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Studien ämnade att undersöka hur väl personlighet respektive könsidentifiering, var för sig respektive tillsammans, kan predicera ideologisk orientering. För att undersöka detta användes personlighetstestet HEXACO och könsidentifieringstestet BSRI. Syftet med uppsatsen var att öka väljarförståelsen. Studien utgick ifrån ett bekvämlighetsurval (N=272), med 171 kvinnor och 101 män. Samtliga var svenThis aim of this thesis was to examine how well personality and gender-identification, by themselves and combined, were able to predict ideological orientation. This through the personality test HEXACO and gender-identification test BSRI. The purpose of the study was to help improve the understanding of Swedish voters. The sample was a convenience sample (N=272), with 171 women and 101 men, all Sw

Knowledge transfer and learning in strategic alliances is mentioned in the literature as a business instrument to gain new knowledge in order to innovate and improve the competitive advantage. Most of the existing literature has been focusing on large organisations. Therefore, a better understanding about small and medium enterprises (hereafter referred to as SMEs) is necessary. By using a qualita

Introduction: This study is focused on the development and comparison of different extraction methods for vitamin D (VD) analysis in liver samples. Background: VD deficiency is related to several diseases, so it is crucial to correctly detect and quantify its concentration in the human body. Despite the existing methodologies for VD analysis, the selectivity and the sensitivity of the methods for

Denna rapport behandlar väg E6 mellan Helsingborg-Vellinge med avseende på omkörningsförbudet för tung trafik som infördes den 18e mars år 2019. Väg E6 genom hela Skåne har under en lång tid präglats av trafiksäkerhets- och framkomlighetsproblem. Denna rapport skrevs i syfte att utreda på vilka sätt omkörningsförbudet påverkat just dessa faktorerna, d.v.s. framkomlighet och trafiksäkerhet. För attThis report deals with road E6 between Helsingborg-Vellinge and regards the overtaking prohibition for heavy traffic which was introduced on the 18th of March 2019. Road E6 through Skåne has during a long period been affected by traffic safety and availability issues. This report was written with the purpose of examining in what ways the overtaking prohibition has affected these factors, meaning a

This paper aims to answer the following research question: “To what degree do informal institutions influence the business strategy of developed multinational enterprises in China?” By using the comparison of existing literature and two primary interviews from strategic professionals, we were able to discover the most important factors for DMNEs to consider when entering China. The Uppsala Mode

The open innovation process is complex and requires adoption throughout to be successful and much has been accounted for in the initial stages, the front-end. However, research calls for a better understanding of the back-end, meaning the downstream activities of the organisation. The part of the process connecting the front-end to the back-end is understood as the transition phase and is consider

This bachelor thesis, regarding Swedish police officers' legal consciousness, in relation to their convictions, is a content analysis. It includes the convictions and/or interrogation protocols of 26 charges. The documents have been coded, analysed and reduced into pronouncements and explanations as to why the police officer has chosen to commit a crime, in relation to their service as a polic

Background: After National Early Warning Score was introduced in 2015, indications of inconsistencies in adherence to the National Early Warning Score was found. Aim: To describe registered nurses’ experience of National Early Warning Score. Methods: A qualitative content analysis using the method “ad hoc” to analyze 406 notes from one open question about registered nurses’ experience of National

Syftet med gällande studie var att, baserat på den dualistiska modellen för passion (DMP), undersöka huruvida harmonisk och tvångsmässig passion utgör två olika subkonstrukt, samt undersöka förhållandet mellan passion, prestationsbaserad självkänsla, behovstillfredsställelse och meningsfullhet i livet. Data samlades in genom självskattningsformulär och de statistiska analyserna utgick från 157 delThe purpose of the current study was to investigate, on the basis of the dualistic model of passion (DMP), whether harmonious (HP) and obsessive passion (OP) constitute two different sub-constructs, as well as investigate the relationship between passion, performance-based self-esteem, need satisfaction and meaningfulness in life. Data was collected through self-assessment forms and the statistica

Authenticity is known as an essential driving factor for tourists' experiences. Researchers have provided a deep theoretical understanding of authenticity, distinguishing four established approaches: objective authenticity, constructed authenticity, postmodernism view on authenticity and existential authenticity. More recent research initiated examinations on the perceptions of authenticity. T

Several studies show that the use of pesticides within agricultural management have led to increased losses of biodiversity. However, information on the effects of garden pesticides on non-target organisms and the type of products used in private gardens are lacking. With a focus on Lund municipality, an initial inventory of available plant protection products in stores was performed. The study sh

The current juvenile delinquency has been a debated subject for a long time, for instance among politicians, scientists, media and the police. Some think it has increased dramatically during the last years, while some claim the opposite. During the fall of 2017 the government commissioned an investigation regarding a proposal of removing the juvenile discount for young offenders. The treatment ide

ASSA Abloy Entrance Systems design and manufacture automatic sliding-, swingand revolving doors. A regular revolving door is often equipped with night closing doors on the outside, which are used to close the entrance when, for example, the store or workplace is closed for the evening. This prevents unwanted guests or litter to enter the space between the revolving door blades. This Master’s thesi

Despite many years of progress towards closing the gender pay gap and achieving racial equality, women from ethnic minority groups in the United Kingdom earn less compared to their male counterparts and to the population average. The extent of channelling into certain areas of occupation and employment are a prominent feature of the employment of minority groups in the UK and is a key mechanism in

The modern shower was invented in the middle of the 19th century and is by far the most popular personal cleaning method in the west. One of the shortcomings of the conventional shower is that a majority of the water consumed is not dirty but goes out the drain all the same. Orbital systems AB has developed a recirculating shower as a modern and environmentally friendly alternative to the conventi

Background: Today, unsustainable consumption patterns contributes to the increase of climate change and environmental degradation. Objectives: This study intends to increase the understanding of which opportunities local governments, in this study Swedish municipalities, possess to influence and cooperate with local businesses to promote development towards a more sustainable consumption. In the p

The purpose of this master thesis is to examine the driving forces of SID in corporate contexts. The central purpose is to develop an extended framework based on the framework by Carr, Kolehmainen & Mitchell (2010) that will portray a better understanding of biases and heuristics and their influences on SID. The secondary aim of this thesis is to update the financial and strategic aspects of t

Despite that transports contribute to around a quarter of all global energy-related CO2 emissions, the question of how the sector’s emissions are best reduced remains unclear. To fill this gap, this thesis investigates what both academia and the Swedish Climate Policy Council recommend to be the best ways of reducing transport emissions. These findings are then compared with the mobility strategie

The aim of this study was to examine how single parents of children with autism describe their everyday life, their experience of stress, and how it affects them. The aim was also to gain more knowledge of how single parents experience and describe the support they have received and to highlight any potential areas in which this support might be improved. The chosen method was qualitative semi-str