Detta är en kombinerad kvantitativ och kvalitativ studie om gymnasieelevers instrumentval. I denna undersökning kommer elevernas egen åsikt att bli hörd i fråga om varför, vad och hur de gör när de väljer sina instrument. Hur ser elever på sina egna och andras val av instrument? Vilka faktorer finns det som påverkar elever i deras instrumentval? Om det är så att tjejer och killar väljer olika instThis is a mixed method research study about the instrument choices of upper secondary school students. The students’ own opinion regarding instrument choices is examined. Factors such as why and how a particular instrument has been chosen have been discussed. How do the students look at their own and others’ choice of instrument? What factors influence their choices? What does the distribution of

This thesis explored the opportunities and challenges to Environmental Justice (EJ) for Wayuu communities as Colombia expands the resource frontier deeper into indigenous lands. Based on qualitative fieldwork the case study has discussed how, and why, indigenous Wayuu in La Alta Guajira engage with or resist a recent offshore hydrocarbon concession in their territories and how indigenous rights, t

Studiens syfte är att undersöka individers attributionsstil, Locus of Control (LOC), i relation till deras självskattade grad av arbetstillfredsställelse. Detta görs genom enkäter, där totalt 36 personer (25 kvinnor och 11 män) mellan 18 och 65 år, och med olika yrken finns representerade. Hypotesen, att en intern LOC skulle korrelera med en högre grad av arbetstillfredsställelse och en extern LOCThe purpose of this study was to examine individuals’ attributional styles, Locus of Control (LOC), and how they are related to the self-rated degree of their work satisfaction. This was made through surveys with the total sum of 36 participants (25 women and 11 men) between 18 and 65 year, representing different professions. Our hypothesis, that an internal LOC would correlate with a higher degre

It has been stated that transgender youth are at higher risk of violence, physical and mental health problems than other youth. High schools has the goal that equality and respect towards all students should be excercised. The strategy to attain this goal is to use normative criticism as approach in courses tought by teachers and generally around the school. This study aims to investigate how the

The purpose of the thesis was to examine the internationalization process of South Korean software SMEs with a focus on their market selection and international expansion patterns. In addition, the thesis aimed to determine whether the presence of large business conglomerates in the domestic market, a unique characteristic of the South Korean economy, had any significant influence on the internati

This purpose of this paper is to explain the long and short run development of the Net International Investment Position (NIIP) using age structure data. Following the financial globalization, the development of the NIIP has diverged from the path of accumulated current account flows. A subsequent consequence is that despite sustained current account surpluses, NIIPs of small developed countries r

I denna studie görs en livscykelanalys på en solfångare som Kristianstads Industri Service AB (KISAB) utvecklar. Även en mindre jämförelse görs med en solfångarstudie från Battisti, R (2005). KISAB:s solfångare har inga absorbatorflänsar utan den fungerar liknande en integrerad vattentank men med väldigt lite medium i den. KISAB:s solfångare består till 80 % av aluminium eftersom både absorbatorn This paper reports the result of a life-cycle analysis done on a solar thermal collector in Sweden. Kristianstad Industri Service AB (KISAB) is developing a solar thermal collector with a framework and absorbing plate made out of aluminium and no flow tubes. The aluminium is instead hollow and the whole area of the absorbing plate is therefore in contact with the coolant. The solar thermal collect

Denna magisteruppsats baseras på en svensk översättning av två italienska guidehäften med titlarna Itinerario Quattro Canti och Itinerario Fieravecchia. De publicerades 2013 av Palermo kommun och tar med läsaren på stadsvandringar i Siciliens huvudort Palermo. Analysen består av två huvuddelar: en källtextanalys och en översättningskommentar. Grunden för källtextanalysen utgörs av den modell för a

