The first decade of the 21st century saw a shift in the way Africa is being presented in the media and in major events where development issues of the continent are discussed. The narrative is accompanied by ambitious utopian like ‘vision’ of countries across the continent. This study is aimed at understanding how the narrative of development, during the time when the ‘Africa Rising’ narrative is

The aim of the conducted study was to analyse how care managers are using their discretion and the frontline practice in needs assessment and decision-making regarding elderly people applying for special forms of accommodation for older persons in need for special support, so-called “retirement home” (Social Services Act, 2001:453). The study was done with qualitative methods with semistructured i

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine drug-related experiences among social work students in Lund and Helsingborg and to examine if there is any connection between having experiences of this kind and opinions regarding having such experiences while working with people who are using drugs. Method: I used a quantitative method through a survey that was handed out to the students at t

Svinn som uppstår vid produktion av skinka och åtgärder för en hållbar produktion Produktion av skinka är en komplex process med många steg och inverkande parametrar. Svinn uppstår mer eller mindre i samtliga processteg i olika former: blodliknande vätska, bortsorterade skivor på grund av torrt eller håligt kött, förångad vätska med mera. Det finns en stor potential för minskat svinn men det krävWaste is an issue in the food industry which impacts both the economy and the environment negatively. Atria is a food company aiming to reduce the waste. This report investigates the waste, its origin, and causes in the ham production process. The aim of this report is to identify waste and possible solutions. In this report both qualitative data and quantitative data were collected and analysed.

Examensarbetets titel: Branschtillhörighet och dess betydelse vid redovisning - En komparativ undersökning av goodwill i två olika branscher Seminariedatum: 2018-05-31 Ämne/kurs: FEKH69, Examensarbete i redovisning på kandidatnivå i, 15 HP Författare: Dalal Haciy, Madelene Norbo och Frida Olofsson Handledare: Peter W Jönsson Fem nyckelord: Goodwill, Kassagenererande enheter, Redovisning, IFTitle: Industry affiliation and and its importance on accounting - A comparative survey of goodwill in two different industries Seminar date: 2018-05-31 Course: FEKH69, Bachelor Degree Project in Financial and Management Accounting Undergraduate Level, Business Administration, 15 ECTS Authors: Dalal Haciy, Madelene Norbo and Frida Olofsson Advisor: Peter W Jönsson Key words: Goodwill, Cash-Ge

Studien belyser hur digitaliseringen och framväxten av omnikanaler har skapat ett dynamiskt shoppingbeteende hos generation Y. Vid inköp av kläder rör sig kunder inom generation Y idag mellan flera försäljningskanaler, vilket ökar tillgängligheten till ett större utbud av klädföretag. Syftet med studien är bidra med förståelse för den lojalitetsskapande effekt hos kundgruppen generation Y som kläd

Poly-3-D-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a biopolymer naturally produced by a range of bacterial species. PHB production both from glucose and xylose has also been enabled by engineering the robust baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, however yields remain low. In the present study, additional modifications were carried out in S. cerevisiae strains already expressing functional enzymatic pathways for

Uppsatsen handlar om hur mentorskapsrelationen verkar som pedagogiskt verktyg för lärandet. I dagens samhälle kan mentorskap bland annat betraktas användas utifrån tanken om att främja det livslånga lärandet och som svar på samhällsutmaningar, såsom att bidra till att fler får kvalificerat arbete. Utifrån dessa tankar om mentorskap och utifrån dagens debatt kring utrikes föddas (icke-)möjligheter

The necessity of agile risk management has been a debated topic. While some claim that agile methods mitigate risks with their agile techniques and principles, others claim that it is not enough and an explicit risk management process is necessary. The findings of this study show that agile methods do mitigate risks extensively. By working closely with customers, following an iterative and increme

Sveriges riksdag har beslutat att FN:s konvention om barns rättigheter (Barnkonventionen) ska bli lagstadgad år 2020. Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka hur socialsekreterare vid enheten Barn och Familj uppfattar och talar om sina egna och andra samhällsaktörers tolkning av vad som är barnets bästa, och om de anser att dessa tolkningar påverkar samarbetet med andra organisationer. Metoden sSweden's government has decided that the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) will be made into law by the year 2020. The aim of this study was therefore to explore how child welfare social workers perceive and talk about what affects their own and other community actors interpretation of the best interest of the child, and if they believe those interpretations have an

The aim of my research was to study the implementation of the UNs Convention on the Rights of the Child on different family centers in Sweden. I wanted to examine if the family centers had policies concerning the Children’s Convention that affected their daily work, and if not, how they managed the implementation through the daily work. The study used a qualitative method with semi structured inte

Research shows that women’s labour market participation in low- and middle-income countries promotes female economic empowerment. However, it is still unclear if and how increased economic opportunities, e.g. through labour market participation, affects women’s exposure to intimate partner violence and overall well-being. Economic bargaining models shed light on the economic empowerment of women a

The aim of this study was to examine how the interaction between the profession of a social worker and the logic of justice is functioning within the framework of probation service. The study contained hundred personal investigations that was given by three different courts and with a quantitative analysis the material was later studied, this was done by breaking down the document into different c

This thesis describes and analyses conceptions of autopsy, human dissection and cremation expressed in Swedish newspapers, during the last two decades of the 19th century. The main purpose of the study is to compare previous research that has stated that there was a general reluctance to all forms of autopsy and human dissection during the time. This is done by analysing newspaper articles in a se

Several studies have been made regarding if there is discrimination towards the Roma on the South Eastern European labour market. The main result in previous studies has shown that the salary difference between the majority population and the Roma is to a great extent explained by difference in attained education. This study looks at what factors effects education attainment with the aim to explai

The MAX IV synchrotron light source in Lund, Sweden is being commissioned for full operation in late 2017. The HIPPIE beamline will provide research groups with a state of the art machine for ambient pressure photoelectron spectroscopy. The beamline con- tains a range of diagnostic instruments that measure the status of the beam within the beamline. These tools are used in combination with methodi

Examensarbetets titel: ​Vilka faktorer påverkar precisionen vid värdering av fastigheter till verkligt värde? Seminariedatum: ​31 maj 2018 Kurs: ​FEKH69, Examensarbete i redovisning på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: ​David Raso Handledare: ​Peter W Jönsson Nyckelord: ​Värderingsprecision, tillförlitlighet, IFRS 13, förvaltningsfastigheter, verkligt värde Syfte: ​Studiens syfte är

The last decades, far-right political parties made huge advancements in divisive elections in the West with growing anti-refugee and anti-Islam sentiments. There is no doubt that policies in Sweden have emboldened the far-right. The real question is how does this affect the already established lives of children of immigrants that come from a different culture? The purpose of this study is two-fold

The phenomenon of interest here is change management in the tobacco industry in a European policy context. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how one European-based tobacco company approaches change management in an effort to combat strict regulatory changes stemming from the recently revised and highly enforced European Union (EU) 2014 Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). Comparing the Comp

Global citizenship is an ambiguous concept that is often referred to in political and social contexts, but hardly being defined what it actually entails. This study aims to examine the universal construction of global citizenship, according to which every human being is constructed as the same with same rights. It becomes evident that there are differences when it comes to accessing the global bel