Traditionella modeller och inställningar till ledarskap har på senare tid blivit allt mer ifrågasatta. Delat ledarskap är en organisationsform på frammarsch som tar avsteg från den vanliga bilden av ledaren som en person. Vi undersöker vad det innebär att ha två personer i en organisation som delar på det formella ledarskapet. Den centrala frågan är huruvida delat ledarskap går att rekommendera fö

Abstract The aim of this paper is to find out what kind of functions the dog may have had on the island, Öland, Sweden. I started with three possible functions: A practical function, a religious/ritual function and other functions. The conclusions of this paper are twofold. The first conclusion is that more research is needed if one wants to know what kind of functions the dog have had in the Ir

Uppsatsen består av beskrivning och analys av USA:s, Kinas, Rysslands och Japans inställningar till en koreansk återförening, samt dessa inställningars bakomliggande orsaker. Hegemoniskolan och neorealistisk teori används för att förklara staternas ageranden i det anarkiska systemet. Ryssland och Kina ställer sig direkt negativa till en koreansk återförening, främst av säkerhetspolitiska och maktp

In this essay I have looked more closely at different means of grinding wood prior to the mass production and total dominance of the sandpaper in recent times as there is virtually no information to be found about this. I have also done a few replicas of how early sandpapers might have looked and as a part of creating these replicas I have also tested diffrent types of early glues. The conclusion

Lately information- and communication technology (ICT) has been seen as an important tool to vitalize democracy. What kind of democracy it generates is however debateable. The objective with this thesis is therefore to examine what democratic ideal that dominates the use of ICT in Region Skåne and Västra Götalandsregionen and what kind of citizenship it brings. The two case studies were chosen bec

UPPSATSEN ÄR SKRIVEN I ÄMNET TJECKISKA (KURS TJE252). The history of gender equality in the Czech Republic i's long and diverse. Thi's thesi's aim's to provide a concise mapping of it's development, with the purpose to illustrate and explain factor's that have consequence's to thi's day. The principal focu's of the study i's the civic women''s movem

With ever-increasing environmental problems in the world, I have with this thesis aimed at studying how the Inuit people of the Arctic organize themselves around the issue of environmental degradation. In focus for this thesis is the organization Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC), an NGO that focuses on saving and protecting the social and cultural rights of the Inuit people, along with the envir

Antalet sjukskrivningar i Sverige har sedan slutet av 1990-talet ökat. För att få ner antalet sjukskrivna i arbetslivet, har en ny sjukskrivningsprocess utvecklats. Förändringarna med socialstyrelsens ökade krav på tidig bedömning av arbetsförmåga vid sjukskrivning och förbättrade rehabiliteringsinsatser kan fungera som bas för utvecklingen av arbetsterapin och arbetsterapeuternas kompetens. En en

The Aim of the Study: The overall aim of this thesis is to gain an understanding of the current relationship between art music and the society as well as an understanding of the relationship between the old and the contemporary art music. The relationship between the older and the contemporary art music, in which the former holds a predominant position is discussed from several different aspects s

The present study examines the effect of a nine-hour Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) intervention for teachers who experience stress. Twenty-two teachers from four different counties in southern Sweden were randomly allocated to an ACT intervention (n=15) and a control group (n=7). The ACT condition received three three-hour sessions of ACT over a six-week period, and the control group re

The purpose with this study was to investigate the rules and norms there is in a prison. The rules in a meaning of the one that the prison have that the interns must follow and the norms and values. This study is from an outside perspective, which is in this case between the prison warders and the interns and the relation between the interns. The essay is based on nine interviews with prison warde

Abstract ? ?there is no reason?to assume that prehistorians cannot study ancient symbolism and beliefs. The question remains, however, how best to study symbolism within the material confines of archaeological research? (Fogelin 2007:63) With my essay I would like to bring up the meaning of the soapstonelamp for the Thule culture in Greenland. Humans in the arctic area, from the same in the nor

The transition towards a less carbon-intensive society has been initiated. Still, the international climate policy arena is seeking a significant mitigation strategy. Land-Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF) activities have been acknowledged to represent both a valid carbon dioxide reduction option through biological removal and a considerable source of greenhouse gas emissions at the same

This master thesis presents a Model for Evaluating and Managing Interruption Risks in connection with Business Continuity Planning (BCP), developed for Swedwood International. The model consists of a template with instructions. The model should be easily understood and useful for establishing a plan for BCP. This is achieved by including the contents and procedure of BCP and the main supply chain

This paper examines the possibility of identifying votive offerings among a collection of stray finds in a Late neolithic material from one farm land on the island Hven.First, I identify the Late neolithic artefacts in a collection of stray finds and make a register as well as take photographes of the artefacts. Then I compare these stray finds with material from hoards found in Scania to analyz i

Ämnet för denna uppsats är yogapraktiserandets eventuella inflytande på liv och identitet hos nio svenska yogautövare. Yoga är här en österländsk praxis tolkad i och utifrån västerländska kulturramar i en svensk kontext. Att belysa en kultur i ett sådant möte mellan kulturer, kan framhäva kunskap om den andra. Därför utförs denna studie ur ett interkulturellt perspektiv. Det tas även hänsyn till u

Syftet med uppsatsen har varit att undersöka hur ett litet svenskt modeföretag kommunicerar sin identitet med fallstudie på Odd Molly. Ansatsen har varit abduktiv och en kvalitativ studie har genomförts. Det teoretiska ramverket utgörs av ett managementperspektiv på hur identitet skapas utifrån Frans Melins modell och hur denna kan kommuniceras.Den centrala delen av analysen har varit att förstå h

Vi har sett att kvinnans köpbeslutsprocess skiljer sig något från mannens varvid den reklam som skall attrahera henne måste förändras. Reklamen skall inte vara alltför tydligt riktad till kvinnan utan skall syfta till att hon känner sig inkluderad. Kvinnan söker mycket information och råd innan ett köpbeslut. Företagen skall stäva efter att bli den kvinnan vänder sig till under processens gång. Kv

Uppsatsen ämnar studera neutrala e-handelssystem. Uppsatsens problemfrågor syftar till att belysa värdet (affärsnyttan) av den här typen av neutrala e-handelssystem samt undersöka vilka eventuella svårigheter som föreligger vid ett införande av ett sådant system på en befintlig marknad. Uppsatsen metod är av explorativ (utforskande) karaktär. Uppsatsens teoretiska grund byggs på teorier om: E-hand

“The management of innovation is inherently difficult and risky, most new technologies fail to be translated into products and services, and most new products and services are not commercial successes. In short, innovation can enhance competitiveness, but it requires a different set of management knowledge and skills from those of everyday business administration” (Bessant et al. 2005 p. 1). The a