The specific task of this thesis is to illustrate the complexity of a cooperation between civilian and military entities by examining Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) and their role as an actor among others in the field in a war-torn Afghanistan.By using counterinsurgency strategy as an analytical framework it has been possible to examine the civilian and military contexts closer. Underlying structures concerning the norms and interpretation of reality of the PRTs has been partly revealed. Studies of the PRTs as one significant bearers of "the comprehensive approach", which includes a holistic approach regarding the use of civilian and military capabilities, new conclusions can be drawn on whether a general civil-military approach can be a part of the solution for current and future conflicts. Based on the counterinsurgency strategy, the author has identified three themes as bearing and thus appears through the thesis as a foundation. These are Coordination, Development and Security.

The purpose of this thesis is to compose a way for a small IT-company to communicate with their costumers and include them in the development of their IT-solution. The ambition with this study is to make this information strategy applicable to other small companies with the same problem.The empirics is built on literature studies and qualitative interviews which leads to a design proposition and try-outs with the target group. The results lead to a newsletter where news and information from the company could be presented simple and clear..

Under stor del av 1900-talet var det enligt nordiska byggnormer förbjudet att använda trästommar i byggnader med fler än två våningar. 1994 upphörde förbudet och istället infördes brandtekniska funktionskrav, vilket innebär att konstruktionen enbart måste uppfylla vissa krav och att material därefter kan väljas fritt. I detta examensarbete har jag undersökt hur flerfamiljshus skall utformas med hänseende till brand och yttre påverkan, samt hur trä som byggnadsmaterial kan begränsa den arkitektoniska utformningen. I Gävle finns för tillfället inga större flervåningshus utformade helt och hållet i trä, därför har studierna utförts i samarbete med Gävle kommun. Examensarbetet består av en teoretisk del och en tillämpningsfas i vilken förslag på byggnadsutformning arbetats fram, tänkt lokalisering för byggnaderna är Gävle Strand.Dokumentationer från liknande projekt visar att det varit relativt enkelt att få byggnader i trä att uppfylla de brandtekniska krav som ställs.

Ända sen lagstiftarna i 1944, 1962 och 1974 års brandlagsstiftning samt 1986 års räddningstjänstlag har det funnits en strävan att öka kommunernas ansvar för brandsläckning, räddningstjänst och förebyggande brandskydd. I Lagen om skydd mot olyckor (2003:778) ska de olika aktörernas ansvar gällande brandsäkerhet tydliggöras, vilket kan ses som en naturlig utveckling av samhällets strävan mot en bättre brandsäkerhet. För att tillgodose kraven som Lagen om skydd mot olyckor ställer på ägare och nyttjanderättshavare så bör ett s.k. Systematiskt Brandskyddsarbete (SBA) bedrivas under hela byggnadens/anläggningens tid för användning och skall omfatta såväl verksamhet som organisation.Landstinget är en aktör som berörs av Lagen om skydd mot olyckor eftersom en brand i ett sjukhus eller vårdinrättning kan, av lätt förståeliga skäl, få katastrofala följder. Landstinget i Värmland har de senaste åren genomfört en koncernövergripande översyn av sitt totala säkerhetsarbete.

The purpose of this study is to increase the understanding of how an individual's identity is constructed and reinforced through clothing brands. This we intend to achieve by studying and analyzing the significance of clothing brands on consumers. In close proximity to this purpose, we have chosen to work with three research questions:? How do consumers see clothing as a means to express themselves? ? What perception does consumers have on clothing brands as identity creators? ? How do consumers value wearing clothes from a particular clothing brand?.

Investment in hedge funds is a relatively new phenomenon for investors compared with other forms of savings. In recent years, the interest has increased among investors in investing their money in hedge funds, given the protection against declines in the market they are aiming for. Their main purpose is to generate a high return at a low risk regardless of market trends. This they can achieve by having fewer restrictions that offer more flexible investment strategies and freer investment opportunities.The purpose of this paper is to identify how the selected hedge fund strategies have performed during the recent economic downturn. We also want to clarify the claim that hedge funds exhibit a positive absolute return regardless of what the market is performing.In order to answer the purpose of the essay and its problems, we have used a quantitative method with a deductive approach in the processing of data.

SyfteVårt syfte är att se hur musikfestivaler kan bidra till och påverka en orts platsmarknadsföring och platsvarumärke.Forskningsfrågor vi har formulerat är följande:Hur kan en musikfestival påverka en ort?Hur kan en ort dra nytta av en musikfestival i sin platsmarknadsföring?Varför skapar sig orter ett platsvarumärke?MetodVi har utfört en kvalitativ studie. Vi började med att leta upp passande teori för musikturism då det området intresserar oss, efter det skapade vi syfte och forskningsfrågor. Därefter har vi har valt att utföra åtta delvis strukturerade intervjuer för insamling av empiri. Vi har med hjälp av den insamlade empirin skapat en teoretisk och empirisk analys.

