Inom det företagsekonomiska ämnesområdet har Johanson och Vahlnes Uppsalamodell sedan 1970-talet varit en dominerande teori vad gäller företags internationaliseringsprocesser. Enligt denna teori bör företag gradvis expandera internationellt och inhämta kunskap om utländska marknader innan en expansion genomförs. I kontrast till denna har på senare år Born Global, en teori som ifrågasätter Uppsalamodellen, vunnit mark. Detta då det har blivit allt vanligare att företag redan initialt expanderar till avlägsna marknader utan att inneha den kunskap som Uppsalamodellen förespråkar. Då Uppsalamodellen fokuserar på vinstdrivande tillverkande företag är syftet med denna uppsats att analysera Uppsalamodellens relevans i förhållande till de icke vinstdrivande tjänsteorienterade hjälporganisationerna Läkare Utan Gränser och Läkarmissionen, vilka kan anses vara exempel på Born Globalföretag.

The purpose of this study is to examine the medial depiction of Muslims in the case of Pastor Terry Jones' intention to burn the Quran. Our study is based on theoretical framework regarding an alleged clash of civilizations, how that leads to global conflicts and controls the world politics. It?s also based on the western way of characterize Muslims as violent, irrational human beings, and how mass media have a tendency to depict Muslims as ?the others?. The questions we aim to seek answers to are: How were Muslims portrayed in CNN's and Al-Jazeera's reporting regarding Terry Jones plan to burn the Quran? Which discourses exist about Muslims in each news channel and what are the main differences between them? The qualitative method used is a critical discourse analysis on empirical data consistently of twelve articles.

Syftet med denna uppsats var att göra en jämförelse mellan studenter som läser det första respektive det sista året på socialpsykologiskt program på högskolan i Skövde ideras attityder mot hemlösa och tro på att världen är rättvis. Ett ytterligare syfte var att ta reda på om det fanns ett samband mellan attityder mot hemlösa och tro på att världen är rättvis. Den teoretiska utgångspunkten i uppsatsen var perspektivet socialkognition, med relevanta begrepp som attityder, stereotyper och fördomar samt Lerner´s teori (1980) om tron på en rättvis värld. Metoden som användes var kvantitativ och utfördes genom två enkäter; Attitudes Toward Homelessness Inventory (Kingree & Daves, 1997) och The Global Belief in a Just World Scale (Lipkus, 1991). Den statistiska bearbetningen skedde med hjälp av statistikdataverktyget PASW Statistics 17.

The global wood pellet market has seen a rapid growth after the adoption of the Kyoto protocol and the renewable energy incentives created within the European Union. The global consumption of wood pellets reached 13,5 million tonnes in 2010 and several experts estimate the consumption to be between 35-50 million tonnes by 2020. These forescasts raise the questions which regions that can supply this vast amount of wood pellets and what the conditions are for producing it. This study evaluates the conditions for wood pellet production and export from British Columbia, on Canada?s west coast, focusing on existing industry structure, raw material supply and the distribution chain.

The concept of vulnerability is the capacity or the sensitivity to become damaged. Vulnerability are characterized by one or more of the following terms; a system´s sensitivity to exposure to shock, stress or interference, the state of the system in relations to a threshold of damages, and the system´s ability to adapt to the changing circumstances. Vulnerability in this study is referring to the sensitivity of the circumstances that lead to sustainable livelihood that can´t be maintain and that there is an inability to cope with and manage stress. The choice of making a study in this area is based on that action needs to be taken to moderate the vulnerable aspects of society, in this respect in relations to storms. Analyzes of the social vulnerability to climate change or natural events is needed for effective actions.

Till f?ljd av klimatf?r?ndringarna ?kar b?de temperaturen och nederb?rden i Arktis, vilket f?rv?ntas f? stora konsekvenser f?r vegetationen som finns d?r. F?r?ndringar i sammans?ttningen av funktionella v?xttyper kan vara en viktig faktor till f?r?ndringar i kolbalansen och bidra till att avg?ra om Arktis f?rblir en kols?nka snarare ?n en kolk?lla. Detta ?r av stor global betydelse d? tundraekosystemen lagrar ungef?r h?lften av jordens marklagrade kol.

Företag och organisationer producerar och publicerar allt mer redovisning. Förutom den obligatoriska redovisningen utökas information i allt större grad av frivillig hållbarhetsinformation. Det har gjorts flera studier om vad som får företagen att producera hållbarhetsinformation. Studierna visar på ett flertal faktorer som kan påverka omfattning och utformning men det finns motstridiga resultat inom forskningen.Syftet med den här studien är att se hur företagens storlek, miljöpåverkan och lönsamhet påverkar hållbarhetsredovisningens omfattning.I teorin beskrivs legitimitetsteorin och intressentteorin som en förklaringsmodell till hur företag påverkas av intressenterna till att dela med sig av hållbarhetsinformation. Företagen svarar upp mot intressenternas krav på sådan information och söker legitimitet i samhället.I studien har en kvantitativ metod använts.

