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As the air quality in urban environments is a rising problem, a deeper understanding of how air pollution is dependent on different factors is necessary. In these environments, there are different parameters that effect how the chemical reactions of the pollutants are proceeding. Here the parameters solar radiation, temperature, humidity, emission factors and background concentrations of gaseous a
It is common that oxygen is a limited factor in microbial decomposition of a substance. Biostimulation with oxygen release compound, increase dissolved oxygen in groundwater and stimulate natural decomposition of petroleum hydrocarbon. Many places today are contaminated and using biostimulation with oxygen release compound will probably increase in the future. Today, the knowledge about what happe
Members of three competitive basketball teams (N = 34, male: 14, female: 20, Mage = 17.94, SDage = 2.07) were observed in a within subject-design to reveal the relationships between the leaders’ expressed emotions, the followers’ emotions, and the followers’ performance with an attempt to provide practical implications and further details to the relevant theories. The leaders showed three differen
Studiens syfte är att titta på de potentiella för- och nackdelarna med att använda flipped classroom som metod i gitarrundervisning. Vidare så ämnar den identifiera ett antal riktlinjer för hur videomaterial skulle kunna utformas för den här typen av gitarrundervisning. Studien består av fem intervjuer med tre gitarrlärare och två gitarrelever, med varierande erfarenheter av videor som verktyg förThe purpose of this is study is to look at the potential benefits and possible disadvantages of using the flipped classroom model in the context of guitar teaching. It also seeks to find guidelines for creating instructional videos for this form of pedagogy. The study consists of five interviews with three teachers and two students, with varying experience of using the video format as a tool for g
Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att bidra till en ökad förståelse för om medarbetare upplever att det har någon betydelse att inte ha sin chef fysiskt närvarande på sin arbetsplats när det gäller deras hälsa och välbefinnande. Teori: Det empiriska materialet har analyserats utifrån teorier om hälsa och ledarskap. De mest centrala är KASAM, hälsopromotion och LMX teori. Metod: Kvalitativ metod
Purpose - The purpose of this thesis is to explore the relationship between sustainable consumption and gender identity, with a particular emphasis on femininity, and to establish the normative idea of the green consumer. Methodology - As part of this thesis, three focus groups were conducted with a total of 19 participants. During the first part of the focus groups, the research aim was disguise
Syfte: Syftet är att ta fram en modell för att mäta finansialiseringen i icke-finansiella företag via dess årsredovisning. Metod: Uppsatsen utgörs av en litteraturstudie för att granska tidigare forskning, begrepp, samt begreppens operationalisering till mått inom finansialisering. Med utgångspunkt i detta tas det fram en modell för hur finansialisering kan operationaliseras i icke-finansiella föPurpose: The purpose is to develop a model to measure the financialization of non-financial corporations through its annual report. Methodology: The essay consists of a literature study to review previous research, concepts, and operationalization of concepts to measures, within financialization. Based on this, a model for how financialization can be operationalized in non-financial corporations
Purpose: In this study, we investigate the perceptions of diversity and innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Our research is targeted to technology SMEs in the Scania region of Sweden. Applying the qualitative method, we analyze, through interviews, how SMEs view diversity and innovation potential from the perspective of the founders or top managers of the firm. Findings: Our findin
Human activity in the form of unnecessary consumption is one of the reasons to why we have come to experience climate change. A circular economy is an alternative to the linear economy that promotes consumption, and is based on a theory where waste is turned into resources again in a closed loop. In an ideal circular economy there is no waste and consumption is less dependent on extraction of virg
The study aims to analyze and explore the factors that affect job satisfaction among nurses working in Emergency Departments. An online questionnaire was implemented to examine the factors that most influence overall job satisfaction among nurses in the Emergency Department. The survey contained items on job characteristics, as well as basic socio-demographics. Based on the results from the qua
The Theory of Change (ToC) approach has become popular among the international development community, emerging as a need for organizations to carry out more effective initiatives in the context of an increasingly complex world. The levels at which a ToC process can be aimed are worldwide, organizational, thematic and program or project level. The purpose of this study is to generate a better under
Title: Assimilation of technology-led innovations in SMEs: A single case study exploring organizational factors as barriers Date of the seminar: May 2018 Course: ENTN39 Master’s Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation Internship and degree project (Master’s thesis 15 ECTS) Author: Justus Dircks and Olivia von Sydow Supervisor: Sotaro Shibayama Examiner: Joakim Winborg Keywords: Innovation
A study was conducted in two parts to first validate a new questionnaire, the GDP-I, measuring game design preferences amongst gamers, and then secondly, to explore the relationship between game design preference and personality traits as per the HEXACO model of personality. Principal components analysis of a sample of gamers (N = 149) found three dimensions of game design preference, labeled narr
With time, the race among countries to reduce gender inequality has resulted in a worldwide reduction in gender discrimination. However, all regions have not performed equally; lagging behind most is the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Many potential reasons have been put forward, but in recent times the most discussed sources of this disparity have been the region’s religion and oil d
This study looks at how political regimes affect income inequality. Levels of inequality differ a lot between countries but tend to be very stable over time in a country. This is in line with explanations of inequality that focus on structural factors, of which political regimes could be one. The model used in this study is based on the selectorate theory, which states that the size of the group t
In this global ‘age of autonomy’ this thesis will discuss the relation between indigenous peoples autonomy, their political agency and the national environmental agenda in the Plurinational State of Bolivia and in Sweden. With decolonial critique of development the cases will be analysed looking at factors such as indigenous rights policy, resource management, conservation agendas and the structur
Historically, technology has impacted the way leaders have led organisations, and today’s technology is no exception. The emerge of Artificial Intelligence creates possibilities and challenges for organisations, for which leaders need to prepare. This thesis aims to explore leaders’ expectations on how Artificial Intelligence will impact the leadership role in the future workplace. This thesis can
Integration through physical activity is getting bigger in national integration strategies. Healthy bodies and clear minds can improve many things in life, this is also true for refugees. Many of the integration projects focusing on physical activity have male participants but fail to get women interested in participating in physical activities. This study investigates why the women are not partic
