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I vårt globala samhälle har hållbarhet blivit av allt större vikt för organisationer i olika typer av branscher. Organisationer tenderar idag att prioritera att arbeta med externkommunikation gällande hållbarhetsfrågor istället för att bygga upp den inom organisationen via internkommunikation. För att påverka och skapa en mer hållbar affärsstrategi argumenterar vi för att ledare måste prioritera sIn our global society sustainability has become increasingly more important for organizations in different kinds of businesses. Organizations tend to favour to communicate externally that they are working with sustainability instead of com- municating internally. In order to impact and implement a more sustainable busi- ness strategy we argue that leaders need to prioritize and develop their inter

Sport is a crucial arena in which hegemonic masculinity is constructed and reinforced. The creation of gendered hierarchies is a powerful tool contributing to the persistence of male dominance, subordinating those not conforming to the specific expectations of what counts as ‘masculine’. Conducting an analysis of 24 German and British online articles reporting on weightlifting during the 2012 Lond

I Sverige har kvinnor högre utbildningsnivå än män samt är i klar majoritet bland universitetsstudenter. Trots detta är kvinnor i tydlig minoritet på arbetslivets topp. När studierna är klara och arbetslivet tar vid skiftar dominansen. Vad händer på vägen? Termen “glastak” refererar till de hinder som finns för kvinnor att nå toppjobb. Studien ämnade undersöka om det fanns tecken på att glastaket Women in Sweden have a higher level of education than men and are a distinct majority among university students. Despite this, women are a clear minority at the top of the labour force. When school’s out and working life begins, there is a shift in the dominance. What happens along the way? The term “glass ceiling” refers to the obstacles that exist for women to reach top jobs. The study intended

This paper discusses the phenomenon surrounding the concept introversion and the medial discourse concerning it in Sweden. It also analyses the concept with a medical anthropological perspective in the Swedish context as an attempt to explain why introversion has become a popular personality type to both write about and identify with. How do the media handle the concept? What does this say about t

Öga för öga, tand för tand är en straffrättslig princip som myntades av kung Hammurabi i Babylonien kring år 1700 före Kristus genom Hammurabis lag. Principen om öga för öga, tand för tand innebär att den som orsakat skada ska lida samma skada. Svensk straffrätt har gått från resonemanget att ”ont ska botas med ont” till straff och skadestånd i pengar och därför finns inte principen om öga för ögaChapter 5 article 2 of the Property Formation Act reads that the person who forfeitsland shall be compensated with land primarily. This means that the principal rule isthat land shall be compensated with land, but when this is not deemed appropriated compensation in money is acceptable. Furthermore, the paragraphmeans that the Surveying Authority (LM) may decide against the land owners wish that c

Looking for mutations causing stroke in families For functioning, brain needs uninterrupted supply of blood with oxygen and nutrients. Arteries carry purified blood from heart to brain. If any of the blood vessels in the brain bursts or blocked, brain cells start dying and cause stroke. When stroke has occurred due to blockage in a blood vessel, it is called ischemic stroke. If this blockage is d

This thesis investigates the under-researched relationship between open innovation (OI) and organisational learning (OL). It addresses questions on how design agencies (DAs) (as a form of inbound OI) influence their client company’s OL process. It also considers the main barriers companies face at each stage of the OL process and how these barriers impact OL. To start, the literature on OI, DAs

Access to water is a necessity for farmers for them to be able to produce food. This poses a problem in Jordan, one of the world’s driest countries, but also in Sweden, where after a drought in the summer of 2018 the state of the water levels was more critical than ever. Virtual reality (VR) has shown to be a tool with a good effect on students’ learning. In this work VR has been taken advantage o

The aim of this study is to investigate what unaccompanied asylum-seeking children need according to the staff working at the homes where they are living. and how the staff tries to meet these needs. The method is qualitative and is based on interviews where six staff members were interviewed from two different homes. This study analyzes the relationship between the unaccompanied asylum-seeking c

