Action Research, Participatory Action Research and participatory methods have faced a number of criticisms, including that they do not actually involve citizens or create social change, and that they are tokenistic. This thesis develops and tests a new participatory method that contributes to a democratic and emancipatory PAR that responds to these criticisms and the shortcomings of current method

Difficulty to empty the package is one of the main reason of food waste in yoghurt at consumer level with an estimated 5-10% of product residue being left on the packaging material. The phenomenon of product build up is explained by numerous hypothesis. However, these studies are empirical in nature. The purpose of this study is to develop a tool box to address the link between the physicochemical

Background: Sustained attention, which is essential for any cognitively planned activity, is very important for everyday life. White noise is typically thought of as a distractor for one’s attention that may be detrimental to cognitive performance. However, recent studies have some counterintuitive findings, indicating proper white noise can improve attention and cognitive performance. In addition

Several organizations claim menstruation and lack of proper sanitary protection to be one reason for lower school attendance in developing countries. These claims are stated to cause lower progression rates to secondary school among girls, and further increase the gender gap in enrollment to higher education. This study aims to examine the effects of menstruation on school attendance and to evalua

At the core of this thesis lies the conception that branding theories might bear insights for individuals who aim to establish their professional existence outside of the area for which their profession grants them credibility. One group of such professionals was found in self-employed social workers who offer employee assistance to private corporations. They operate outside of what is widely ackn

Events that can be described as high impact and low probability (HILP-events) have been proven difficult to deal with, for example background data often is sparse. Due to the construction of traffic tunnels these events need to be taken into consideration. A tool for doing this is risk analysis, and with this tool the events can be identified and handled with a quantitative or qualitative approach

Aim: The aim of the thesis is to examine whether the current operational due diligence process encapsulates the most significant factors to assess the risk of fraudulent behavior prior to investing in a hedge fund, and also to analyze how the due diligence should be performed if a hedge fund lack a long track-record. Methodology: A qualitative multi-method approach was used. Discussions concernin

Den här uppsatsen undersöker relationen mellan mikrokändisar och artister med artisten Billie Eilish, 17 som exempel för att undersöka detta. Vi undersöker vilken roll mikrokändisar har i byggandet av artisters image och gör det med en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Den empiri som analysen utgår ifrån är en intervju med Eilish, tre Instagramkonton av mikrokändisar med relation till Eilish samt Eilish

This thesis focuses on the integration of management control system (MCS) and sustainability in companies. Some literatures showed a disconnection between the efficiency of sustainability as a success strategy and management control systems. To research this, we aim at answer two questions. What are the challenges that the companies were faced with when they tried to integrate MCS and sustainabili

Vad finns i ditt vattenglas? Att skriva en innehållsförteckning till ett glas vatten kan tyckas enkelt, det är ju bara vatten. Om vattnet analyseras i ett laboratorium syns det dock att det innehåller många olika ämnen. I den här studien visar det sig att det finns höga halter av vissa ämnen i ett analyserat vatten. Det behöver därför göras fler analyser för att vattnet ska kunna renas och bli ettClean drinking water is a crucial part of a healthy society. During the last decades, a lot of emissions from different sources have put the drinking water sources that are used today at risk of pollution. This study aims to investigate the groundwater chemistry and contamination situation in the aquifer of Bergaåsen in the municipality of Ljungby in Sweden. This is done through analysis of chemis

Homelessness in Europe, especially Ireland, has been a growing issue ever since the recession of 2008. In addition to struggling with finding safe spaces and everyday tasks such as access to food, showers and grooming, the homeless are met with stigma and stereotypes. This thesis aims to explore how the homeless are portrayed in the Irish Times. Twenty articles from October 2018 were chosen and an

The digital microscopes that CellaVision produces today use a mechanical auto focus when capturing cell images. This requires the camera objective to be vertically positioned with a precision of 0.4 µm in order for the objects in the images to be considered properly focused. Because of the small distances, the system is sensitive to vibrations and errors due to mechanical imperfections are hard to

This study examines the experiences of four women being a part of a separatist space for women and transgender people creating music digitally and working with music production. For the four informants, the separatist context has been perceived as a safe space. Through interviews we find out about the informants' different experiences. All four feel that they have been strengthened by having b

Denna uppsats syftar till att undersöka nationalismen och hur den förmedlas i två olika tal. Materialet som har undersökts är Jimmie Åkessons tal i Almedalen 2018 och Donalds Trump`s acceptance speech at the RNC. Uppsatsen utreder skillnader och likheter mellan dessa två tal och på vilket sätt talarna förmedlar nationalism. Med hjälp av en klusteranalys konstruerad av Sonja K. Foss som bygger på e

Examensarbetets titel: IKEA i Kina eller Kina i IKEA? Seminariedatum: 2019-06-04 Kurs: FEKH29 Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete i marknadsföring på kandidatnivå, 15 hp Författare: Jens Jacob Aabel Nordkvist, Filippa Nylander Svensson, Beatrice Söderberg Handledare: Oskar Christensson Nyckelord: IKEA, Kina, Produkterbjudande, Varumärkesattribut-strategi, Kunskapsflöde Syfte: Studien beskriver IKEAs aTitle: IKEA in China or China in IKEA? Seminar date: 2019-06-04 Course: FEKH29 Business administration: Degree Project in Marketing, Undergraduate Level, 15 credits Authors: Jens Jacob Aabel Nordkvist, Filippa Nylander Svensson, Beatrice Söderberg Advisor: Oskar Christensson Key words: IKEA, China, Product offering, Brand attribute strategy, Knowledge flow Purpose: The study describes IKEA’s adapt

Studies of grief have linked the experience of loss to multiple emotional, cognitive and physiological impairments but its behaviour across different cultures is insufficiently investigated. In this study, symptoms of grief and their relationship to negative psychological outcome among bereaved Jamaicans were assessed. A sample of (N=58) participants completed measures of grief and psychological d

Kering is a multi-player in the luxury industry, owning high-end brands such as Gucci, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, among others. A range of product lines of these brands use exotic skins as raw materials. Some argue that the use of such materials is too cruel and that the animal welfare cannot be guaranteed. On the other hand, exotic skins are presented as more sustainable than other types o

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyse the psychological processes that underlie the effect of framed compensation contracts on work effort. Methodology: The study is based on an online survey experiment (N=113) and applies quantitative research methods. In a between-subjects design, participants are randomly assigned to two economically equivalent compensation contracts (bonus contract