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Personalkontoret på Lunds tekniska högskola intresserade sig för universitetsadministratörernas speciella situation på sina respektive institutioner. För att undersöka detta fick jag i uppdrag att skriva en uppsats, där syftet blev att beskriva och analysera institutionsadministratörernas uppfattning om sin kompetens och sitt lärande inom LTH. För att finna svar på detta, utförde jag intervjuer me

Kronofogdemyndigheterna i Sverige har reducerats i antal från tjugofem till endast tio. Hög grad av stress och sjukfrånvaro är problem som präglat myndigheterna, enligt klimatundersökningar som Riksskatteverket gjort. Syftet med denna studie är att beskriva arbetsmiljön utifrån KFM:s personal på ett kontor i Malmö, för att se hur den ter sig i nuläget. Frågeställningarna som styr uppsatsen är: Hu

Our purpose with this study was to look at the pawnbrokers role in the Swedish welfare state from the customers perspective. Our purpose was also to see how the customers used the loan. We wondered why people used the pawnbroker's and how the pawnbroker's could be understood as a providing alternative related to the three spheres state, market and family? Above looking at previous science

Purpose/Aim : The aim of this study is to investigate and describe "kontaktmannaskapet" in the Swedish correctional system. I also aim to investigate if there are any differences between how the different actors involved in the correctional system look at this phenomena and how different sociological theories can be applied on "kontaktmannaskapet" in order to make it more compr

Denna uppsats tar sin utgångspunkt i ungdomars identitetsarbete i konsumtionssamhället och hur detta identitetsarbete påverkas av massmedier med fokus på reklambilder och tv program. Massmedier är framträdande till största del under ungdomars fritid. Dessutom fokuserar reklam på att framhäva livsstilar och identiteter som kan sammanbindas med fritidens värden. Mina problem kretsar omkring hur ko

Buildings alone consume more than a third of the final energy consumption in Sweden, and contribute to approximately 20% of carbon dioxide (CO2) gas produced. This trend is especially worrying in the commercial building sector, because of the rate of increasing use of electricity, as compared to heat or primary fuel consumption. The requirements for energy performance of buildings has since been c

The role of environmental permits as a driver for environmental improvements has been a topic of debate for a while. Many permitting regulations were designed in the 1970's and have not been updated since then. Consequently, they have acted mostly as a driver for the adoption of pollution control technologies. Some experts now see that appropriately designed and implemented environmental permi

På Skånemejeriers ysteri i Kristianstad har en energiinventering utförts. Detta för att lokalisera de komponenter på mejeriet som är energianvändare och få en bättre insyn i energianvändningen på mejeriet. Föreliggande inventering har sedan använts för att analysera energianvändningen och föreslå energieffektiviseringsåtgärder. Informationen i uppsatsen är införskaffad genom löpande intervjuer med

The use of a label for locally produced products is seen as a good way of promoting these products in Söderslätt and, thereby, promoting regional development. The only common meaning of the concept ?local? is the reference to a geographical area, even though the size of the area differs. Local products are associated with characteristics such as environment, ethics, health, quality and support of

Title: Alexander Technique - Different thoughts on the Alexander Technique and its effect on the singing voice. Does singing lessons cause tension in the student? What should you as a teacher consider to avoid situations that cause tension? This examination is based on interviews. The persons who have been interviewed are singing students, singing teachers and teachers in the Alexander Technique.

This analysis explores the psychosocial aspects in relationship to the occupational role as a correctional officer in Sweden. Historically prisons are hierarchically structured with a military organisation used as the basis for a role model. This military type structured organisation is designed to keep the prisoners under constant observation, thus providing direct authority and control by the pr

The information flow of today is endless and the advances in information technology astounding. In today's information society it is of utmost importance not only to be able to find the right information but also to evaluate the information. The expression ?information literacy? is not a new one but it has never been as pertinent and essential as today. Information literacy is however not some

During April to June 2007 we went to Bangladesh's countryside to collect material for this thesis. The study is qualitative and based on twelve individual interviews. The respondents are members of microfinance organisations or/and an organisation that works with social mobilisation. These organisations aim to increase people's quality of life and fight poverty. The purpose of this study i

Sverige är ett av de länder som har den mest könssegregerade arbetsmarknaden i världen. Ansträngningar görs för att bryta denna seglivade trend. Malmö brandkår rekryterade under år 2002 fem kvinnliga brandmän varav det utbröt kraftiga protester från brandmännen. En annan svensk brandstation har framgångsrik rekryterat två kvinnliga brandmän utan några större protester från de anställda. Jag fann d

Syftet med denna uppsats var att analysera hur samspelet såg ut mellan speldesigners och spelprogrammerare samt att analysera hur konflikter hanterades. Denna uppsats var av kvalitativ art och baserades på fyra intervjuer med två designers och två programmerare. Det visade sig att det rådde bra kommunikation på företaget mellan designers och programmerare, men att det är vissa konflikter som änd

"Empowerment" är ett omskrivet fenomen som utlovar många positiva effekter som motivation, ökat initiativtagande, ansvar, kreativitet, lärande, arbetsoptimism samt självförtroende för att klara sina arbetsuppgifter. "Empowerment" främjar organisationer genom att minska rädsla för förändringar samt underlättar samarbete, under förutsättning att "empowerment" används ef

The aim of this study was to investigate and gain a deeper understanding of how the staff at the youth clinic approaches, and might influence, participation and responsibility as regards the girl and boy respectively in the process that follows when an unplanned pregnancy has been verified. Qualitative interviews were carried out with staff at five youth clinics in Skåne. All staff did routinely w

The aim of this study is to examine the patient's understanding of the counselling while testing for an STI. The method was an inquiry directed to patients at two receptions, where tests for STI are made, and on the Internet for patients who made a test within the last year. The study involves 95 participants, 39 answered the inquiry directly after the test. The main results show that most par

The main discussion in this essay concern what the Emerging Church is, its sociological and theological context, their main critique of modernism and the consequences in theology and praxis. EC is not a new church but wants to be a new way of being church. In England much of the discussion concerning EC has found a context within the report Mission-Shaped Church (MSC). EC differs from Emergent Vil

This study deals with the impact of overall processes of societal change on already existing patriarchal structures in Indian society by investigating the phenomenon of son preference and daughter discrimination. In India the natural biological sex ratio of slightly more females than males in the population is reversed, predominantly in the youngest age group. The 2001 Census reveals that the sex