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The purpose was to study what significance communication has for the psychosocial health of elderly deaf people who live in old peoples homes. I also explored how communication works between the staff. - How do the staff feel the communication works between members of the staff and between the staff and the residents? - How do the staffs think that the staffs' knowledge of the culture of the
Today about 1 billion people are experiencing a violation towards their human right to food. Since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the question of food have been debated in the for a of development. How we look at development is based on out conceptual frameworks, on our knowledge about the world we live in and how which ways we want to see it prosper. In this thesis I e
Our objective with this essay is to answer the hypothesis: Which mechanisms influence consumer attitude and behaviour when buying KRAV products? We have achieved this objective by answering the following questions: Who are the consumers who buy KRAV products? Is purchasing behaviour related to socio-demographic factors like age, gender, education or income level? What motivates consumers’ willingn
Abstract This was a qualitative study about former criminals’ path to criminality and the study consisted of semi structured interviews with six former criminals. The aim of the study was to gain knowledge on why people turn to criminality. We asked our interviewees about what they thought were important factors in their path to criminality, as well as which factors they thought lacked during thei
Intellectual Property Rights’ systems have not yet been admitted as policy instruments favouring economic performance of developing countries, and Intellectual Property itself has not been recognised as an economic asset as yet. While there is strong argument that robust IPR system fosters economic growth and development, suspicions of this argument still hold up in the national and international
The construction sector is a large contributor to carbon dioxide emissions each year, and if the Swedish target for carbon dioxide emissions is to be reached by 2045, something must be done. This case study investigates if there are any sustainable building materials on the market which is made from recycled materials. If that is the case, do these materials reach a satisfactory level of fire safe
Title: Accelerating Service Innovation with Global Account Management – A Case Study at a Manufacturing MNC Author: Emma Malmström – Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management, em.malmstrom@gmail.com Tutors: Malin Olander Roese – PhD Researcher, Department of Design Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University and Susanna Bill – PhD Student, Department of Design Sciences, Fa
Uppsatsen syftar till att utreda rättsläget i frågan om en allmän reklamationsplikt vid avtalsbrott i situationer som inte omfattas av någon lagreglering. Ett särskilt syfte är att klargöra reklamationsplikten närmare beskaffenhet när det handlar om avtal om komplexa immateriella tjänster, såsom rådgivnings- och undersökningstjänster. En rättsdogmatisk metod tillämpas. Utredningen kommer fram tillThe thesis seeks to investigate whether there is a general duty to give notice in the event of a breach of contract in situations not covered by a statutory regulation. A particular purpose is to clarify the inner nature of the legal institute of notification when it comes to contracts on complex intangible services, such as legal advice and investigation services. A legal dogmatic method is appli
This paper examines youth engagement within the Global Landscapes Forum, a conference that took place in Paris, December 2015, and its contribution towards moving intergenerational equity forward. Youth are considered one of the main stakeholders when it comes to decision-making in long-term environmental issues as they are part of the current generation that are likely to face the implications of
In the last ten years labor economists have become increasingly interested in convex earnings structures in the labor market and their impact on the gender pay gap, an approach spearheaded by Claudia Goldin in her 2014 Presidential Address to the American Economic Association. The study has seen widespread acclaim, but very little replication. This study replicates parts of Claudia Goldin’s work,
This study discusses how different agents shape institutional change in Tajikistan, and ultimately how this affects the process of decentralization within pasture management institutions. The purpose of this thesis is to explore how decentralization takes place in the context of institutional change, and to increase our understanding of the potential barriers to the effective decentralization of n
The purpose of this essay is to describe and analyze how counsellors in youth centres in the south of Sweden handle ethical dilemmas that might appear when they meet young clients. We interviewed six counsellors about how they handle the dilemma they are faced with when meeting someone under the age of fifteen who is sexually active even though they aren’t old enough according to Swedish law. In S
The third sector encompasses organisations that are highly value-driven and oriented toward social change, often addressing needs overlooked by governmental bodies. This thesis explores the leadership experiences of women in this sector, focusing on their motivations for attaining leadership roles, self-leadership strategies used, and whether they encounter gender-based barriers throughout their l
Foster care placements constitute a central intervention within Swedish social services. Matching children with suitable foster families is considered essential for ensuring a stable living environment for the child. This matching process relies heavily on documentation and the transfer of information between professionals. This study aims to examine how foster care secretaries use and evaluate do
Sammanfattning Titel De Förklädda Följarna - En studie om hur förändringsmotstånd utvecklas över tid Slutseminariedatum 2016-05-25 Ämne/kurs Magisteruppsats på Civilekonomprogrammet, Organisation, 30 hp Författare Amanda Larsson, Lovisa Larsson & Helena Uggla Handledare Nadja Sörgärde Nyckelord Förändringsmotstånd, motstånd, relation, tid, anställda Syfte Syftet med studien är att bidrAbstract Title Followers in Disguise - A study about how resistance to change evolves with time Seminar date 25th of June, 2016. Lund University, Sweden Course Master thesis in Business Administration, Organization & Change Management, 30 University Credit Points (30 ECTS) Authors Amanda Larsson, Lovisa Larsson & Helena Uggla Advisor Nadja Sörgärde Keywords Resistance to change, res
The essay focuses on the workers’ privacy, as regulated in art. 4 of the Italian labour protection act (St. lav.) and in the new EU GDPR. The A. analyses the links between the two sets of rules and their combined effect. A specific attention is dedicated to the sanctions against the infringement of the provisions of the abovementioned art. 4. This topic is especially studied with regard to the pos
In 2008, the Swedish Football Association and the insurance company Folksam, where all licensed players are insured, initiated a project aiming to reduce the burden of severe knee injuries in Swedish football. As a first step, the efficacy of an injury prevention exercise programme (IPEP) was evaluated in girls’ adolescent football (12–17 years). In a large-scale cluster randomised controlled tria
Abstract Title: Vertical integration, a source of value adding for companies? Seminar date: 2012-06-01 Course: FEKH95, Degree Project Undergraduate level, Business Administration, Undergraduate level, 15 University Credits Points (UPC) or ECTS-cr Authors: Nilsson, Per: Wendel, Emelie: Persson, Sara Advisor/s: Claes Svensson Key words: Vertical integration, Farmshops, Value Creation, Perceived Cust
Syftet med den aktuella studien var att undersöka om samband mellan workplace incivility och mental hälsa, arbetstillfredsställelse och avsikt att lämna jobbet föreligger i svenskt arbetsliv. Vidare var syftet att testa dessa samband genom att kontrollera för möjliga tredjevariabler till ett orsakssamband från workplace incivility till mental hälsa, arbetstillfredsställelse och avsikt att lämna joThe purpose of the present study was to investigate if co-variations of workplace incivility and mental health, job satisfaction and intention to leave the organization exist in the Swedish workplace. Furthermore, the purpose was to test these co-variations by controlling for possible third variables to a cause and effect relationship with workplace incivility causing lower mental health and job s
