Vienna, which is characterized by extensive usage of cars, is too material-intense (both in terms of input and output) and from a social perspective inherently un-urban. It therefore concludes that effective transport policy should aim at following a new imaginary, one that is based on the aim of de-materializing and “re-urbanizing” the mobili

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have been used by organizations and companies throughout the world since 1990. Many universities have recently replaced their legacy systems with ERP systems to improve work efficiency. One solution available for universities by way of management information system is the Campus ERP system. The Campus ERP system helps universities incorporate all departme

Author: Hanna Hansson Title: A problem in alteration - A study of the construction of men's violence against women as a social problem [Translated title] Supervisor: Stig Linde Assessor: Ingrid Sahlin The purpose of this study was to examine the constrution of men’s violence against women. More specific, the aim was to look at the consequenses of these changes in the construction of victims a

Examensarbetets titel: Aktieåterköp – Till vems nytta? Seminariedatum: 2014-05-22 Ämne/Kurs: FEKN90 Författare: Matilda Björnek & Sara Oldaeus Handledare: Håkan Jankensgård Nyckelord: Aktieåterköp, Aktieoptioner, Kompensationsprogram, Kassaflöden, Egenintresse Syfte: Att undersöka och förklara om optionsprogram ämnade åt företagsledningar har någon inverkan på ett företags beslut om återköp

Does corruption have an impact on export diversification? Despite a growing interest from the international community regarding the detrimental effects of corruption, the consequences it may have for export diversification remain largely unexplored. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate if there is a relationship between the two and, if so, to determine if certain groups of countries have r

Today, several cities stand before the challenge to transform and redevelop discontinued industrial areas that many times occupies a central part of the locality. The adaptation to these policies is among others a result of attempts to embrace and promote sustainable development, as the transformation of brownfield sites can with the right conditions and strategies provide positive change on the e

Current research is dedicated to exploration of legal culture of Russian students and place of Europeanization in the formation of legal culture. Particularly it is studied legal culture of Russian students who participated in International Youth movements (like European Youth Parliament) and who did not. Theoretical framework for this research included legal culture, Europeanization, “living law”

The aim of this study has been to identify and study how personnel cope with conflicts on HVB (Home for Support or Living) for separated refugee children. This study is based on a qualitative approach and relies on semi-structured interviews with working personnel on two HVB homes. Theories about conflict, communication and roles have been used in order to understand why conflicts arise in these h

Purpose: In this thesis we want to investigate the impact of different contexts within the events industry by distinguishing how our respondents perceive leadership and management to be executed within different events and the effect of contexts upon these two roles. Methodology: This thesis is situated within a constructionist viewpoint. Consequently we have conducted a qualitative study based o