ABSTRACT The aim of this exploratory study was to examine what motivates social workers in the drug abuse field to remain in their jobs for longer than five years. Data was collected via semi-structured face-to-face interviews with five social workers in a municipal social services administration in south-western province of Scania. The analysis empolyed qualitative approach using Herzbergs two-

According to a recent report from the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, the city of Kristianstad is considered as one of the most vulnerable in Sweden regarding consequences of a flood. Being protected by a barrier system, a failure would most likely have serious impact on the city. As parts of the city are situated below sea level, a heavy rainfall may cause considerable consequences since ther

This Bachelor’s thesis aims to understand how symbolic boundaries between Palestinian refugee camps and neighbouring urban neighbourhoods are constructed and maintained. It builds on secondary sources in the form of mostly anthropological studies on Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and Palestine. The study examines how the urban refugee camp Shatila, in the outskirts of Beirut,

In the general syllabus for English at upper-secondary level in Sweden, Skolverket (2012) provides no defined standard of English for teachers to use. Simultaneously, the term ‘correctness’ is posed as one of the requirements that students must accomplish in their upper-secondary English studies. What is inferred by correctness in this context? Can use of grammatical phenomena, such as the 3rd per

The Öresund region, or Greater Copenhagen as it also is represented as, is a cross-border region connecting Skåne with Copenhagen. Political initiatives have forced development towards a more integrated region with one regional identity. This has been complicated by border controls, redefining the national borders in an inconvenient way, especially for everyday transnational commuters. Through sem

This thesis aims to explain the effect of Turkey’s accession process to the European Union on its asylum policy’s evolution. By applying two branches of new institutional theory––rational choice and social institutionalism––the thesis analyzed the Europeanization phenomenon of the European Union’s accession effect on domestic policy change. In order to do so, process tracing and document analysis

PCB sprids från byggnaders fogmassor till mark genom en rad olika processer Polyklorerade bifenyler (PCB) har bland annat använts för att mjuka upp fogmassa, vilket är ett tätningsmaterial för byggnader. Vetskapen om dess negativa påverkan på oss och vår miljö ledde slutligen till ett förbud under 1970-talet, men skadan var tyvärr redan skedd, PCB från dessa fogmassor har på olika sätt spridits, The use of PCB has been forbidden since the seventies, but due to the persistence of this organic pollutant it is still found in air, soil and ecosystems. Building sealants is one important source of PCB in the society, and through the survey "PCB in sealants–Big or Small Problem?" conducted by the Swedish environmental protection agency 1997, it was revealed that PCB in building sealant

This study explores how crisis communication concerned with reputation repair can gain a deeper understanding for how the meanings of organizations’ reputa-tional crises are constructed in digital rhetorical arenas. The problem stems from a dominant organicentric perspective that has overlooked the communicative activi-ties between stakeholders that have received crisis responses from organization

Empowerment is a well-known slogan that symbolizes the struggle of marginalized groups against social injustices. This thesis is another contribution to the field of empowerment, addressing the issue of misusing public funds. Public Expenditure Tracking Survey, PETS, is a methodology that has been carried out in order to fight against this issue. In this study, the aim is to scrutinize whether PET

Smogen i Peking har varit ett hett ämne under de senaste åren. För att kunna tillgodose lokala invånares begäran och att ha en god internationell image skapade stadens styrande en handlingsplan på fem år för att få renare luft (2013-2017). Denna studie använder huvudsakligen perception som teori och intervjuer som metod för att analysera behovet av luftreningsplanen samt hur transport åtgärdsplaneThe Beijing smog has become a hot topic in recent years. To be able to satisfy the local residents´ request and to have a good international image, the Beijing city council created a five years clean air action plan (2013-2017). This study is mainly using perception as theory and by interviewing local residents as the method to analyse the reason why Beijing's clean air plan is needed and how

This essay explores how a critical reading of the novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939) can inform teachers when discussing inequality issues in the ESL classroom. The main questions being investigated are how the novel The Grapes of Wrath reveals oppressive and unequal power relationships, and how a critical reading of the novel can be used when teaching and informing others about inequality. In this

Vår uppsats undersöker framväxten och utvecklingen av affärsmodeller i nya företag, samt identifierar vilka faktorer det är som utlöser denna framväxt och utveckling av affärsmodellerna.

Den teknologiska utvecklingen och digitaliseringen av arbetslivet påverkar hur information kan skapas, bearbetas, lagras och kommuniceras. Integreringen av informationsteknologi (IT) i arbetet förändrar förutsättningarna för utförandet av arbetsuppgifter och skapar nya arbetsförhållanden förknippade med IT-användning. Anställda kan behöva förhålla sig till att vara tillgängliga utanför arbetet, föThe technological advancements and digitalization of work has transformed how information is created, processed, stored and communicated. The integration of information technology (IT) has created new working conditions. Employees need to handle expectations of being accessible outside of work, responding to messages and learning new technology. The purpose of this study was to use the Job Demands

Det finns en komplex sammansättning faktorer som anses vara skydds- respektive riskfaktorer för stress på arbetsplatsen. Studiens syfte var att undersöka faktorer i arbetsmiljön som kan tänkas påverka psykosocialt arbetsklimat; stress, självförmåga och delat beslutsfattande. Undersköterskor och vårdbiträden (n=59) på två kommunalt drivna hemtjänstenheter i södra Sverige svarade på en enkät som mätThere is a complex mix of factors that are considered protective- and risk factors for stress at the workplace. The purpose of the study was to examine factors in the working environment thought to contribute to a better psychosocial working environment; stress, self-efficacy and shared decision making. Direct care workers (n = 59) in two municipal home care units in southern Sweden responded to a

Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka ifall det finns något samband mellan konsumenters engagemang på Instagram och företags försäljning inom modebranschen. Uppsatsen har byggts på en kvantitativ metod där hypoteser formulerats med hjälp av tidigare teori och testats med insamlad data från Instagram och kvartalsrapporter. Uppsatsens teori baseras på ett antal olika teorier från författare som DThe purpose of this paper is to examine whether there is any connection between consumer engagement on Instagram and corporate sales in the fashion industry. The thesis uses a quantitative method, where hypotheses formulated using previous theories were tested using data collected from Instagram and quarterly reports. The essay's theoretical perspective is based on a number of different the

When deciding upon the usage of direct deliveries as opposed to central inventories, efficiency and strategic effects need to be considered. Operations management literature on efficiency effects is not hard to find but literature describing what other factors can affect the decision is more scarce. Even less literature can be found on the theme of deciding between direct or indirect physical flow

Are birds better off without humans? The threat from urban Environment Pandas and tigers are well-known examples on animals who are badly affected by urbanization. That cities are growing bigger over most of our planet causes their habitats to disappear. However, there are a lot of other animals that also are badly affected. Not only the most conspicuous ones, but common ones that are important

Skattning av sannolikhet för fallissemang i lågriskportföljer Nina Castor och Linnéa Gerhardsson Abstract—Den senaste finanskrisen räknas som den värsta finansiella krisen sedan den stora depressionen och ledde bland annat till att hela länder riskerade att gå i konkurs. För att förebygga ekonomiska kriser finns det regler för att säkerhetsställa stabiliteten i det finansiella banksystemet. De regelveEstimation of probability of default (PD) is a fundamental part of credit risk modeling, and estimation of PD in low default portfolios is a common issue for banks and financial institutions. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision requires banks and financial institutions to add an additional margin of conservatism to its PD estimates in the case of insufficient data, as in low default portfolios