I examine if participatory action research can be used to launch processes in women’s action groups in rural areas of a lower middle income country, which can lead to empowerment of the organization. Participatory action research conducted in Western Georgia was designed to investigate marginalization of rural women and whether a researcher can intervene by taking on a role of an external change-m

Food insecurity is a reality faced by millions of people worldwide. Poor access and availability to food markets, poverty, and uncertain global system futures all exacerbate this issue. In seeking to combat food insecurity for South Carolina residents and improve the viability and resilience of local food markets around Greenville County, South Carolina, this assessment determines optimal potentia

In recent years several reports have indicated that social workers could be one of the more vulnerable professionals regarding emotional work related stress. At Barnahus in Sweden social workers together with other professionals listen to the story’s told by young victims of violence. In this study, we interviewed five social workers at Barnahus in order to highlight the impact listening to these

The purpose of this study was to investigate the responsibilities transnational Kosovo-Albanian migrants take over their older relatives. To achieve our purpose, we have carried out a qualitative study in which we have had oral interviews with seven Kosovo-Albanian migrants who immigrated to Sweden in the 90s. Our theoretical starting point has been transnational migration, and we have used concep

Previous studies have shown a significant relation between the beta value and return of a stock. In our study we show that excess returns on the National Stock Exchange in India can be obtained by using a Black-Swan investment strategy, with beta as a portfolio- building tool. A Black Swan is an unpredicted event that causes major market fluctuations. Observing daily return movements on the CNX Ni

Relativsatser är bland de första bisatser som etableras i det lilla barnets språk. Dock finns det olika typer av relativsatser som kan vara lättare eller svårare för barnet att tillägna sig. Den typ som anses lättare är subjektsrelativer (när subjektet relativiseras), och de svårare är objektsrelativer (när objektet relativiseras). Syftet med denna studie har varit att få reda på i vilken utsträck

Bakgrund: Höga ljudnivåer och bullerskador är ett vanligt problem på arbetsplatser. Många väljer att inte använda hörselskydd då de upplevs försvåra kommunikation. En metod som med ett enkelt mått kan utvärdera hörselskydds påverkan av taluppfattning vore värdefullt. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att undersöka möjligheten att med metoden Speech intelligibility impact Level (SiimpL) mäta skillnad m

The debt equity bias refers to the discrimination between debt and equity finance. This discrimination is problematic since it distorts companies’ decisions and increases systemic risk. The European Commission has recommended Sweden to eliminate or reduce the bias and the Swedish Ministry of Finance has gathered a committee to investigate possible solutions. Sørensen (2010) suggested that Sweden w

The main goal of this thesis is to investigate the properties and prospects of the new digital currency, Bitcoin. How is it structured and is there a possibility of it having a substantial impact on the financial sector or today’s monetary systems? Through macroeconomic theory, financial models and academic writing we will explain the fundamentals of money, how the Bitcoin network functions and in

The purpose of this paper was to uncover the underlying meanings of coffee consumption and the roles these meanings play in people’s everyday lives, thus contributing to the literature of consumer behaviour. A qualitative study method has been carried out, using an hermeneutic approach in order to uncover the study subjects’ perceptions of reality. Through an abductive approach experts within the

Sammanfattning Vad: Kandidatuppsats, Logistics Service Management, Lunds Universitet, VT 2014 Författare: Anton Berggren och Malin Windrup Titel: Vi litar på varandra… Eller? Handledare: Gustaf Kastberg Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att bidra med förståelse och generera kunskap om hur olika faktorer påverkar förtroendet i en VMI-relation. Vi gör detta genom att studera aktörernas förhållning

This is a bachelor thesis using qualitative methods to investigate people in insecure socio- economic situations. The purpose of this thesis is to, in an explorative way, investigate, both theoretically and empirically, what people in insecure socio-economic situations have in common, in what ways they differ from each other, and where they can be placed in a class structure. For this purpose, 6 p

År 2007 genomfördes flera omfattande reformer av den svenska arbetslöshetsförsäkringen. Med ett stort datamaterial över alla ersättningstagare i Sverige gör jag först en deskriptiv analys av de generella förändringarna mellan år 2006-2012 och av vilka förändringar som skulle kunna bero på 2007 års reformer. Sedan gör jag en kausal analys där jag med hjälp av en OLS-estimering med Difference-in-DifIn the year of 2007 several comprehensive reforms of the Swedish unemployment insurance system were implemented. With a large dataset covering every unemployed benefit recipient in Sweden I do, firstly, a descriptive analysis of the general trends between 2006 and 2012, secondly, I do a causal analysis using an OLS-estimation with a Difference-in-Difference design to examine if the lowering of the

Authors: Aleksandra Nikolic & Rosil Al-Janabi Title: From romance to abuse of power. A qualitative study of voluntary work with women who are exposed to domestic violence, from a social constructionist perspective with focus on gender. Supervisor: Anders Östnäs The aim of this study was to try and create an understanding on how voluntary organization work with and reaches out to women who ar

Factoring has become more and more important for businesses during the recent years. However, for VAT purposes the treatment of factoring remains unclear. Factoring is not mentioned in the VAT Directive but connected to the term ‘debt collection’ in Article 132 (1) (d) of the VAT Directive which will be described in the thesis. The first issue is to analyse the characteristics of factoring servic

The study investigates how information and communication technologies (ICTs) can contribute to sustainable mobility in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. Journeys with the purposes of work, shopping and leisure are investigated and analysed in terms of sustainable mobility. Data has been collected through a survey of residents in four neighbourhoods and interviews with respectively people

The goal of this study was to find correlations that could be relevant concerning the attitude towards steroid use amongst secondary school students. The study was conducted at a secondary school in Helsingborg with a fairly small population of 80 students divided in two classes. A quantitative method, in the form of a survey study, was used in order to acquire results. The survey contained questi