I was interested in the impact that brand values have on design and vice versa. So I created this project to explore what the outcome of a product design would be when designing from the brand values. The brand chosen to work with is Swedish outdoor brand Fjällräven. And the work was conducted by first doing research about the brand, what values they project and what values that are perceived by

This report is a master thesis authored at Lund University. The objective is to further develop a method for mapping organizations which are crucial for a society's capability to function. Primarily the method is intended for use in dependency analyses. The work is conducted from a flow-based perspective where dependencies and influences between actors are connected through flows. This report

Sammanfattning Titel: Köpcentrens Evolution - en kvantitativ studie av köpcenter och dess attraktivitetsfaktorer som grund för konkurrenskraft. Seminariedatum: 2014-01-16 Ämne/kurs: FEKH29, Examensarbete kandidatnivå, Marknadsföring, 15 hp Författare: Mirja Danielson, Filip Miskovic och Liridona Mustafa Handledare: Lars Carlman Nyckelord: Köpcenter, konkurrensfördelar, förbättringsinvesAbstract Title: The Evolution of Shopping Malls - a quantitative study of shopping mall patronage as a basis for competitiveness. Seminar date: 2014-01-16 Course: FEKH29, Degree Project Undergraduate level, Business Administration, Undergraduate level, 15 University Credits Points (UPC). Authors: Mirja Danielson, Filip Miskovic and Liridona Mustafa Advisor: Lars Carlman Key words: Shoppi

Föreliggande studie har undersökt implementering av terapeuters erhållna kunskaper efter att ha genomgått vidareutbildning i biologisk traumabehandling, som är en utbildning för behandling av trauma med utgångspunkt i kroppen. Två frågeställningar har studerats: 1) Vilket kunskapsinnehåll och vilka kunskapsformer står i fokus när terapeuterna reflekterar över sin praktik i biologisk traumabehandliThe purpose of this study is to examine the implementation of knowledge acquired by therapists after having taking part in a further education course of biological trauma treatment, which aimed at using the body as a starting point for trauma treatment. Two issues have been studied: 1)What content of knowledge and what forms of knowledge have the therapists reflected about in their practice of bio

Syftet med detta arbete är att undersöka fyra olika organisationer eller föreningars syfte med att rikta sig mot tjejer/kvinnor inom pop/rock/jazz. Jag har gjort kvalitativa intervjuer med fyra personer som jobbar eller har jobbat inom organisationer eller föreningar som vill stärka flickor och kvinnors möjligheter att spela och skapa musik. De har fått representera respektive verksamhet men har oThe aim of this study is to investigate four different organisations or associations purpose to target women within pop/rock/jazz. I have conducted qualitative interviews with four persons who work or have worked within the organisations or associations I’ve picked out for my study. They have represented their respective field and have also given their own answers as private persons about their vi

Tractography is a visualization technique which reconstructs and models neural fibers in the white matter of the brain based on data from diffusion magnetic resonance imaging. It is already used locally to model parts of dominant fiber pathways but global methods are also emerging which aim to reconstruct all the brain fibers simultaneously. In this thesis we have attempted to improve the current

The labor market, and therefore employment conditions, has changed in recent decades. Today, flexibilisation has led to a large number of employees who work part-time or lack permanent employment. An involuntary part-time worker refers to an individual who is working part-time and states that they want to work more hours than what the employer offers. As long as the employer complies with the prov

Syfte: Syftet med vår studie är att öka förståelsen och relevansen för etablerad teori samt eventuellt även utveckla dessa genom nya upptäckter. Metod: För att genomföra vår undersökning använde vi oss av en kvantitativ enkätundersökning där våra 183 respondenter valdes utifrån ett bekvämlighetsurval. Teoretiskt perspektiv: Uppsatsen behandlar ursprungligen en översikt kring aktuell teori inom ä

The purpose of this study is to explore the paradox that young women in China find it difficult to search for a husband when there is a surplus of men in the population. The research questions and hypothesis is in concern with how the One Child Policy has a salient impact on the Chinese young women. The methodology involves in-depth interviews among 10 participants and documentary analysis. By obs

