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Issue of study: To be a well performing company over time, profitability and growth are considered the key strategic value drivers. Swedish and Finnish manufacturing companies are using different strategies to handle this challenge and some are performing better than others. In a world of globalization it is essential for the companies to remain competitive. Purpose: The purpose of this study is
When it comes to reading, there are rather large differences between boys and girls in skill and frequency, and these differences have persisted for decades. For the last few years I have sensed an increasingly negative image of boys and men in the ”public conversation”. What to read is a matter of personal choice, yet this personal choice is, in this conversation, connected to war, men’s violence
Syfte: Syftet med studien är att utifrån ett socialt identitetsperspektiv fördjupa kunskapen kring förekomsten av grupperingar i kontorslandskap med fri placering. Metod: Studien utgår ifrån en iterativ metod där semistrukturerade intervjuer har tillämpats. Vidare har studien grundats i en socialkonstruktionistisk ansats och studiens analys har utgått ifrån ett tolkande perspektiv. Teoretisk referPurpose: The purpose of the study is to deepen the knowledge about the formation of groups in an office landscape with free seating from a social identity perspective. Methodology: This study uses an iterative method, where semi-structured interviews have been conducted. The essay takes on a social constructionist approach and the analysis has been based on an interpretative perspective. Theoretic
Russia’s aggressive actions in Ukraine and annexation of the Crimean peninsula raised security concerns in the Baltic States as potential targets of invasion. This anxiety was strengthened after the EU launched a civilian Advisory Mission (EUAM) in Ukraine as a response to Russia’s illegal actions. Such a soft response to Russia’s foray into Ukraine has raised doubts about the EU’s credibility as
Den 2 juli 2014 infördes lagändringar om bygglovsbefriade åtgärder i syfte att förenkla plan- och bygglovsprocessen, minska bostadsbristen och att fastighetsägare skulle få mer handlingsutrymme utan att krav ställs från myndigheter. I samband med lagändringarna infördes regler om bygglovsbefriade komplementbostadshus i 9 kap. 4 a § PBL. En byggnad som får utgöra maximalt 25 kvadratmeter och som skThe Swedish Government has recently initiated additional permit-free buildings with the aim to simplify the Planning and Building act, reduce the housing shortage and increase a property owner’s proprietorship. According to the amendment it is possible to construct a complementary home with the size of 25 square meters in close proximity to an existing house. This building is known as an Attefall
Titel: Det sociala kapitalets påverkan på klusterföretags absorptionsförmåga Seminariedatum: 2017-06-02 Kurs: FEKH19, examensarbete i Strategic Management på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Adam Andersson, Daniel Rajala, Hama Jokel Handledare: Nikos Macheridis Fem nyckelord: Kluster, absorptionsförmåga, organisatoriskt lärande, socialt kapital och innovationskraft Syfte: Studiens syfte Title: The impact of social capital on the absorption capacity of cluster companies Seminar date: 2017-06-02 Course: FEKH19, Degree Project Undergraduate level, Business Administration, Undergraduate level, 15 University Credits Points (UPC) or ECTS-cr Authors: Adam Andersson, Daniel Rajala, Hama Jokel Supervisor: Nikos Macheridis Keywords: Cluster, absorption capacity, organizational learning, so
The aim of this study was to interpret and understand preschool teachers’ perspective of their duty to report maltreated children to the social services. Four focus groups at four different preschools were used for the study. From the interviews, different themes were identified as important for the preschool teachers’. These themes were responsibility, consequences, excuses and priority. The anal
Urbanization and densification are two noticeable trends that imposes many challenges for urban planners. Fast growing cities comes with the need for incorporating publicly accessible green spaces to ensure public health and for creating an attractive city. Urban regeneration provides the possibilities of restructuring the urban environment according to desired needs. Helsingborg municipality did,