The city?s public environments are meant to be perceived as safe and inviting areas to visit any time of the day. In recent decades the number of vandalism complaints has doubled and graffiti has become so common that it received a separate category in the crime statistics. With this type of impacts in the public environments the experience are precarious and a boring sight. It?s difficult to put a price tag on these types of crimes, the number of unreported cases suspected to be large.

Denna rapport berör ämnet stegutrymning från flerbostadshus med eller utan hjälp av räddningstjänsten. En förstudie har gjorts av Brandforsk där bland annat räddningstjänsten som den alternativa utrymningsvägen har undersökts. Syftet med detta arbete är att undersöka räddningstjänstens olika möjligheter och begränsningar samt att undersöka hur det mänskliga beteendet vid brand är, särskilt med avseende på de regler som styr hur byggnader ska utformas. Olika personer har uttalat sig om räddningstjänsten som den alternativa utrymningsvägen. Bland annat genom att påpeka att det inte alltid fungerar i praktiken och att bemanningen inte alltid är tillräcklig hos räddningstjänsterna.

AimThe aim of this study was to investigate if the Swedish elite soccer teams, both males and females, have preventive strategies to reduce the risk of muscular injuries in the posterior thigh.MethodA survey was created and sent by mail to all (n=28) Swedish elite soccer teams in allsvenskan (both males and females) to be answered by the head of physical exercise within each team. A pilot study regarding the survey was performed by two soccer coaches on elite level and was revised afterwards. The survey was conducted between May through July 2013. In total, 18 soccer teams participated in this survey.Results10 soccer teams did not respond to the survey, which resulted in a drop out of 36%. Preventive strategies to reduce the risk of muscular injuries in the posterior thigh existed in 16 of the teams.

Title: Talent Management: Retention and development of employeesLevel: Bachelor?s Degree in Business and AdministrationAuthors: Amra Abdulic Dzankovic and Anna JaurénSupervisor: Per-Arne WikströmDate: June 2013Aim: The purpose of this study is to examine how an organization can implement talent management strategies to retain and develop their employees. We intend to increase the understanding of talent management by highlighting various strategies to retain and develop employees.Methodology: The study has been carried out with a qualitative approach through a case study in cooperation with a large organization within the public sector in Sweden. Empirical material has been collected through semi-structured interviews with all the divisional managers. An extensive analysis of literature and research connected to Talent Management and tools for retention and development has formed the basis of the theoretical framework.Result and Conclusion: The conclusions we have drawn from this study is that to succeed with Talent Management, and the strategies that are in place to retain and develop employees, there must be an integral and comprehensive approach where business strategy and vision also permeates personnel strategy.

Inledning: Modebranschen har en g?ng i tiden betraktats som att vara h?llbar d? det exempelvis producerades plagg i sm? kvantiteter. Chinnaduraim (2023) konstaterar att modeindustrin har gjort betydande framsteg inom h?llbart mode, men hon p?pekar att det ?terst?r mycket arbete. Vilka ?tg?rder kan modef?retag vidta f?r att fr?mja h?llbar utveckling inom branschen? F?r att fr?mja h?llbar utveckling inom modebranschen ?r det avg?rande att modef?retag engagerar sig inom de centrala teman: Cirkul?r Fashion, Greenwashing och Grassroot Movement. Syfte: Studiens syfte ?r att unders?ka hur modef?retag kan jobba med h?llbar utveckling inom modebranschen. Metod: En kvalitativ metod har till?mpats d?r studiens datainsamling best?r av semi-strukturerade intervjuer samt offline observationer. Slutsats: V?ra resultat tyder p? att modef?retag borde till?mpa CF-modellen d? den p?pekar hur modef?retag borde endast v?lja ett typ av material f?r att underl?tta kl?dernas demonteringsprocess.

The following essay is named The canonization of Joan of Arc, a Church political strategy or the creation of a national symbol? Joan of Arc, the French heroine of the Hundred Years War, was canonized as late as 1920, in a process that began already in 1869. In the following essay I am trying to work out if this canonization is a work of the Vatican in order to gain popularity in France after the breakup with the state in 1905. The Catholic Church had, since the French Revolution, faced difficulties withstanding its position of power in the presence of the upcoming Secularism and Liberalism and their growing public support. The Catholic Church had been fighting for its members and at the same time fighting the new ideas of Socialism, Communism and Liberalism.

The aim of this study is to examine which communication channels and communication strategies Umea? municipality could use for information concerning outdoor recreation. To achieve this aim the following theories and views have been applied: social communication, communication strategies, two-way symmetrical communication, social media and uses and gratifications. The study was conducted through four focus group interviews and one informant interview. The focus groups consisted of four groups of outdoor enthusiasts in Umea? municipality: outdoor interested students, organized outdoor enthusiasts, active families and active seniors.

In the future the Swedish pension system will face major problems. With an increasing aging population combined with a decreasing share of working population the financing of the pension system is becoming a bigger problem than previously predicted. This means the individual himself will have a bigger responsibility to invest money for their future retirement. It has been shown that a large proportion of the people who invests for their future pension have neither the interest nor the time to actively invest their pension capital. To make it easier for those who invest for their retirement, some Swedish banks have created so-called generation funds.