The purpose of this thesis was to illustrate the connection between personal networks and entrepreneurial business in the music industry. It also aims to examine how and why entrepreneurs in the music industry use personal networks in their entrepreneurial business activities. In order to explore the extent to which entrepreneurs in the music industry obtain support through personal networks, a case study was conducted based on interviews with entrepreneurs in various areas of the music industry. The study has shown that entrepreneurs in the music industry clearly see distinct advantages through the use of their personal networks, especially in terms of an enhanced supply of resources and through an increased amount of business opportunities. Personal networks have also shown to constitute a considerable amount of moral support for the entrepreneurs in the development process of the entrepreneurial business.

Spel har varit en del av ma?nniskans interaktion, inla?rning och fo?rsta?else fo?r ma?nskligt beteende under flera tusen a?r. Pa? senare tid har begreppet 'gamification', eller 'spelifiering', diskuterats na?r det ga?ller informationso?verfo?ring och marknadsfo?ring i ljuset av den o?kande anva?ndningen av internet, smartphones och sociala medier. Analytiker anser att spelifiering a?r ett effektivt sa?tt att skapa engagemang kring och spridning av information samt att begreppet kommer anva?ndas flitigt om fem till tio a?r.Det saknas dock i ma?nga fall fo?rsta?else fo?r hur spelmekaniken a?r kopplad till informationso?verfo?ringens specifika syfte och mottagare och hur man pa? ett relevant sa?tt anva?nder sig av spelmekaniska element fo?r att uppna? det engagemang som efterstra?vas hos mottagaren.Syftet med denna uppsats a?r att underso?ka hur anva?ndningen av spelifiering ser ut idag, hur spelifiering som begrepp och dess anva?ndning diskuteras ba?de bland praktiker och teoretiker samt vilka mo?jligheter som finns fo?r konceptet.

This essay is about personal assistance for persons with considerable intellectual disabilities.The purpose with the study is: to examine personal assistance for individuals, who can`t speakfor themselves, to examine how the individuals can determine and get influence into theirassistance and how they can get help with it, to examine the role of an representative inrelation to the serviceuser´s assistance and examine if there are factors of gender in theinterviews.The chosen method is qualitative interviews.The interviews has been analysed through earlier research about personal assistance andtheoretical perspectives like: influence, integration and citizenship and discussed throughperspectives of social psychology.The main conclusions are: the influence the serviceusers can have is through persons whoknow them very well, the role of the representatives are indistinct, the serviceusers can´tdetermine their assistance themselves and need help with it from relatives, representatives,personal assistants and managers, the persons who know the serviceuser intimately are best totransform the needs to assistance. The factors of gender, are that there are more men aspersonal assistants than in the care of elderly, and the representatives are mostly men. Thepersonal assistants appreciates the time they have for the serviceuser, the work can be lonelyand demanding..

The meaning of being someone and standing for something is getting more important today in the Swedish business market. Our thesis has a qualitative approach that aims to study the usage of personal branding in the upper-management of Swedish organizations. Theories collected from literature and articles include marketing branding, personal branding and leadership. Our main target is to identify components that obtain usage of personal branding which are, attributes and strengths, communication, values, and vision and mission. The empirical data is gathered from six personal interviews with managers.

The Circle is a strong form that influences the landscape. It also has symbolic value which influences our feelings and experiences. This Thesis project examines the Circles? characteristics and its significance in various connections. The goal of this Thesis is to examine what role the Circle plays in various situations and what motives there are for using it is landscape architecture. The basis for this Thesis work is a proposal which has been drawn up for development of the rural area between the villages of Hofterup and Löddeköping in the municipality of Kävlinge.

En studie om kompetensutveckling av personal i medelstora företag..

The personal brand derives from the marketing brand, and argues that a person can take control over other people?s perceptions about him or her. The personal brand can benefit the person but it can also give advantages to his or her company. The interest in, and the purpose of the personal brand, has increased the last ten years. Leaders of large companies in Sweden consider it to be of utmost importance to have an influence on their co-workers.

