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Pension är något som berör alla, trots detta så väljer många individer att skjuta på de beslut och investeringar som rör pensionssparande. Pensionsval skapar ångest och oro hos många människor. Tyvärr underlättar inte de komplexa valmöjligheterna denna process. Denna uppsats undersöker därför om individers förståelse om finansiell information påverkar de beslut som tas. Uppsatsen har även valt attRetirement is something that affects everyone, but even so, many individuals tend to postpone the investments and decisions concerning retirement savings. Pension planning creates anxiety and concern for many individuals and complex choices do not facilitate this process. This thesis examines whether individuals' understanding of financial information is affecting the decisions they make. It a

Den stressrelaterade ohälsan hos arbetstagare, och framförallt bland tjänstemännen, har ökat i takt med att arbetsmarknaden har blivit allt mer digitaliserad och individualiserad. Det moderna arbetslivet har suddat ut gränserna mellan arbetstagarnas privatliv och arbete och möjligheterna att utföra arbete på olika platser är idag långtgående. Denna studie syftar till att reda ut vilket ansvar arbeThe stress-related illness among workers, and especially among officials, has increased as the labour marker has become more digitalized and individualized. The modern working life has blurred the boundaries between employees’ personal life and work and the opportunities to work in different places are today far reaching. This study aims to clarify the responsibilities of the employer regarding th

The archivist Martin Grass defines personal archives as that they do not have to adapt to guidelines when it comes to the culling or preservation of the material, the submitting of the material to an archive is not done directly after the material is created or collected and that they often concern broader subjects. In this thesis I study the creator of the personal archives and the driving forces

The research problem originates within the concept of co-creation where traditional roles of organisations and consumers start to shift. Thereby, the issue of who actually controls brand images arises. Consequently, it is unclear how consumers perceive brands that are no longer controlled or even created by organisations. This study investigates how consumer-dominant logic influences brand image a

This thesis explores the view of business related and historical records in 22 small and medium-sized companies in Sweden. According to Swedish law, small and medium-sized companies must keep business related records for a certain period of time. The keeping of records of historical value are on the other hand an activity based on free choices and does not answer under any law. The records of smal

The purpose of this report is to evaluate whether the personal safety is adequate in case of a fire at Gårdsåkra in Eslöv. The personal safety considered being adequate if it can be shown that evacuation is possible for everyone without the risk of serious injuries. Gårdsåkra is a unique building which contains 16 buildings that are connected with one glass-roof. The buildings houses apartments, n

Objective: Previous studies have revealed positive effects on subjective alertness, performance and general sleep patterns, with exposure to light conditions adapted to time of day according to the circadian system. This study aimed to investigate the impact of a dynamic LED light intervention on sleep quality of adolescent students. Methodology: Twenty eight seventh-grade subjects were recruited

Plenty of research has been made on strategic asset allocation, but the focus on foreign market exposure is sparse. This paper analyzes how the investor’s portfolio choice is affected when exposed to four foreign assets, one domestic asset, and the risk free interest rate. Two models are developed using dynamic programming for an investor with iso-elastic utility and lognormal asset returns. The p

I Sverige använder majoriteten av organisationer intranät som informationskanal och kommunikation inom organisationen. Undersökning visar att det existerar ett missnöje bland intranätsanvändare där en stor andel av slutanvändarna inte vet vad intranätet har för syfte och att det inte är anpassat efter deras behov. Genom att intervjua fyra kravanalytiker angående respektives arbetsmetod kommer stud

The technological level of a country is known to have a significant impact on the economic growth of the region. Technology specifically is what drives the progression of productivity. The concept of technology diffusion addresses the phenomenon of countries adopting and using new technology. This paper aims to address the issue of whether the Schengen Area has influenced the technology diffusion

Det är över 60 miljoner människor på flykt världen över. I Sverige och stora delar av Europa pågår en debatt kring de stora flyktingströmmarna och hur integrationen till samhället ska gå till. Många åsikter framförs men vad innebär egentligen flyktingmigrationen för orter och städer världen över? Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur den ekonomiska tillväxten i Sveriges kommuner påverkas aThere are over 60 million refugees around the world. In Sweden and in large parts of Europe there is an on-going debate regarding the large streams of refugees and how the integration with society will fall out. A lot of opinions are being brought up, but what does the refugee migration mean for towns and cities across the globe? The purpose of this essay is to investigate how the growths in Swede

