To live the life you want to live – A studie about how refugees perceive local welfare authorities interventions in relation to the life they want to live. The aim of this study is to analyze how refugees perceive the Swedish welfare authorities intervention in relation to the life they want to live. We used Amartya Sens Capability approach to analyze what intervention measures refugees consider

What? A Backpack concept in co-operation with Swedish outdoor manufacturer Fjällräven. The backpacks are to be used by travelers, trekkers and other active people with a need for a lager carrying capacity. How? The packs should build on the heritage of the Fjällräven brand while being modern and express innovation as well as continuity, functionality and simplicity. Multifunctional While the produ

In this thesis an empirical model for optimal production of North Sea oil is implemented for the purpose of evaluation in a contemporary context. The model was presented by Pesaran in 1990 and is one of dynamic optimization where a price-taking producer faces a maximization problem subject to constraints describing production conditions. The model along with some background research is initially p

The housing situation for homeless women - a qualitative study Our aim with this study was to examine in which way social workers and local politicians view on the housing situation for homeless women in four municipalities in the south of Sweden. We interviewed in total four social workers and four local politicians from two smaller and two medium-sized municipalities. We chose to focus on homel

Author: Mattias Olsson Title: “I think the time was right” A study of the decision making behind the needle exchange programme Supervisor: Eva-Malin Antoniusson Assessor: Mats Hilte The aim of this Bachelor thesis is to highlight the decision making process of the Scanian politicians regarding the local needle-exchange programme by using Kingdons agenda-setting theory. It is based upon interview

Föreliggande studie har undersökt en patientgrupps mående, innan respektive cirka sex månader in i behandling, vid Röda Korsets behandlingscenter för krigsskadade och torterade. Studien genomfördes med hjälp av självskattningsinstrument avseende PTSD, ångest, depression, välbefinnande, fungerande, symptom och risk. Studien syftade även till att bringa klarhet i om, och i sådana fall vilka, faktoreIn this study, the wellbeing of a collection of patients at the Red Cross Treatment Center for Victims of Torture and War (RCC) has been evaluated. The study was carried out before the start of treatment and six months in to rehabilitation. The evaluation was completed using self assessment forms which took in to account: PTSD, anxiety, depression, wellbeing, function, symptoms and risk. Assessmen

En framgångsrik rekrytering är gynnsam både för arbetsgivaren och den anställde och rekryteringsprocessen underlättas av en grundligt utförd arbetsanalys. Att göra en arbetsanalys innebär att fastställa de ramar och villkor som finns kring ett arbete, både för den anställde och för företaget. Det främsta syftet med arbetsanalys är att få fram specificerade individkrav för användning vid rekryterin

On a commission of E.ON Värme Sverige AB an assistance tool has been developed to guide and systemize the energy survey process at the company's small scale heating plants. This has led to the development of Energistegen which with its information manual, "Manual how to perform an Energy Survey at Small Scale Plants", and its calculation tool, "Form for Energy Survey". This

When the Swedish Christian Democratic Party launched the term “verklighetens folk” (the people of the reality), describing a conflict between the intellectual and cultural elite and the big majority of the voters, they became heavily criticized for trying to get votes in morally grey areas. This essay argues that there is not only tactics to this and claims that the statements are indeed effects o

Drawing on technofeminist and queerfeminist theories this study examines how gender, body and emotions are made through videogames and in processes between the material and the virtual. Centering on how gender-structures limit subjects in conceptions of body and mind, I have conducted interviews with four gender-critical gamers, discussing genderidentities, emotions and experiences of video gaming

Syfte: Att undersöka och beskriva målstyrningen inom fallföretaget i allmänhet och enheten Rådgivning i synnerhet. Metod: Arbetet har genomförts med utgångspunkt i den induktiva ansatsen. Fallstudien har gjorts på ett större konsultföretag i Sverige. Insamlingen av empiri har skett via kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer med personer från ett flertal hierarkiska nivåer i företaget. Teoretiska

Syftet med uppsatsen är att granska hur Finansinspektionen agerar då finansiella företag i Sverige inte uppfyller de krav vilka följer med innehavet av tillstånd för bankrörelse, värdepappersrörelse och fondverksamhet. För att exemplifiera detta använder vi oss av fallet med HQ Bank och redogör för vad som gjorde att banken fick sina tillstånd återkallade. Vi har valt att göra en kvalitativ unders

This master’s thesis in Strategic Communication uses Erving Goffman’s concepts of face and face-work to study interaction patterns in a Public Relations context. The purpose of the master’s thesis is to take a closer look at the role of interpersonal communication in relationship management between an organization and its stakeholders. To be able to do that, the research questions focused on how r

The purpose of this study was to explore and analyse both how the grief groups in the Church of Sweden are organised, as well as how and if the religion is used during the conversations about death. I have also looked at how the group leaders view the grieving process. Semi-structured interviews were held with deacons and clergy that work with leading grief groups within the Church of Sweden. The

Abstract Author: Moa Nordberg Title: Arbete är vägen till frihet – en studie om Arbetsförmedlares syn på sitt nya integrationsuppdrag Supervisor: Carina Tigervall Examiner: Staffan Blomberg The integration work in Sweden has during the last years undergone a reformation process and in December 2010 a new law came into forces. With the new law the government 2006-2010 aims to reform the integrati

The aim of the study is to examine what kind of help the elderly get, if the elderly get the help they want, how the staff treat them and how much contact they have with others than the home-help staff. Further the study looks on how the well-being of the elderly was affected by the relationship with the home-help staff and contact with other people than the home-help staff. To conduct the study i

This thesis illustrates a method of analysing the risk management of an enterprise in its management system from a systems perspective. The method implies, by means of a model of the value chain of an enterprise, connecting the external and internal demands for risk management with the business processes of the enterprise. This is done with a view of pointing out defects in the internal demands in

Stephen Colberts tal på Vita Husets korrespondentmiddag 2006 väckte stor uppståndelse tack vare dess budskap och talets snabba utspridning i de nya medierna. Denna uppsats analyserar talets kontext och innehåll för att bedöma huruvida Colberts tillvägagångssätt var passande. Analysen görs med hjälp av Bitzers teori om den retoriska situationen och partesmodellen. Först analyseras talets retoriska

I dag har affärssystem blivit en vital del i de flesta organisationer för att hantera informationsflödet i verksamheten. Den ökade användningen av affärssystem har inneburit en utveckling av affärssystem samtidigt som komplexiteten ökat. I takt med den ökade komplexiteten har det blivit svårare att få systemen att passa olika typer av organisationer men även lösningar på hur organisationer på bäst