Den här studien undersöker om friskolereformen påverkat svenska elevers kunskapsnivå. Friskolereformen infördes 1992 och innebar att kommunala skolor blev tvungna konkurrera med friskolor om eleverna. Detta har föranlett en diskussion kring om den ökade konkurrensen gett upphov till betygsinflation när skolor försöker framhäva sig genom att visa upp goda studieresultat. Antalet friskolor, och ande

Med en ökad användning av molntjänster inom små till medelstora företag så finns det en risk för att råka ut för vendor lock-in. Vendor lock-in är en term som beskriver hur kunder som använder sig av en molntjänst blir låsta till en specifik leverantör. Tidigare forskning har i stor utsträckning fokuserat på vendor lock-in ur en teknisk aspekt. Denna undersökning syftar till att undersöka problema

The purpose of this thesis is to gain an understanding of society’s ability to prevent juvenile delinquency through community intervention teams [sociala insatsgrupper]. Community intervention teams is a structured collaboration between primarily social services, police and schools that aims to prevent youth from developing a criminal lifestyle. The study focuses on the collaboration between socia

The aim of this thesis is to uncover under what conditions humanitarian NGOs and development NGOs are most likely to cooperate. Of particular interest are the dynamics of cross-mandate cooperation within protracted crises. In the light of a changing humanitarian landscape and the current international advocacy for the implementation of a ‘humanitarian-development nexus’ the relevance of the topic

Waste generation is rapidly increasing globally, estimating that 11 billion tonnes of solid waste is produced every year. Cities and urban areas generate large and concentrated waste flows due to the density and multitude of inhabitants. Both waste and how we choose to treat it creates negative impacts on natural, economic and societal systems, both globally and locally. Greenhouse gas emissions,

Företag som till exempel Facebook och Snapchat tjänar stora mängder pengar på försäljning av data. Denna data samlas in då användare utnyttjar de sociala medier som företagen bedriver. Insamlingen är osynlig och det är svårt för användare att veta vad som händer med data efteråt. I denna studie har bakomliggande faktorer till användares medvetenhet om den andrahandsmarknad där data säljs vidare ti

Denna studie ämnar att behandla förhållandet mellan Bilia Jägersros ledning och medarbetare under perioden 2012 till 2017, då företaget genomförde en organisationsförändring. Det som intresserade oss var hur ledningens och medarbetarnas kommunikation och interaktion påverkade denna förändring. Vårt fokus ligger med andra ord i att integrera de båda perspektiven vid en organisationsförändring. För This study aims to describe the relationship between Bilia Jägersro's management and employees during the period of 2012 to 2017, when the company conducted an organizational change. We were interested in studying how the management and employees' communication and interaction affected this change. In other words, our focus is to integrate the two perspectives within an organizational chan

Sammanslagningar mellan organisationer är idag ett vanligt förekommande fenomen inom näringslivet, detta på grund av en strävan efter att bli mer kostnadseffektiv och konkurrenskraftig på den rådande marknaden. Det här examensarbetet syftar till att undersöka hur medarbetare upplever kommunikativa insatser i samband med en sammanslagning, vilken inverkan dessa kan ha på medarbetarnas inställning tMergers between organisations is a commonly occurring phenomena in the business world of the 21th century, due to a pursuit of becoming more cost-effective and competitive on a national or international market. This bachelor thesis aims to investigate how employees experience communication strategies and which impact they may have on attitudes when an organisation has been merged, and if it is pos

The massive growth of E-commerce is challenging the EU VAT system from different points of view. The Author explores the VAT treatment of E-commerce intermediaries involved in supplies of goods, services and digital services. Notwithstanding the EU Commission attempts to modernize the EU VAT system, there are still numerous issues that have not been dealt with. The Author concludes that the VAT ru

This paper examines the properties of the two recent structural break unit root tests developed in Harvey, Leybourne and Taylor (2013) and Narayan and Popp (2010). The properties are investigated by Monte Carlo simulations in an environment where two trend breaks of small to large magnitudes are present. We find that the Harvey, Leybourne and Taylor (2013) test has superior size and power properti