City branding består av den tunga uppgiften att marknadsföra en hel stad under ett enda varumärke. Stadsvarumärket måste tillfredsställa invånarnas behov av samhörighet utan att exkludera utomstående. Valet av värdeord måste återspegla populationens variationer och egenskaper samtidigt som det måste kommuniceras konsekvent och enhetligt till intressenter. Malmö stad har valt att i sin kommunsloganCity branding consists of the complicated task to communicate an entire city as one single brand. The city brand must satisfy the inhabitants’need to feel a sense of belonging without risking excluding outsiders. The choice of words of value must reflect the population’s characteristics, variations and capacities and at the same time be communicated consistently and coherently to stakeholders. Mal

The concept of the leapfrog, whereby developing economies ‘jump’ directly to adopting the advanced economy technologies without having to follow the development paths of their predecessors, is a very appealing theory. A leapfrog attempt is visible in the Chinese governments ambitions to react to the recent change of focus of the global auto industry to developing more sustainable vehicles to addre

Abstract This thesis work was performed at RUAG Space AB, Göteborg, Sweden. The aim of this thesis is to test the performance boundaries of SiGe based heterojunction bipolar transistor in designing a low noise amplifier meant for GNSS applications. After careful consideration of different alternatives for active components in SiGe HBT process, BFY640-04 from Infineon was selected as the active com

Att beskriva känslor med hjälp av text är ett av basbehoven som finns hos varje individ. Våra föräldrar har uttryckt dem i brev och dagböcker vilket till följd av Internets framfart har utvecklats till email, chatt och SMS. Symboler har funnits och använts långt innan den textuella kommunikationen och i takt med att samhället moderniseras har symbolanvändning nu nått dagens digitala kanaler. DennaDescribing feelings with the help of text is one of the basic requirements contained in each individual. Our parents have expressed them in letters and diaries, and as a result of the Internet's rampage this has developed to email, chat and SMS. Symbols have existed and been used long before the textual communication, and as society modernizes the symbolic use has now reached today's digit

Denna studie ämnar kartlägga faktorer som påverkar ett företag och deras internationella kommunikationsanpassning till olika kulturer. Studien har som utgångspunkt den anpassning de internationella företagen Barilla Group och Top-toy genomförde vid varsin kris på en nationell marknad. Studien är en kvalitativ textanalys med empiriskt material bestående av texter från både ett sändar- och mottagarpThis study intends to highlight factors affecting the tension between corporate values and international communication adjustments among cultures. This case study has its base when Barilla Group and Top-toy were adjusting their communication while going through separate crises. We conducted this study through a qualitative text analysis with a hermeneutic viewpoint. Collecting empirical findings f

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a part of the globalization process, a process increasing all over the world. These investments affect people, both in the home economy and the host economy. People in the host economy are, due to several aspects, affected in different ways. One of those aspects is gender. Gender inequality in the world is well known, women have less political, economic and socia

In this thesis the subject has been to investigate if there is any connection between government agency presence and tax revenue in the municipality. Previous studies in Sweden have more focused at the intergovernmental relation between state and local level and especially they have focused on government grants and the effects. But this thesis recognizes that the government can also shift the dist

Several researchers have asked themselves the question of why households do not diversify enough as according to theory, and why some households do not even enter the stock markets. This study looks further into this puzzle through a new angle where the focus is on house- holds’ risk appetite – their investment in stocks compared to funds stored in saving accounts. The study asks the question of w

This study examines possible causal relationship between investments in research and development (R&D) and economic growth of the European Union (EU) regions using R&D per capita as a measure of innovation. Given the importance the EU policies have put on innovation in creating better economic outlook, questions whether investments in R&D are growth enhancing and efficient in promoting

It has been shown that during certain steps in the packaging process, the paperboard is prone to forming in-plane cracks. Hence, it is proposed to establish a model that can simulate failure in paperboard in order to get a better understanding of the mechanisms and ultimately, prevent any cracks from initiating. The thesis begins with some introductory chapters which describes the background of t

The ability of law to govern the internet continues to be doubted by many activists. Yet there are still calls from many to sanction actors believed to be construing the freedom of the internet. One popular call has been for net neutrality, aiming to stop Internet Service Providers from customizing traffic for different services. But is legal action the only tool we have to regulate a thing? Lawr