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“Silences haunt every archive”, says Rodney Carter, words that illustrate the significance of the archival practice in selecting and arranging the documents that reflect the past. This study begins in the notion that the archivist’s profession represents a certain form of power, manifested in this practice. What sort of history and which stories that will be known in the future lies very much in t

Highly glazed spaces are continuously increasing in popularity due to architectural attractiveness. However, increased use of glass often jeopardizes thermal comfort in several ways and problem of overheating is one of them. A way to face this problem is to appropriately use solar control mechanisms. However, a proper selection of solar control mechanisms from an early design stage is a complex ta

This study explores how narrative identity construction of young entrepreneurs is influenced through sensemaking processes based on storytelling. In order to do so, this study has been conducted with eleven participants of an entrepreneurial hub. This entrepreneurial hub is actively engaged in training and developing skills of young entrepreneurs. The participants in our study were considered youn

The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of newly educated social workers having spent their first time working in the Swedish social services. The method chosen for this study was qualitative. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five professional social workers, who had spent three to nine months working with social assistance in Malmö Stad. When analysing the results, Mich

Reduced growth rates in saturated developed economies have put increasing pressure on multinational companies (MNCs) to expand to rapidly developing emerging markets and capitalize on their value potential. Yet, this value potential comes with several challenges which are very different from what firms experience in developed countries, especially with regards to the bottom of the pyramid. The Tra

I samband med framarbetandet av 36 § avtalslagen uttrycktes olika uppfattningar vad beträffar hur domstolarnas avgöranden bäst bör utformas för att främja vägledning och förutsägbarhet i en annars obestämd generalklausul. Principiellt med möjlighet att stämpla villkor som oskäliga i sig framfördes i lagmotiven. Kausistiskt, baserat på omständigheterna i det enskilda fallet, menade flertalet remissIn connection with the preparation of section 36 of the Swedish Contracts Act, different views were expressed as to how the courts' decisions should best be formulated in order to promote guidance and hence predictability in an otherwise indefinite general clause. Principally designed with the possibility of stamping contract terms as unreasonable in itself, it was argued in the law motives. B

Denna kvalitativa intervjustudie syftar till att undersöka hur arbete med sociala medier påverkar kommunikatörers arbetssituation samt att utforska strategier för att möjliggöra ett kommunikativt uppdrag som kan upplevas som påfrestande för individen. Genom djupintervjuer med praktiserande kommunikatörer visar studien hur arbete med sociala medier leder till en sammanblandning av den privata och pThis qualitative interview study aims to investigate how working with social media affects communication practitioners’ work situations. Moreover, it explores strategies for facilitating a communicative mission that may be perceived as stressful for the individual. Through in-depth interviews with communication practitioners, this study shows how working with social media leads to a merge of the p

Title: International Capital Asset Pricing Model in the Baltics and Poland - Is ICAPM a realistic model? Seminar date: 2012-03-23 Course: NekH01, Degree Project Undergraduate level, Financial Economic, Undergraduate level, 15 Credits (ECTS) Authors: Niklas Håkansson & Anton Sandvall Advisor: Frederik Lundtofte Key words : ICAPM, Foreign exchange rate premium, Ordinary least squares, Front

Title: Bridging the Gap - The Role of Trainee Programs in School to Work Transition Seminar date: May 31th 2011 Course BUSM18 – Master Thesis, Managing People Knowledge and Change Authors: Malin Bränd, Sanna Häger & Jennifer Lönn Supervisor: Sverre Spoelstra, School of Economics and Management, Department of Business Administration, Lund University, Sweden Key words: Trainee, Trainee programs,

Dhaka the capital city of Bangladesh is one of the largest and most populous cities in the world. According to World Bank, Bangladesh has been experiencing a rapid urbanization over the last few decades, and Dhaka City’s projected 20 million residents will make it the third-largest city in the world by 2020. Dhaka city is also one of the most densely populated areas of the world. This paper tried

Sammanfattning Uppsatsens titel: Styrkebaserat ledarskap i Handelsbanken – följarnas upplevelser i den svenska kontorsrörelsen. Slutseminariedatum: 1 juni 2012, Lunds Universitet. Ämne/kurs: Magisteruppsats, 30 hp (ECTS) i Företagsekonomi, FEKN90. Inriktning: Organisation och ledarskap/Organization and Change Management. Författare: Martin Björgell Handledare: Tony Huzzard Fem nyckelord: fölAbstract Title: Strength-based leadership in Handelsbanken – the follower’s perspectives in the Swedish branch operations. Seminar date: 1st of June, 2012. Lund University, Sweden. Course: Master thesis in business administration, 30 University Credit Points (ECTS). Field of master studies: Organization and Change Management. Author: Martin Björgell Advisor: Tony Huzzard Five key words: foll

The aim of this investigation was to determine if, and in that case how, the resources of personne1 in what in this essay will be referred to as the department of students' health in four industrial municipalities had changed from 1999 until 2004. The establishment of the department of students' health could be discussed and analys ed in regard of a few concepts from new institutionaI orga

The main aim of the thesis is, first, to present a theoretical and methodological perspective for the study of postmodern theory in historiography; second, to discuss and evaluate earlier research on the subject; and third, to show that historians must be more self-reflexive about their explicit as well as implicit theoretical and philosphical premises. My theoretical and methodological inspiratio

This thesis examines the gendered dynamics of entrepreneurial pitching, focusing on the experiences of female founders in Germany. Despite the continued growth of female entrepreneurship, there are still significant challenges, particularly in relation to fundraising. Therefore, this thesis focuses on pitching situations as a strategy to raise funding. A qualitative methodology is used, to explore

Den sociala indikationen är ett juridikens medel för att i vissa fall rättfärdiga att vuxna missbrukare bereds vård, oberoende deras eget tycke. Ett sådant tvångsförfarande innebär i grunden en inskränkning av mänskliga fri- och rättigheter. I ljuset av denna inskränkning är det alldeles nödvändigt att det legitima tvångsförfarandet föregås dels av en tydlig och precis rättsreglering, dels av en fThe social indication is a legal mechanism that, in certain cases, serves to justify compulsory care for adult substance abusers, irrespective of their con-sent. Such a coercive measure inherently entails a restriction of human rights and freedoms. In light of this restriction, it is essential that the legitimate compulsory measure be preceded by a clear and precise legal regulation, as well as a

The goal of this thesis project was to develop an energy surveillance system for the Swedish production industry. The main problem this project sought to solve is that several Swedish industries are currently only able to measure the energy consumption of their entire facilities, as one big black box. They cannot determine the energy consumption of the individual machines within each and every pro

Background The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of cerebral palsy (CP) as well as to characterize the CP population, its participation in a secondary prevention programme (CPUP) and to validate the CPUP database. Methods The study population was born 1990–1997 and resident in Skåne/Blekinge on Jan 1st 2002. Multiple sources were used. Irrespective of earlier diagnoses, neuropa

Liabilities for the criminally insane have, for a long time, had a favoured regulation. It has been, and still is, generally considered that people with various forms of mental illness or disorders should be treated differently in certain aspects of the law. The Swedish Criminal Code of 1864 spoke of mental illnesses that could fall into the concept of ''mental disease'' (sinnessju