Organisationers ökade engagemang för hållbarhetsfrågor, kan idag ses som en re-aktion av att omvärlden i allt större utsträckning förväntar sig mer än endast en förskönad fasad. Både interna och externa intressenter kräver allt mer pålitliga or-ganisationer med autenticitet och substans. För att leva upp till omvärldens krav krävs det en stark organisation med distinkt organisationsidentitet som bThe increased commitment to corporate social responsibility, seen among organi-zations, can today be viewed as a reaction to the fact that the outside world increa-singly expects more than an embellished façade. Both internal and external stake-holders demand more and more dependable organizations with authenticity and substance. When building a strong organization - to succeed in creating a stron

in Spanish literature. Different theoretical perspectives of a number of literary researchers studies of the narrator in second person are illustrated and based on these researches two Spanish literary works are analyzed. It is concluded that the second person narrator causes rhetorical power; The purpose of this study is to create an understanding about the use of the narrator in the second perso

Abu Dhabi and Helsingborg are two growing cities. Helsingborg is situated on the coast in southwest of Sweden and Abu Dhabi in the south east of the Arabian gulf in the UAE. The purpose of this study was to compare and study the current traffic situations in these cities and get an idea of how different parameters can vary between different places in the world. These parameters are then evaluated

The purpose of this Master’s thesis is to identify the role of corporate sustainable entrepreneurship in linking sustainability and profitability on the strategy level and how the proactive drive of entrepreneurship can lead to a sustained competitive advantage. In relation, the purpose is to guide the case company towards a profitable inclusion of sustainability into the current strategic plannin

Då människors vardagliga liv allt oftare genomsyras av medierat material är det viktigt att närmare studera hur detta material kan påverka människors verklighetsuppfattning. Denna studie granskar hur hjälporganisationer i sina kampanjfilmer väljer att porträttera lidande och medlidande. De sätt som kampanjfilmerna väljer att illustrera lidande och medlidande på får konsekvenser för hur betraktarna

Swedish national legislation and environmental objectives state that cities should be planned in a coherent and sustainable approach, and in a way that limits the need for private cars. External commercial establishments are often brought up in the discussion of sustainable urban planning, since the locations result in urban sprawl and an increase in car traffic. This study examines how municipali

Socio-economic variables substantially determine fertility behavior and female labor force participation. Temporal fluctuations in socio-economic determinants of fertility and female labor force participation seem inevitable since they are subject to societal developments in the Philippines. Examining socio-economic variables over time contributes to an enhanced understanding of the current status

Mergers and Acqusitions (M&A) gör det möjligt för organisationer att utveckla sin verksamhet. Genom genomförandet av en M&A kan organisationer tillskansa sig olika typer av synergieffekter som leder till att organisationen kan utvecklas. Många organisationer är även beroende av de informationssystem (IS) som används för intern informationsspridning. Samtidigt som antalet genomförda M&A

Title: Understanding Perceptions and Usage of Social Media in the Context of Relationship Building: A Generational Comparison Date of the Seminar: 30 May 2012 Course:BUSN29. Master Thesis Authors:Lovisa Haglind and Caroline Jonsson Advisor: Jon Bertilsson Keywords: Generations, Social Media and Relationship Building Thesis purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine on what basis diverse gene

The proliferation of poverty and global inequality between and within the countries has resulted in an emerging consensus among the actors in the field of international development on the importance of social policies in the process of development. One type of social policy measures employed to tackle poverty is Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT). These have been formed within the World Bank Group a

En föränderlig omvärld ställer ständigt nya krav på organisationer; utveckling och anpassning är ständigt pågående processer. Framgångsrika idéer har blivit en handelsvara som recept på framgång. I dag har dessutom ett större antal av dagens medarbetare kapacitet att ta till sig de idéer som florerar och kommunikationsforskningen har inte riktigt hunnit med i denna aspekt. Denna uppsats är en kvalAn ever changing world is constantly putting new demands on organizations; development and adjustment are ongoing processes. Successful ideas have become merchandises as recipes for success. Additionally, a larger amount of co-workers has the capability to embrace the flourishing ideas and the communicational research has not been up-todate in this matter. This thesis is a qualitative case study o

Tomas Eloy Martínez´ Santa Evita displays a profusion of ekphrastic sequencies through which the photographic representations become a recurring theme. This study examines these descriptions of photographies with the purpose of studying what the inclusion of this visual collage responds to and what place this occupies in the temporal development and in the general imaginary economy of the work. To

The main purpose of this study is to examine how Knowledge Management is conducted in a practical setting. This research concerns a single case study conducted from an interpretative, qualitative perspective. The empirical base is a single case study of a management-consulting firm consisting of nine interviews with employees. Contextual factors on Knowledge Management forms the theoretical framew

Utgångspunkt för den här uppsatsen är en översättning av ca 6000 ord tagna från olika delar av en internetbaserad reklamsida för ett PC-spel vid namn Diablo III i genren dark fantasy. Uppsatsen inleds med en källtextanalys där ett par aspekter av texten tas upp och analysen grundar sig på Hellspong & Ledins (2007) modell. Därefter följer en översättningskommentar där uppsatsförfattaren fokuser

Knowledge is the essence to run IT projects. Managing knowledge in the project context can be contradicting with the limited resources and time span in the projects. Increased empirical research is made to explore the crucial factors influence knowledge management in projects. Even though the research domain is substantial on the subject, there is still limited amount of research of focusing relat

Due to circumstances like increased competition and difficulties competing on traditional parameters, companies in the office space market want to develop their offers. The Authors investigates what the current offer really is, why it looks the way it does, and possible cases of differentiation. The thesis aims to investigate the current offer to office-tenants and how it is presented, to examine

A theoretical study is presented, in which the nonlinear response of a bi-ased Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) is calculated. The calculations are based on the nonequilibrium Green’s function formalism. Assuming a periodic electromagnetic field in the calculations, this formalism provides not only the stationary behavior Green’s functions, but also the part of the response that varies in time according

Organizational Learning is regarded as a major factor that leverages the competitive advantage of a company. Nowadays, many enterprises are relying on Knowledge Management systems for various purposes, but the utilization of these systems for enhancing Organizational Learning has not reached its optimum level. In the actual context, the purpose of the research is to determine how Knowledge Managem