Med uppsatsen har vi bidragit till att skapa en större förståelse för de faktorer som påverkat spridningen av modulhus inom bostadsmarknaden för studentbostäder. Vår huvudsakliga slutsats är att den svenska marknaden för bostadsbyggande i allmänhet och för studentbostäder i synnerhet gör kommunen till avgörande för spridningen av modulhus. Kommunernas perceptioner av modulhusens relativa fördelar

År 2007 valde den svenska regeringen att avskaffa den statliga fastighetsskatten och ersätta den med en kommunal fastighetsavgift. Denna uppsats utvärderar dagens kommunala fastighetsavgift och konsekvenserna av regeringens beslut. Den syftar även till att ge förslag till hur fastighetsbeskattningen i Sverige kan förbättras. För att analysera dagens system används olika kriterier för en önskvärd s

This thesis describes how software for automated bidding on for example auction sites could function. The thesis is divided into three parts. The elements are composed of: • Collecting bid data from the website that the auction is held on and pass the raw data to the main application for further processing. • A graphical presentation of the auction data is shown divided into individual auctions in

Finns det kvalitetsproblem i virkesleveransskedjan som påverkar slutkvaliteten på producerade byggnader med trä negativt? För att bringa klarhet i den frågan har platsbesök och intervjuer genomförts på sågverk(3st), hos grossister(3st) och vid mottagning av virke på arbetsplatser(3st). En enkät har också gått ut till 58 stycken produktionschefer i Skåne för att undersöka bland annat vilka kontrollAre there quality problems in the timber supply chain that affect the final quality of the produced buildings with wood negatively? In order to shed light on the issue there has been site visits and interviews conducted in the sawmill (3x), wholesalers (3x) and the acceptance of wood in the workplace (3x). A questionnaire has also been provided to 58 pieces of productionmanagers in southern Sweden

This paper examines how attractive or beneficial traveling by train is from a price and time perspective in comparison to other means of transport within Germany. These comparisons are carried out using a measure known as the Proportional Net Difference in Cost in addition to descriptive statistics. Comparisons of the attractiveness of traveling by train versus other types of transport are also ma

Author: Viktoria Hansson Title: Empowerment, Participation and Influence in Practice: a Minor Field Study of the Empowerment Process from the Perspective of Women Supervisors: Jan Magnusson (Sweden) and Dr. K. Hemalatha (India) This bachelor essay is a result of a minor field study for two months the spring 2011. The aim with my study was to explore a deeper understanding of empowerment as a tool

The purpose of this study was to examine how INGOs in Sri Lanka work to increase social capital and trust between the two ethnic groups, the Tamils and Sinhala. The study is qualitative, and the empirical material was collected through semi-structured interviews. Representatives from seven INGOs and one professor from Sri Lanka were interviewed. The INGOs worked in many different ways to increase

Author: Anette Olsson Title: Have a drink – be a sport? Study of a reader debate concerning the drinking habits of parents on Aftonbladet.se. Supervisor: Håkan Jönson The aim of this study is to through a readers debate, sparked by an article in the media, look at as to whether the drinking habits of a parent could be considered as being problematic or not. I chose to view the debate from a social

Uppsatsen inleds med en genomgång av ramverket för Black-Scholes-Merton-modellen. Bl. a. härleds Black och Scholes partiella differentialekvation genom att replikera avkastningen från en köpoption med hjälp av en självfinansierad portfölj bestående utav aktier och obligationer. Även en kort introduktion till risk-neutral värdering ges. Optionens känslighetsmått (”grekerna”) presenteras i form av 3

I denna uppsats har vi genom fallstudier på Procordia och OLW, undersökt hur studenters perception av företags arbetsgivarvarumärke påverkas av storleken på varumärkesportföljen. Detta har gjorts genom kvalitativa intervjuer med anställda på de olika företagen och specialister samt en kvantitativ undersökning bland studenter vid Lunds och Uppsala universitet. Då Procordia och OLW båda ägs av Orkla

The aim of the paper is to compare the phenomenon of clustering in Russia, in terms of innovation policy to sustainable economic growth, with the positive experience of implementation of cluster approach to innovation in the EU as a part of the EU innovation strategy to competitiveness, within the theoretical framework of RIS. By aspiring to boost its global competitiveness Russia pursues innovati

Den här uppsatsen grundar sig på en översättning av sex olika artiklar med operativa riktlinjer för Unescos konvention om skydd och främjande av mångfalden av kulturyttringar. Uppsatsen inleds med en källtextanalys som följs av överväganden inför översättningen samt några ord om översättningsstrategin som valdes med utgångspunkt ur vad som framkom av textanalysen. Uppsatsen avslutas med en översät

In March 2011 the Swedish government appointed a committee to investigate and analyze the literature’s situation and the literature area. The committee will not investigate the conditions and positions of the actors on the book market, nor analyze the distribution of the National Arts Council’s literature support – a support with the purpose to encourage publication of quality literature with grea

Abstract Author: Marina Linder Title: The media portrayal of the social services – a study of two Swedish tabloid magazines Supervisor: Lars Harrysson The objective of this study was to explore how media creates a picture by using the social services in Sweden as an example. The method being used is qualitive content analysis on 23 articles from two major national tabloid newspapers. The material

Research Aim and Questions: The research aims at addressing the question of dialectics between formal political culture and civic culture through internet as a new media with a concentration on the US government’s war discourse and the US anti-war activism. The main research question is: what are the dialectics between the US anti-war activism and the US state from February 2009 (Barack Obama’s in

The purpose of my study was to examine care staff and unit heads perceptions and experiences in cultural meetings, both within the staff groups and within the recipients of care in the home service. I wanted to investigate what these cultural meetings means in the work with the elderly, how it is noticed and affects their work. The study is based on a qualitative research method with interviews of

The purpose of this paper was to examine if there was an experience of alienation in a student association and what the meaning of the usage of symbols and having a commitment within a group meant to maintain the group identity. Using a quantitative method the research analyzed answers from students in the student association at the university of technology in Lund. The theory in this paper was co

Food production, especially meat production, has a large impact on the environment and wastage of these products has an even greater impact (WRAP 2007). A lot of food is thrown away due to "safety scares" and consumers insecurity of the safety and quality of the food. If the microbiological state of meat can be identified and constantly updated, throughout the whole supply chain, includi