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It has become popular for companies to develop diversity policies in order to welcome and work with diversity. This essay aim to answer how immigrants are included as interns at companies who are involved with a specific diversity project. The essay researches why the interviewee became interns, the inclusion of the interns at their company and their experiences of being interns, how they are incl

Collaborative consumption is a business concept that is evolving with popularity in our con-temporary society due to the advantages it provides from an economical and environmental perspective. The thesis is focused on a particular type of collaborative consumption: flat-sharing. Here, the authors intend to investigate the impact of the technology that mediates the guests and hosts of flat-sharing

This thesis examines the occupational mobility of a sample of immigrants who arrived in Sweden between 1971 and 1985. The data includes information on pre-immigration occupation and on up to four occupations in Sweden. The empirical analysis supports a U-shaped pattern of occupational mobility from home country to host country which is in line with the theory of imperfect transferability of skills

This thesis describes the characterization of the rheological properties of dense suspensions of sodium caseinate and micellar casein with respect to changes in concentration (100-200g/L), pH (7.0-5.3), charge density (Δα), and temperature (5-40°C). The relationship between pH and charge density and how this relationship is affected by changes in temperature and concentration were also addressed.

I det här examensarbetet har effekterna av att tillsätta nanopartiklar till konventionella flamskyddsmedel studerats. Huvuddelen av arbetet har utförts på Saab Barracuda AB (Barracuda), Gamleby, och delar av arbetet har utförts på Totalförsvarets forskningsintitut (FOI) och Exova, båda i Linköping, samt Lunds Tekniska Högskola (LTH), Lund. Arbetet fokuserar på att utreda om tillsatsen av specifikaIn this master thesis the effects of adding nanoparticles to conventional flame retardants has been examined. The main part of the work has been carried out at Saab Barracuda AB (Barracuda) in Gamleby, and part of the work has been carried out at the Swedish Defense Research Agency (FOI) and Exova, both in Linköping, as well as The Faculty of Engineering in Lund. The work focuses on whether the ad

Uppsatsen behandlar den tekniska konsultens ansvar när standardavtalet ABK 09 är tillämpligt. ABK 09 är ett standardavtal som är avsett att tilläm-pas vid konsultuppdrag inom arkitekt- och ingenjörsverksamhet. Den hu-vudsakliga frågan som behandlas i uppsatsen är vad det innebär att konsul-ten ska genomföra uppdraget fackmässigt, med omsorg och i enlighet med god yrkessed. Att konsulten ska genomfThe paper deals with the technical consultant’s responsibility in a contractu-al relationship when the standard agreement ABK 09 is applicable. ABK 09 is a standard agreement that is intended for commissions within architecture and engineering. The main issue in the essay is what it means that the con-sultant shall execute the commission professionally, with care and in ac-cordance with profession

The purpose of this study was to gain a greater understanding on how healthcare workers, particularly caregivers of elderly and dementia patients, are impacted by a Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training and to explore the reasons a manager has for incorporating these types of trainings. Within the scope of this qualitative study, we conducted semi-structured interviews with nine careg

The nuclear reaction 10B(n,alpha)7Li* was utilised to develop a neutron detection system. This system has the purpose of being used to detect the thermal neutron radiation emitted by spent nuclear fuel, before it is transported to a final repository. This to investigate the content of the fuel-containing capsules, primarily to ensure non-proliferation of radioactive materials in the nuclear waste

The aim of this thesis is to identify the roots of the leftover women phenomenon in order to understand why it has appeared. In particular, we examine why the leftover women are having difficulties in finding a husband in the Chinese marriage market. Additionally, we establish whether the leftover women phenomenon may be a consequence of the increasing patriarchal norms in China. Through an in-dep

In the Dominican Republic, residing Haitians and their descendants, emigrated from the neighboring country Haiti, occupy the lowest societal strata. A societal position ascribed to the long and fraught history between the two countries. Their presence has for decades caused great aversion and has officially been labeled anti-Haitianism. Described as a viable political tool for conservatives and na

