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Abstract After the Lisbon treaty came into effect in 2009 the European Commission lost its position as the main representative of the European Union in external affairs to the High Representative of Foreign affairs and the newly established External Action Service. This thesis explores why the European Commission despite the new treaty has remained a major player in External Affairs. European Comm
Purpose: To investigate how consumers understand free services on the Internet. Theories: The research is primarily based upon theories of gift giving. Methodology and analysis: The Internet is not a tangible marketplace and in order to understand the value of the free services online, we used consumers' behavioral accounts to explain how they perceive the free services that are common online.
September 11th 1973 a coup d’état was taking its place in Santiago, Chile. The coup did not only lead to the death of the socialist, demo-cratically elected president Salvador Allende, it was also the start of a new, dictatorial era in Chile. The commander-in-chief, Augusto Pino-chet, was now the new president dictator of Chile, whose 17-year-old reign of terror led to deaths, disappearances and t
Syfte Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att beskriva och analysera hur revisionen av företag påverkas då företaget har genomfört en outsourcing av delar eller hela sin redovisning till ett bolag, inom koncernen, i utlandet. Genom att studera ett företag, som genomfört denna form av outsourcing, samt att undersöka de fyra stora revisionsbolagens erfarenheter på området, ämnar uppsatsen uppfylla detta
Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att visa för andra tjänsteföretag hur vårt fallföretag FöreningsSparbanken med hjälp av att arbeta i projektform skapat ett mångfaldskontor och på så sätt fått en mer komplett och lönsam organisation. Metod: Genom tillämpning av kvalitativ metod, abduktion och hermeneutik har vi velat göra en så djupgående studie som möjligt av vårt fallföretag. Datainsamlingen h
Continuous improvement is not a new idea in business. Six Sigma, Lean Production and the PDCA cycle are some of the approaches companies can take to conduct continuous improvement of their operations. However, when a buyer is engaged with a supplier via a service provision contract, their combined effort to work towards continuous improvement is made more complex. This research adds to the underst
Sammanfattning Titel: Etiska aspekter av AI-användning inom digital marknadsföring - En kvalitativ studie om konsumenternas upplevelser av AI-baserad digital marknadsföring och dess effekt på varumärkesförtroende och köpbeslut Universitet: Lunds Universitet, Campus Helsingborg Nivå och kurs: Kandidatuppsats vid Institutionen för Service Management, inriktning Health management, SEMK65 - Examensarb
Personal assistance - A qualitative study of the significance of the reform In 1994, a new law, Act Concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments (LSS) was implemented as a part of the Swedish welfare system. The purpose of the law is to assure safety for people in one of three target groups that are further defined in 1 §, LSS. The law gives people in these targe
Vårt syfte med undersökningen är att studera den kulturrelaterade förändringsproblematik som kan uppstå vid implementeringen av service management i ett professionsorienterat monopolföretag. Vi har genom en fallstudie av Apoteket AB tillämpat en kvalitativ metod vid insamlandet av vårt empiriska material. Undersökningen visar att en stark professions- och monopolinfluerad företagskultur försvårar
Syftet är att genom ett Service Management-perspektiv studera huruvida implementeringar av Lean Thinking i serviceorganisationer skapar möjligheter för ökat värdeskapande för såväl kund som organisation. Huvudfrågeställningen ser ut som följande: Hur påverkas värdeskapandet i serviceorganisationer vid en implementering av Lean Thinking? Vi har betraktat två skilda serviceorganisationer som impleme
SAMMANFATTNING Examensarbetets titel: Drivkrafter & Bromsklossar för Innovation i Professional Service Firms – En fallstudie av två Big Four byråer Seminariedatum: 4 juni 2008 Ämne/kurs: FEKK01, Examensarbete kandidatnivå, 15 poäng Författare: Noel Lindell, Sebastian Sedeki, Christofer Österlindh Handledare: Håkan Lagerquist Nyckelord: Tjänsteinnovation, Processinnovation, Professional Service
Popular Abstract in English The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasing in epidemic proportions around the globe. This epidemic accounts for huge health and economic burdens as a leading cause for morbidity and mortality. The development of these diseases is very complex and involves both genetic and lifestyle factors. The shift to sedentary lifestyles anType 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are highly prevalent complex diseases that result from lifestyle and genetic factors. Gene-lifestyle interactions are also believed to contribute to the etiology of these diseases. The aim of this thesis was to investigate gene-lifestyle interactions using the strongest T2D and CVD susceptibility genetic loci and to understand the causal natur
Customer orientation is strongly visible in the visions and strategies of most organizations, but how do these visions and strategies move from intentions to practice? This question provides the focus for this research which aims to acquire deeper insights into this process. The point of departure is the change in perspective from a product to a customer orientation in product and service developi
The paper provides an exploratory empirical survey of Application Service Providers (ASPs) and their clients. The research question is: what do Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) base their decision on when adopting the ASP concept? The concept, ASP, consists of software vendors, and an ASP enterprise, which act as a third part firm in a business model. For its clients it forms a strategy t
The paper discusses the problems with pregnancy labeling of drugs. The Swedish, United States, and Australian labeling systems are briefly summarized. Data on drug use in early pregnancy in Sweden (1996) are presented according to pregnancy labeling category and with details on drugs thought to be teratogenic or where animal data suggest hazards. The various situations when drug teratogenicity are
Klimatet förändras, och det är människans aktiviteter som är orsaken. Utsläpp av växthusgaser från fossila bränslen och ohållbar markanvändning på global, regional och lokal nivå driver den pågående uppvärmningen. Hur dessa drivkrafter utvecklas framöver avgör hur stora klimatförändringarna blir på sikt. Därmed återfinns klimatproblematikens orsaker, men även dess lösningar, i hur vi bygger och ut
Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic progressive neurodegenerative disease that results in functional loss and disability. People with PD have an increased risk of falling, and most of their falls occur while walking. As yet, there is limited knowledge concerning activity avoidance due to perceived risk of falling in people with PD. In order to quantitatively assess perceived walking
Adolescents have a unique developmental vulnerability to suicide, with youth presenting as the second most vulnerable group to suicide across the lifespan. Youth have been recognized as underserved mental health service recipients, with only one in six of those in need receiving care. Calls for innovative mental health services to better serve youth have been articulated for over a decade and the
Objective: The aim of the analysis is to assess the impact of privately employed migrant care workers (MCWs) on the burden of Italian family members who care for a disabled older person. Methods: EUROFAMCARE is a one-year prospective survey carried out to provide evidence on the availability and use of support services by family carers of older people in Europe. In Italy, 990 family caregivers wer
