Purpose:The purpose of this thesis is: to determine key success factors for an organisation?s internal process of internalising future trends forecasting. Methodology:A qualitative approach has been chosen by examining three different companies (Electrolux, H&M and, Sony Ericsson) through interviews and other data. The empirical material have been analysed by using valid theory as a platform from where the analysis can be performed. This has created a conceptual analysis that enables the use of the conclusions in other similar companies.

Recently, retailers within the Swedish grocery retail sector have launched lines of products under its own Brand, quite often produced by manufactures within the same category of products. The common term of this phenomenon is called private labels. Therefore, private labels could be seen as competitors against Branded goods, despite the fact that it is, in several cases, the same manufacturer who produces each of the products.The main purpose of this study is to provide understanding of how the manufacturers choose to position themselves, formulate their strategies and compete on the market among private labels, also to examine the motive behind the manufacturer's choice to produce private labels. The study intends to provide a broader view of how the interaction between manufacturers, retailers, private labels and Branded goods appears on the Swedish market. We decided to use a qualitative research method and personal interviews to approach the study.

Destination marketing looks different from that of traditional marketing, since the product, in this case the destination, consists of several different parts compared to a good. A destination is marketed as a process where the consumption takes place at the same time as the production. Destination marketing organizations, DMO?s, are responsible for the marketing of a destination. Since destinations consist of several parts such as the train trip to the destination, restaurant visits, shopping, hotel stays etc., it is difficult for the DMO?s to fully control how a tourist perceive the destination.

The report aims to examine how property owners position themselves to reach their targetmarket, and which strategies they use when positioning their product. The investigation has beencarried out mainly in the form of a case study in which a number of interviews with Stockholmreal estate companies has been conducted, focusing on commercial property market segment.The interviews have resulted in identification of common and specific strategies among thecompanies. These strategies have been analyzed in the light of the theory by Philip Kotler andKevin Lane Keller, focusing on how an offer should be designed to reach a competitive position.It can be concluded that positioning is a key activity for successfully addressing the targetmarket. Successful positioning mandates three key requirements to be met; determining thecategory to which the offer belongs, identifying similarities and differences compared to thecompetitors and developing a Brand mantra. The result of the case study concludes that theproperty companies work similar in many ways.

Det ämne som behandlas i denna uppsats är hur bloggfenomenet kan användas för att etablera bloggskribentens personliga varumärke, vilket i sin tur kan möjliggöra en utveckling av bloggarens karriär i form av entreprenörskap och företagande samt samarbete med etablerade företag. Syftet är att undersöka bloggfenomenet ur ett helhetsperspektiv, vilket innebär att en kvalitativ webbenkät besvarats av personer med insyn och erfarenhet av de ämnen som behandlas. Dessa respondenter utgörs av nio av Sveriges främsta och mest inflytelserika bloggskribenter, fyra specialister samt två företag som på olika sätt samarbetat med framstående bloggskribenter. Intervjumaterialet har sedan tolkats och analyserats för att identifiera återkommande mönster och teman. Då uppsatsen har sin utgångspunkt i en kombination av analytisk induktion och grundad teori har dessa teman varit avgörande för den teoretiska anknytningen. De slutsatser som kan presenteras utifrån undersökningsresultatet låter påvisa bloggfenomenets lämplighet i avseende att etablera bloggskribentens personliga varumärke och möjliggöra olika former av företagande.

AbstractIn the heart of Paris, you will find Sweden?s only cultural center abroad. Since the early 70?s a wealth of cultural activities has been offered, and every year the center receives more than 100,000 visitors. The center is a branch of the Swedish Institute (Si), a public authority which promotes mutual relationships between Sweden and other countries through culture, education, science and business.

This bachelor thesis covers fire protection methods of structural steel and the aim is to develop an information tool designed for inexperienced structural engineers. The information tool covers basic fire protection methods and the general way to produce a fire resistance for structural steel. The layout of this information tool is a simple folder that contains information about the most important steps when producing fire protection for a steel structure.The thesis starts with a general overview of the fire protection needed in buildings to fulfill national legislative and regulatory requirements. To get an understanding of how steel components behave during the influence of fire, a brief overview is presented of the material properties of steel. This chapter also contains a review of previous research in the area.

AbstractInterest in the subject appeared from real events. We seemed to discern a trend in society. Wehave noted that the amount of social enterprises to a greater extent is formed in Sweden.Companies like GodEl, Postkodslotteriet and DEM Collective are typical illustrations ofcompanies included in the category of social enterprise. It seemed as socially profiledcompanies is the new generation companies. The purpose of this essay is to make aninventory of possible competitive advantages that arise from social Branding.

