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Through an empirical investigation, this paper looks into how German pronouns are used in different commercials targeted at different groups of the population. The results differ significantly from the last such investigation carried out in 1978.
This paper studies volatility prediction on OMX Stockholm 30, OMX Helsinki 25 and OMX Nordic 40. The models used are a historical variance model, an exponentially weighted moving average model and three models from the GARCH family. These are GARCH(1,1), EGARCH(1,1) and GJR(1,1), with normal and t-distribution respectively. The volatility for 2008-2013 is forecasted with a rolling window technique
The aim was to identify technical systems potentially useful for estimating number of people and their location in buildings. Another aim was to investigate whether the information generated by the technical systems can have a positive effect on risk management. A number of technical systems were identified and evaluated. A more detailed evaluation of demand-controlled ventilation system with carb
Sammanfattning Examensarbetets titel: En plats varumärke utifrån en intressents perspektiv Seminariedatum: 2015-01-15 Ämne/kurs: FEKH29 Företagsekonomi: examensarbete i marknadsföring på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Andreas Svensson, Erik Göransson, Marcus Månsson Handledare: Lars Carlman Nyckelord: Varumärke, place branding, varumärkesimage, studieort, Malmö stad, Malmö högskola. Abstract Title: A place brand from a stakeholders perspective Seminar date: 2015-01-15 Course: FEKH29, Degree Project Undergraduate level, 15 UPS, Business Administration Authors: Andreas Svensson, Erik Göransson, Marcus Månsson Advisor: Lars Carlman Key words: Branding, place branding, brand identity, university town, Malmö stad, Malmö högskola Purpose: To investigate what affect a place brand
Problem definition The supplier is currently experiencing some quality issues regarding the assembly of their brake components. The main problem is that the assembly lines function as filters for the entire manufacturing process. This is a rather inefficient and costly way of working, errors made in previous processes or by suppliers are brought to awareness first during assembly. In order to addr
Background: A “Big Room”, a way of organizing design team members through integration, can be found as one of the tools in the “Lean management” philosophy that made Toyota as a car Manufacturer successful. NCC, one of the largest construction companies in the northern European construction industry, is developing their own Big Room concept under the name of NCC Project Studio to improve building
Life in a farm pond Agriculture is needed to sustain the growth of the human population, but at the same time it can influence the surrounding nature negatively. In Sweden many wetlands have been drained to gain more space for agricultural land and to increase productivity. Run-off from the fields, like the excess of fertilizer but also pesticides, can end up in lakes, streams and also the Baltic
Background A brand oriented company is recognized by its regard of strong brands and the ability to build strong brands as strategic resources. For a long time, companies in the private sector have had a monopoly on brand focused activities and research in this area has often been targeted to this specific sector. Another category of organizations has recently discovered the perks of building stro
The M&A activity among companies worldwide increases every year, at the same time as much as 70 % of all M&A’s are being reviewed as failures. M&A’s are a fast mean of positioning for a company, which makes the strategy increasingly relevant for high-tech companies since the high tech industry can change in both quick and disruptive ways. This study aims to explore the most common moti
Syftet med vår uppsats är att undersöka hur skolpersonal arbetar med normkritisk pedagogik i gymnasieskolan. Vi har intervjuat fem lärare, en kurator, biträdande rektor och rektor på en gymnasieskola i södra Sverige. Vår analys bygger främst på lärares syn på normkritisk pedagogik, hur de arbetar i praktiken och vilka obehag och misslyckanden som kan uppstå. Resultatet pekar på att det baserat på
Denna uppsats syfte är att undersöka hur kvinnor inom olika feministiska riktningar framställer mannen och hur denna bild kan tänkas påverka vår förståelse för mannen i verkligheten. Detta görs genom en komparativ analys av artiklar och krönikor skrivna av kvinnor från olika feministiska riktningar. De olika feministiska riktningarna som undersökts är liberalfeminism, socialistisk feminism och rad
Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning ”Huruvida chefen ser sig som en fluga eller spindel i nätet beror helt på upplevelsen av egen makt” (Thylefors, 2007). Företag och organisationer präglas av ständiga förändringar. Hälso- och sjukvården är en bransch som upplevt stora förändringar de senaste åren. Syftet med uppsatsen är att beskriva hur mellanchefer inom hälso- och sjukvården upplever rollen i föAbstract Purpose Middle managers role within the public sector is constantly changing while it is also them who must ensure that changes are implemented. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of the middle managers in the context of change management. Method Six middle managers in the public sector were interviewed about their experiences regarding the role associated with the chang