The purpose of this thesis is to analytically examine and investigate if male and female have no meaning with regards to the County Administrative Courts descriptions and assessments in cases regarding the Care of Abusers (special provision) Act (LVM). It is to investigate if notions of gender are expressed in these LVM-cases, and if so, how are they expressed and how can we understand these expre

WAY-FINDING AND CROWD MANAGEMENT IN SHOPPING MALL EVACUATION-A modelling case study of Emporia Mall in Malmö Evacuation time can be reduced by successful crowd management techniques and efficient evacuation strategies. It is possible to use evacuation models for analysing egress strategies and evacuation procedures in shopping malls. Becoming more and more important with the passing of time, per

Hälsoångest är ett tillstånd där personen har en stark oro för att bli sjuk eller är övertygad om att de redan lider av en allvarlig sjukdom. Ett av symptomen som ofta nämns, är påträngande inre mentala bilder om sjukdomar, ofta svåra och livshotande sådana som kan innebära egen eller nära släktingars bortgång. Imagery rescripting har visat sig vara en lovande behandlingskomponent när det gäller pHealth anxiety is a condition where the person has a strong concern for becoming ill or believing that they already suffer from a serious illness. One of the symptoms often mentioned, is intrusive imagery about life threatening diseases, the death of oneself or close relatives. Imagery Rescripting has shown to be a promising treatment on intrusive imagery in PTSD and Social phobia. Hence, the curr

In this thesis the III-V semiconductor material GaSb (111) was studied using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy. To characterize the surfaces of semiconductors has become more relevant in today society. When semiconductors become so small that they are in the micro scale the surface must be taken into consideration. The sample is first placed in the cleaning chamber

A Novel Way of Measuring Inter-Person Distance: A Study Involving an Ultrasonic Measurement Device The quantitative characteristics of people movement that form the fundamental diagram have an important role in the field of Fire Safety Engineering regarding evacuation. The fundamental diagram indicates the relation between crowd speed and crowd density (or inter-person distance) or flow of crowd a

Bussbolags miljöpåverkan - Hur kan verksamheter och kommun arbeta för en effektivare minskning av miljöpåverkan? Miljöpåverkan innebär all förändring ett företag utgör som påverkar miljön och verksamheten ett bussbolag driver innebär i de flesta fall stor negativ miljöpåverkan. Genom ett företags egna initiativ till ett förbättrat miljöarbete kan miljöpåverkan minska men även kommuner kan bidra tiThis study is on behalf of Röke Buss and aims to identify the significant environmental impacts of the company as well as to review the environmental requirements posted by public buyers. The study is divided in two sections; the first section is a document analysis that analyses RFQs (request of quotation) of school bus services from the municipalities within Scania to identify its environmental

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka hur en gruppinsats för unga flickor med högfungerande autism fungerade och upplevdes av deltagarna och deras vårdnadshavare. Gruppinsatsen bestod av en integrering av metoder hämtade ur Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), compassionfokuserad terapi (CFT), dans och yoga och avsåg att förebygga psykisk ohälsa hos deltagarna. Studien genomfördes genom obThe purpose of this study was to investigate the function of a group intervention for young girls with high-functioning autism as well as how the participants and their custodians perceived it. The intervention consisted of the integration of methods based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion focused therapy (CFT), as well as dance and yoga. The aim was to prevent mental illne

Hur jobbar kommuner egentligen med ekologisk hållbarhet vid planering av externhandel? - En fallstudie av Kristianstad och C4-shopping Planerings- och beslutsprocessen gällande handel involverar miljöfrågor på flera sätt men dessa behandlas ofta separat från andra frågor, många aktörer i processen anser sig inte vara ansvariga och flera miljömål förbises till förmån för familjeshopping. ShoppingOut of town shopping is a growing business that is no longer just about the human need for food and clothes, it has also become an health- and environmental issue. Shopping centres located outside of- and in the outskirts of the city centres are raising the amount of car traffic and also the greenhouse gases. Managing these centres is thus both a global and a local issue which the municipal planne