Törskatesvamp förekommer i två former, en värdväxlande (Cronartium flaccidum) och en icke värdväxlande (Peridermium pini). Genetiska analyser har visat att ingen övergripande genetisk differentiering finns mellan de två formerna och att de därför tillhör samma art. Svamparna tillhör rostsvamparna och angriper i Sverige tall (Pinus sylvestris). Tidigare ansågs de vanligaste alternativa värdarna för C. flaccidum tillhöra släktena Paeonia, Vincetoxicum och Pedicularis vilket ledde till att den värdväxlande formen betraktades vara begränsad till de alternativa värdarnas utbredning, koncentrerad till södra Sverige.

Background: Ambiguity and confusion of ideas within the area of social responsibility have led to that companies not really know how to work with these types of questions. One way for companies to deal with their social responsibility is to affiliate to an initiative that exists and through this show their standpoint. One of these is Globalt Ansvar, a Swedish governmental initiative that is based on Global Compact?s principles and the guidelines of OECD. What does it mean for the companies when showing their point of view? Is this a way to gain legitimacy?Purpose: The purpose with the thesis is to judge if organisations? work with Corporate Social Responsibility gains more legitimacy by affiliating to Globalt Ansvar.Research method: A survey made through telephone interviews with representatives from all of the fifteen Swedish companies which today are affiliated to Globalt Ansvar.Conclusions: In order to give the affiliated companies more legitimacy, Globalt Ansvar has to be a legitimate initiative.

This study examines differences between private and state-owned companies' sustainability reports for the year 2010. Three state-owned companies and three private companies in three different industries have been examined. An effort has been put to explaining if differences are related to the owner or to the industry. The basis for this is that the state owned companies are required to present a sustainability report according to shareholder demands, while the private owned aren?t obligated to present their sustainability efforts.The study has a qualitative basis, and empirical data have been collected by the authors.

Since the first of July 2010, military training in Sweden is no longer mandatory. Ever since then the Swedish Armed Forces have needed to attract people interested in serving as soldiers, in new ways. The campaigns for doing so have been much debated and discussed in Swedish media. This thesis tests how an increased presence of guilt and belongingness in the Swedish Armed Forces recruitment campaigns affects young people - how their attitude toward the Swedish Armed Forces possibly changes as well as their intention of applying to military training. Guilt and belongingness were chosen for several reasons.

This study was made for the Swedish forest company Sveaskog because the sawmills they delivered timber to had noticed a high frequency of bucking splits in their products. Coworker Jim Edström at Sveaskog also wanted to know if there was a big difference between different felling heads. The purpose with this study has been to find out the amount of bucking splits and if there is any felling head Brand that did a bigger damage that the others. The study was made in two steps, where the first part was a literary review to find out results and conclusions in earlier studies. The best measuring method to check bucking splits was the known ?trissmetoden?.

AbstractTitle: Företag X? the hidden power? a study of internal communication, culture and internal Branding. Företaget X has in real life a different name.Number of pages: 42 (49 with enclosures)Author: Charlotta Babington ThorszeliusCourse: Media and Communication Studies CPeriod: Autumn 2007University: Uppsala University, SwedenPurpose/Aim: To analyze the internal communication, culture and internal Branding of an insurance company and how they can improve these company tools can be improved.Material/Method: qualitative method using interviews, analysis of internal communication policies and observations.Main results: The policy documents do not match how the internal communication works in every day life. There is a structure that is working and the information flows through the different levels. The vision and goals are difficult to understand as they are written in a complicated way.

Hur kan företag via sponsring påverka sin varumärkesimage och hur använder sig företag av sponsring för att stärka sitt varumärke? Syftet är att undersöka hur företag arbetar med sponsring och hur de använder sig av sponsring med intentionen att påverka sitt varumärkes image. Studien ska ge nyanserande och upplyftande kunskaper i våra frågeställningar och ge företagen ökad kunskap om sponsring och hur de själva kan arbeta med att förbättra sin sponsringsverksamhet.Metod: En studie ur ett företagsperspektiv som genomförts på fem fallföretag. Primärdata har samlats in via intervjuer med respondenter från de valda företagen och den sekundära informationen har återfunnits i etablerad teori samt artiklar. Studiens teoretiska referensram är baserad på befintliga teorier inom vårt ämnesområde sponsring och varumärken.Empiri: En presentation av fem företags sponsringsverksamhet och deras syn på hur sponsring kan användas i syfte att påverka företagets varumärkesimage.Slutsats: Företag använder sig först och främst av sponsring för att positivt påverka sin varumärkesimage och för att nå ut till sin målgrupp.