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The information age witnesses both the growth of knowledge management systems (KMS) and social network websites (SNW), the former of which transformed the traditional way of knowledge sharing while the latter transformed the way people interact. This study explores whether and how the specific SNW, Facebook, can facilitate the use of KMS. Although KMS are gaining popularity and have real benefits,

The European Union is in many ways a huge and vast organization. With an increasing number of members and a deeper cooperation in many areas, the EU constantly needs to change to adapt to new opportunities and challenges. But in parallel to this development there is an entirely different debate, one that concerns the democratic legitimacy of the cooperation as a whole. The European Union is unique

Instant messaging has become widely used in many instances. The concept of synchronous communication changed the terms of communication in distance education. This paper aims to achieve a deeper understanding of the current status of communication in distance education, additionally, to explore the usability of IM features in the e-learning process. Five interviews and a questionnaire investigatio

The thesis examines selected “cultural conflicts” that can be said to exist in majority/minority relations within the context of Western liberal democratic societies. A normative analysis regarding when it is justified for a minority to claim certain rights with reference to culture is conducted. Four controversial examples are included: The ban of religious symbols in public schools in France (th

Abstract High prevalence of HIV/AIDS has been the most challenging problem in developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa countries since when the epidemic is identified in the region. Ethiopia is classified in this region, where wide spread of HIV/AIDS currently manifested and hard hit by the epidemic .The prevalence rate is estimated to be 2.3% in country level, 7.8% in towns and 0.

Thesis Purpose: To contribute further understandings, as well as provide guidance for managers in activating brand heritage. Methodology: A qualitative research approach was selected for the thesis. Primary data was collected through semi-structured interviews, secondary data was collected through official websites. Theoretical Perspective: The research has an inductive approach aiming to develop

The present study examines the hypothesis that psychological presence of members from the in-group primes loyalty which leads to more positive expressed judgments of the in-group. And the psychological presence of members from the out-group primes equality which leads to less positive expressed judgments of the in-group. The participants were 90 women aged 18-30. They were instructed to make judgm

Competitive gaming, or the growing sport like scene around computer games, has not been studied much in the academic field of Games Studies. Drawing on ethnographic and interview work both inside and outside the game this thesis examines player-produced culture around raids in the Massive Multiplayer Online Game World of Warcraft. Competitive elements in WoW, such as races to be the “World First”

The purpose of this thesis is to test whether firms have target capital structure, and if so with what speed they adjust toward this target. Findings that support this purpose are also in line with the trade off theory. One of the key elements of this thesis is the method used, which successfully enables fulfilling the purpose. The panel data method captures the data characteristics of the cross s

The article demonstrates how international relations (IR) as a discipline has failed to sufficiently attend to caste and casteism as matters of crucial significance for analyzing international, transnational, and global politics. Despite ongoing initiatives to make IR scholars knowledgeable about and attuned to how issues of race and racism directly impact many of the discipline’s core areas of re

Synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymer microspheres using precipitation polymerization was first reported in 1999 in Lund. The synthetic approach attracted great interest for molecular imprinters worldwide due to its simplicity. Following the initial demonstration of feasibility for material synthesis, imprinted polymer microspheres were found to exhibit good colloidal stability qualifying for