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The current and future problems and increasing consequences that this world has today in the light of climate change; is a hot topic in many countries, including Sweden. The solutions to fight this problem have to be found in many different areas. The bicycle has previously been encouraged as a mode of transportation due to, amongst others, the climate benefits that it provides; something that ele
Syftet med studien var att undersöka samband mellan interpersonella anknytningsmönster och högkänslighet. Hypotesen var att Ängslig-ambivalent anknutna individer skulle uppvisa en högre grad av högkänslighet, än de individer som var tryggt anknutna. Studien utfördes på 120 studenter vid Lunds Universitet genom två självskattningsformulär: Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS) och Attachment Style QThe purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between interpersonal attachment in adults and Sensory Processing Sensitivity, SPS. It was hypothesized that individuals with an Anxious-ambivalent attachment would exhibit a higher degree of SPS than individuals with Secure attachment. The study was conducted by recruiting 120 students from Lund University to fill out two self-report-questi
The popularity of cloud-based applications has increased the importance of performance optimized databases. In this thesis the database for a cloud-based ERP-system called BeX®Online is investigated with the goal to optimize the generation speed of reports in the business intelligence functionality in the case system. The result is a set of recommended solutions to bottlenecks and inefficiencies f
The paper introduces two new terminologies (aspirational- and inspirational positioning) within the area of brand positioning that approach positioning from an emotional and consumer perspective. For the implementation of these strategies a number of components are identified in this paper. These components together with their tools and their effects are summarised in a new model, named the AI Whe
Den här uppsatsen tar avstamp i det föga utforskade område som översättning av prosarytm utgör. En fallstudie görs på romanen La mano invisible av den spanske författaren Isaac Rosa med syfte att undersöka i vilken utsträckning rytmen har kunnat överföras i den svenska översättningen. Mot bakgrund av den ringa forskning som finns kring prosarytm generellt görs en sammanställning av element med ryt
Syftet är att se hur forsknings- och utvecklingssatsningar kan påverka utbudet och efterfrågan på den privata kontorshyresmarknaden. Om forsknings- och utvecklingssatsningar påverkar kontorshyresmarknaden ska examensarbetet även ge svar på hur fastighetsägare måste anpassa sig för att möta denna förändring på hyresmarknaden. Forskningsanläggningarna European Spallation Source och MAX IV i Lund anvThe aim of this thesis is to investigate how research and development efforts may affect the supply and demand of the private office rental market. If research and development efforts affect the office rental market, the thesis will also provide answers to how property owners must adapt to meet changes in the rental market. The research facilities European Spallation Source and MAX IV in Lund are
Den här uppsatsen har syftat till att undersöka flexicurity och dess underkategori kallad employment security och hur dess utbredning har påverkat arbetsmarknaderna i Sverige och Italien, och genom en komparation av dessa båda kombinerat med en ordentlig utredning kring flexicuritybegreppet försökt ge en bild av huruvida den är en strategi för framtiden för EU som helhet. Båda länderna har i ett h
Vendor managed inventory (VMI) är ett processkoncept som innebär att olika aktörer samar-betar med varandra genom att dela information för att uppnå konkurrensfördelar som färre stockouts och stock ups, lägre lagernivåer samt högre försäljning. Syftet med denna studie är, genom att undersöka tre oberoende aktörer, kunna belysa vilka framgångsfaktorer och mål som beaktas för ett lyckat processkonce
This thesis was carried out at the Division of Combustion Engines within the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University in collaboration with SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden. The thesis was part of a project funded by the FFI program of VINNOVA, with the goal of creating a standardized test method when it comes to fire detection systems mounted in engine compartments of heavy vehicles. As
Problembakgrund: Att organisationsledningar ofta betraktar förändringsmotstånd som en destruktiv kraft som man bör motarbeta. Syfte: Ett ifrågasättande av det antagonistiska synsättet kring förändringsmotstånd och hanteringen av det inom ERP-implementeringar. Frågeställningar: Vad för faktorer är det som skapar förändringsmotstånd utifrån fallstudiens empiri? Hur skiljer sig chefers och deras u
I takt med en ökad global konkurrenssituation blir företag mer fokuserade på att minimera kostnader. Företagens drivkraft att minska sitt skattetryck står i motsats till staternas vilja att bibehålla skattebasen och säkra sina intäkter. I staternas verktygslåda finns bland annat lagstiftningsmakten, men lagstiftaren kan inte alltid förutse hur en lagtext kan komma att utnyttjas. Uppsatsen behandla
In times of demographic changes where people are getting older, there is a large group of elderly suffering from depression and other mental illness. We have therefore found it relevant to examine how the mental health issue among this population is identified by care workers. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate how care workers recognized and worked with mental illness among elderl
The eminent dilemma around the relationship between the increasing world population, the need of new fuel sources and environment issues has raised great awareness in the last decades. The European Parliament has set common goals such as the reduction of the greenhouse gases by 20 % by the year of 2020, followed by the requirement of at least 10 % of the fuel has to be biofuel. An adjacent issue i
This is a diploma work in industrial design by me Raine Sorvoja. In this project I am both the designer and the business manager and the goal was to provide my own lifestyle company Joey Sixfinger with a new, innovative product. In this report you can read about my search for a new product to the narrow target group of Joey Sixfinger and how I proceeded with the task. Joey Sixfinger’s new produc
En webbenkät utformades för att i explorativt syfte undersöka barnönskan, föräldraskap och livstillfredsställelse hos transpersoner i Sverige. Sammanlagt 154 inkomna svar analyserades med hjälp av envägs mellangrupps variansanalys (ANOVA). Resultaten visade bland annat att de respondenter som hade egna barn skattade högre livskvalitet och psykisk hälsa, upplevde i större utsträckning att de kunde An online survey was designed to explore desire for children, parenthood and life satisfaction among transgender people in Sweden. A total of 154 responses were analysed with one way between group analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results showed that those with children of their own to a larger extent rated higher on items measuring life satisfaction, psychological well-being and the extent to which t
This essay is an analysis of the EU Common Agricultural Policy reform of 2003 and its impact on the economic growth and income distribution in African countries. In what follows we outline the most significant effects of the reform, and its purpose. A regression analysis using panel data is conducted to investigate the reform’s impact on economic growth in the examined countries. The effect on inc
This paper investigates if a relationship exists between women in TMTs and firm performance for 187 Large- and Mid-Cap firms in Scandinavia for the period 2009-2013. Thereby adding to the scarce international evidence within the gender diversity in TMTs literature. The theoretical simultaneous relationship between performance and gender diversity in TMTs is taken into account and a 2SLS approach i
Software acquisition is very important for any type of company nowadays, including start-up companies. This study examined which software applications are acquired by start-ups, in what ways, with what motivations, and for what purposes they are used. The study was done by first conducting a survey amongst 50 start-up companies in the Netherlands and Sweden and by then doing four follow-up intervi
