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Syftet med studien var att undersöka vad medlemmarna i Förbundet Sveriges Arbetsterapeuters mellersta skånekrets anser om sin yrkestitel ”arbetsterapeut”. Studien genomfördes i form av en elektronisk enkät som skapades i ”Google Docs”. Frågorna innehöll fasta svarsalternativ samt öppna frågor, vilka besvarades av sammanlagt 133 personer. Svaren på de öppna frågorna analyserades med inspiration av
Recent advances in human brain imaging techniques have shown that it is possible to correctly identify thoughts associated with specific categorises of conceptual knowledge. A semantic space is created through word clustering from a corpus and cross-referenced with words read during a natural reading task while at the same time recording EEG. These results show that it is possible to correctly clas
Before the twentieth century, there was little concern with ship-source oil pollution at sea. Increase of shipping activities and in particular happening of disasters, the most important of which is the Torrey Canyon, alerted the thinking of legislators as to seriousness of the problem of marine pollution. The result of their efforts in private law domain was creating the Civil Liability Conventio
The thesis sets out to study the correlation between long-run economic growth and climate, through testing two hypotheses. In the first hypothesis Montesquieu’s climate theory is compared to a modern approach, while in the second hypothesis, natural disaster and disease ecology variables are suggested and tested as growth determinants. In the application of multiple regression analysis two signifi
Betsafe is still a young company that have seen a great success in a short span of time. To remain successful it is therefore important that they don’t become complacent and remain visionary. However, a successful company must also balance its risk‐taking. In the end it is vital to find the right opportunities that fits the company and of course to be able to make the right decisions. In this proj
The objective of this research thesis was to enrich customer value theories with a place-related concept, using a case study of the Singapore Botanic Gardens. In conjunction with this, 2 research questions were created, namely, (i) In what ways do park visitors ascribe meaning of place?, and (ii) how can meaning of place contribute to the customer value conceptualization? Theories for review were
The company, qpunkt GmbH, recently developed a concept for an “innovative” thermal manikin – the Klimadummy. Before a decision can be made whether to realize the production of their manikin, there is a need for a market research, describing the current situation of the thermal manikin market, including the competitors and customers. Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to describe and analyze the
Adela Innovation is a company in a situation similar to many other small and medium sized enterprises in Sweden today. The question about internationalisation is important because the development on the Swedish market is declining, but the company still is very small in an international context. Adela Innovation needs to find markets to enter, that are of an appropriate size and that don’t require
This report covers a study that documents the status of BIM uses of two leading companies in the construction industry. What makes this study interesting is that, to date, there has previously not been an objective status report recording of BIM usage in Sweden. It would be of great value to test a method of assessment in Sweden to enable comparisons to be made and inform the nation of how far the
Thesis Purpose: This thesis investigates users of crowdfunding platforms in order to further the insight into understanding what affects their motives and behaviour. The relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation as well as peer influence is investigated. Theoretical Perspective: This study is grounded on the limited theories surrounding crowdfunding and crowdsourcing, as well as rele
Kemwater is a business unit in Kemira Kemi AB which is owned by the Finnish chemical-corporation Kemira Oy. Kemwater manufactures and sells water treatment chemicals and offers custom made water-treatment-solutions. Kemwaters headquarters and largest production plant (VA) is situated in Helsingborg, Sweden. The production plant has lately been affected by a decrease in customer order volume. This
This master’s thesis deals with commercialisation strategies for entrepreneurial firms. The basis of the work is a framework of investigation that incorporates a company’s internal and external factors, crucial when determining an appropriate strategy. This framework of investigation is applied on the case company Layerlab. Layerlab is an entrepreneurial company in the biotech industry, aiming at
This thesis is meant to be a simple introduction to the field of the Artificial Neural Networks and a survey of the possibility of using neural networks in fault diagnosis of sand moulding machines manufactured by DISA. The purpose of the survey is to give an indication of the direction the future work should take in order to obtain a sustainable solution for the use of artificial neural networks
Sammanfattning: I denna uppsats studeras svenska pensionsfonders engagemang i sina investeringsobjekt. Uppsatsen tar fokus på den nyetablerade brittiska koden Stewardship Code vars syfte är att uppmuntra aktivt ägande hos institutionella ägare. I uppsatsen undersöks det om det finns ett behov av en svensk motsvarighet till den brittiska koden. Vi undersöker även vilka hinder samt möjligheter en så
In this study the transitional justice strategies implemented in Kenya are analysed from the perspective of transitional justice. Kenya is currently undergoing a transition process in which measures have been implemented in order to address past human rights violations. This includes an official inquiry, a truth commission, and criminal investigations. According to the theory of ”hijacked justice”
In this thesis the background characteristics as well as the mobility and productivity of Swedish inventors is investigated. Swedish inventors tend to be highly educated, with an education in engineering or natural sciences. They are to a large extent male and in their mid-forties. Since there is possible an endogenous relationship between mobility and productivity, instrumental variables applied
This bachelor’s thesis is an anthropological analysis of the ghetto debate in Denmark taking place from October 2010 to April 2011. Considering the different actors in the debate; the politicians, the ethnic minorities as well as the ethnic Danish residents of the ghetto, and the Danish population in general it will become clear that the debate about ghettos is very different between those trying
Cottrell och Neuberg utförde en studie 2005, Different Emotional Reactions to Different Groups: A Sociofunctional Threat-Based Approach to “Prejudice”, i USA med syfte att undersöka om det fanns kopplingar mellan känslor och upplevda hot. De undersökte detta ur ett sociofunktionellt perspektiv och förutspådde att olika hotfulla grupper skulle framkalla diverse emotionella reaktioner hos ingruppen.
Examensarbetets titel: CSR & Krishantering – konsten att vara beredd för nya utmaningar Seminariedatum: 2012-01-12 Ämne/kurs: FEKH95, Examensarbete kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Elsa Gejrot, Emelie Olivensjö & Rebecca Persson Handledare: Lars Carlman Fem nyckelord: CSR, krishantering, företagskultur, kärnvärden, kommunikation Syfte: Syftet är att se om ett företags CSR-arbete
Popular summary: In my work I have studied the manganese ores at Bölet in Västergötland, southern Sweden. The ores at Bölet are of hydrothermal origin, which means that a hot fluid flushed through the bedrock and precipitated different salts and minerals. The purpose of the study was to determine the temperature of the precipitating fluids and to estimate their composition. To do so I examined mic
