Syftet med föreliggande uppsats är att beskriva, analysera och förstå ett samtida kollektivtrafikföretags kommunikation på Facebook. Genom en kvalitativ textanalys kan jag visa att asymmetrisk och symmetrisk kommunikation förekommer på Facebook, trots att Västtrafik menar att de har en dialog. Genom intervjuer med medarbetare på Västtrafik har det framkommit att inlägg utesluts, om de inte uppnår

Allt fler organisationer vänder sig till sociala medier i hopp om att skapa, förbättra och bevara goda relationer till sina intressenter och syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka Twitter som relationsbyggande kanal. Med fallstudien som forskningsstrategi analyseras kommunikationen som sker på SJ:s Twitterkonto, och empirin ställs i förhållande till tidigare teori om relationsskapande för att gA growing number of organizations are using social media in an attempt to create improved relationships with their customers. The purpose of this bachelor thesis is to examine Twitter as a channel for relationship growth and improvement. Using case study as the methodological approach, the communication that takes place on SJ:s Twitter account is analyzed and put into a scientific context by com

The main goal of this thesis is to quantify optimal inflation rates for fourteen regions in Europe and North America, as well as to address recent proposals for higher inflation targets. This is done using a partially linear regression of the functional form of inflation and relative price variability, and using the definition of optimal inflation as the inflation rate that minimizes RPV. Our resu

Africa has suffered two traumatizing events in history that have helped shape the present day individual, be it on the continent or in the diaspora. First there was the transatlantic slave trade that spanned from the 15th century to the late 19th century and saw the inhuman and forceful transportation of Africans to plantations and homes in the Americas. Then came colonialism immediately after sla

Ett viktigt syfte inom EU är ökad konkurrens på den Europeiska marknaden och för att målet ska uppnås föreslog den Europeiska Kommissionen ett Direktiv som reglerar uppköpserbjudanden vilket skulle bidra till förenklade förvärv av företag på den gemensamma marknaden. Företagsförvärv innebär huvudsakligen att ett företag köper aktier av ett annat företag vilket även ibland kan leda till övertagandeOne of the main purposes in EU is increased competiveness on the European market and to achieve the goal; the European Commission made a proposal of a Directive on Takeover Bids which would facilitate the takeover activity in EU. Takeover activities essentially signify when a company purchases shares in another company which occasionally also leads to a takeover of the control of the target compan

Belief revision is a theory of how an agent ought to change his or her beliefs in order to be considered rational. What's assumed is a formal language and a logical system which describe what consequences follow from an agent's beliefs. In addition, a list of postulates describe how the agent ought to do in order to be considered rational when revising his or her beliefs. This essay will t

In this thesis I estimate the gains from trade produced by an increase in imported product varieties in the Swedish economy. This is done by generating a variety adjusted import price index, following the methodology developed by Feenstra (1994) and Broda and Weinstein (2006). By using an estimate of both the extensive and the intensive margins of variety growth, I generate an upper and a lower bo

Med hjälp av kvalitativa intervjuer med äldre personer undersöktes hur stamning förändras ur ett livslångt perspektiv. Relativt få studier har utförts inom området tidigare. Syftet är därför att få ökade kunskaper och en bättre förståelse för hur stamning påverkat det sociala livet, yrkeslivet och om den eventuellt har förändrats med åren. Tio personer mellan 59 och 71 år, som stammat upp i vuxen

Kaulinranta är en by vid Torne älv nära Övertorneå på finska sidan av riksgränsen. Kaulinranta består av namnet Kauli i genitiv och det finska ordet ranta ’strand’. Kaulinranta har då uppenbarligen varit ett ställe som på något sätt varit anknutet till en person vid namn Kauli. Man vet inget om den Kauli som gett sitt namn åt orten. Namnet Kauli har dock varit känt i trakten. I Ruskola nära Kaulin

In 2009, the Chinese State Council approved a regional development plan for Jilin province in the northeast. Within the scheme, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture was designated as a pioneer zone for “opening-up” by enhancing transport infrastructures and alluring trade and investment from overseas. In 2011, China and DPRK agreed to jointly develop the Rason Special Economic and Trade Zone in DP

The report examines how different actors linked to a nuclear power plant perceive their own and other actors' capability to handle a nuclear accident. The study is based on thirteen interviews with three local municipalities, one county administrative board, two national authorities and one private nuclear power plant company in Sweden. An extensive literature search was conducted in the area

The RAINBOW program, a Child and Family-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy program (CFF-CBT) for Pediatric Bipolar Disorder (PBD) designed for children aged 8-12 years and their parents, in a parallel group format, has been adapted to adolescents aged 14-17. The aim of this study was to investigate if CFF-CBT is effective and feasible for adolescents and their parents in Sweden. Method: The samp

This thesis analyzes factors inducing foreign direct investment flow into India. Analysis is done in two parts. Part one gives an introduction to the current state of foreign direct investment flow in the world. Part two scrutinizes the growth potential of the Indian automotive industry. Analysis of the automotive industry is done by in-depth PEST- and SWOT analysis. An empirical analysis if and h

Abstract Author: Frida Andersson Title: Animal's role in social work Supervisor: Tove Harnett Assessor: Johan Cronehed The purpose of this essay was to find out what roles certain animals are given in social work, using semi-structured interviews at five different places. The places I have visited specialized in either geriatric care and/or mental illness. During my interviews with the staf

The purpose of this master thesis is to show what is the impact of the competition and the need for competitiveness on the development of the European Information Society and how mentioned concepts influences the digital divide. Author argues that the competition is the driving force behind the development of the information society in the EU. For that content analysis is used to the EU policy doc

Popular science Temporal variation of soil respiration at Skyttorp Soil respiration (Rs) is a major component of carbon fluxes from terrestrial biosphere to the atmosphere with contributing 30-80% of annual total ecosystem respiration in forests. Rs, refers to the production of CO2 from soil by respiration of root and microorganisms, is normally demonstrated by soil CO2 flux in the unit of μmol m

Problem/Background: Sweden was organised against contraceptives through the contraceptive law between 1910 to 1938, causing many women to perform unsafe abortions. Towards the end of the period Sweden became more accepting of contraceptives. Purpose: To further investigate the specific law “lex hinke” and the discourse or discourses that could indicate change towards a more contraceptive friendly

Internal migration has become debatable issue in China, since there are more and more migrant workers after social economic reform. Those migrant workers, attracted by better job opportunities in cities, have made great contribution for urban areas; but at the meantime they are suffering from restrictions caused by household system. In this thesis the main purpose is to figure out the links betwee