Den här uppsatsens huvudsakliga syfte är att belysa förhållandet mellan media, verkligheten och uppfattningen om verkligheten. Genom att skapa två ord-index över orden ”recession” och ”lågkonjunktur” har en kvantifiering av det mediala budskapet möjliggjorts. Data, mellan 1989-2009, från de fem tidningarna Affärsvärlden, Veckans Affärer, Dagens Industri, Dagens Nyheter och Expressen har samlats in

The present master essay discusses the factors of economic growth in countries with economies in transition. We consider two time intervals: transitional recession (1989-1998) and transitional recovery and growth (1998-2008). There are four groups of factors affecting growth: initial conditions, macroeconomic policies, structural reforms and social policies. The work was conducted with the help of

A study of the mix between reality and fantasy in five important litterary works in the genre generally known as the Cronicles of the Indies.

Studiens primära syfte är att undersöka diakoners uppfattning av huruvida organisatorisk kreativitet är förbunden med Svenska kyrkan som organisation. Studiens andra syfte är att undersöka diakoners upplevelse av kreativt arbetsklimat. Studiens tredje syfte är att undersöka diakoners öppenhet och empati samt de båda personlighetsvariablernas relation till hur man som diakon upplever kreativt arbet

Denna uppsats behandlar sambandet mellan ett lands rikedom mätt i BNP per capita, och dess ekonomiska tillväxt, mätt som procentuell förändring BNP per capita på årsbasis. Detta samband kategoriseras som positiv eller negativ korrelation. Tillväxtsstrukturer diskuteras och definieras som strukturella förhållanden i tillväxt med avseende på rikedom. Uppsatsen utvecklar en modell som kan identifiera

Denna uppsats behandlar om en ökning av antalet män inom omvårdnadspersonalen påverkat yrkets identitet och personalens vilja att höja yrkets status. Vi har utifrån fem semistrukturerade intervjuer och femton enkäter analyserat hur personalen på ett äldreboende i en kommun i Skåne ser på sig själva, sitt yrke och sin arbetssituation samt hur de ser på utbildning som ett verktyg att påverka dessa.

A compairison between the french novel Le Rouge et le Noir by Stendhal and a cinematographic adaptation

The purpose of this study is to quantitatively verify the relationship between corporate default probability and macroeconomic information. The purpose is further to compare the results of the panel data analysis for the firms from the Large Cap Index with the empirical findings generated by a similar model for the firms from the Mid & Small Cap Indexes. Also, the study aims to examine to whic

There are two purposes of thesis, the first is to determine: How efficient are Ready-To-Sell packaging solutions through IKEAs supply chain? And the second is to determine: To what level are Ready-To-Sell packaging solutions utilized at IKEA stores? If the solutions aren’t used as intended, what is the reason? Based on the result from the case study the objective is to: Identify possible potential

Volatility smile arising from the Black-Scholes model is a long studied subject in option pricing theory. By analysing higher order derivatives of the model, I hope to put another perspective to the problem. Accoridng to a study on the American S&P 500 future options, about 90% of the risks of holding an option in five days can be removed by using higher order derivatives of Black-Scholes. The

This project is set at the crossing of two burning topics of our time: the often ignored problematics of displaced people around the world; and the recently much more debated question of global warming. That these seemingly diverse thematics are deeply connected with each other becomes clear just by reading the IPCC* report from 2007 on global warming. As this report suggests, the real danger lies

Syftet med uppsatsen är att studera hur nyckelpersoner på Malmö Opera använder sig av ledarskap för att leda anställda mot mål och visioner. Vår metod inriktar sig på att testa teorier i ledarskap på Malmö Operas verklighet. Detta genom att analysera teorierna mot det intervjumaterial vi insamlat av nyckelpersoner från Malmö Operas ledningsgrupp. Fyra nyckelpersoner från ledningsgruppen besvarar f

In this study the relationship between the US stock market and the oil market is examined in terms of volatility and co-volatility. A multivariateGARCH approach is therefore applied by using an asymmetric BEKK model on daily returns which cover the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2008. The linkage between the markets is further explored with the creation of news impact surfaces for the c

With increasing labor and capital mobility in the world, remittance flows have risen significantly to become the second source after FDI of external funding for developing countries. Remittances are now viewed by many development practitioners as an important development tool for recipient countries. This paper studies the impact of remittances on poverty in Albania –one of the top 20 remittance-r

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether there is evidence of performance persistence among 726 funds with net asset values denominated in Euros. The study is carried out on data ranging from April 1992 to April 2009. Persistence is searched for in raw, risk adjusted and alpha performance. The results attained provide evidence for the distinguishing of performance persistence in the sho

Reducing and eradicating poverty is one of humanities pressing challenges, one that the UN Commission of Legal Empowerment of the Poor has taken on. This thesis describes the prevailing poverty of South African farm workers and dwellers and explores why the empowerment efforts that have been made have not lifted them out of poverty. The results of this study are contrasted with the results of the

In recent years the importance of lobby organizations in the American foreign policy making has increased. One organization that has gained significant influence is the Israel lobby. In this study I present the actors involved in the making of American foreign policy, the relationship America has with Israel and the strategies used by the Israel lobby to gain their influence. I use liberalism to d

Genom att lägga ut verksamhet utomlands hoppas företag på att bli mer konkuranskraftiga då detta kan innebära lägre kostnader, expansionsmöjligheter och tillgång till välutbildad och flexibel personal. Detta benämns som offshoring vilket står i centrum i detta arbete. Offshoring av IT verksamhet är ett aktuellt och växande fenomen i dagens globaliserade värld. Som många andra IT projekt så är det

In recent years a lot of criticism against the main assumptions of economic modeling has come to up, this has led to physicists entering the field of economics. By applying models originally developed for physics to economics, especially finance, analyzing methods with a different approach can be used. Inspired by earthquakes Didier Sornette created a model that analyze financial market crashes. W

Through qualitative semi-structured interviews this study deals with some key questions related to the issue of integration based on the experiences of five Southeast Asian women residing in the Faroe Islands. The motivation behind the study is the apparent lack of awareness and interest among indigenous Faroese and politicians concerning immigrants and the almost complete absence of research on t