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Den här kandidatuppsatsen behandlar acceptansen kring mobila betalningslösningar genom en grundlig genomgång av tidigare studier och litteratur samt en egen empirisk undersökning direkt riktad mot konsumenterna. Den empiriska studien är baserad på en modifikation av ramverket UTAUT (Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology) där bland annat uppfattad risk har lagts till som en variabel. DThis thesis covers the acceptance surrounding mobile payments in i thorough review of previous studies and literature directly aimed towards the consumers. The empirical study is based on a modification of the framework UTAUT (Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology) where, percieved risk among other variables has been added. The resulting empirical data shows that the respondents are l

Sexual health is an important aspect of quality of life. Norms regarding sexuality affect indi-viduals in several aspects. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of norms on sexual health, for nine (9) individuals based on their own written stories. The material consists of nine (9) written posts from the Internet forum Reddit. The theoretical frame of references consists of script t

The aim of this study was thru a qualitative study, with the theory about symbolic interactionism made by Mead, examine how the experiences of bullying in elementary school may occur as a consequence for future adulthood. I chose to use the internet-page Facebook to search for interviewees. Through Facebook, I asked my closest associates and friends to share this post so that the search would go o

The watch officer on board of vessels of the Netherlands Royal Navy has to deal with a wide variety of interest during his/her duty. Despite the wide variety of interests the watch officer has to manage, the amount of incidents and accidents is few. Apparently, the watch officers of the Netherlands Royal Navy are well able to manage this wide variety of interests. The aim of this thesis research

This study aims to map out the phenomenon of Swedish social work students working part time jobs and to analyze the reported reasons for why they work alongside their university education. In Sweden, education is free of cost and the students are offered allowance and loan to cover the costs of being a student – such as literature, food and rent. To answer this purpose, a questionnaire was handed

This study is based on qualitative semi-structured interviews with five social work managers, working within the public functional disabilities sector, in three different municipalities. The aim of the study is to examine and analyze how these managers experience the discretion in the context wherein they operate, and how it influences their role as frontline managers within social work. The theor

The aim of this study was to investigate the third-phase process, exploring participant’s perceptions and experiences as part of the research. The third-phase process is a labor market policy for those who’ve been unemployed for four hundred and fifty (450) days or more. The selection process was based on five participants between the ages of thirty- two (32) and fifty- three (53) years old, two m

The purpose of this study is to get a better understanding over people who work in the civil society work, their commitment and the result of their work with the help of Bourdieus theories concerning capital, fields and doxa. I’ve done five interviews with people working at an organization that has a goal to put young people to work. My first question is how the employee’s capital is developed. Du

Titel: Dags att stoppa in skjortan? En fallstudie om vad som driver implementeringen av Management Control Systems i ett mindre tjänsteproducerande tillväxtföretag Seminariedatum: 15 januari 2016 Kurs: FEKH69, Examensarbete på kandidatnivå, Företagsekonomi, 15 hp Författare: Johan Dreber, Marcus Björk Lindström, Oscar Hedström Handledare: Hans Knutsson Nyckelord: Äventyrsskolan, Management CoTitle: Time to tuck in the shirt? A case study of what drives the implementation of Management Control Systems (MCS) in a small service firm in growth. Seminar date: January 15, 2016 Course: FEKH69, Bachelor Degree Project, Business Administration, 15 ECTS Authors: Johan Dreber, Marcus Björk Lindström, Oscar Hedström Advisor: Hans Knutsson Keywords: Äventyrsskolan, Management Control Systems

Syftet med denna uppsats är att utreda hur domstolarnas åldersbedömning i fall av oaktsamhet vid våldtäkt mot barn förhåller sig till kravet på förutsebarhet. För att utreda förutsebarheten i den faktiska tillämpningen har jag genomfört en analys av rättsfall från underrätter. Denna analys undersöker dels hur väl rättsfallen följer den ledning som erbjuds av lagtext och förarbeten och dels hur enhThe purpose of this paper is to examine whether the courts’ age-assessment in cases of negligence concerning statutory rape meet the requirement of predictability. To review the predictability of the application of the law by the courts, I have conducted a case-study based on cases from the lower courts. This study examines both how well the cases align with the directions presented by the law and

Authors: Camilla Anzoategui and Josephine Rosenquist Title: Child perspective and participation - utopia or a real possibility? A qualitative study about social workers' perspective on child perspective and child participation within economic aid Supervisor: Susanna Johansson Assessor: Marta Kolankiewicz The aim of this study was to examine how social workers practicing economic aid in th

Today's security cameras typically capture either color images based on visible light or grayscale images based on both visible and near-infrared (NIR) light. This means that the performance is limited in situations where it is unclear which kind of image to capture. At dusk, for example, the visible light may not be sufficient to capture good-quality color images. On the other hand, capturing

The aim of this thesis was to study legislation from 1915, 1934, 1941 and 1999 about sterilization and marriage hinder of disabled individuals called ‘’feeble-minded’’. We have analyzed laws to examine if there are any existing discourses about disabled, and how the discourses have affected their lives and rights of reproduction. We also wanted to see what designations that where used to describe

The rise of homophobia and violence related to it across the postcolonial world has incited many LGBT persons to migrate to Western Europe and North America. One of the possible ways includes seeking asylum on the ground of sexual orientation and gendered identity. In most cases they migrate alone and are compelled to negotiate their sexuality in paradoxical and contradictory ways. Fleeing from ho

This thesis concerns steady state equations of mass action systems and methods for solving them symbolically in Matlab. We study two different methods for solving such systems with slightly different applicability. One that is fast but limited, the other one is slower but more general. We also study the question of parameter dependence of solutions and model reduction. The parameter dependence

Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka förväntningsgapet mellan småföretagare och deras revisor, med grund i uppfattningen av revisorns roll, samt att se om det ser annorlunda ut för småföretagare som frivilligt använder revisor eller som enligt lag ska ha revisor. Metoden i denna uppsats består av en kombination av en kvantitativ och en kvalitativ metod, Mixed Methods. En kvantitativ enkät samt kThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the expectation gap between small business owners and their auditors, on the basis of the perception of the role of the auditor, and to see if it looks different for small business owners that voluntarily use the auditor or are required by law to have an auditor. The method in this paper consists of a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods,

While localization helps to create websites and mobile apps for specific target markets, not as much attention was devoted to the area of affective virtual service agents. The situation is changing due to advances in affective computing and artificial intelligence. Virtual service agents have the potential to change the way how people interact with information technology by transforming control me

With advanced navigation systems becoming ubiquitous in modern cars, the availability of detailed GPS data opens up new research areas in the fields of pattern analysis and data mining. By capturing the end-of-trip GPS points of each trip made by a driver, that driver’s meaningful destinations could be identified. The knowledge of these destinations can be used for route prediction, which in turn

The Balanced Participation - The Meaning of Children’s Participation in Custody Evaluations [translated title] Children’s participation in terms of matters that truly concerns them has been highlighted in social work and the social services. When it comes to family law, researchers have found the custody and access proceedings being negligent regarding children’s participation and in considering