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The purpose of our study was to explore unit managers of nursing homes perspective of the different forms of accommodations for elderly couples and their discretion in the work with elderly couples’ requests. We used a qualitative method in this study and performed semi-structured interviews with six different unit managers of nursing homes that operate in three different townships in Skåne, Swede
Though the diffusion of electric vehicle (EV) is high on the global agenda, and there are efforts to speed up the shift: some countries intend to ban the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEV), and some OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) have announced the goal of electrification, the diffusion of EV is slowly. Technological innovation theory explains that we need to harmonise tec
This thesis aimed to develop a deeper understanding for the interplay between cultural integration and employees’ organisational identification in a cross-border post-acquired firm and how the employees account for their organisational identification five years after an acquisition. A qualitative research method based on a hermeneutics epistemology and a constructionist ontological perspective wa
An important factor in pupils’ learning is the teacher’s qualities of being responsive, permissive and structured, and to see, understand and appropriately respond to the pupils’ feelings. This study examined the relation between teacher emotional intelligence, defined as “the ability to use emotions to facilitate thought, perceive, understand and manage one’s own and others emotions”, teacher wor
During the Gorkha Earthquake in 2015 and its aftershocks, many schools have been damaged or collapsed in Nepal. Reconstruction of schools is still in progress. The lack of funding, resources, engineering skills, knowledge and accessibility makes it difficult for a lot of schools to reopen. My aim with this thesis project is to contribute to the resiliency of Nepal by proposing a design for a speci
För att kunna bygga ut samhället har transportinfrastruktur ansetts ha en mycket viktig roll. Den ökade tillgängligheten medför att mark kan utvecklas på ett samhällsnyttigt sätt, till exempel genom att det byggs fler bostäder. Det är genom att tillgängligheten ökar som transportinfrastruktur leder till att värdet på närliggande mark ökar, vilket blir ett incitament för markägare att exploatera si
The designation of World Heritage Site overcomes a serious of events in the life of each location. The social life of the sites that are designated brings a discussion about the characters that are responsible for the maintenance and preservation of the physical and ontological characteristics of the data and knowledge originated in it. Archaeology today involves certain characteristics that overc
Non-financial metrics have come to play a larger role in financial markets as years pass, impacting decisions made by businesses, investors and policy makers alike. A significant non-financial metric captured by the term ESG or Environmental, Social and Governance. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how ESG relates to risk at a firm-specific level. More specifically, we analyze this rela
Den kända Varbergscharnockiten från Hallandskusten är en granitisk, pyroxenförande bergart som har både magmatiska och metamorfa drag. Bergarten har deformerats och omkristalliserats under högmetamorfa förhållanden men har sannolikt redan sedan den ursprungliga kristallisationen varit pyroxenförande. Olikt andra granitiska bergarter är Varbergscharnockiten mörkt grågrön. Denna färg orsakas av fält
Prosocial behavior is important for building a harmonious society, while acting prosocially is also regarded as beneficial for mental wellbeing. To explore the potential underlying mechanism of promoting prosocial behavior, the present study investigates if psychological capital and empathy mediate a proposed relationship between perceived social support and prosocial behavior. The final sample co
Syftet med föreliggande studie var att undersöka sambanden mellan prokrastinering och flera psykologiska variabler; stress, coping, akademisk motivation, self-efficacy och känsla av samhörighet. Syftet var även att undersöka skillnader mellan universitetsstudenter som läser olika program och fristående kurser i en svensk population. Slutligen ämnades predicering av prokrastinering utifrån ovan näm
This thesis aims to test the effect of changing gender roles on fertility. Previous literature has suggested that moving towards gender equality in the household sphere can increase fertility. I test whether a more equal division of housework or gender-egalitarian attitudes affect fertility. Two country groups are analysed that are at different levels regarding fertility and female labour force pa
