On the island of Gotland in the Baltic sea there have been many findings dated to the Bronze Age. These finds consist of stray finds, hoards, graves, settlement sites and different types of monuments (ship settings, rock carvings and mounds/cairns). This thesis is an effort to put those findings in relation to each other and analyze them with the center and periphery theory. The goal is to see if

Books and learning materials are often multimodal to their character; with content depicted in text, images, tables, diagrams and so on. This multimodality has shown to motivate students, improve retention and knowledge creation. The question is how this fragmented information is approached, being read and combined into meaning – and is this behaviour similar among different ability groups? Both

This research tries to understand how young career-oriented women perceive social norms about being a female in the business world and how women navigate through competing discourses. Examining the social identity theory that assists us to understand how perceptions of social identities and dominant discourses affect formation of identity. Furthermore, taking leverage from research regarding ident

Examensarbetets titel: En empirisk prövning av Simon Barrow och Richard Mosleys employer branding-modell på ett företag Seminariedatum: 2012-06-01 Ämne/kurs: FEKH95, Examensarbete kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Cecilia Gad, Michaela Kamp och Caroline Lilja Handledare: Claes Svensson Fem nyckelord: Employer branding, RBV, VRIO, konkurrensfördelar, förmågor Syfte: Syftet är att pröva SimTitle: An empirical examination of Simon Barrow and Richard Mosley’s employer branding model at a company Seminar date: 2012-06-01 Course: FEKH95, Degree Project Undergraduate level, Business Administration, Undergraduate level, 15 University Credits Points (UPC) or ECTS-cr) Authors: Cecilia Gad, Michaela Kamp and Caroline Lilja Advisor: Claes Svensson Key words: Employer branding, RBV, VRIO, comp

Current study focuses on examining the determinants of share repurchases in Swedish firms listed on NASDAQ OMX Nordic during the period 2000-2011. We tested the variety of different hypotheses that were previously empirically shown to be associated with share repurchases in other countries (primarily U.S.). However, as expected, the majority of these hypotheses do not hold in case of Sweden which

With rapid development of economy and society in China, the process of urbanization is accelerated. In this case, traditional supply model, dominated by the government, can no longer satisfy the needs of society because of increasingly prominent problems, like government funds shortage, inefficient supply management and so on. Therefore, marketization reform becomes an important measure to improve

Frågan om människans plats i och förhållande till naturen diskuteras sedan länge i den offentliga debatten. Människans inverkan på jordens resurser genom produktion och konsumtion av olika tjänster och produkter debatteras ofta livligt. Samtidigt debatteras behovet av fortsatt exploatering. Även om många av dessa frågor rör sig på organisatorisk och statlig nivå har de knappast undgått samhällets

I denna uppsats har jag genom ett kvalitativt, sociologiskt tillvägagångssätt undersökt hur och varför de anställda tvingas sälja känslor och identitet inom lågkvalificerad service, med inriktning på försäljning. Syftet är att ifrån ett symboliskt interaktionistiskt perspektiv, kritiskt belysa problem som uppstår i samband med att vi bygger ett samhälle på ekonomiska principer. Hur individer genom

Titel: Kristianstad Arena – En fallstudie med inriktning mot kostnadsutveckling Seminariedatum: 2012-06-01 Ämne/kurs: FEKH95 Kandidatuppsats inriktning finansiering, 15 HP Författare: Simon Johansson, Rasmus Johansson, Marcus Östman Handledare: Göran Andersson Nyckelord: Investering, multiarena, mervärde, nuvärdesberäkning Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att granska kostnadsutvecklingen kring Kris

Syfte: Syftet är att ur ett resursbaserat perspektiv öka förståelsen för ett konsultföretags resursanvändning, och för de bakomliggande faktorer som skapar framgång i ett växande konsultföretag. Syftet är även att utreda om den resursbaserade teorin kan vara ett komplett analysverktyg för sådana företag. Metod: Vi använder oss av en kvalitativ metod med deduktiv ansats. Vi kommer med hjälp av priPurpose: The purpose is to increase the understanding of the resource allocation of a consultancy firm from a resource-based view, and analyze how the underlying factors can create success in a growing consultancy firm. The purpose is also to review if the resource-based view can be used as an analyzing tool for such firms. Methodology: We have been using a qualitative method with a deductive ap

The Rotterdam Rules, which is a new convention dealing with carriage of goods by sea, is open for signature. There are a number of improvements in the new rules compared to its predecessors, but the most outstanding amongst them are the concepts of right of control and recognition of electronic transport record. At the same time, electronic commerce is developing at an amazing speed which requires

Hur ser personal på operations-, anestesi- och akutavdelning på kompetensutveckling i samband med införande av ny teknik? Kvalitativ fallstudie med en tolkande ansats utförd med hjälp av semi-strukturerad, tematiserad intervjuguide. Individuella- och gruppintervju utförda i samtalsform kring teman, inspelade, transkriberade och därefter tolkade och sammanställda. Deltagarna är företrädesvis mellan

Alberta’s energy sector provides a reliable supply of energy and contributes to the economy of Alberta. In addition to these positive aspects, there are concerns about the environmental, economic and social performance of the energy sector. The purpose of this thesis is to critically examine the production side of Alberta’s energy sector and offer constructive ideas about how the sector could be b

This thesis attempts to investigate why and how MNCs establish appropriate CSR policies for subsidiaries in different countries. The aim of the thesis is to develop a model that reveals factors that influence the CSR focuses of MNC subsidiaries in different countries, and test the model.In order to achieve the purpose of the thesis, a qualitative deductive research design has been applied, based o

This thesis aims to clarify the three fundamental concepts of purpose, vision and mission. Although seen as very important concepts, they are often confused and not clearly defined and used in practice. With an extensive literature review and interviews with managers from different companies, this paper shows the interdependence of these concepts as well as its practical implications in regards to

Thesis purpose: In order to contribute to Consumer Culture Theory, as well as critical dimensions in the foodie literature namely authenticity, democracy/distinction and gender, the study’s aim is to explore how discourses and socio-cultural meanings underlie identity constructions in the specific sourdough culture. Theoretical framework: As no research addresses the sourdough phenomenon directly

Purpose/Aim: The purpose of this essay is to examine how the parenting magazine Vi föräldrar produces gender and parental roles through advertisement displays. Material/Method: The material consists of advertisement displays from four issues in 2011. The method used for analysis is a critical discourse analysis adapted from the three level model by Norman Fairclough. The three levels are comprised