Varför minskar Backsippan i Skåne? Backsippa (Pulsatilla vulgaris) är en mycket välkänd och älskad växt, inte minst eftersom den med sina stora lila blommor är så lätt att känna igen. Den blommar i april-maj och växer på torra hedar och näringsfattiga ängar. Det är viktigt att området där backsippan växer betas. Den är fridlyst i hela Sverige och blev nyligen även rödlistad på den nationella rödThe now redlisted P. vulgaris has continuously declined throughout its distribution range. In this project, 72 localities in eastern Scania, southern-most Sweden, were investigated, 19 of them contained viable populations of P. vulgaris and in the remaining 53 it had gone extinct. The localities were assessed as to why the extinction had occurred, and if the locality still appeared to be suitable
Fattiga har länge varit, och är alltjämt, en inom psykologisk forskning förbisedd samhällsgrupp. Syftet med den aktuella studien var att bryta detta mönster och undersöka om det förekommer negativa implicita och explicita attityder – fördomar – mot fattiga. Vidare undersöktes om det finns personlighetsdrag och/eller socialpsykologiska variabler som kan predicera fördomsfullhet mot fattiga svenskarThe poor have long been, and still are, a neglected group within psychological research. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to break this pattern and examine whether there is an existence of negative implicit and explicit attitudes – prejudice – against the poor. Further it was examined whether there are personality traits and/or social-psychological variables that can predict prejudice a
Generellt sett har cyklande alltid väjningsplikt när de korsar en körbana från en cykelbana. Syftet med detta projekt är att jämföra effekten av omvänd väjningsplikt, det vill säga då motorfordon har skyldighet att väja för cyklande, med traditionell cykelöverfart där cyklande ska ge företräde. Avsikten är att bedöma framkomligheten för cyklande vid cykelöverfarter med olika väjningsreglering och Generally cyclists are obliged to give way when crossing a roadway from a bicycle path. The purpose of this thesis is to compare the effect of reverse right of way, that is when motor vehicles have duty to give cyclists way, with traditional crossing were cyclists are obliged to yield. The intention is to assess the level of service of cyclist on bicycle crossings with different yielding regulatio
Syftet med denna studie är att beskriva och analysera leasingtagares efterlevnad av nuvarande redovisningsstandard för leasingavtal enligt IAS 17. I studien har en kvalitativ metod i form av semi-strukturerade intervjuer med redovisningsspecialister används. Det har även genomförts en dokumentstudie utav fyra flygbolags årsredovisningar för att ge studie ytterligare djup. Studiens teoretiska reThe purpose of this study is to describe and analyse the lessee compliance with existing accounting standard for lease agreements under IAS 17. This study is based on a qualitative method where semi-structured interviews with accounting specialists represents the primary data in the study. Furthermore have four companies’ annual reports from 2013 been studied in order to receive greater understa
This master thesis addresses the electrically powered assisted bicycle (EPAC) as a future low-carbon commuting option and its market. The purpose of the report is to evaluate whether the EPAC can be used to improve the climate performance of the transport sector and to assess the outlook for the Swedish EPAC market. The EPAC is compared to the bicycle, car, bus and train and assessed thereafter. T
Sammanfattning Examensarbetets titel: Revisorers och redovisningskonsulters tystnadsplikt – en studie om etiska dilemman Seminariedatum: 15 januari 2015 Kurs: FEKH69, Examensarbete i redovisning på kandidatnivå, 15 HP Författare: Sara Al-Binni, Tanyel Eren och Aisha Usopova Handledare: Niklas Sandell Fem nyckelord: Revisor, Redovisningskonsult, Tystnadsplikt, Etik, Dilemman Syfte: Huvudsyftet meAbstract Title: Auditors’ and Accounting Consultants’ professional secrecy – a study about ethical dilemmas Seminar date: 15th January 2015 Course: FEKH69, Degree Project In Accounting Undergraduate level, 15 ECTS Authors: Sara Al-Binni, Tanyel Eren and Aisha Usopova Advisor: Niklas Sandell Keywords: Auditor, Accounting Consultant, Confidentiality, Ethics, Dilemmas Purpose: The main purpose of th
Tanzania is a developing country standing in front of a lot of challenges. One of the biggest challenges, that this study considers, is the development of the construction management. In a time where the infrastructure and urbanization of the world is increasing it is important for developing countries such as Tanzania not to fall to far behind. However, in spite of this the development of the con
