The main purpose is to analyse success factors and problems/difficulties in the implementation of Lean within three service sectors, the banking, the healthcare and the airline maintenance sector. The secondary purpose of this thesis is to analyse how Lean is being implemented in the above sectors. A qualitative method of research has been used based upon multiple case studies with Nordea, Braathe

The Oxytocin Me! project has proven to be a response to the nowadays increasing focus on high technology. The topic I have chosen is both a health and social matter: stress. In this regard, I have developed a stress relieving product that should challenge people to use their body’s own natural resources. The result is an ergonomic hug cushion that should stimulate the body to produce oxytocin hor

In the past few decades, the central topic of targeting human development through aid has been given more importance by both international organizations, recipient and donor countries. One of the goals of this study is to investigate how the mutual cooperation between the inflow of Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA), on one side, and the implementation of the national socio-economic de

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka skillnader gällande förekomst av kreativitetsfrämjande ledarskap (KFL) i några olika organisationsstrukturer samt om förekomst av KFL var högre i processorienterade organisationer jämfört med hierarkiska organisationer, linjeorganisationer och matrisorganisationer. Hypotesen om att det skulle finnas skillnader i förekomst av KFL mellan olika organisationss

The focus of this study is the digital representation of the book cover. It discusses the impact of technology on materiality and function of digital book covers based on theoretical perspectives from the materiality of the book, paratexts and media history. The digital book is here defined as a work of literature published in digital form and designated book, with a distinction between e-books re

Regelbunden fysisk aktivitet och träning har enligt forskning visat sig ha hälsofrämjande effekter både för det fysiska och psykologiska välbefinnandet, där motivation och situationsbaserat självförtroende påvisades ha betydelse vid utförande samt bibehållande av träning. Studien syftade till att undersöka skillnader och samband mellan vuxna individers motivation och situationsbaserat självförtroe

Abstract Many species have genetic sex determination and sex chromosomes that differ in size between males and females. This heteromorphy in sex chromosomes has evolved due to the suppression of recombination between Y and X (or Z and W in birds) following the accumulation of sex-specific alleles near sex-determining loci. The degree of gene expression imbalance between the sexes and also relati

Studiens bakgrund är de lärandemål, formulerade i termer av förväntade studieresultat, som ska finnas för samtliga utbildningar och kurser vid svenska universitet och högskolor. Syftet med studien är att genom kvalitativa intervjuer undersöka hur sex studenter på grundnivå låter sitt handlande styras av lärandemålen. Fokus ligger på studenternas studievardag och vilka synsätt och praktiker de utve

Scanning electron microscopy is widely used in nanowire device fabrication. In spite of the attractive high resolution that scanning electron microscopy provides, it influences the electrical properties of III-V nanowires. Influence of electron beam irradiation on InAs, InSb and GaSb nanowires is investigated by fabricating field effect transistors using the heavily doped Si substrate as gate. It

In Sweden, migrants suffer from poorer sexual and reproductive health than the general population due to exposures associated with pre- and post-migration process and difficulties that arise when meeting a new heath system. Health literacy is a term that is increasingly used for explaining people’s access to health preventive services, and where migrant populations has shown to possess lower level

The demand from the aircraft industry of light and stiff structures along with fast manufacturing processes has increased through the last decade. This master thesis is carried out at Saab Aeronautics with purpose of developing a new concept for the horizontal stabilizer to the turboprop aircraft SAAB 2000. To specify the project, only the torsion box, including spars, ribs and skins are considere

This thesis project was performed in collaboration with Scania CV AB’s cab factory in Oskarshamn, Sweden, and the objective was to accomplish a product development process regarding a new assembly skid from an ergonomic perspective. A great number of aspects had to be noticed and evaluated, both regarding the process the skid is aiming to support and the product it concerns. The focus was the func

Priming effects have gotten revived interest in the last decade due to the concerns of global warming. Priming are defined as an increase in decomposition of soil organic matter due to the addition of organic or mineral substances. The worldwide used herbicide glyphosate is rapidly degraded by microorganisms. Hence, it might give rise to priming effects in soils. This was tested by adding glyphosa

Sickness presence, also referred to sickness presenteeism, applies when the individual goes to work, despite feeling ill. This thesis serves to highlight this fairly new research area in the context of compulsory school teachers in the southern part of Sweden. The response rate of the survey was 37 % (n=71 valid cases). Earlier research states that there are many factors with a connection to sickn

Syftet med uppsatsen är att bidra med kunskap om framväxten av en hållbarhetsstrategi. Vi gör detta genom att studera meningsskapandets roll i strategiarbetet. Slutsatsen i denna uppsats visar på meningsskapandets centrala roll vid framväxandet av en avsedd hållbarhetsstrategi gällande att omformulera en omständighet till en gripbar situation. Meningsskapande leder till tolkning vilket blir hand

The purpose with this study is to explore how consumers explain the attitude-behaviour gap in the field of environmental consumerism. For this qualitative research, constructionism as an ontological approach was chosen to reach the purpose. Further, phenomenological philosophy has been the interpretative approach and in order to reach rich and nuanced empirical material focus groups were chosen as

Through this study were discussed the main issues regarding consumer compensation of damages which they suffer due to the infringements of the EU competition rules. In the first chapter of the study were discussed the issues of rise of the right to damages, the questions whether consumers as end purchasers have the right to claim damages in the EU, which was answered in the positive. Furthermore,

The purpose of this thesis is to give a descriptive overview of the Japanese nominal predicate no da. The structure is looked at mainly through two separate perspectives; one investigating its modal properties and one investigating its influence on the information structure within its scope. A collection of data heavily dependent upon Japanese sources, as to make available information otherwise no

The international legal system has weathered sweeping changes during last decades as new actors have appeared in international system. Private Military Security Companies (PMSCs) are one example of the most prominent shifts occurred in the context of laws of war with International Humanitarian Law (IHL) being part of it. Traditionally IHL has been recognized as a body of law regulating the relatio