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

Problem: Det saknas kunskap om intern kriskommunikation i en förkrisfas och det saknas kunskap som tar hänsyn till komplexiteten i hur medarbetare skapar mening genom olika former av kommunikation. Syfte: Att bidra med kunskap om hur organisationers medarbetare kommunicerar och skapar mening om krisförberedelser. Metod: En fallstudie av SUS akutmottagning i Lund som inkluderar intervjuer och obsProblem: There is a lack of knowledge about internal crisis communication in a pre-crisis stage and knowledge that takes into consideration the complexity of how co-workers creates meaning through different forms of communication. Purpose: To contribute with knowledge on how co-workers communicate and create meaning about crisis preparations. Method: A case study of the emergency room at a teach

The aim of our study was to examine how school counselors, through their retelling, understands and work with cases that involves students, either exposed or that are subjecting others, to cyberbullying. The study is based on a phenomenological theory and a phenomenological analysis. We have come to the conclusion that the meaning and the space that the internet has in the everyday life of the sch

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

Syftet med uppsatsen är att med ett diskursanalytiskt angreppssätt undersöka hur domstolar konstruerar våld och sexuella handlingar som utövats inom ramen för påstådda BDSM-relationer. De normer och värderingar om våld och sexualitet som kommer till uttryck genom samtyckesbedömningarna i domarna utgör uppsatsens ramverk. Det diskursanalytiska tillvägagångssättet innebär att en ansats att tränga baThe purpose of this thesis is to examine the courts’ constructions of violence and sexual acts practiced in alleged BDSM relationships, by using a discourse analytical approach. Norms and values regarding violence and sexuality, as expressed through the courts’ assessments of a valid consent, constitute the framework of the thesis. A discourse analytical approach involves an attempt to penetrate t

Hedersrelaterat våld är för svenskt vidkommande inte längre ett främmande begrepp eller fenomen. Inte desto mindre är ämnet politiskt laddat och debatten om hedersrelaterat våld är fortfarande högaktuell. Inte minst på det straffrättsliga området gör sig problematiken gällande och det tycks råda en oklarhet kring vilken betydelse heder bör ha i rättsliga sammanhang. Hedersrelaterat våld är ett kViolence in the name of honour is no longer an unknown concept or phenomenon in the Swedish society. Nevertheless, the issue is subject of an ongoing political debate. The problematic aspects of violence in the name of honour are evident within the criminal justice system and there appears to be inherent uncertainties regarding the role of honour in the legal context. Violence in the name of hon

Credit risk arises in almost all financial activities. One way to hedge and trade risk is to use Credit Default Swaps that act like an insurance against credit events. The value of the CDS is related to the probability of the reference entity defaulting. In this paper we aimed to determine how well the variables implied by the Merton model explain the CDS spread. A panel data study of 16 companies

Datering med accelerator? Måhända låter det otympligt, men när det handlar om att datera med hjälp av sällsynta slag av grundämnen kan varje atom räknas. Då handlar det om att kunna räkna enskilda atomer, vilket är möjligt med acceleratorbaserad masspektrometri, AMS. Lunds Universitet har en accelerator anpassad just för den här sortens mätningar, vilken främst nyttjas av institutionerna för fysiFor decades, accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) has been used for radiocarbon dating. The background of this technique is outlined along with an in-depth look at the graphitization process used to prepare samples for AMS analysis. The technology necessary to achieve the vacuum quality needed in graphitization and accelerator mass spectrometry is discussed as well. The graphitization system belong

This report evaluates continuing professional development and training for fire offi-cers in the Swedish fire service. A survey about educational and training activities has been carried out amongst Swedish fire services. Some other persons with knowledge in the area has also been interviewed. The results show a big diversity among the interviewed fire services but also some similarities. Discussi

In this study the question is raised of how environmental inspections can improve the way excavated materials are handled, from the beginning to the end. The goal of this study is to see how regulatory authorities can contribute to make sure that the excavated materials end up where it is supposed to and to see if they are possible to re-use excavated soil. The Swedish Environmental Protection Age

The aim of this study was to use case study approach to show educators that identities of immigrant students are complex, and a response to the dominant culture. The cases were four immigrant students in grades 8 to 10 in Iceland. Through interviews, and observations, data was gathered on how the students construct their identities in the school con-text, with a focus on teachers’ expectations. Th

This essay’s main purpose is to examine the argumentation technics used by Islamic feminists within international women’s organisation on the Internet in their ambition to emancipate themselves from the current patriarchal society and create an improved Muslim society based on equality and fairness. The essay will inquire different Islamic feministic technics such as hermeneutics and analysis of d

I april 2009 presenterade den europeiska kommissionen det först utkastet för vad som slutligen skulle bli ”alternative investment fund managers” (AIFMD) direktivet. Från början utsattes direktivet för kritik. Direktivets mål är att reglera den inre marknaden för AIF: er (alternativa investeringsfonder). Efter tillägg och omskrivningar antogs slutligen direktivet av Europaparlamentet och EuroparådeIn April 2009 the European Commission presented the first draft of what would eventually become the alternative investment fund managers directive. From the beginning, the directive was subject to criticism. The goal of the directive is to regulate the internal market for AIF: s (alternative investment funds). After amendments and rewrites the European parliament and the European council finally a

Sammanfattning Den 1 juli 2013 trädde den nya statsstödslagen i kraft. Den statliga utredning som dessförinnan tillsattes fick bland annat i uppdrag att analysera om det behövdes särskilda bestämmelser för att tredje part inför svensk domstol ska kunna yrka återkrav eller skadestånd under åberopande av genomförandeförbudet i artikel 108.3 FEUF och att lämna förslag på den författningsreglering soSummary On 1 July 2013 the new state aid act entered into force. The preceding Inquiry had been instructed to consider whether special provisions were needed to enable third parties to bring actions before the Swedish courts with reference to the standstill obligation in Article 108.3 TFEU, and to leave suggestions for any legislation that might be needed in that respect. The Inquiry deemed such

In this foucauldian inspired study I understand the kind of animal body that breeding practices produces based on Nicole Karafyllis concept biofact, which is defined by her as something or someone, whose growth is controlled and thus no longer self-determined. This leads to the question how, what Giorgio Agamben calls the oikonomia of apparatus governed the morphological changes that occurred in t

Mottagandet av asylsökande ensamkommande barn har blivit en obligatorisk uppgift för kommunerna. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka hur den nya bestämmelsen påverkar barnets rättsliga ställning. Ensamkommande barn definieras som barn under 18 år som vid ankomsten till Sverige är skilda från båda sina föräldrar eller från någon annan vuxen person som får anses ha trätt i föräldrarnas ställe, ellThe reception of asylum-seeking unaccompanied minors has become a mandatory task for the Swedish municipalities. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how this change in legislation affects the child's legal status. Unaccompanied minors are defined as children under 18 who, upon arrival in Sweden, are separated from both their parents or from another adult who may be considered to have e

Den här uppsatsen har haft som föresats att i första hand analysera artikelserien ”Politikens Prinsessor” som publicerades i Svensk Damtidning 2014. Utöver detta fanns även en önskan om att undersöka hur artikelserien kan förstås i relation till en eventuell medielogik. Genom ett urval av exempel från artikelserien var ambitionen att ge möjliga tolkningar av det empiriska materialet utifrån Maud E

This thesis is concerned with women’s education and the perceived effects it might have on households’ livelihood diversification into the rural non-farm economy. In addition, it looks at household welfare and how women’s education and potentially livelihood diversification adds to better welfare. Increasing human capital through education is thought to have positive outcomes for women in their ro