Från ett nytt perspektiv Influencer marketing beskriver marknadsföringstekniken då företag använder inflytelserika och kända personer för att effektivt sprida ett budskap. Inom influencer marketing verkar de budskapspridande individerna, influencers, på de digitala plattformar som kallas sociala medier, däribland forum som Instagram, Facebook och Snapchat. Inom influencer marketing finns två parteFrom a new perspective Influencer Marketing describes a marketing technique where companies are using influential and well-known people to effectively spread a message. Through influencer marketing the message-spreading individuals, influencers, appear on the digital platforms known as social media, including forums such as Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat. Within influencer marketing there are tw
In Sweden, the social work programme is currently given at 15 different centres of higher education. The programs are standardised through legislation concerning the educational goals, this can be seen through curricula and syllabus. A few of the centres of higher education have chosen also to follow the global standards published by IFSW and IASSW. In this study, the curricula and syllabi from tw
Sales and Operations Planning, S&OP, is a cross-functional, collaborative business manage- ment process where the goal is to balance demand and supply through an operational plan, aligned with the strategy of the company. Alfa Laval, a Swedish manufacturer founded 1883, has during the last year implemented Sales and Operations Planning at their business unit Gasketed Plate Heat Exchangers. In
Analogisk överföring undersöktes hos förskolebarn (24 månader till 55 månader) med en faktoriell tvärsnittsdesign. Analogisk överföring testades direkt efter inlärning eller ett dygn senare med en visuo-spatial uppgift. Vidare testades de kognitiva förmågorna arbetsminne, inhibering, självreglering och verbal intelligens. Studiens hypoteser var att fler barn skulle klara den direkta överföringen äAnalogical transfer was studied in preschool children (24 months to 55 months) with a factorial cross sectional design. Analogical transfer was tested directly after learning and one day later, using a visuospatial task. The cognitive abilities working memory, inhibition, self-regulation and verbal intelligence was assessed. The hypotheses were that more children would pass the direct condition th
Functional assessment of SAMD9/SAMD9L proteins in cell cycle progression Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are one of the most neoplasms resulting in defective generation of blood cells. Chromosomal abnormalities are common in MDS, with deletions of chromosome 5 being the most common aberration adult patients while deletions of chromosome 7 are most common in childhood MDS. MDS with loss of chromos
The purpose of this study is in part to gain a deeper understanding regarding what risks exists and what safety factors are available for children who grow up with parents who are addicted to alcohol. The study is based on six autobiographies, the authors of which grew up in Sweden during the 60’s and 70’s. In these autobiographies they relay their experiences growing up in a household with parent
Abstract Title: Early communication of the client's requirements and the end-user's needs in construction projects. Authors: Emmy Göransson & Lisa Åhlin, Lunds Technical University, Campus Helsingborg Supervisors: Henrik Garney & Mathilda Persson, SWECO Management in Malmö. Radhlinah Aulin, Division of Construction Management, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University. Examiner: Stef
This study aims to identify and quantify the impact of international tax competition on the competition between multinational enterprises and domestic firms in several European countries. To this end, this study identifies a competitive advantage that multinationals hold over domestic firms. A competitive advantage that is obtained by multinationals because these enterprises are able to use intern
Despite the large quantity of studies done on the field of leadership and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), current literature lacks the link between these two topics and very little research has actually been done to examine the relationship between leadership styles and management within SMEs operating in Sweden. Taking into account the relevance of this research topic, this thesis aims
In the following report, a fire safety evaluation of Hotel Nissastigen in central Gislaved is presented. The building itself consists of five floors, whereof two are cellar and attic. Beyond the usual hotel business, Nissastigen both offers a place to eat at their restaurant and room for conferences, as well as acting as a gathering point for tourists, thus making it vital for the local economy.
Even though Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited and Donna Tartt’s The Secret History were written almost fifty years apart, they share many similarities. They are both forms of academic novels and they both depict the University and College as places excluded from the surrounding world where the characters can act out their desires in their adolescent years before they enter adulthood. In both nov
