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Småföretagen upplever svårigheter vid finansiering med banklån. Anledningen till det är att bankerna ställer högre krav på säkerheter och historik till följd av finanskrisen 2008. Samtidigt söker investerarna alternativa placeringar utanför börsen. I denna miljö föds en ny finansieringslösning- gräsrotsfinansiering. Ämnet är nytt och i detta arbete ges en introduktion och en kartläggning av ämnet Small businesses encounter difficulties receiving bank loans due to the 2008 recession. Banks have harder requirements on collaterals and satisfactory records of accomplishment than before the crisis. At the same time, investors are looking for investments beside common stocks. In this environment, a new financing solution is being born – the crowdfunding. The aim of this thesis is to research on

The aim of this thesis is to analyse how the Commission has managed to successfully set its EU energy policy as high priority policy on the EU policy agenda. The empirical material used in this study were analysed through the lens of Multiple Stream Approach theory, the Framing Theory, and the securitization concept. Several events leading up to the EU Energy Union from 2000 and onward are discuss

This thesis in Anthropology researches the identity of Macedonians in the wake of a controversial name change to solve a long standing dispute with Greece. The dispute is based on rivalring historical narratives and the legacy of antique king and conqueror Alexander the Great of ancient Macedon, a region currently shared by Greece and the newly renamed republic of North Macedonia, who both claim d

Detta är ett kandidatarbete som handlar om knubbsälen och fiskare på västkusten. Uppsatsen ska ge svar på om det finns en konflikt mellan knubbsäl och fiskare samt eventuella lösningar om en konflikt finns. Lösningar bör tas fram för att få ett bra samspel mellan båda parterna. För studien har en kvalitativ metod använts då den syftar till att få bättre förståelse för ett specifikt problem och reThis is a bachelor thesis about fisheries and harbor seals on the west coast of Sweden. This study scrutinizes the relationship between them both and appropriate solutions to get a good interaction between fishermen and harbor seal. A qualitative method was best suited for the study as it aims to investigate the perceived reality of fishermen that exists in our surroundings. The study is based on

The role of the CIO has undergone a complex transformation over the past three decades, evolving from a function which purely consisted of technical support and administration towards a high-level position of senior executive responsibility and business management. A considerable body of research exists on the role of the CIO as well as desired leadership capabilities and the CIO relationship with

Begreppet social hållbarhet har nyligen blommat upp i olika sammanhang inom fastighetsbranschen. Många fastighetsbolag använder begreppet men inte sällan råder oklarheter i vad arbetet med social hållbarhet egentligen innebär. Syftet med examensarbetet är att konkretisera vad social hållbarhet innebär för fastighetsbranschen samt var lönsamheten ligger i det arbetet. För att kunna göra det utgårSocial Sustainability is frequently used in different contexts within the real estate industry, although there sometimes are uncertainties about the definition of the term. The purpose of this study is to concretize the term social sustainability in the perspective of the real estate sector and to identify how companies can profit from working with it. A qualitative study is done by interviewing

Ämnesområdet riskhantering utvecklas ständigt i takt med att samhället blir alltmer komplext, vilket innebär att risker och sårbarheter är svåra att förutspå. Enligt svensk lagstiftning ska kommunerna analysera vilka potentiella extraordinära händelser som finns i kommunen, där risk- och sårbarhetsanalyser är en central beståndsdel i arbetet. Enligt Lagen om kommuners och landstings åtgärder införThe master thesis examines what evaluation methods that are available to evaluate RVA-work and analyze which of the methods that are best suited for Malmo. Thereafter two alternative evaluation methods will be presented. This will be based on the literature study of evaluation methods for RVA-work, interview study with Swedish municipalities about their RVA-work and a study of Malmo’s RVA-work for

Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka svenska fotbollsföreningars ekonomistyrning och öka förståelsen kring hur styrmedel används för att uppnå sportsliga samt ekonomiska mål. Metod: Denna uppsats grundar sig på kvalitativ metod med ett deduktivt angreppssätt för att besvara frågeställningen. Teoretiska perspektiv: Uppsatsen utgår från Malmi och Browns styrpaketsmodell. Deras studie gäll

Container Security Initiative was launched in 2002 by the US Customs and Border Patrol in order to secure the global flow of containers destined for USA. This thesis attempts to analyze Container Security Initiative in relation to a possible future scenario made by the weapons industry where the state's global traderoutes are being subject to militarization. A development which is partly based

Freedom of expression and information is often upheld as a crucial component of a vital democracy. The decline of censorship is thus seen as a movement towards democratisation. The emergence of widespread use of the Internet has given new wind to the discussion about the relation between freedom of information and democracy. Information technology is seen as a tool for both strengthening establish

This essay is about reading among patients in hospital. The aim of the essay is to find out what part reading and the library play for patients in hospital. An additional aim is to find out in what ways the collaboration between hospital librarians and hospital staff could be developed. The starting-point of the problem is one main question: What part does reading play for the patient during the s

Groups that are often referred to as being dismissed in society in general is by some aspects also considered being so in political arenas. A recent compilation of existing research over structurally based objections of gaining power and positions within Swedish parliamentary politics highlight a lack of research considering whether sexual orientation could be such a discriminatory basis. Using a

This essay deals with the same task that utilitarians have tried to solve for a long time, what is happiness? In the eighteenth-century utilitarians suggested that happiness should be the base for social political decisions. But the lack of definition disposed so that GDP became the measurement of happiness, which proved to be wrong when the unhappiness continued to increase. More than two hundred

Readers? eye movements were recorded as they participated in a newspaper reading experiment. The stimuli consisted of newspaper prototypes that were manipulated systematically according to two experimental conditions: (a) utilization of information graphics in conjunction with article text, and (b) variations of article placement on newspaper spreads. Viewing time of target articles was measured a

The public sector of today is often characterised by reduced finance and increased competition, which makes it harder to attract the highest skilled employees. This thesis attempts to generate new knowledge about employer branding within the public sector. We have carried out a case study on Universitetssjukhuset MAS (UMAS) and studied three different groups; employees in leading positions, doctor

On January 1, 2011 the new structural design rules (Eurocode) became valid in Sweden; these rules are common to the entire European Union. The reason for the introduction of the Eurocode is to try and eliminate trade barriers between member states. This thesis aims to show what impact this change from Boverkets structural design rules (BKR) to the Eurocode will have on the dimensioning of shear re

Efter det Stora språnget framåt svepte en svår hungersnöd över Kina. En längre period av ofördelaktigt väder och vänsterextrem politik gjorde att Henan drabbades extra hårt av svälten. Samtidigt som kannibalism härjade så genomdrev provinskommitténs förste sekreterare Wu Zhipu (吴芝圃) även insamlingen av det då största bidraget till den nationella spannmålsreserven någonsin. Det var Wus nit i att föThe economic policies of the Great Leap Forward led to a nationwide famine in the end of the 1950s. The starvation was especially severe in Henan due to a lengthy spell of unfavorable weather and leftist political policies. The situation was further aggravated by Henan's province committee's first secretary Wu Zhipu (吴芝圃) insisting on making the most ambitious contribution to the national