Researchers, from various academic departments, are increasingly undertaking studies of phenomena by way of practices considered to be within the sub-field of emotional geography. Emotional geographers, in an attempt to imbue research with the intensely subjective experiences of events and spaces, seek to uncover feelings by way of emotions, yet cautiously avoids the non-representational by workin

Paradise Hotel (PH) är Sveriges största och mest populära reality-tv-program, men även kanske Sveriges största kändisfabrik; unga svenskar söker sig nämligen till programmet i hopp om att lansera ett sociala medie-baserat kändisskap. Till att börja med grundar sig PH i heteronormativitet och har ofta blivit kritiserat för förlegade könsroller, därför utgår denna studie från att undersöka de könsstParadise Hotel (PH) is Sweden’s largest and most popular reality TV show, but perhaps also the country’s largest celebrity factory as young Swedes are applying to be a contestant on the show in hopes of becoming a social media celebrity. First of all, PH is based on heteronormativity and has been criticized for its outdated gender roles, which is why this study starts off by examining the prevaili

Older people: Disgusting or in love? - Young adults’ descriptions of older people and their sexuality. The purpose of this study was to investigate young adults’ descriptions of elder and older peoples’ sexuality. A qualitative approach was chosen for this study, in which eight semi- structured interviews were conducted. The respondents, who were all young adults between the ages of 20-30 years o

Vad publicerar en partiledare på Instagram? En kvalitativ studie av politisk personalisering på Instagram Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka fenomenet Personalisering, i relation till Strategisk Politisk Kommunikation och Sociala medier. Genom en analys av fyra svenska partiledares användande av den sociala medie plattformen Instagram, strävade denna studie efter att finna potentiella temaWhat does a political party leader post on Instagram? A qualitative study of political personalization on Instagram The purpose of this study was to explore the phenomena Personalization in relation to Strategic Political Communication and Social Media. Through an analysis of four Swedish political party leaders usage of the social media platform Instagram, this study aimed to find potential patte

Following a rapid change in the way information is shared in our society, we have seen over the last few decades a change in how libraries construct their activities in relation to the library space. Different attitudes and opinions on what should or should not be going on in the library space, and by that extension the library’s purpose in itself, have come and gone, and built on each other in th

Title: Private Equity Engineering - A study of Value-Creating Actions Undertaken by Private Equity Firms in Sweden Seminar date: 3rd of June 2019 Course: BUSN79, Degree Project in Accounting and Finance, 15 ECTS Authors: Jimmy Enhammar & Jesper Qvenild Advisor: Håkan Jankensgård Keywords: Private Equity, Value Creation, Financial Engineering, Operational Engineering, Governance Engineerin

Klimatförändringar är en av mänsklighetens stora utmaningar, över hela världen obbar forskare och företag på att ta fram nya tekniker och innovationer för att bidra till en fosilfri framtid.Climate change is one of humanities greatest challenges; the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are still increasing. There is not one solution that will fix this problem several different products, raw material and technologies are required to take the steps towards a renewable society. Biomethanol and substitute natural gas, are two fossil free energy carrier, they can both be produced through g

Medical marijuana has been argued to supplement the treatment of cancer in terms of relieving symptoms and side effects occurring from treatment, such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. As the legalisation of cannabis becomes more widespread across the United States not only for medical but also recreational use, any effects on the well-being on those who undergo cancer treatment could have importa

In Sweden, the social work programme is currently given at 15 different centres of higher education. The programs are standardised through legislation concerning the educational goals, this can be seen through curricula and syllabus. A few of the centres of higher education have chosen also to follow the global standards published by IFSW and IASSW. In this study, the curricula and syllabi from tw

Integrate, revitalize and overcoming physical barriers. An opportunity for cities to activate abandoned areas and recycle what was once an active place. When industrial sites moves out of the city centers it can leave large open areas behind - brownfields. This can be an opportunity to revitalize areas and expand within the the city itself.

The purpose of this thesis is to create an increased understanding of how legal scholars use social platforms as a part of their scholarly communication. As a result of the digitalization of society social platforms have become a seemingly ubiquitous part of everyday life, and research shows that scholars are using social platforms as a part of scholarly communication. The starting point for this