Prosolviafallet är det mest uppmärksammade skadeståndsmålet i svensk rättshistoria. Tvisten står mellan Prosolvia aktiebolags konkursbo och deras egen revisionsbyrå, Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB och dess ansvarige revisor Nils Brehmer. Uppsatsens syfte är att genom rättsdogmatisk metod genomföra en rättsundersökning för att svara på min frågeställning: Hur förhåller sig Prosolviadomarna delsThe Prosolvia case is the most noticed indemnity case in Swedish legal history. The dispute is between the bankrupt´s estate Prosolvia AB and their own accounting firm Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers and their senior auditor Nils Brehmer. The purpose of this thesis is through proper dogmatic method implementing a proper investigation to answer the following question: How does the Prosolvia convict

Syften med denna studie är att undersöka ifall produktionsfaktorn vatten ger en komparativ fördel i handel med vattenintensiva varor. Detta genomförs med hjälp av paneldata över export av vete som vattenintensiv vara. Metoden har hämtats från tidigare studier av handel med vattenintensiva varor och resultaten har visat sig överensstämma med dessa studier. Man kan se att handel av vattenintensiva v

This study intends to place the literary and cultural criticism of the Finland-Swedish writer and critic Hagar Olsson during the period 1918 to 1948 in the context of the history of ideas in Scandinavia and the rest of Europe and America at the time. While doing so she appears at the frontline of the modernist movement in Swedish literature, both as a critic and a writer, that which is often negle

This study reports the findings of research about female extreme athletes. The aim of the study was to identify differences in personality and anxiety between female extreme athletes, male extreme athletes and exercisers. Big Five personality trait scale and State Trait Anxiety Inventory was used. Further the experience of Flow was measured to find differences between extreme athletes, exercisers,

DIY Performance Culture in Folkets Park. Ian Muller This thesis is a qualitative applied cultural analysis of Folkets Park, Malmö: specifically Do It Yourself (DIY) creative theatrical performance as a form of playing. During the summer of 2012, over 1,000 quantitative Social Return on Investment surveys were collected for the city to assess the park’s ‘value’ to visitors compared to the municip

One way to achieve economies of scale and scope, and other potential advantages of firm size, is through mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Being spectacular business events, and very frequent in the eco-system of firms, it has attracted much interest from both researchers and practitioners. However, empirical reviews do not support the popularity of M&A. It seems that the potential synergie

Syftet med uppsatsen är att diskutera utformning och effekter av intern hantering och extern rapportering av risk i tre börsnoterade företag. Empirin består av presentationer av tre svenska börsnoterade företags arbete med och syn på hantering och rapportering av risk. Presentationerna baseras på intervjuer med riskansvariga på företagen samt företagens årsredovisningar. De studerade företagens exThe purpose of our study is to discuss the design and effects of internal risk management and external reporting of risk in three listed companies. The empirical material consists of presentations of how three Swedish listed companies view and work with risk management and risk reporting. The presentations are based on interviews with risk managers and corporate annual reports. The result shows th

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to examine how plural organizations use different control methods in order to achieve goal congruence. Methodology: A qualitative case study has been conducted. Theoretical perspectives: The theoretical chapter covers the value-creating business model through a compilation of previous research and theories of result- and action control. Empirical foundation:

Bakgrund och problemformulering: Omvärlden påverkas ständigt av förändringar i form av exempelvis trender och teknologiska utvecklingar som sker i snabbare takt. Det har därför blivit allt viktigare för företag att kunna analysera och förutspå sin omgivning för att bättre förstå i vilken riktning den rör sig i. Detta arbete studerar tillvägagångssättet vid omvärldsanalys inom svensk livsmedelsinduBackground and problem: The environment is constantly affected by changes in forms of trends and technological developments. It has therefore become increasingly important for companies to be able to analyze and predict their environment to better understand in which direction it will go in the future. This thesis paper studies the process of Business Intelligence within the Swedish food industry

Town twinning is a European phenomenon that occurs at the local level. Municipalities across Europe are collaborating across borders, involving politicians, officials, professionals, organisations, and citizens. This study investigates town twinning in specific cases of the Netherlands and Denmark by means of interviews with twinning officers in two cases from each country. The aims of the study a