The visual representation of management (board of directors, chief executive officer and executive management) in annual reports is an area of scholarship that has not been explored much. In the present study a sample of 87 annual reports from business enterprises within a Swedish context, comprising about 300 photographs, was analyzed using an explorative method of analysis based on semiotics and grounded theory. The influence of the context on images raises a question discussed in the study: Should the photographs in the annual report be categorized as portraits, advertisements and others or should the annual report be regarded as a genre of its own? The photographs showed patterns of homogeneity regarding gender, dress, gestures, colours, pictorial compositions et cetera. The position of the (male) CEO is privileged, but he is also connected to the group through various means like dress and style, thereby further underscoring management as a male enterprise and demonstrating the importance of the suit and necktie in creating homosocial bonds.

Our purpose with this thesis was to study how tourism providers deliver quality to their customers. We chose to carry out two case studies where we interviewed an owner of a camp site, and a municipal manager employed at another camp site. The questions were based on customer needs, service quality and dissatisfaction. The study gave us some useful aspects. The respondents told us that it was very important to the tourist providers to listen to the customer´s specific needs and to give them personal attention.

Ever since Thomas More?s book Utopia was published in 1516, theutopian idea has not lost its topicality and has been strongly rootedin literature, art, film and architecture. Utopia can be seen as a statein which utopia allows a space for wishes, dreams and a desire forsomething better. In my degree project I have chosen to explore thehistorical utopian ideas to create a content that treats utopia on asubjective level. With visual communication as a starting point I havetried to fixate this state in a book.

Denna kandidatuppsats syftar till att undersöka varför det är så få kvinnor som är chefer. Enligt SCB var, under 2009, endast 33% av Sveriges chefer kvinnor.Manliga chefer är normen och därför baseras dagens ledarskapsteori på mäns värderingar och uppfattningar. Detta leder till att många av dagens organisationskulturer har en manlig prägel som inte släpper in och inte heller lockar kvinnor till ledande positioner.Studien presenterar teorier om de är svårigheter och hinder som kan uppstå för kvinnor när de vill bli chefer och vad som ligger bakom dessa barriärer.Den teoretiska referensramen beskriver dessutom vad som motiverar en person att nå en ledande position samt hur kultur påverkar möjligheterna att avancera inom en organisation. Organisationskulturen kan skapa hinder för personer som anses vara avvikande, vilket kan påverka en kvinnas möjlighet att bli en del av organisationsledningen. Dessa hinder kallas ibland för glastak, ett osynligt hinder som gör det svårt eller omöjligt att klättra högre upp inom en hierarki.Studien är även genomförd med en kvalitativ metod då fyra kvinnliga chefer har intervjuats.

Syfte Genom att undersöka hur rekryterare bedömer personlig kompetens vid rekrytering av personalvetare syftar uppsatsen till att bidra med ökad kunskap och förståelse för hur personlig kompetens bedöms och vilka tänkbara konsekvenser dylika bedömningar kan leda till.Teori/Tidigare forskning Den teoretiska utgångspunkten tas i teori kring kompetens och rekrytering i allmänhet och forskning kring bedömning i synnerhet. Fokus läggs på utmaningar och konsekvenser av bedömning av personlig kompetens.Metod Ett kvalitativt tillvägagångssätt tillämpades och empirin insamlades i huvudsak genom semistrukturerade intervjuer med rekryterare. Genom färgkodning kategoriserades resultatet och analyserades och diskuterades utifrån teori och forskning.Resultat Studien visar att såväl personlig som formell kompetens värdesätts i rekryteringsprocessen. När de formella kompetenserna visat sig uppfyllda flyttas fokus mot kandidaternas personliga kompetens. Vid bedömningen används i huvudsak traditionella urvalsinstrument såsom granskning av CV och betyg, anställningsintervju, olika typer av tester samt referenstagning.

The purpose behind this work was to investigate whether I could from a practical approach to create desire for mathematics among students in primary schools. I wanted also to find out how students feel about their current mathematics teaching. By introducing an equation game, and interviewing students to find out their perception of their mathematics teaching, I was able to answer my questions. What I came to was that through a practical and laboratory work, I could create an enjoyable educational opportunity in mathematics. Then during the interviews I also learned that students had not a pre-determined negative attitude towards mathematics.

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to increase the knowledge of teenage girls thoughts and opinions about narcotics. We used a qualitative method and collected information by interviews. During the past years different studies shows that the desire to try narcotics has increased among teenagers. Teenagers are trying hard to find their identity which is shaped among people that they have a close relationship to. During this time friends has big influence when they experiment with different kind of styles.

Background and problem:Theory and literature in the field of board recruitment are limited. The theory and literature that existed focused primarily on the recruitment of senior management and CEO. It was identified that no one had examined the factors that influence the recruitment of board members. The underlying factors might cause the board recruitment is not done from a purely efficiency perspective and therefore it is of interest to be examined.Purpose:The purpose of this thesis is to examine and give an insight into the underlying factors affecting the choice of new directors in large Swedish companies.Method:The thesis has had a deductive approach and been based on existing theory and literature to explain the factors that affect board recruitment. The study was quantitative and the sample consisted of all the major Swedish listed companies.Results and conclusions:The survey indicated that board members ethnicity and number of other board assignments were factors that influenced the board recruitment.

