Problem Description: Tetra Pak wants a robotics grouping solution which is flexible and can handle rapid change with short time to reach performance after pattern or model changes. The solution should also be very robust and has the ability for quick adaptation. Tetra Pak has limited experience about robotics and the company is not going to develop the robotics. Instead Tetra Pak wanted to collab

Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att skapa bättre förståelse för varför det finns så få kvinnor på toppositioner i det svenska näringslivet. Vidare syftar uppsatsen ge exempel på praktiska åtgärder som framkommit genom analys av empiri samt rekommendationer från intervjupersonerna. Metod: Studien genomfördes i form av en kvalitativ undersökning med ostrukturerade intervjuer och hade som syfte att få

Att insjukna i stroke vid ung ålder är annorlunda än att insjukna i hög ålder. Man har försörjnings – och omsorgsansvar för minderåriga barn. Hela livssituationen förändras däri föräldrarollen. Syftet med studien var att beskriva hur personer som är förälder och har insjuknat i stroke upplever och beskriver delaktigheten i aktiviteter med sina hemmavarande barn. Utifrån studiens syfte valdes en kv

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects on children participating in social service groups of children. The aim was to find out if there were any risks for the children to be labeled. I used a qualitative study with semi-structured interviews with four social workers. I used previous research and the labeling theory when I analyzed my material. The study showed that evaluation of

In the ongoing debate about how we can create a sustainable society, the role of business is negotiated and reshaped with the concept of ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ (CSR) being central to the discussion. This debate steams from past experiences of business externalities, where costs of business transactions have been offloaded on society. This is also the reality in large dam projects in the

A case study on the phenomenological obstacles for adjusting lifestyle to ecological awareness. The data is obtained mainly through deep interview, backed by preparatory research including chiefly participant observation, informal and semi structured interviews. The findings have been connected to relevant concepts and theories in a process of grounded theory. The fatigue, fears and doubts felt by

The aim of this essay is to treat regional identities in Scania during the late Iron Age. I will present means and ways used by archaeologists in order to map regional identity through archaeological material. I will then present the material in Scania. How has the Scanian material been interpreted by previous scientists, and can regional identities be discerned in late Iron Age Scania? To answer

The connection between water and conflicts has a long-standing history in southeast Lebanon. It has created a perception of threat to the water security, which affect the development of the area. The aim of the research was to contribute to the under-researched discussion about how perceptions of water security are affected by conflicts. The research questions were concerned with how the Israeli

This paper uses standard event study techniques to examine whether the release of the results of the 2010 European bank stress test was informative to the financial markets by reducing the opacity that is inherent in banking stocks. The same methodology is applied to two events of the 2011 EU stress tests: the release of the methodology employed and the clarification by the European Banking Author

Vid införandet av ett generellt förbud mot användandet av ansiktstäckande klädesplagg aktualiseras frågan om ett förbud inskränker rätten att utöva en religion. I detta avseende kan det konstateras att innebörden och omfattningen av religionsfriheten i artikel 9, i den europeiska konventionen om skydd för de mänskliga rättigheterna och de grundläggande friheterna (Europakonventionen), spelar en viThe introduction of a general ban on the use of face-covering clothing has raised the question of a ban implies limitations of the right to manifest a religion. In this regard, it is clear that the meaning and scope of the right to freedom of religion, stated in Article 9 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), plays an important role. For Art

Vårt huvudsyfte med denna uppsats är att införskaffa oss kunskap och till följd identifiera vilka värdeskapande processer som skall utvecklas för att en e-handels lösning ska kunna attrahera konsumenter, samt skapa mervärde för vårt fallföretag. Vi vill med uppsatsen assistera fallföretaget med ett beslutsunderlag för både möjligheter och dilemman inom e-handel och ge alternativa lösningar på dess

SAMMANFATTNING Uppsatsens titel: ”Twilight – en alternativ religion för det tjugoförsta århundrandet” – En text och receptionsanalys av Twiligth som populärkulturellt fenomen. Ämne: Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap vid Instutitionen för Kommunikation och Medier, Lunds Universitet Kurs: MKVA21:4, B-uppsats, HT 2011 Författare: Mirja Danielson & Linn Olsson Handledare: Marja Åkerström

This thesis explores the relationship between the Fair Trade system and producers' vulnerability to climate change. It is African focused, using material collected in Senegal, and as such looks at what adaptation strategies and resilience building potential the movement has using the Sustainable Livelihood Approach. It outlines the current environmental awareness of the movement, what climatic

Authors: Anna Flodberg & Ellinor Fridlund Title: Sheltered accommodation for children who experience domestic violence – A study on a how child’s perspective is applied. [translated title] Supervisor: Bodil Rasmusson Assessor: Anna Angelin The purpose of this study was to investigate, describe and analyze what it means for children to get to and staying in shelters, from professionals' p

Value-at-Risk (VaR) har kommit att bli ett viktigt riskmått de senaste 20 åren och används av finansiella institut världen över. Det huvudsakliga problemet med detta mått är att välja den mest lämpliga sannolikhetsfördelningen för att prognostisera risken. Detta betyder att man måste göra antaganden om den underliggande tillgångens probabilistiska beteende och utifrån dessa antaganden evaluera VaRValue-at-Risk (VaR) has grown to become an important risk measurement used by financial institutions in the last 20 years. The primary problem with this measure is to choose the most appropriate probability density function to forecast the risk. This means assumptions have to be made about the underlying asset’s probabilistic behavior and from these assumptions evaluate the Value-at-Risk measure.

Today there is more people living in urban areas than in rural; this has changed the structure of the cities and resulted in a faster growing slum in the developing world, especially in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). The purpose of this study is to first give a broad overview of slum characters and motivations, and analyze the fact that slum formation is wider in developing countries than in industrial

The year 1645, the Danish county 'Halland' became a province under the Swedish state. In this essay i study which cultural impact this change in nationality meant for the local population in Halland. I also look at other cultural patterns expressed by people in the 17th century. The studied material consists of so called 'suppliker', a kind of petitions which people could use to as

Internally displaced women hold together the social fabric of society; they are resilient, resourceful and creative in ensuring the well-being of their families following forced displacement. By utilizing the analytical framework of the actor-oriented approach, and the concepts of feminization of poverty and response strategies, this research demonstrates that women’s agency, as actors in the reco