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Onlineresebyråers påverkan på hotellanställdas relationsskapande till gäster

Sammanfattning Inledning: Tidskriften Besöksliv, Sveriges största nyhetstidning för besöksnäringen, började under 2012 diskutera konflikten mellan bland andra hotellkedjan Nordic Choice och onlineresebyrån Expedia. Konflikten har medfört att vi vill fördjupa oss i hur relationen mellan de tre inblandade parterna - hotell, onlineresebyråer och gäster – är i verkligheten. Syftet med detta arbete ärAbstract In 2012, Sweden’s largest magazine in the hospitality industry, Besöksliv, published an article on the conflict between Nordic Choice, a hotel chain, and Expedia, an online travel agency. This conflict spurred our interest in examining the relationship between hotels, online travel agencies, and hotel guests. The purpose of this thesis has been to examine how hotel employ-ees perceive th

Kurator inom hälso- och sjukvården. En studie om yrkesidentitet och utvecklingsmöjligheter

Author: Anna Johnson Title: Healthcare counselor. Identity and Supervisor: Helena Hansson Assessor: Eva Palmblad The aim of this study was to examine what differences there were between how medical counselors define themselves and the expectations of the medical professions working alongside them. The aim was also to examine what possible changes can be made to strengthen the medical counselors’

Gender Subtypes: -Is there a difference within gender subtypes regarding competence & warmth?

The aim of this study was to find female and male subtypes in Sweden and measure peoples’ perceptions of their competence and warmth. This was done through a qualitative survey that collected the subtypes, and a quantitative survey which measured opinions on the different subtypes. The results showed there was a significant difference in competence and warmth within female subtypes as well as male

Opposing Ugandan homosexual policies—an activist perspective

Based on the perspective of LGBTI-activists, the aim of this study was to analyze the policy processes that frame homosexuality in Uganda, as well as to illuminate different powerful stakeholders involved in the debate with power in the policy process. In October 2009, Member of Parliament David Bahati tabled the Anti-homosexuality Bill in Uganda. The drafting of the Bill condemns people convicted

Disease Prevention and State-building in China: The Rise and Fall of China’s Barefoot Doctor System (1968-1985)

Barefoot doctor system is an important part of primary health care policy changes in China after the founding of New China, is a special viewpoint to study the special period of grassroots political change. Why medical care’s come into the sight of top leaders at that time? What does medical care system mean to modern state building? There may be a certain natural link between the body and the nat

Dilemman i barnavårdsutredningar

Abstract. The purpose of this study is to examine the dilemmas that social advisers experience in their work with child welfare enquiries and the circumstances that influence their work. The study is based on five semi-structured interviews with social advisers that work in social services with child welfare enquiries and we were able to identify six specific dilemmas: -To find oneself in betwe

Children with disabilities in South Africa, and their right to a participating life.

The aim with this study was to examine in what amount disabled children in South Africa can live a participating life in society, with focus on special needs schools and their capability to empower the children. The data material has been collected through eight qualitative interviews, and observations at seven special needs schools in the country. Through my result I have distinguished three main

Kvalitetstid eller kvalitetsrelation - En studie om småbarnsföräldrars perspektiv på tid och relation i förhållande till sina barn

Abstract This paper is a study of parent-child relationship with a focus on quality time. The purpose of the study was to examine the significance parents ascribes quality time in the relationship with their children, up to seven years old. The essay is based on 31 surveys, four Journals and four semi-structured interviews and searches to find out respondents' perception of quality time, its f

The EU's anti-dumping measures on Chinese products: legal implication and proposals

The European Union's policies toward China is influenced mostly by economic relations and political relations. Dumping, as one of the important element, causes trade friction, which could affect the Europe Union's commercial policy towards China. According to Europe Union's the Common Commercial Policy, Europe Union's anti-dumping is one of the commercial defence instruments, as no

Love-marriage and kin-support in India: Ten women's experiences of negative sanctions for entering into a love-marriage.

