In theory, the management control of maintenance functions is described as problematic due to the nature of the work performed in the unit. The purpose of this thesis is to examine these predicted problems in practice. Further,the thesis aims at identifying how these control problems may affect the relationships between the maintenance department and its internal customers. A case study has been conducted in one of Sweden?s largest industrial companies to investigate the said control problems in practice.

Media has power and impact. It is therefore important for managers to be able to handle media storms when they arise. If not, the brand can be affected negatively. It is managers who should learn to handle media storms because the managers constitute an important part of the external face of the company. Because it is managers who should learn to handle media storms it is interesting to study how media storms should be handled from a theoretical management-perspective.

Of all observable societal trends, the proliferation of standardizing processes is striking. Auditing standards are an illustrative example of this. Not only privately owned companies must today make available numbers and key figures to satisfy needs of information and knowledge. Government agencies are increasingly conforming to this trend, adopting standards for quality assurance and monitoring, producing numbers and annual reports ? despite their somewhat ambiguous task and role.

Purpose This thesis tries to create an understanding of how male homosexual entrepreneurs, both as persons and as a concept, relates to the fact that entrepreneurship, as well as the society as a whole, is heteronormative. Moreover, it examines by what methods the male homosexual entrepreneurs cope with the seemingly paradox of a homosexual man who also is an entrepreneur. Method The method has been qualitative from a social construction-point of view. We have made semi-structured interviews with nine male homosexual entrepreneurs and structured the findings from the interviews with a computer programme and mind mapping techniques. We have compared the structured findings with theories, in an abducting manner, to find out an answer to the purpose of this thesis.

The term CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) is frequently discussed today. Many large companies work actively with CSR related questions. However, few empirical studies exist on what this work entails and why it is undertaken. Instead, most of the academic research focuses on what the term itself should mean. To bridge this gap this study centers on the employees? perceptions of CSR.

Syfte:Vårt samhälle går igenom en stor förändring genom att industrisamhället alltmer ersätts med dagens informationssamhälle. Denna förändring lämnar ingen människa oberörd utan alla berörs på något sätt, endera privat eller i arbetslivet. Syftet med denna uppsats är att jag vill skapa en uppfattning hur IT utvecklingen har förändrat företagens sätt att bedriva handel och hur det i sin tur har påverkat revisionen och revisorernas metoder och arbetssätt.Metod:Då arbetet var tänkt att undersöka om denna IT utveckling har förändrat revisionen eller revisorns arbetssätt, har jag valt att undersöka detta utifrån en kvalitativ metod i den empiriska undersökningen för att på detta sätt få så uttömmande svar som möjligt. Mitt syfte med de respondenter som jag valde, var att se om de skiljde något i deras uppfattning beträffande metoder och arbetssätt i och med IT utvecklingen. Jag valde därför respondenter med snarlika förutsättningar.