The aim of this study was to explore how leadership is co-constructed in an Ecuadorian service organization, specifically in the counter ticket offices of an airline company. Furthermore, through qualitative method, to generate an understanding of how the leadership co-construction includes different actors and factors that might be involved into this process. This research is embedded in the theo

Användandet av digitala kommunikationskanaler blir allt vanligare. Traditionella arbetsplatser går mot mer moderna sådana då face-to-face kommunikation byts ut eller kompletteras av kommunikation i virtuella miljöer. Medarbetare kan idag genom diverse digitala verktyg arbeta ”när som helst, var som helst” och den virtuella miljön möjliggör för en rums- och tidsmässig frihet. Föreliggande uppsats äThe use of digital communication channels is getting more and more common. Traditional workplaces are moving towards of becoming more modern, since face-to-face communication is being replaced or supplemented with communication in virtual environments. By using various digital communication tools, co-workers can now work “whenever, wherever” and the virtual environment enables a spatial and tempor

Arbetet behandlar en borrkärna från Tingskullen på norra Öland. Borrningen gjordes 2010. Borrkärnan är ca 107 meter lång och innefattar lager från ordovicium samt mellersta och undre kambrium. Mel-lankambrium utgörs i huvudsak av oelandicuslager, som består av fossilrik slamsten med inslag av siltsten och ett par kalkrika nivåer. Intervallet med oelandicuslager är relativt enhetligt och det går inThe thesis deals with a drill core retrieved from northern Öland, Sweden, in 2010. The length of the core is c. 107 m and comprises an Ordovician and Cambrian succession. The middle Cambrian primarily consists of fossiliferous mudstone with thin siltstone beds. This part of the succession has collectively been referred to as the Oelandicus beds. It is relatively homogeneous in composition and cann

The Sweden Democrats have been taking the Swedish political system for a tumultuous spin with an explosive increase in received votes in the 2014 governmental elections. As the Sweden Democrats are viewed by some as a nationalist, anti-immigrant and a racist party, the entrance into the Swedish parliament in 2010 was met by medial as well as public havoc resulting in the establishment of a politic

Mjölken som surnade Denna studie ämnar undersöka hur en organisation kan kriskommunicera på det sociala mediet Twitter, under en förtroendekris. Det bondeägda kooperativet Arla går på knäna i den rådande mjölkkrisen, trots det har det uppdagats att delar av Arlas organisation haft en osund kostnadskultur. SVTs Uppdrag granskning sände den 3 februari 2016 sitt tredje reportage kring Arla, vilket föThe soured milk The purpose of this study is to examine how an organization can crisis communicate on the social media channel Twitter during a crisis of confidence. The farmer-owned cooperative Arla is having financial trouble as the milk crisis have put a lot of the former Arla owners out of business. But in some parts of the organization, an unhealthy cost culture has been detected. On February

In this Bachelor thesis we examine how social workers within the department of social welfare benefits describe their profession and professional status in order to analize how this may impact the way they work. Eight social workers from five cities were interviewed in a qualitative semi-structured format. The interviews aimed to uncover how social workers define their profession and professional

Utgångspunkten i föreliggande studie är narkotikafrågan som blivit alltmer synlig på agendan de senaste åren. Runtom i världen är narkotikapolitiken under förändring men i Sverige råder fortfarande nolltolerans, och således är bruket kriminaliserat sedan 1988. Som en följd har polisen fått en central roll i att förverkliga det narkotikafria samhället. Syftet med denna studie är att beskriva, analyThe starting point of this paper is the subject of narcotics which have been widely discussed recent years. The politics regarding narcotics are facing changes around the world but Sweden is still advocates of a zero tolerance policy towards narcotics. Thus is the use of illicit drugs criminalized since 1988. As a result, the police have gotten an important role in the realization of a society, fr

This thesis covers the subject of long-run stock performance on the Swedish market. It focuses on abnormal returns after an IPO or SEO issuance. It investigates the differences between Small Cap and Large Cap stocks and separate tests are conducted for each group. Regressions are constructed to examine which independent variables that drive the return. The buy-and-hold abnormal return is used as t

From a communicative perspective, this study intended to achieve a greater under- standing and knowledge of how internal communication, structure and culture con- tribute to the anchoring of an organization's identity. The study also aimed to make visible the prevailing power relations and its importance for the creation of identity. The survey was conducted in an organization that was part ofFrom a communicative perspective, this study intended to achieve a greater under- standing and knowledge of how internal communication, structure and culture con- tribute to the anchoring of an organization's identity. The study also aimed to make visible the prevailing power relations and its importance for the creation of identity. The survey was conducted in an organization that was part of