The purpose of this study was to examine ten women's experiences of negative sanctions for entering into a love-marriage, especially the negative sanction of reduced kin-support, and in which way this can be perceived to be of significance when it comes to women's capability to manage the challenges experienced in married life. This has been done by applying a qualitative research strategy

Operationalization of Risk Appetite - Balance Sheet Projections of Banks

The financial crisis in 2008 enlightened several shortcomings in the performance of the banking sector. As a result of this a more rigid regulatory framework, Basel III, has been developed which raises the requirements of banks’ capital and liquidity structure and internal capital adequacy processes. This involves evaluating potential future risks related to the strategy and risk appetite of a ban

Dihadron correlations and flow

This thesis treats two methods for the computation of the flow found in Quark Gluon Plasma produced in lead-lead collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=2.76\,$TeV with the ALICE detector at the LHC. The results provided by the two methods show dominant elliptic and triangular flow measured for central collisions, as well as di-jets originating from hard collisions. I denna uppsats används två metoder för

Barnövervikt, föräldraskap, prevention och intervention

Föräldraskap, intervention och prevention vid barnövervikt/fetma hos förskolebarn med utgångspunkt ifrån ett barn- och familjepsykologiskt perspektiv är ämnet för denna uppsats. Psykologiska faktorer av betydelse för barns ätande, matens betydelse i familjen, föräldrastress kopplad till barns ätande, liksom tidpunkt och inriktning ifråga om intervention och prevention är ämnen som belyses och diskParenting, intervention and prevention of pediatric overweight/obesity in preschool children from a psychological, child-and family oriented perspective is the subject in this paper. Psychological factors of importance for children's eating, the importance of food in the family, parental stress related to children's eating, timing and focus in intervention and prevention are subjects, high

Anmälningsplikt i förskolan - en lagförändrings påverkan på personalens handlingsutrymme

Mandated reporting in preschool- the impact of a statutory change on personnel discretion [translated title] The aim of this study was to examine preschool teachers’ assessments of child abuse and neglect. More specifically, the aim was to see how a change in the statutory change of Social Services Act (2001:453) may effect the teachers’ assessment. The study was based upon semi structured interv

Struggling to be a good feminist in the bedroom- Young, female, self-identified feminists talk about their sexuality

The focus of this thesis is to explore how young, female, self- identified feminists perceive and talk about their sexuality and in which way they express the possibilities and restraints it includes. Moreover, it examines if and how the female, self-identified feminists resist the restraints regarding their sexuality, and how they negotiate the problems that arise between ideology and practice. T

Dags- och kvällspressens framställningar av hemlöshetens orsaker – En kvalitativ innehållsanalys av fyra tidskrifter

The aim of this study was to see how some of Sweden’s leading newspapers explained the causes of homelessness. The study reveals a variety of explanations to homelessness told by the newspapers. To do so the method of content analysis has been used, this is a method to reveal categories and themes in the subjected material. This study also tries to discuss how medias explanations to homelessness c

Exploring the Natural Resource Curse: Norway and Nigeria - rich in oil, but very different still

This thesis investigates the phenomenon of the natural resource curse by making use of the resource rich countries Norway and Nigeria. The resource curse is a phenomenon where resource rich countries paradoxically have lower growth rates than resource poor countries, in spite of the growth potential offered by resource rents. Among factors contributing in creating this effect Abundance, Crowding o

A Study of Cost Accounting Practices - Through Germany, Japan, and the United States

This thesis aims to describe two most prominent cost accounting systems originated in Germany, Japan, and the U.S. respectively from the background, theoretical and empirical aspects, thereafter through comparison amongst the examined costing systems of the three chosen countries, bring about discussions on cost accounting practices in general as well as the development of cost accounting practice

A simulation environment for coupled systems of discontinuous ODE:s

This thesis covers the implementation and usage of PyFMI 2.0, an enhancement of the already existing PyFMI, a Python based simulation environment for importing and solving discontinuous systems of ordinary differential equations with in- and outputs, so-called simulations of Functional Mock-up Units. In particular, PyFMI 2.0 uses the Functional Mock-up Interface, FMI, 2.0 for interacting with Func

”… likadant beror det på mig. Jag får inte heller vara sur och arg… och sedan i nästa stund ska de försöka lära sig någonting.” – En kvalitativ studie om lärares förhållningssätt gentemot stökigt elevbeteende

Authors: Sara Engdahl and Nina Wensmark Title: "... at the same time it depends on me. I can’t be sulky and angry ... and then in the next minute they are supposed to learn something. "- A qualitative study of teachers' attitudes towards disruptive student behaviour. Supervisor: Anders Östnäs A disruptive classroom environment could be a dilemma for a teacher: who should the teacher