AbstractThe aim of my study has been to investigate which expectations students at The Hotel and Restaurant Programme have for their futue working life and labour market. I want to investigate if these expectations are important factors that female dominance is large within the meal service sector. I have chosen to do qualitative interviews to discover these expectations.Some explanations that the respondent give for the gender differences within the restaurant and meal service sectors are the old tradition of male and female work. Furthermore the possibility of becoming well known within the market and the possibility for personal development in this market are described as important factors.The answers to my questions show that all respondents are positive to future work markets; also they all want to work within the restaurant sector and not in the meal service sector. The reasons for their choice cannot give a complete explanation to why female dominance is so big within the meal service sector.Keywords: Gender, status and celebrity-hood..

An effective Integration policy is important in Sweden while our government has decided and committed to be a country where everybody will be given the same opportunities. There is a greater awareness in today?s society of integration policy goals such as equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities for all. In a number of areas, however, the disparities between immigrants and Swedish-born citizens are still too large.The Swedish Riksdag decided on integration policy in 1997. The main task for this thesis will be to examine the motive behind the Government's decision to revoke immigrations policy and introduce integration policy.

Banks are an important institution for the economy of a society. During the later years the world of banking has changed. Several new actors have entered the market and taken over traditional bankservices as well as new ones. The way of conducting banking has changed with the event of new technology. One of the banks customer segments, the students have also been under a change.

Glulam?s position at the Swedish market for building constructions has been established over the past decades. Factors affecting glulam demand are found both in global and national contexts as well in customer attitudes and knowledge of the material. Arguments for environmentally friendly and sustainable construction processes and energy-efficient designs are nowadays common, which is something that should motivate increased usage of wood as a renewable material. For the glulam industry to increase its sales, improve profitability and thereby gain market share in present competitive climate, reliable market information and updated market intelligence is required.

The grain market is facing substantial changes. Tradionally, cereal has been a supply-led market i.e. supply conditions have had a major impact on price level or indirectly, through market interventions implemented through the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP). Just a few years ago, Sweden and the EU were not affected so strongly by world market prices for cereals. EU was a surplus-area and to a substantial degree a local market.

Vår studie handlar om hur pedagoger på två utvalda förskolor arbetar och förhåller sig till ett interkulturellt förhållningssätt. Ett interkulturellt förhållningssätt innebär att man accepterar och värderar alla kulturer på samma sätt och under samma omständigheter. Syftet med denna studie var att synliggöra vad ett interkulturellt förhållningsätt kunde innebära och det undersökte vi genom att intervjua sex olika pedagoger om hur de ser på integration, kulturmöten och hur de tar del av barnens kulturella olikheter i förskolan. Frågeställningen som vi valde att undersöka var: Hur ser pedagoger på två mångkulturella förskolor på kulturmöten och de kulturella olikheter de möter i verksamheten? För att kunna få vår frågeställning besvarad intervjuade vi sex pedagoger som arbetar på två olika mångkulturella förskolor. Resultatet vi fick visade att de två olika förskolorna arbetade utifrån ett likartat förhållningssätt när det gällde att ta del av barns olika kulturella bakgrunder men pedagogerna hade olika synsätt på vad en integration var.

Uppsatsen är genomförd utifrån hermeneutikens kvalitativa metod, där vår förhoppning har varit att uppnå en ökad förståelse kring pedagogernas förhållningssätt till integration i skolan. Syftet med detta examensarbete är att undersöka vad lärare på de besökta skolorna har för förhållningssätt till integration i skolan utifrån två perspektiv svenskhet kontra mångfald. Studien genomfördes men hjälp av intervjufrågor eftersom respondenterna då ges möjlighet att med egna ord presentera sina tankar kring ämnet för studien. Det vi kom fram till i denna studie är att språket är en viktig beståndsdel i integrering avelever oavsett om det är en mångkulturell skola, en skola med kulturella olikheter, eller en svensk skola, en skola med elever med få kulturella olikheter. Elevernas bakgrund ska inte ha någon betydelse när det gäller bemötandet eller bedömningen utan den ska vara likvärdig oavsett om det är en elev med annan bakgrund än svensk eller en elev med svensk bakgrund.