Idrotten engagerar och bero?r ma?nniskor. La?gg da?rtill att ideellt arbete sysselsa?tter ma?nga fo?ra?ldrar. Detta a?r bakgrunden till uppsatsen.

ABSTRACTTitel: "Talangscouter, juniorer och jakten på den perfekta idrottaren" En studie av Personal Branding och sökandet efter nya talanger Nivå:C-uppsats företagsekonomi. Författare:Peter Ljunggård och Emil Ring. Handledare:Jonas Kågström. Datum:2011 ? Maj.

Personal trainer is a profession that has grown strongly in recent decades, and has become increasingly common in the labor market within the health sector due to the widespread and growing interest in health and self- improvement. Further more, personal training is a great example of occupations with a close interaction between producer and consumer. The purpose of this study was to examine whether and if so how, personal trainers experience that the relationship with the clients affects their own personal development. This by finding out what impact the profession has had on the personality, what impact the relationship with the clients has affected the leadership, and last what impact the relationship with the clients have had on the personality based on social and mental aspects. Based on the purpose of the study qualitative method was chosen and data was collected with qualitative interviews.

This essay is about personal assistance for persons with considerable intellectual disabilities.The purpose with the study is: to examine personal assistance for individuals, who can`t speakfor themselves, to examine how the individuals can determine and get influence into theirassistance and how they can get help with it, to examine the role of an representative inrelation to the serviceuser´s assistance and examine if there are factors of gender in theinterviews.The chosen method is qualitative interviews.The interviews has been analysed through earlier research about personal assistance andtheoretical perspectives like: influence, integration and citizenship and discussed throughperspectives of social psychology.The main conclusions are: the influence the serviceusers can have is through persons whoknow them very well, the role of the representatives are indistinct, the serviceusers can´tdetermine their assistance themselves and need help with it from relatives, representatives,personal assistants and managers, the persons who know the serviceuser intimately are best totransform the needs to assistance. The factors of gender, are that there are more men aspersonal assistants than in the care of elderly, and the representatives are mostly men. Thepersonal assistants appreciates the time they have for the serviceuser, the work can be lonelyand demanding..

Syftet med va?r underso?kning var att underso?ka hur va?l fastighetsma?klarfo?retag lyckats skapa en medvetenhet, acceptans och engagemang fo?r fo?retagets varuma?rke hos sina ansta?llda. Vi har i studien a?ven studerat organisationskulturens roll i byggandet av ?corporate identity?. Va?r underso?kning har skett genom en kvalitativ metod och med halvstrukturerade intervjuer.

Titeln på detta arbete är: de första minuterna, redskap som kan behövas efter rasten. Syftet med denna uppsats är att skapa en förståelse för vilka redskap som kan behövas för att en pedagog ska kunna klara av de olika situationer, som kan uppstå i klassrummet efter rasten. Med situationer efter rasten menar jag till exempel olösta konflikter. Jag har valt att göra min undersökning i en förskoleklass i en mindre ort i Skåne. Som undersökningsmetod använde jag observation med en låg grad av struktur.

This essay has its background in the work I?ve been conducting organizing and cataloging two personal archives concerning the life and work of two vicars, Johan Axel Björkman and P.A. Björkman. The time span of the papers stretches from 1823 to 1982.The main problems I?ve been confronted with during this work have to do with respecting provenance and original order.

Syftet med denna uppsats är att beskriva och analysera hur introduktion av nyanställd personal genomförs på två förvaltningar inom en kommun. Undersökningen syftar även till att ta del av de nyanställdas upplevelser av sin introduktion. För att uppnå syftet har undersökningens utgångspunkt varit att besvara frågeställningarna: Hur ser förvaltningarnas introduktion av nyanställd personal ut? samt hur har de nyanställda på förvaltningarna upplevt sin introduktion? Genom kvalitativ metod har material samlats in med hjälp av intervjuer, observation och dokumentanalys. Intervjupersonerna bestod av en introduktionsansvarig samt tre nyanställda på vardera förvaltning och sammanlagt har åtta intervjuer genomförts.