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External financial flows geared towards Sub-Saharan Africa have provided new financing for investment opportunities, beyond the resources that are scarcely available domestically. Within the greater context of structural transformation in today’s globalized world, this thesis studied the dynamic effects of Official Development Assistance (ODA) and private capital flows on structural change in Sub-

Den 25 maj 2018 träder EU:s nya dataskyddsförordning, GDPR, i kraft. Den påverkar alla företag i hur de hanterar persondata och personuppgifter. Detta gäller även myndigheter och hälso- och sjukvården. Inom sjukvården ses oftast patienten snarare än personen, vilket kan ställa till problem för hanteringen av personuppgifter inom sjukvården. Studien ämnar att, genom en kvalitativ intervjustudie, un

Den här avhandlingen ger en förståelse och överblick av möjligheterna och utmaningarna för en hållbar användning av individuella polybags i detaljhandeln. Detta genomfördes genom en kvalitativ analys som inkluderade litteraturstudier, semi-strukturerade intervjuer och e-mejl korrespondens. Ett material som används vanligtvis för individuella polybags är fossil-baserad LDPE plast och denna förpacknThis thesis provides an understanding and overview of the opportunities and challenges to enable a sustainable use of individual polybags used in the retail-industry. This was done by conducting a qualitative analysis including literature reviews, semi-structured interviews and e-mail correspondence. A common material choice for individual polybags is the fossil-based LDPE plastic and this packagi

Mot bakgrund av en kontinuerligt ökande handel och konsumtion har avfallshantering blivit en av nyckelkomponenterna i det utmanande arbetet mot ett hållbart samhälle. Växthusgasbalanser är användbart i bedömningen av miljöprestandan hos verksamheter med avfallshantering, och kan därav bistå med god vägledning i verksamheternas arbete mot en minskad klimatpåverkan. Avfallsverksamheten NSR AB har vDue to the continuous increase of global trading as well as consumption habits, waste disposal has become a key factor in the challenging work of accomplishing a sustainable society. A greenhouse gas balance is a useful tool when estimating the environmental performance of a waste disposal company, and therefore contributes with guidance in the company’s environmental protection work. The waste d

Remaining competitive as a company in a rapidly changing global environment is becoming challenging from day to day. In recent years, the establishment of so-called shared service centers gained popularity and growing number of companies centralizes supporting service in separate business units to bundle those services and perform them efficiently for the rest of the company. The mystery, however,

Uppsatsen har som syfte att redogöra för hur säkerhet hanteras i agila utvecklingsmiljöer. Genom en litteraturgenomgång identifierades ett antal nyckelaspekter för säker utveckling som sammanställdes till ett ramverk. Detta ramverk utgjorde grunden för en kvalitativ empirisk studie där semi-strukturerade intervjuer genomfördes med systemutvecklare som arbetar i agila miljöer på företag i Skåneregi

Klämma, känna och lukta - En studie om vikten av närhet i en vårdgivare- och patientrelation är författad av Louise Wahren och Josefine Sjödén, vid Institutionen för kommunikation och medier vid Lunds universitet. Denna uppsats syftar till att undersöka om vårdgivare- och patientrelationen utmanas när vårdmötet äger rum i en virtuell miljö. För att ta reda på detta utgår studien från Kry som är en

Since there is a lack of scientific knowledge concerning strategic thinking, this study sought to achieve a more comprehensive understanding of the concept. The presumption of the study is that one needs strategic thinking to deal with complex and unfamiliar situations. As globalisation is one main driving factor in the change of how business is run, there is an increased need for organisations to

This study explores the ways in which digitized forms of affective labor among ‘mommy’ bloggers effectuate biopolitical production of ‘life’ as a marketable commodity. Situating the research in a context of a neo-liberal re-structuring of the global order and dissolving biopolitical state boundaries, this study captures the transformation of ‘life’ and its quotidian needs and capabilities into a t

Den här studien handlar om samarbetet mellan arkitekten och konstruktören under projekteringsprocess. Studien fokuserar på problem i projektering då de flesta problem i byggbranschen sker under projekteringen. Syftet med studien är att undersöka samarbetet mellan arkitekten och konstruktören i dagsläget, och om man kan förbättra samarbete, hur? Svaret på frågeställningen fås genom litteraturstudie

Sammanfattning Examensarbetet har som mål att beskriva miljöcertifieringars påverkan på byggprocessen och hur framtiden för miljöcertifieringar ser ut. Examensarbetet jämför de olika miljöcertifieringarna: Miljöbyggnad, BREEAM, LEED och Svanen mot varandra där fördelar och nackdelar beskrivs. Det utförs även en beskrivning för hur en miljöcertifiering av en ombyggnad enligt Miljöbyggnad 3.0 silver

There have been many studies conducted on national innovation system in order to understand the important actors, the linkages among all actors and factors that either support or discourage the innovation in the country. It is crucial to gain correct understanding so proper policy can be designed and implemented to address the correct situation. Thailand has been trapped into middle-income country

In this Master thesis, different multitaper methods are implemented to estimate the spectra of respiratory signals and HRV data, and further to estimate the correlation between the respiratory center frequency and the narrow-banded high frequency band of HRV power. The methods are applied first on ARMA-process data, then on the integrated pulse frequency modulation (IPFM) data simulations, where t

Transparency has become a key sales pitch for companies! It enables them to show their product and tell the consumers they do not have nothing to hide. But from a technical point of view, transparency implies many risks for product's quality such as photooxidation and other reactions leading to colour change and decrease of product's quality. The objective of this master thesis, conducted

This Masters' dissertation investigates the possibility of implementing the concept of inverse motion form finding in a commercial software. The inverse motion approach finds the initial, undeformed geometry of a design such that it obtains its desired design shape when service loads are exerted on the design. The implementation is limited to static mechanical loads on three-dimensional geomet

I denna uppsats efterforskas svar på frågan om hur körledare gör för att lära ut körmusik på gehör. Inledningsvis presenteras tidigare studier som berör körlivet i Sverige samt gehörsinstuderingen i kör. Den teoretiska basen utgår ifrån sociokulturell teori, i synnerhet det sociala samspelet. I teorikapitlets avslutande del introduceras den didaktiska triangeln och begreppet distribuerade resurserWhile it can be argued that learning music by ear is an essential and important element of modern choral practice in Sweden, it is a subject area that is widely ignored in music teacher training programs and higher music education generally. Furthermore, there has been relatively little research in Sweden on choral learning-by-ear practices. This study investigates what methods choral directors u

In this thesis, we introduce a theoretical framework that can act as a foundation when develop-ing and adopting a BYOD policy. Using BYOD within organizations is a growing concept and continues to evolve as technology gets better, cheaper and more advanced. Our literature study indicates that the biggest advantage in regard to implementation of BYOD is cost reduction, moving the actual cost to the

This master’s thesis investigates sustainability management within a fashion company and how a company could use the sustainability management tool the Higg Index 2.0 Brand and Retail Module to work towards its prioritised UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is a comparative review of the two frameworks, the Index and the SDGs, from a life cycle analysis perspective. It also includes a cas

The study found that during the period prior to the release of the two-child policy, the decision of whether to have a second child or not had become less affected by the family planning policy. Some wealthy people, or those who were eager to have a second child had already had a second child despite the policy, even at the expense of risking a fine. This ‘rigid birth will’ greatly reduced the eff

This master thesis contributes to the field of innovation research by developing a further understanding and elaboration of innovation barriers from an individual perspective. In this study, we aim to explore what the inhibiting factors in radical innovation processes in mature industries and what their implications for employee actions are. These contributions to the field are made possible throu