In past decades information technology has changed the conditions of organizations, not at least within the industry. Advanced IT systems have become a fact in order to cope with rapid changes in the market and to effectively manage an organization?s knowledge. When organizations became more flexible and customized expectations from customers and stakeholders also become higher. These expectations and guidelines are documented in a company?s management system, which can be designed differently depending on what standards the company chooses to implement.

In order for a business management to be able to make informed decisions for their companies need enterprise management system regularly checked by internal audits. The aim of purpose with this work was to develop a working manual for integrated internal audits. This was done through a litterature study and interviews with auditors. An in-depth interview was conducted with an experienced auditor to get more understanding and depth of the internal audits process, and how the manual could be designed. Discussions were held with the person responsible for environment, health and safety at Swedspan Hultsfred to adjust the manual to the company?s internal management system.

Syftet med uppsatsen är att försöka få en ökad förståelse för vilka konsekvenser IAS 41 om värdering av biologiska tillgångar kan komma att få för svenska skogsföretags redovisning. IAS 41 standarden och dess för och nackdelar har varit vår utgångspunkt i litteraturgenomgången där vi tillsammans med relevanta teorier och redovisningsprinciper försöker analysera och förstå vilka effekter som kan uppkomma i och dess införande..

The purpose of this report was to identify the current waste management of non-hazardous construction and demolition waste in a few Swedish construction companies, based on the different steps in the waste hierarchy with a focus on waste prevention, reuse and recycle. Additionally, the purpose was to attempt identifying opportunities, obstacles and as well as to propose possible solutions from an environmental perspective. The method used was a qualitative study using interviews conducted through emails and phone with employees occupying positions that could answer this reports questions. The results of this report indicates that waste management of construction and demolition waste has improved, and less waste goes into landfills. The concern is that the overall amount of waste being produced is not decreasing, thus calling for actions preventing the production of waste.

Uppsatsen behandlar vilka överväganden KPMG och Grant Thornton gör vid rekrytering av nya medarbetare, i termer av interna krav, rekrytering och marknadsföring..

Vi har formulerat två teser som visar effekten av hur MKF använder oklarheten i sin rekryteringsprocess. Den första tesen orsakar en ryktesspridning som gör att MKF får in ett stort antal ansökningar. Den andra tesen leder till att de inkomna ansökningarna håller en hög kvalité. Kombinationen av dessa två effekter gör att MKF får till stånd en mycket effektiv rekryteringsprocess..

Uppsatsen behandlar sponsorrelationens händelseförlopp ifrån eventets perspektiv. Ifrån matchning, via avtalsförhandling till aktivering av sponsorskapet. Hur eventets image, identitet påverkas av sponsorernas varumärke diskuteras.Det empiriska materialet har samlats in via semistrukturerade telefonintervjuer med respondenterna..

Trots att intentionerna med organisationsförändringen har många goda utgångspunkter kan den stöta på problem vid implementeringsfasen. Det har framkommit att meningsskiljaktigheter uppkommit till följd av rädsla för åsidosättande av personliga intressen och otydlig kommunikation. Även hanteringen av processen, skapandet av angelägenhetsmedvetande och tydliggörande av mål och visioner är faktorer som lett till att upplevelserna av förändringsarbetet skiljt sig åt..

When the Tsunami occurred on Boxing Day 2004 it caused a major stress upon the governmental agencies in not only the affected areas but also in states that had a large number of citizens in the affected area. The governmental agencies were not prepared for the demands from the citizenry in these countries to deal with rescue and crisis management in areas situated halfway around the globe. This thesis main purpose is to research what the causal mechanisms of Sweden?s and Finland?s crisis management were through the method of process tracing. Taking its theoretical stance in Allison?s & Zelikow?s three models of decision making, the thesis compares the course of events of the first two critical days in Sweden and Finland to establish what mistakes were made during this critical period.

Background: The Swedish life-insurance business has been extensively criticised lately due to broken promises to customers as well as due to scandals that some companies within the business have been involved in. The companies within the Swedish life-insurance business find themselves in a so- called crisis of confidence, something that is created in and by media. A company that finds itself in a crisis of confidence somehow have to manage the situation and crises of confidence can also result in different kinds of changes. Purpose: The aim of this thesis is to explore and analyse how individual life- insurance companies manage crises of confidence. As a consequence, the aim is also to investigate in what way crises of confidence are initiators to change.

Background: The Swedish life-insurance business has been extensively criticised lately due to broken promises to customers as well as due to scandals that some companies within the business have been involved in. The companies within the Swedish life-insurance business find themselves in a so- called crisis of confidence, something that is created in and by media. A company that finds itself in a crisis of confidence somehow have to manage the situation and crises of confidence can also result in different kinds of changes. Purpose: The aim of this thesis is to explore and analyse how individual life- insurance companies manage crises of confidence. As a consequence, the aim is also to investigate in what way crises of confidence are initiators to change.

Uppsatsens syfte avser att redogöra för och undersöka hur man kan synliggöra kompetens inom ett bemanningsföretag. Denna kompetens är viktig för bemanningsföretagen då de måste kunna finna rätt person, med rätt kompetens, till rätt uppdrag. Som fallföretag har vi utgått från Manpower, men även tagit del av deras dotterbolags verksamhet The Empower Group. Metoderna som vi har använt oss av har varit djupintervjuer samt kompletterande enkätintervjuer, båda intervjutyperna var baserade på samma frågor. Vi har valt att intervjua såväl ledning som konsulter för att kunna se på skillnader mellan de två aktörerna.

AbstractBusiness, or business decisions always involves an endangerment from the company?s aspect, but when it comes to business with foreign countries the risk profile looks quite different from the profile the company has when its doing business inside the country. Therefore, it is extremely important for an export company or import company to carefully consider the risks that are enclosed with the deal, before he makes the decision to enter a deal. One of the most important risks a company have to considerate when doing business with foreign countries is the currency risk. A company is exposed to currency risk when either long-term or short-term changes in the exchange rate may affect the result of the company, competitive position and growth.

Undersökningen skapade inte underlag för att fastställa att samband mellan ägarstrukturen och kapitalstrukturen finns. Även då vi har resultat som stödjer tidigare forskning när det gäller ägarkoncentrationens inverkan på kapitalstrukturen så skall resultatet tolkas med viss försiktighet. Den enskilt största anledningen till detta är den stora resultatvariation som uppvisas beroende på val av mätmetod..

The aim of this report is to investigate, on the basis of two consult agencies perspectives, what the possibilities and obstacles are to integrate the work with antagonistic and accident related risks. The report is based on two consult agencies where each agency´s work procedure is represented by a risk management method. The work with accident related and antagonistic risks is analysed and evaluated compared to four different components. The components are risk management process (IEC´s and FEMA´s model), driving forces, education and competence, and resources to control risk management with COSO?´s ERM framework.