Hur kan kommuner ställa flerhållbarhetskrav i den offentliga upphandlingen? Datorer används idag i de flesta arbeten inom kommuner. Det många människor inte är medvetna om är datorers negativa påverkan på vår planet. Kommuner har ett ansvar att styra samhället mot en hållbar utveckling, det vill säga ett samhälle som värnar om vår jord. Ett sätt att göra det är genom att börja ställa mer hållbarhThe aim of this study was to analyze how municipalities can promote circular economy (CE) in the public procurement, focusing on procurement of computers. Furthermore, the aim was to identify opportunities and barriers for the integration of the CE within municipal procurement and analyze where the market is heading. The methods used in this study consisted of a literature study and semi-structure

This essay examines children who witness domestic violence and which political and legal changes have been made in this area. The main purpose is to examine the political arguments pro and contra these children's right to become plaintiffs, but it also considers the arguments for making the children into legal victims. By using the theory about parallel norm creating process and Næss pro et

The aim of this thesis is to study how social remittance have impacted gender roles in household structures in Kosovo. By studying the ideas, norms, practices and social capitals sent from the migrant families to the residing families in the country of origin, I will examine if this has led to a change in Kosovar household structure. By conducting a field study, both surveys and interviews were c

The aim of this study was to examine how the employees at a needle and syringe exchange program understand motivation in their patients and how they work with them to motivate care, treatment and changed habits of addiction. Furthermore, the study is also exploring how the employees are working on establishing a relationship with patients and what role that relationship plays in the process of cha

Proteiner är stora biomolekyler som finns i alla levande organismer. De är uppbyggda av ett antal byggstenar, så kallade aminosyror med varierande egenskaper, och de utför många uppgifter som är essentiella för att liv skall kunna finnas. Hur proteiner interagerar med varandra och sin omgivning styr deras beteende vilket i sin tur är relaterat till deras funktion. Att förstå dessa interaktioner ärIn this work, lactoferrin was studied as a function of pH, starting at a low pH of 5.5 with 5 mM salt, in terms of interactions and dynamics with small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), static and dynamic light scattering (SLS and DLS). Under these conditions lactoferrin was expected and found to have a strong electrostatic repulsion and behaved similar to an isotropic colloid. The glass transition w

This thesis seeks to answer what causes some governments to restrict foreign funding to domestic civil society organizations while others do not. These repressive measures have increased significantly in all regions of the globe recently and existing research has yet to provide an encompassing explanation for the trend. Considering that neither foreign funding or government repression are exactly

Title: A Consumer Study of Chinese Smartphones: Influences of Purchase Intention in Sweden Seminar Date: May 31st 2017 Course: BUSN39 Business Administration: Global Marketing Authors: Natalia Lopez Casco and Tianyao Zhang Supervisor: Ulf Johansson Key Words: International Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Purchase Intention; Brand Familiarity; Product Quality; Country of Origin; Huawei; Chinese smart

Studien undersökte sambanden mellan hur psykologer uppfattade chefers autonomi- och kompetensstödjande tillämpning av politiska beslut och upplevt arbetsklimat samt huruvida detta predicerade arbetsmotivation och arbetskrav. Studien utgick från Self-Determination Theory vilken framhåller tre medfödda psykologiska behov som är essentiella för främjandet av motivation hos människor. 164 psykologer vThe aim of this study was to examine the relation between how psychologists perceived their managers as autonomy- and competence supportive in implementing policies and need satisfaction. Furthermore, this study investigated whether these variables could predict work motivation and job demands among psychologists. The study is based on Self-Determination Theory, which emphasizes three innate needs

The case company is a major Swedish industry listed on the stock market and the company is going through organisational changes that has led to two product areas being merged together. These two product areas need to understand and evaluate their current global distribution network. This thesis has helped the case company to evaluate air freight distribution and optimize the material flow from a E