Background: Since the early 60?s, the CAPM or Capital Asset Pricing Model, has been an invaluable tool for assessing an asset's expected return, assuming that the asset is added to an already well-diversified portfolio of assets. CAPM theory assume that the unsystematic risk can be diversified and that the systematic, market-specific, risk is determined by the Beta value, from the Greek ?. An investor who takes big risks expect higher returns.One of the CAPM?s basic assumptions is that disruption in the market is not taken into account.

The aim of this paper is to examine the youth library PUNKTmedis' work methods to adapt itself to the youth. Improved communication with this user group is the starting point for the new work methods. We have chosen to view the increased cooperation between the library and the youth as an adjustment to market demands. We have noticed the possible existence of an antagonism between on the one hand the traditional role of the public library of adult education and on the other hand an adjustment to the market demands. Adult education and the adjustment to market demands is seen as contributing to the image of PUNKTmedis.

There is much literature covering strategic change under different circumstances but very little concerning how companies act strategically under sudden and radical changes to market conditions. Based on three different events (the terrorist attack in the USA September 11th 2001, the Tjernobyl accident April 26th 1986 and the Islamic revolution in Iran 1979) with such radical changes as a result we chose three companies that were affected (SAS, Asea Atom and Atlas Copco). The result of the events that were studied in this thesis is extremely unusual to their character. The events themselves were sudden and of a temporary nature but the results were long term changes of market conditions. Through personal interviews the authors have tried to establish how the companies have perceived the events and how the top management has strategically handled the situation.

Background: The situation for Swedish agricultural production today is characterized by an increased competition, particularly after the country joined the European Union. Swedish agricultural production laws guarantee safe, high quality foodstuffs. However, due to these strict laws, Swedish farmers face higher production costs than their competitors. Meanwhile, cheaper imported goods compete freely on the Swedish market. Swedish agricultural production must find new ways to survive in the increasing competition.

GävleTidningar AB är en del av Mittmedia, en av Sverigesstörsta tidningskoncerner. Företaget kommer under 2007 attuppgradera sitt webbpubliceringssystem och behöver därmed seöver de befintliga systemen inför migreringen till det nya.Målet med den här utredningen är att dokumentera de systemsom tillhandahåller uppgifter om privatkunder och se om det isin tur kan leda till förslag på ökad integration systemenemellan. Ett exempel på vad ökad integration kan innebära är attman skapar en så pass användarvänlig webbplats för kunderna såatt de inte behöver använda sig av flera olikainloggningsuppgifter för att ändra sin information. Utredningenhar gjorts i samarbete med flertalet aktörer i företagets närhet,både interna och externa. Resultatet av utredningen blev enpresentation av de olika systemen med datamodeller,beskrivningar och en användningssfallsspecifikation så attföretaget enklare kan beskriva nuläget för kravställarna..

Question:"Does the market possess perfect information as the efficient market hypothesis says?""Is there any significant relationship between the abnormal stock return on the ex ? day and the dividend?" Purpose: The purpose of this study is to enlighten and find understanding about stock return versus dividend on the ex ? day and try to figure out if abnormal returns occur on the portfolio during dividends.Methodology:The study was based in a quantitative nature and was derived with an event study and a hypothesis testing. The authors investigated the thirty most traded shares on the Stockholm stock exchange during a period of five years (2005 ? 2009). They were analyzed during a total of nine days; the estimation window was set to sixty days.

Background: During extreme market conditions like the period during fall 2008 the discussion of what affects company value becomes apparent. The capital structure is the relation between borrowed capital and equity in a company´s financing mix. What impact changes in capital structure have on company value is a widely debated subject within the theory of finance. If a relationship between capital structure and company value exists the implication is that an optimal capital structure where company value is maximized also exists.Aim: The aim of the thesis is to study whether a certain relationship between capital structure and company value exists among selected stocks and companies listed on Stockholmsbörsens OMXS30.Implementation: With aim to fulfill the purpose of the thesis regression analysis has been performed among chosen stocks and companies. The empirical results eventuating from this have been analyzed from the view of elected relevant theory.Completion and results: We find that during normal market conditions a positive relationship between debt ratio and enterprise value (EV) can be established.

Pipe replacements with bathroom renovations are complex construction projectshighly dependent on the construction work carried out in the residents? homes whilethe residents still live there. This fact makes the flow of information from contractorsto the residents of an important success factor. In the current situation thecontractor, Aros Bygg & Förvaltning AB, notifies the residents? information throughpaper notification, which gives managing the work involves a lot of paper work.This thesis examines whether and to what extent the contractor may replace thepaper notification with a web-based information channel.