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Kriget i Bosnien och Hercegovina tog slut för 15 år sedan. Daytonavtalet reglerar villkoren för fredsbyggandet i landet. Annex 4 i Daytonavtalet består av Bosniens konstitution. Konstitutionen innefattar flera aspekter av maktdelning mellan de tre konstituerande folken, bosniaker, kroater och serber. Bosnien är således en stat som styrs enligt en konsociationell modell. Daytonavtalet utser en hög The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina ended 15 years ago. The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, commonly known as the Dayton Peace Agreement, stipulates the conditions for the peacebuilding process in the country. Annex 4 of the Dayton Peace Agreement comprises the constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The constitution includes several aspects of power sharing among th

Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to understand how Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as knowledge is anchored in an organization. The importance of this anchoring comes from the organizational need to adapt to the contextual global awareness related to CSR, amplified by the organizational transparency and exposure. Methodology: A hermeneutical approach has been taken in this thesis. We h

Author: Elisabeth Mårtensson & Marianne Vagnemark Title: “I know myself best” – A study of what people with drug- and alcohol problems believe that they need help with [translated title] Supervisor: Arne Kristiansen Assessor: Gunilla Lindén The purpose of this study was to examine what people with drug- and alcohol problems believe that they need for kind of help if a change would become poss

The main instrument to combat the abuse of a dominant position within the European Union is Article 82 ECT. It is not intended to prohibit dominance per se, but rather to offer a vehicle for the reaction to actual or potential abuses of undertakings. In order for the Article to come into play the prime requirement is that the undertaking undergoing scrutiny is indeed dominant. Dominance is a relat

En undersökning av lärares tankar om ensembleledning i folkmusik med blandade instrumentgrupper. Undersökningen syftar till att ge en inblick i hur några ensembleledare i folkmusik tänker om undervisning i blandade instrumentgrupper utifrån 5 huvudteman: folkmusiken och folkmusikensemble som metod, mål och syfte med undervisningen, undervisningsmetoder och praktiskt genomförande, relationen mellanTitle: Teachers’ thoughts of ensemble leading in folk music with mixed instrument groups. The research question is: How do some experienced teachers describe what is important with their work as a teacher in a folkmusic ensemble? The 5 main themes being asked about are folkmusic and folkmusic ensemble as a method, what is important for teaching in folk music ensemble concerning aim and goals, met

Title: The use of art for branding purposes - A study of Louis Vuitton’s art collaborations Louis Vuitton’s creative director, Marc Jacobs, personally describes the fine arts as being higher up in the social hierarchy than fashion. After all, it is known as the ultimate luxury item. This essay will explore the way that the brand uses art in various ways as a means of branding. After extensive res

Depth map cameras provide new ways of designing surveillance systems. In this thesis we evaluate three different cameras from two different depth sensor techniques, and propose a complete method for detecting thefts over a counter in a retail environment. Our algorithm covers pre-processing with noise reduction and background segmentation using the reflected signals amplitude as a confidence measu

Issue of study Recent innovation measurement literature recognizes the need for uniqueness and suitability in a company’s innovation activities. Previous contributions construct a measurement framework with examples of metrics for the intended company to choose from. But recommendations are sparse on how to select which to use and how they will affect the organization. It is here a gap is identifi

To decide what spare part item that should be kept in stock or not Alfa Laval, in the year of 2002, introduced a classification method based on picking frequency. Now it is time to make an overhaul of this method. Many different parameters are involved and Alfa Laval would like to have an evaluation of how their setup performs in comparison with other companies, universities and our own ideas. Pur

This research tests two different focus groups with the purpose of developing quantitative online surveys suitable for a specific target group. Depending on where in the development process of the survey the researcher is, somewhat different focus groups should be used. If the researcher is far into the development of the survey a focus group with the questionnaire template as discussion basis cou