The project has been implemented in collaboration with Carl-Johan Lundberg on Deltagruppen Ltd in Jönköping. Problem introduction comes from Carl-Johan's own experience from the hotel sector. The problem that all hotels has is that they sell two products, i e. simple - and double rooms. Persons that travel in companies do not desire always to share bed.Focus in the work is to develop a product that holds together two simple beds and forms double bed, concurrent that it goes that converters to two simple bed without needing to disassemble the product and be done invisible.

Syfte Genom att undersöka hur rekryterare bedömer personlig kompetens vid rekrytering av personalvetare syftar uppsatsen till att bidra med ökad kunskap och förståelse för hur personlig kompetens bedöms och vilka tänkbara konsekvenser dylika bedömningar kan leda till.Teori/Tidigare forskning Den teoretiska utgångspunkten tas i teori kring kompetens och rekrytering i allmänhet och forskning kring bedömning i synnerhet. Fokus läggs på utmaningar och konsekvenser av bedömning av personlig kompetens.Metod Ett kvalitativt tillvägagångssätt tillämpades och empirin insamlades i huvudsak genom semistrukturerade intervjuer med rekryterare. Genom färgkodning kategoriserades resultatet och analyserades och diskuterades utifrån teori och forskning.Resultat Studien visar att såväl personlig som formell kompetens värdesätts i rekryteringsprocessen. När de formella kompetenserna visat sig uppfyllda flyttas fokus mot kandidaternas personliga kompetens. Vid bedömningen används i huvudsak traditionella urvalsinstrument såsom granskning av CV och betyg, anställningsintervju, olika typer av tester samt referenstagning.

Uppsatsen analyserar huruvida rekryterings- och befordringsförfaranden som tillämpas inom ett logistik- och postföretag har betydelse för könsfördelningen på olika befattningsnivåer. Studiens frågeställningar är: Vilka rekryteringsförfaranden tillämpas inom organisationen? Kan rekryteringsförfaranden förklara hur en könsfördelning skapas och återskapas, i så fall på vilket sätt? De teoretiska utgångspunkterna behandlar i huvudsak utbuds- och efterfrågerelaterade förklaringar, samt olika rekryteringspraxis.Avsikten var att genom en jämförande fallstudie, mellan kontor med jämn respektive ojämn könsfördelning, analysera huruvida rekryterings- och befordringsförfarande kan förklara en ojämn könsfördelning.  Empirin inhämtades genom semistrukturerade intervjuer med fyra enhetschefer och två regionchefer. Följaktligen analyserades materialet genom en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultaten tyder på att användning av informella informationskanaler, exempelvis rekommendationer, kan leda till skapande av en ojämn könsfördelning.

In this report presents a thesis by Frida Altskog performed in collaboration with Askersunds Kakelmakeri. The project?s goal has been to produce a ceramic ledge after the company?s specifications. The company?s desire and production facilities have been in focus.

This Master's thesis explores representations of sexual agency in contemporary, Swedish novels for young adults. Using a representational theory approach the thesis analyzes 24 novels published in 2000 ? 2013. Addressing the following research questions: how is sexual agency constructed and regulated relative to gender performativity in Swedish novels for young adults? How are situations of sexual abuse and sexual ?grey zones? (situations that border on abuse) represented and being made intelligible in the texts? What are the consequences of representations of sexual agency? In the readings of the novels discourse analysis and theories on cultural representation and power have served as the critical points of entry, as well as the methodological basis for the study.

I have critically examined heteronormativity as it permeates our society and questioned ?identities? as designed and constructed, leading to certain identities being seen as normal, while others are regarded as abnormal.I have had a discussion with my informants about love, monogamy, amicable and relationships. Every couple has basically isolated themselves after they became a couple and they feel secure with one another. The partnership is very important for my informants, partly because they see the partnership as a legal and economical security. However, these aspects are not crucial to the decision that they chose to marry, for the main reason is love and the desire to take the relationship one step further.

The city of Kalmar has a desire that their 3D maps of the city should come to a greater use and get residents more involved in Kalmar city. The purpose of this report is to show one way to work with these 3D maps when it comes to presenting information about Kalmar for its residents and tourists in a specific area.  The report also includes information about advantages and disadvantages with the use of 2D and 3D maps in different environments. Various reports and other sources indicate an interest in 3D and a use for this, but even that 2D is still seen as a natural way to read a map. By collecting information from relevant literature, interviews and user testing, the group has obtained sufficient background information to present the results of a web site, where the visitor can navigate in both 2D and 3D in a specific area of Kalmar. User tests and surveys have been conducted in two rounds and the web site has been revised after their results..