Vårt syfte med denna uppsats är att beskriva och analysera hur styrverktyget Dolphin kan användas för att styra intellektuellt kapital samt att analysera om Dolphins styrning av det intellektuella kapitalet kan skapa ett mervärde för de anställda. Vår analys grundar sig på littersturstudier samt en kvalitativ studie av två företag. Vi har använt oss av en abduktiv metod. Vår slutsats är att styrning av intellektuellt kapital skapar ett mervärde för företagets anställda. Det behöver dock nödvändigtvis inte ske med styrverktyget Dolphin.

The Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaorientalis), is a small freshwater cetacean which has recently fallen dramatically in number. It is an endemic species for the Yangtze River and unless drastic action is taken, it risks the same fate as the now functionally extinct Yangtze river Dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer). Threats to the porpoise are diverse but they have in common that they are caused by man. Development of the river has been made to supply a growing human population with food, hydropower, and to reduce the risk of flooding. These changes have resulted in a degraded habitat for the porpoise.

The veterinary handling of wildlife, both in zoos and in the wild, commonly requires that the patients need to be captured and immobilized for examination or treatment. This emphasises the need for quick, on-site, laboratory equipment, in order to minimize the analysis time and thus the stress for the animal and also in order to increase the possibility of starting relevant treatment early on. The aim of this pilot study was to determine whether Serum Amyloid A (SAA) could be a measured in blood samples from bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and South American tapirs (Tapirus terrestris). SAA rises to its maximum about 24 hours after the introduction of an inflammatory agent in companion animals. This also correlates with the estimated time it takes for animals at Kolmården Wildlife Park to be examined and having blood samples collected after being observed as sick. The study also evaluated whether the Eurolyser SOLO, using a turbidometric immunoassay (TIA) developed for human diagnostics, could be used for such analysis. This pilot study was a retrospective analysis of SAA in convenience sampled frozen serum, collected from Dolphins, elephants and tapirs.

Gullberg, Linda (2014). Bland delfinsim och batterier. Möjligheter till lärande i träningsskola. (Among Dolphin swimming and batteries. Learning possibilities in special school.).