Humlor behövs i staden – men vad krävs för att de ska trivas? Humlor är viktiga pollinatörer och utan de skulle pollineringen av våra grödor, bärbuskar och andra vilda växter bli sämre och därmed ge en sämre skörd. De senaste decennierna har humlor påverkats negativt av det intensiva jordbruket och den pågående urbaniseringen i och med att många naturliga miljöer har försvunnit. För att gynna humLand-use changes have led to a decline in suitable habitats for bumblebees, which may affect pollination of crops and wild flowers. Urban green areas such as parks and private gardens have the potential to favor bumblebees and it is thus important to understand how such areas should be designed. The aim with this study is to investigate what is needed to favor bumblebees in the urban environment,

E-sport is a phenomenon that along with internet has had a fast development in the last decade. A person can stream their gaming today so that other people are able to follow what is happening on the streamer’s computer. This live interaction makes it possible for people all over the world to come together over a common interest, online gaming. The use of internet also carries negative aspects suc

Högerpopulismen är på frammarsch i Europa, nu med en mer omfattande propagandaarsenal än någonsin, i vilken det senaste vapnet är de allt mer populära opinionssajterna. Uppsatsen undersöker hur narrativ konstrueras i högerpopulistiska opinionssajters nyhetstexter och hur dessa förändras över tid. Fallet består av 26 nyhetsartiklar publicerade på den svenska högerpopulistiska opinionssajten, AvpixlRight-wing populism is advancing in Europe, now with a more extensive propaganda arsenal than ever, in which its latest weapon are the ever more popular online opinion-sites. This research examines how narratives are constructed in right-wing populist opinion-sites’ news texts and how these develop over time. The case of study consists of 26 news articles published on the Swedish right-wing opinio

The objective of the study was to test Ebaughs theory on the exit processes may add to our understanding of role changes. This essay has researched author’s descriptions of the way out of social vulnerability in autobiographies to discover similarities to Ebaughs theory. The sample in the study has consisted three autobiographies addressing different social issues. Material in the study has been c

Denna studie syftar till att undersöka vilken roll strategisk kommunikation har i arbetet att kommunicera klimatfrågan. Vidare intresserar vi oss mer specifikt för hur strategisk kommunikation kan användas för att överbrygga gapet mellan värdering och handling, det så kallade value-action gap. Kvalitativa intervjuer har genomförts med tio aktörer som arbetar med att kommunicera klimatfrågan i SverThis study aims to examine the role of strategic communication in today’s climate change communication. Furthermore, we attempt to understand the value of strategic communication more specifically in bridging the value-action gap. In order to accomplish this we have conducted qualitative interviews with ten Swedish organizations that specialize in climate change communication. The empirical materi

Företag i dagens samhälle står inför en ständigt utvecklande affärsmiljö, där efterfrågan på att utveckla produkter snabbare blir allt större. Med nya trender som uppstår måste produktionsföretag ha flexibla tillverkningsprocesser för att snabbt kunna svara på nya trender. Kandidatuppsatsen ämnar belysa om agila och traditionella arbetssätt kan kombineras för att effektivisera produktutvecklingspr

Den här texten är en kritisk diskursanalys av mjölkdiskurser i Sverige under modern och postmodern tid. Genom Faircloughs teori om diskurser, Baumans teorier om det individualiserade samhället och konsumism samt Brantes teori om de sociala nivåerna mikro, meso och makro så analyseras text, bild och film som rör ämnet mjölk. Med mjölk menas i den här uppsatsen både vegetabilisk och animalisk mjölk.

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a social problem that exists among all groups in society. But little attention have been paid to women’s violence against men. The focus of this thesis is to find out, through the eyes of the professionals, how the traditional concepts of gender affect the job with men who have been subject to IPV in heterosexual relationships. Through semi structured interviews,

Konsekvenser av och attityder till nedskräpning i stadsmiljö Nedskräpningen som förekommer på gator, torgar och parker kostar för samhället, skadar vår hälsa, förstör vår miljö, bidrar till ökad nedskräpning och upplevs som otrevliga och otrygga områden av många människor. Att det är förbjudet att skräpa ned på offentliga platser ses som en självklarhet enligt lagstiftningen. Men resultatet av Attitudes towards littering A study of residents’ attitudes towards littering in public spaces in Malmö city All forms of littering are considered a crime according to the chapter 15 § 30 of the Swedish Environmental Code. Still, littering is considered an increasing rather than a decreasing phenomenon. The results of littering are not just esthetical nuisance and increased street cleaning costs b

This study aims to examine the effects of oil price shocks on the overall trade- and the non-oil trade balances for ten oil-importing Euro area countries. Theory suggests that the effects from an oil price shock on the oil component of the trade balance for oil importers is negative, but that the effect on the non-oil component is positive. Thus, the effect on the overall trade balance is ambiguou