The purpose of this paper is to examine the reasons or motives for firms with enough capital investment, thus not financially incapacitated, but still utilizing some form of financial bootstrapping in their daily operations. This paper uses the empirical findings on techniques and motives for bootstrapping according to Winborg and Landström (2001) and Winborg (2009) as a basis for analysis to eval

As concentrations of measured CO2 in the atmosphere reach a record high it is important to attempt all possible efforts to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) in all aspects of industry. The fishing sector contributes 15% of total GHG emission in Iceland, with the majority originating from fishing vessels using fossil fuel. The relationship between catching locations of Atlantic Mackere

Mentalisering är ett begrepp som syftar på förmågan att förstå sitt eget och andras medvetande. Mentaliserad affektivitet är en sofistikerad form av affektreglering som innebär att kunna vara i sina affekter och ge dem ny mening. Ett syfte med uppsatsen var att undersöka huruvida det är relevant att tala om ett specifikt förhållningssätt till respektive affekt. Vidare var syfte att beskriva mentalMentalizing is a term that refers to the ability to understand own and others' mind. Mentalized affectivity is a sophisticated form of affect regulation that means being able to experience one´s own affects and give them new meaning. One aim for this studie was to investigate whether it is relevant to speak about an affect specific approach. Further, the aim was to describe mentalized affectiv

Examensarbetets titel: Gratis är godast – men hur länge? En studie om hur man skyddar en sponsorbaserad affärsmodell Seminariedatum: 2013-06-07 Ämne/kurs: FEKH19, Exam , Författare: Philippa Ekstedt, Wilhelm Hyltén-Cavallius, Martina Nordenson Handledare: Ola Mattisson Fem nyckelord: Sponsorbaserad affärsmodell, isoleringsmekanismer, konkurrensfördel, tvåsidiga marknader, early-mover advantage Syf

This study concerns religious education in the Church of Sweden, focusing on current religious teaching of young catechists. The study exemplifies, gives a historical context to and problematizes a specific teaching practice based on students’ own contextual situation, as well as centered on their personal experience of Christianity, as an alternative and complement to more formal studying of Chri

På senare tid har det blivit allt vanligare att myndigheter väljer att implementera Facebook som en del i deras externa kommunikation. Detta ställer krav på att myndigheter anpassar sin kommunikation efter de normer som förespråkas på Facebook. Det förekommer också diskussioner huruvida Polisens närvaro på Facebook bidrar med en samhällsnytta. Vad bidrar en polisiär närvaro på Facebook egentligen It has become more common for authorities to use Facebook as an implemented part of their external communication. This requires that authorities adapt their communication to the standards advocated on Facebook. There are also debates whether a Police presence on Facebook is contributing to public benefits. What does a Police presence really contribute with? The purpose of this study is to analyze

The purpose of this paper is to make the effects of the new cultural policies as presented by the current government visible. To do this I conducted a document study of Proposition 1996/97:3: Kulturpolitik och Proposition 2009/10:3: Tid för kultur in order to clearly show the change in Swedish cultural policy. I also conducted an interview study with members of Form/Design Center's staff in or

Sverige har i modern tid blivit ett individualiserat, heterogent och mångkulturellt land. I religiösa termer har landet blivit mer sekulariserat samtidigt som nya intressanta rörelser uppkommit. I min uppsats vill jag förstå innebörden av den moderna processen och dess relation till ungdom och tro. Vilken är de svenska ungdomarnas tro, kan en kalla dem religiösa? Och hur fungerar deras livsåskådni

Den här uppsatsen undersöker huruvida vertikal integration kan ha en påverkan på företags innovationsförmåga. Teoribildningen utgår ifrån verk från bland annat Schumpeter, Coase och Arrow. Utifrån dessa verk så formuleras ett antal hypoteser kring sambandet. För att sedan testa detta förhållande så utförs en panelstudie på amerikanska företag verksamma inom högteknologisektorn under åren 1992-2011

There is a strong consensus in the academic literature over the historical importance of economic growth for improvements in overall health quality, but stagnating increases in life expectancy in high-income countries seems to point towards a diminishing correlation between economic growth and health. A theory that has gained popularity in recent years is that a decreasing importance of absolute i

This essay makes an attempt to answer whether the mean Swedish household is vulnerable to changes in economic variables. This is made with a simplified version of housing expenditure relative to the household’s disposable income which creates a quota. First a history review is made which helps clarify the reasons of this quota moving in certain directions. The history lesson also provides importan

Group Selektivplaner at E.ON Elnät Sverige AB develops protective relay settings and perform other calculations on the transmission grid. One of the tasks is to perform fault location calculations on the effective grounded 130 kV grid. To perform these calculations PSS/E and a proprietary add called Nimi is used. There are various reasons to perform fault location calculations. The foremost of the

Master Thesis Andreas Ahlqvist: conversion of SA30 PLC program Definition Duration: 20 weeks including report writing, 15 weeks full time work (600h) Start date: 2013-01-07 Finished date: 2013-05-31 Scope Andreas will convert the Straw Applicator 30 PLC program from Rockwell to Beckhoff. This includes all program blocks excluding the motion related parts, I/O and communication with external device

The technology in the industry has grown substantially over the years, particularly in the wireless area. Today's smartphones and other devices that connect to a wireless network, has the opportunity to communicate with other devices via the TCP / IP protocol. This places significant demands from the companies in the industry, which believes that there is opportunity to improve productivity in

This study describes a health and safety plan which is mandatory in most building and civil engineering work. Skanska Civil, region South is implementing a new process for keeping this document living during the production work. The purpose of this paper is to describe a living health and safety plan and to examine the conditions of a successful implementation. A health and safety plan manages the

The project has been in full-time during the spring semester 2013, and has been performed together with Helsingborgs Bryggeri. Insufficient information management has for some time been a problem for Helsingborgs Bryggeri´s internal and external communications. For this reason, the project has been created, where the goal is to develop a database that centralizes information management for Helsing

This thesis examines a community‐based approach to promoting cycling, suggesting that a top‐down approach of infrastructure and facilities should be complemented by a bottom‐up approach by the community to help address complex behavioural norms inherent in transport modal choice. The research hinges on the framing of cycling as culture – a holistic yet heterogeneous activity – and the idea that de