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The private sector possesses a lot of capital and resources. Therefore, the idea that this capital could be directed to contribute towards the general efforts of international development is increasingly being explored. The rise of Corporate Social Responsibility has thus brought about a lot of research assessing the role of the private sector as a development tool. Within previous literature ther
Biogas is a renewable fuel produced from various kinds of organic biomass primarily considered as waste from today's society. The biogas today are used as fuel in heat and electricity or upgraded to vehicle gas. There are ambitious national and local targets for biogas in Sweden, where within a few years they want to see a comprehensive increase in production and use of biogas. Likewise, it’s
The aim of this study is to gain some understanding how adolescents which are selling sex is not noticed by social workers in spite of the fact that the adolescents often are in contact with the social welfare system. The study builds on empirical material from five qualitative semi structured interviews with social workers in different workplaces. The theoretical framework guiding the analysis is
Sustainability communication and leadership are among the most popular topics in the communication field. Nowadays, we increasingly witness corporate leaders engaging online and talk about sustainability in social media. However, sustainability communication from a CEO’s perspective has not yet been thoroughly investigated. Therefore, this study aims to understand how CEOs in the energy sector com
Inom sjukvården är misslyckade IT-projekt ett problem. Orsakerna står ofta att finna i att systemet inte fungerar som användare och intressenter förväntar sig. Samtidigt finns det omfattande forskning inom Requirement Management som syftar till att skapa metoder och modeller för att undvika sådana problem. I denna studie testas en metod på ett case inom sjukvården i syfte att se om bilden av intre
This paper explores associations between education and life expectancy by sex at the district level in Costa Rica for the Census years 1984, 2000 and 2011. Previous research on the topic have shown mixed results on the gradient between SES and health outcomes for Costa Rica. This ecological study is the first to use districts as the unit of observation, which allows for a more elaborate analysis i
Som en effekt av omregleringen av den svenska spelmarknaden tillkom en ökad spelreklam. I spellagen finns ett krav på att iaktta måttfullhet vid marknadsföring av spel till konsumenter. Vilka krav som egentligen ställs har lämnats till rättstillämpningen att avgöra men vägledning ges av rekommendationer och riktlinjer. Detta innebär en gråzon i regelverket. Kravet på måttfullhet är däremot under fIncreased advertising for gambling services came as an effect of the re-regulation of the Swedish gambling market. According to the Swedish gambling law there is a requirement to observe moderation when marketing gambling services to consumers. What the requirement implicate has been left to the legal practitioner to decide but guidance is given by recommendations and guidelines. This implies a gr
Nätneutralitet är ett relativt nytt begrepp som vuxit i media på senare år. Det som skildras är oftast fenomenet med zero rating där specifika sociala medier och applikationstjänster zero rate:as och surf på dessa plattformar ej räknas mot datataket. Innebörden av detta är en diskriminerande miljö med olika villkor, vilket främjar monopolist-bolag och hämmar möjligheterna för nya företag att ta si
Gräsrotsfinansiering är ett relativt nytt digitaliserat finansieringsalternativ, som växer snabbt både på den svenska och den globala marknaden. Gräsrotsfinansieringsplattformarna syftar till att förmedla kontakten mellan kapitalsökande bolag och investerare. Den snabba tillväxten har dock bidragit till att lagstiftningen har hamnat efter, vilket antas ha påverkat investerarna på plattformarna negCrowdfunding is a new digitized alternative to find capital, compared to other traditional financing methods. The process involves a platform that simplifies for capital seeking companies to find investors. During these past years, the growth of crowdfunding has increased significant, but the legislation hasn’t followed the process. This assumed to have a negative impact on the investors of the pl
Research Problem - Considering the increasing trend towards startup studios in the business world, the literature does not provide much information regarding these start-up support organisations. In recent years, researchers have put their attention on accelerators, creating a broad understanding of this concept. It is important for entrepreneurs to be aware of the different support organisations
There is an ever-growing interest among researchers and practitioners in base of the pyramid (BOP) markets. Still, the distinguishable challenges in terms of presenting a viable business model at the BOP are evident both in research and practice. This thesis aims to examine how private sector firms can innovate business models to attend to the BOP. A qualitative research approach in the form of a
This thesis deals with the study of how the Smart Mirror fares compared to other information oriented devices in three areas: Energy consumption, light interference from the mirror foils and general performance of the computer system. The development of Smart Mirrors has mainly been focused on usability, whilst research in performance and light interference is lacking. The project, contains compos
Denna studie riktar sig mot anställda som arbetar i gruppboende som innefattas av Lagen om stöd och service till vissa funktionsnedsatta (LSS). I flera sektorer inom den offentliga sektorn sker det en ökad detaljstyrning och den anställde får ett alltmer omfattande administrativt ansvar. Syftet med studien är därför att öka förståelsen för vilken betydelse styrdokument och riktlinjer har för den a
Thesis purpose: The purpose of this study is to extend the literature on green extensions, by exploring how consumers perceive the image of car brands extending to green vehicles, and the underlying factors for this perception, based on a set of theoretical propositions which the authors seek to qualify. Methodology: The methodology used to fulfil this purpose, consist of a qualitative study, usin
This study evaluates and compares two different wastewater treatment technologies from a life cycle perspective. The evaluating technologies are Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) technology with a microfiltration membrane and Iso-Disc technology. Both technologies are gaining market share and are an important step in a wastewater treatment plant to guarantee good effluent quality of water. In this study w
Skolsegregationen har ökat och det finns stora skillnader i hur olika skolor presterar. Den här uppsatsen undersöker om det finns några skillnader i hur niondeklassare i en svensk kommun i huvudstadsregionen ser på sin studie- och yrkesframtid. Jämförelsen är gjord mellan ungdomar som går i en skola med höga resultat som ligger i ett välbärgat område samt ungdomar som går i en skola med låga resul
ABSTRACT This thesis explores the chances of learning from an educational model from Colombia, Escuela Nueva Learning Circles, to overcome issues with refugee integration in primary schools in Austria. It set out to understand the current challenges in Austria and a possible utilization of a pedagogical model of the Global South for empowering refugee children in a Global North context. The empir
Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) seeks to combine climate change adaptation, socio-economic development and climate change mitigation benefits through the use of ecosystem services and biodiversity. Embedded in socio-ecological-systems, EbA efforts need to overcome challenges posed by complexity, uncertainty, long time horizons and interdisciplinarity. A narrative-based appraisal method was develo
This thesis examines the wealthiest individuals in 19th century Sweden. The specific questions asked are which sectors of the economy these individuals accumulated their wealth in; and to what extent they belonged to the nobility. The thesis also further investigate whether the wealthiest were overrepresented as high ranking politicians such as ministers, members of parliament and mayors. The econ
This theoretical paper will explore the limitations of denaturalization of gender, or more specifically the breakage of the link between maleness and masculinity. Using different examples of female masculinities, but focused on those coupled with lesbian desire, it will be argued that exposing performativity/unnaturalness of gender does not necessarily impact the gender binary - femininity/masculi
