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Global Witness är en icke-statlig organisation som jobbar med att hitta samband mellan naturresurser, korruption och mänskliga rättigheter. År 1998 släppte Global Witness en rapport som avslöjade den fruktansvärda sanningen bakom de dyrbara diamanter som västvärlden köpte i sina butiker. Benämningen på denna sortens diamanter kom att bli blodsdiamanter. Global Witness insåg snabbt att någonting be
En studie över hur naturens samhällsviktiga ”tjänster” kommuniceras i Riksbyggens byggprocess Framför dig har du en sammanfattande text. Den ämnar ge en övergripande bild av en studie vars innehåll belyser hur de, för människans välstånd, så viktiga ”tjänster” som naturens ekosystem förser våra samhällen med, kommuniceras genom ett byggföretags process för bostadsproduktion. Dessa tjänsters brukaThe purpose of this master´s thesis was to evaluate how the data, generated through Riksbyggens´s tool for analyzing ecosystem services in housing projects, is communicated and used through the stages of Riksbyggen´s housing development process. Furthermore, the purpose was to use this information to suggest how Riksbyggen can improve the communication related to the inclusion of ecosystem service
Innovation är ett vidkänt koncept som har fått ökad betydelse i dagens organisationer. Uppmärksamhet har framförallt riktats till de initiala faserna av innovationsprocessen, kallade Fuzzy Front End (FFE). Att hantera FFE effektivt har blivit nödvändigt i utvecklingen av nya innovativa produkter, eftersom det kan minska cykeltider och kostnader relaterat till produktutvecklingen. Det är dock svårtInnovation is a widely known concept which has received increased importance in today's organizations. Attention has especially been directed to the initial phases of the innovation process, commonly referred to as the Fuzzy Front End (FFE). Managing the FFE effectively, has become essential in the development of innovative products, since it can reduce cycle times and costs related to product
Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to improve our understanding of strategic thinking by identifying patterns of cognitive elements in individuals perceived to be strong strategic thinkers. Research Questions : in order to fulfill our purpose we formulated two research questions: Research Question 1: What are the common traits and cognitive elements found in the perceived best strategic thinke
Background and Research question The company have a complex product portfolio and production facility. Currently, the batch sizes in production are based on experience and is not based on any cost analysis. The central organization have recently put more emphasis on the batch sizes, especially in a context of increasing the efficiency of the packaging lines. The company wishes to investigate
The purpose of this thesis is to provide a deeper understanding of how organizations learn from previous investment decisions and to develop a framework that suggests an illustrative overview of how the experience from a previous investment decision process is turned into organizational learning. The study used a qualitative approach consisting of a multiple case study. In addition to the literatu
In response to Loures Municipal Council’s recent proposal for redeveloping the Vila Valente Quarter of Moscavide, an area in urgent need of intervention, by demolishing, starting from scratch and relocating its vulnerable residents, this thesis challenges our responsibilities as architects when it comes to community development, especially with respect to the marginalised in society. We understand
Through semi-structured interviews conducted with representatives of three different NGOs located in The Gambia, this qualitative study explores how practices and activities in the organisations improve educational opportunities for girls in the country. The study identifies specific societal challenges that the NGOs try to remedy with their work, and what the focus is in their capacity building.