Thiswork is about the parents ' perception of their children's schooling and schoolsituation. It also addresses the important and fundamental conditions when itcomes to parenting and caring of children, which is an essential andcontributory basis for children's school situation. The work also deals withthe importance of good cooperation between school and home for the children tocome to the school grounds and with the desire to learn and develop. The aim ofthis work is that through a survey get a picture of how parents feel abouttheir child's school situation. But also look at how important interplaybetween school, parents and children to the school situation to be good.

This paper examines the opportunities and challenges of integrating conservation practice and the circular economy into practical planning processes. In recent years, the discussion of circular economy and its relevance in the sustainability debate has intensified. According to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, the transition to a circular economy is crucial to achieving the national and international environmental and climate goals as well as the global goals in Agenda 2030. Parallel to this, there is a long established heritage discourse that emphasizes the importance of preserving buildings and cultural environments as part of our cultural heritage. These two discourses have common goals, but they differ in how they present their respective arguments.

During the summer of 2005 more than 80 million articles of clothing from China, were being held in European harbours. This was a consequence of a striking increase of imported textile and clothing articles from China since the turn of the year, which was the time when all quantitative restrictions were extincted on these products. To protect its own market, the EU therefore reintroduced import quotes in the beginning of the summer. China?s accession agreement to the WTO comprehends a number of unique provisional regulations which are exceptional for the country and in conjunction with clauses and exceptions within the GATT and WTO these regulations enabled new restrictions on the trade with textiles and clothings.

This study investigates and analyzes experiences of discrimination and racism among social work students, focusing on how these issues occur between peers rather than through hierarchical dynamics, such as interactions with faculty. The research aims to shed light on the academic challenges faced by students with foreign backgrounds, as defined by Statistics Sweden (SCB), particularly those who experience discriminatory practices and behaviors within the academic environment. The study adopts a qualitative methodology, utilizing semi-structured interviews to explore the lived experiences of these students. Participants were selected based on their enrollment in social work programs and their identification as having a foreign background. Data was analyzed thematically to uncover recurring patterns and insights into the participants' experiences.

Sverige har historiskt sett drabbats av fyra finansiella kriser sedan landet industrialiserades i slutet av 1800 ? talet. I dagsläget befinner vi oss i en ny finansiell kris vilken har en global spridning och har sin grogrund i bland annat att utlåningen ökat lavinartat runt om i världen det sista decenniet . Finansiella kriser föranleds ofta av att det finansiella systemet satts ur balans. För att erhålla ett stabilt finansiellt system krävs förtroende och för att värna om detta, och därmed stabiliteten i det finansiella systemet i förlängningen, finns lagar och regler.2007 implementerades ett nytt kapitaltäckningsregelverk i svensk lag, efter direktiv från EU.

Denna uppsats behandlar hur utbildningen vid tekniskt chefsprogram har utförts avseende det tekniskainledande året samt tre alternativa sätt att genomföra denna utbildning. Dessa tre alternativa sätt utgörsav de tre utbildningsmodellerna:1. Problembaserat lärande2. Femstegsmodellen3. Tematisk utbildningSyftet med uppsatsen är att belysa hur utbildningen vid Tekniskt Chefsprogram skulle kunna utvecklasför att nå en bättre systemförståelse och helhetssyn för att förbereda officeren för nästa nivå.Ovanstående tre modeller har jag jämfört med utbildningen vid Teknisk Chefsprogram avseende för- ochnackdelar med utgångspunkt att målgruppen är officerare, som ska bli chefer eller handläggare tillchefer, i grund- och insatsorganisationen.Utifrån pedagogisk litteratur och utredningar, inom och utom Försvarsmakten, har jag kommit fram tillett antal faktorer som påverkar kraven och möjligheterna för officerare att verka efter genomfördutbildning, främst med fokus på framtiden och behovet av systemkunskap.

In this paper, I have conducted a study of what perspectives educational drama has in theory and practice. The study aims to show an example of how and out of what perspectives educational drama is a part of the school?s activity at a geographically distinct school, from kindergarten on to primary and secondary school years. The general attitude of the faculty and their arguments for and against drama constitute the major aspects of this study, which has been carried out through qualitative interviews at a school in Skåne. The results were that pre-school focuses on teaching drama to develop communicative abilities amongst the students (art educational perspective) while secondary school seemingly abandoned this approach and focuses more on using it for personal development, increasing empathy and understanding of other people by taking it to a more emotional level in order to affect for example moral values of the students.

Equality is a central aspect within development work. All development work is expected to be influenced by a gender equalty thinking, and these directions are distributed by the Department of Foreign Affairs, through Sida to Forum Syd and down to the very grasroot level, through Forum Syds local cooperation organisations. The essays question of research is a reflection over empowerment, with other words how international organisations influence other societies understanding of the society dynamics. This aspect triggered my interest for the subject, aswell as the link between aid, equality and men, and how these factors are in need of eachother. My study is mainly build on theoretical starting points, and not on earlier studies.