Uppsatsen undersöker egenutgivning ur författarnas perspektiv för att se hur de själva upplever sin verksamhet, vad som driver dem och vilka hinder de möter i samband med sin bokutgivning. Materialet består av en enkätundersökning samt intervjuer med egenutgivare, vilket huvudsakligen analyseras med hjälp av John B. Thompsons teorier om aktörers kapital samt länkar i publiceringskedjan. Resultatet

This thesis explores political systems of divided societies with the emphasis on democratic principles, hence its influence on fundamental elements for establishing a stable state. To demonstrate such system, this case study sheds light on a desperate situation of a forgotten country in southeastern Europe, once recognized for being a strong state and home for the population carrying different eth

Broar som konstrueras utan kopplingar och lager fungerar så att de ska ta upp krafter via moment i ramhörn eller liknande. Integrerade broar i olika utformningar byggs över hela världen, och är populära på grund av dess enkla utformning och fördelar rörande livscykelkostnader. Vanligtvis tenderar dimensionerna, då i synnerhet ändskärmarna, att bli väldigt tunga och tungt armerade. Genom att tillgoBridges constructed without joints function to take care of forces by introducing bending moments to the stiff connections. Jointless bridges, also called integral bridges, in different appearances are built all over the world, and are popular due to their advantages regarding life cycle cost. Usually the dimensions of the structural parts, especially the backwalls, tends to be large and the eleme

Purpose – This paper attempts to improve our understanding of strategic asymmetric alliance formation within the field of entrepreneurship. We employ previous research findings on alliance formation and power relationships to examine the alliance formation tactics of startups. Accordingly, we aim to answer the question: ‘How do entrepreneurs build ties with comparably larger and more established c

The purpose of this study is to empirically test whether earnings management (both accruals-based and real) has an impact on the cost of public debt (approximated by credit ratings and bond yields) issued on the European bond market. Using a cross-sectional approach, accruals-based and real earnings management are estimated. The estimates are then used as explanatory variables in both an ordered r

This study addresses the question whether – and to what extent – work-related characteristics can explain the differences in retirement rates across thirteen European countries. To answer the research question from a gender perspective, a logistic regression and Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition analysis is conducted for the female and male population in each of the selected countries based on data fro

Volunteers fill an important function in the social work that constantly and in various ways goes on in our society. Without the volunteers' involvement there is a risk that many more people fall between the cracks than actually do, even in the Swedish welfare state. Since volunteers are people whose resources are finite, it is important to gain insight into what motivates, encourages and even

Sammanfattning Den här uppsatsen skrivs inom konkurrensrätt med fokus på Microsofts missbruk av dominerade ställning, på sin marknad inom IT och operativsystem vilket omfattar hela världsmarknaden. En central frågan är huruvida en marknadsdominerande plattformstillverkare kan gynna egna tilläggsprodukter (komplementära produkter) i sin virtuella infrastruktur, s.k. kopplingsförbehåll, utan att detAbstract This essay is written in the competition with a focus on Microsoft's abuse of dominant position in its market in IT and operating system which covers the entire world market. A central question is whether a dominant platform manufacturers can promote their own additional products (complementary products) in their virtual infrastructure, the so-called tying, without this constituting a

Denna artikel beskriver resultatet av ett examensarbete med syfte att utreda databasbaserade lagringsstrukturer för 3D-geodata. Projektet visade på vilka möjligheter det finns att skapa ett flexibelt databassystem där hantering så som lagring, uppdatering och addering av data är möjlig genom FME-skript. I och med den snabba teknikutvecklingen som skett det senaste årtiondet fanns tekniken för komThe interest in the production of 3D geo data has in recent years greatly increased, and many performers are interested in making use of 3D geo data for including urban design, planning, analysis, city models and web services. The use of 3D geo data can lead to an increased communication with the citizens thought interactive web maps. For example the user can slide around in a planned district or