This research examines how focus groups can be used as a tool for designing quantitative online surveys suitable for a specific target group. Depending on where in the development process of the survey the researcher is, somewhat different focus groups should be used. If the researcher is far into the development of the survey a focus group with the questionnaire template as discussion basis could

The purpose of the study is to see if International Accounting Standards for Small and Medium sized entities are suitable for entities in Macedonia, with the emphasis on accounting quality. This thesis has an inductive approach. A qualitative method was selected as a strategy and semi-structured interviews were conducted in order to gather relevant information from the respondent. Hereto, we concl

Uppsatsens titel: Vilka faktorer påverkar möjligheterna att använda Yield Management? - En komparativ fallstudie mellan den svenska flyg- och fotbollsbranschen. Seminariedatum: 2012-05-29 Ämne/kurs: FEKN90 - Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete på civilekonomprogrammet Författare: Henrik Agardh & Jonathan Lindwert Handledare: Niklas Hallberg Nyckelord: Dynamiska prissättningsstrategier, MarknadsacceTitle: What factors influence the possibilities of using Yield Management? A comparative case study between the Swedish airline industry and the football industry. Seminar date: 29/ 05 / 2012 Course: EKN90 Master Thesis in Business Administration and Economics, 30 ECTS Authors: Henrik Agardh & Jonathan Lindwert Advisor: Niklas Hallberg Key Words: Dynamic pricing strategies, Market acceptance,

210Pb dateringsstudie på 3000-4000 meters djup gjord på sediment från Marokanska och Arabiska havet för att undersöka om djuphavssediment är en stabil miljö. Tanken med examensarbetet är att undersöka konsekvenserna för dumpning av radioaktivt avfall i havet. Vilka regler gäller och vilka problem kan uppstå. Är det säkert eller ej? Vilka dumpplatser finns det och vad har man dumpat där? Ett av målThe earth surface consists of 71% of water and 29% land. 97% of that water is contained in saline seas. More than 90 per cent of the worlds living biomass can be found in the oceans. The sea has always been a possible dumpingsite for waste produced by man. Radioactive waste is the one of the most dangerous waste of all. Since the beginning of nuclear power research dumpsites around the world has b

Political deconfessionalisation is a national objective for Lebanon, stated in the Taef agreement that ended the civil war. The consociational democracy upon which Lebanon is based, suggests a political representation of all groups in a pluralistic society. In Lebanon these groups are the religious communities and the system is referred to as confessional. The confessional system was viewed as an

This papers examines the impact Transnational Advocacy Networks have had on the process for Human Rights Accountability in Uruguay. Uruguay has an amnesty law in place since 1986, but have in spite of this managed to prosecute main figures of the 1973-1985 dictatorship, and the amnesty law is currently seriously challenged. The 'Network thesis', regards these Transnational Advocacy Network

The purpose of this study was to bring forward knowledge about threats and violence in health and social-care working environments. Based on literature, I studied how the complex of threats and violence were described in research and reports, in order to find out which theories, solutions and attitudes were proposed. I also examined the extent, character, situations and consequences of threats and

By making interviews with ten-year-old pupils we tried to analyse how they value, understand and use the portfolio method. We also wanted to know if these results match the aims of the board of education, the school administration and the teachers. Our main questions were: · Whose demands does the portfolio method meet? · What kinds of demands are met? · What does this method mean to the pupils? ·

This paper represents an endeavor to describe the ways in which the United States Government currently is responding to growing changes in public opinion – running counter to existing policies – with regards to drugs, most specifically to marijuana, and to therein establish the context of the debate over drug policy. The paper is not, however, a critique of any particular policy, or an attempt to

This study is of qualitative nature where the problem area, domestic violence, is analyzed through feminist theory, aided by a critical discourse analysis. The study aims to reveal if the discourse of an official report from the Swedish government, named SOU 2014:49, challenges or maintains a gender power order. This structure exists in the society and maintains men’s superiority to women and rein