The ICC, which was established in 2002, has come to introduce new legal norms affecting the judicial sovereignty of its member states – a fact that has become especially prominent in regard to states attempting to transition from conflict to peace. With the overarching purpose of contributing to a greater understanding of how the ICC affects and relates to peace processes, this thesis examines the
Earthquakes occur around the globe all the time. Most are weak enough to just pass by, some are strong enough to be felt by us humans, and some very few are completely devastating. A comprehensive database distributed by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information provides a means for reviewing devastating earthquakes over the past. Extreme value theory has previously been applied to model
Låg tillgänglighet till elektricitet är ett stort problem i Kenya, framförallt på landsbygden, och det förväntas fortfarande dröja flera decennier innan elnätet har nått ut till alla delar av landet. Detta innebar att det finns ett stort behov av andra lösningar som kan förse dessa områden med elektricitet. En av dessa lösningar är Solar-Home-System (SHS), ett system som kan ge elektricitet till lA problem in Kenya is the lack of access to electricity, mainly in rural areas. It will take many decades for the main grid to reach all rural areas wherefore several off-grid electrification options have been put forward to solve this issue. One of them is the Solar Home System (SHS), which is an off-grid solar product that can be used for applications such as lamps, radios, TVs and charging mobi
In 1993 with the entry into force of the Maastricht Treaty, the European Union, for the first time, formally institutionalized foreign policy cooperation in its Treaties. Thence, the Treaties governing the foreign policy of the Union has undergone no less than four reforms, introducing theoretically interesting institutional innovations. Despite this, academia has largely turned its attention towa
This thesis reports the results from a pollen analytical and quantitative landscape reconstruction (REVEALS model) study in the drainage area of the Botorpsströmmen River in southern Sweden as a part of the project The archaeology and ecology of collapse: social and agricultural change following the Black Death and the project Managing Multiple Stressors in the Baltic Sea. The focus of this study
Abstract Author: Ella-Kari Meyrell Title: Strategy for welfare - a discourse analytical study of culture in health, social care and school organizations Supervisor: Håkan Jönson Assessor: Torbjörn Hjort The aim of this study was to examine how culture (as “the arts”) is constructed as a strategy in welfare work. The empirical material was based upon 160 articles from Swedish printed and web base
Hur kan man utföra riskfyllda experiment i stor skala utan att det innebär en enorm kostnad? Man låter en dator göra en gissning av resultatet! I detta examensarbete presenteras hur ett simuleringsprogram tog sig an storskalig produktion av vätgas, och vilka utmaningar det medförde.A simulation in bioprocess technology was carried out in order to evaluate the accessibility and adequacy of the simulation software SuperProDesigner used on an academic level. This was done by recreating an existing process and studying the results as well as observing the diculties and limitations along the way. The study in question was a biohydrogen production plant consisting of three parts.
En hjälpsam tvilling ska minska svinnet av läkemedel Tänk om du skulle behöva stoppa i dig en massa oönskade, kanske rentav farliga ämnen varje gång du var sjuk. Låter inte särskilt hälsosamt va? Det är just därför som upprening av läkemedel är viktigt. Att ta fram rena läkemedel är inte helt enkelt och kan leda till att läkemedel behöver kastas bort. Genom ett examensarbete vid Lunds UniversitetPreparative chromatography is an important process step for separation and purification of fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and other biotechnical products. The technique mainly used in the pharmaceutical and fine chemistry industries is single-column batch chromatography (BC). The major drawback of BC is the trade-off between product purity and process performance. A high purity of the product co
I inköpsfunktionen för indirekt material och tjänster finns, för fallstudieföretagen, en kategori som ofta benämns Professionella tjänster eller dylikt. I denna övergripande kategori är konsult- och bemanningstjänster ofta underkategorier. Gränsdragningen mellan konsulttjänsterna och bemanningstjänster har dock visat sig otydliga och problematiken verkar främst finnas för konsult- och bemanningstjIn the purchasing funktion of indirect materials and services there is, for the case study companies, a category often referred to as Professional Services. In this overall category consultancy and temporary labour services are subcategories. Drawing the line between consultancy and temporary labour services has been proved unclear and the problems seem to mainly concern IT services. A proposal on
The industrial development has during the last century caused a disturbance to the ecological system in the ecosphere, and many industrial processes are still systematically causing harm. In an increasing manner this is raising a demand for technology that reduce the burdens on the ecological system. The innovation of technology that responds to these demands is important, not just for human well
Väpnade aktörer, terrorism och illegal handel (med människor, narkotika och vapen) är alla företeelser som, i varierande omfattning, florerar i fallerade stater. Dessa företeelser återfinns inte minst i Colombia, som trots det inte bedöms vara fallerad. Uppsatsens syfte är att påvisa behovet av kvalitativa och kontextspecifika studier, då vår förförståelse är att analyser av fallerade stater, som
A packaging company is currently evaluating their production and searching for development opportunities to make the production more effective. At the facility for packaging materials there is a production line with two machine-groups consisting of two printers and one laminator. In the present situation the two machine-groups are disconnected from each other by the use of an inventory. The purp
