Agency theory describes the conflict of interest between the principal (stockholders) and the agent (CEO). Aligning the incentives of executives with those of the owners is the most direct way to mitigate the agency problem. If there is no meaningful link between CEO compensation and company performance, it is doubtful that the large sums of assets in public corporations are being managed efficiently. In theory the solution is simple reward the CEO when shareholders wealth increases. The purpose of this paper is to investigate if there is a relationship between company performance and CEO compensation among Swedish companies, in materials and information technology industry.

Vi behöver öppna våra ögon innan vi kan ta konst till våra hjärtan och vi behöver öppna våra hjärtan innan vi kan betrakta konst. Det handlar om att se. Och att vara en medskapare. .

Stress is commonly found in society today. This paper aims to examine how work performance, cooperation and team spirit are maintained in demanding work environments. By studying two departments in a public hospital that practises addiction care, our findings suggest the following: If the experienced stress is mainly connected to challenge stressors, it has a positive effect on work performance. By organising work through mechanistic and organic structure, the handling of qualitative and quantitative stress is facilitated. As a consequence, first and foremost cooperation can be maintained, but also work performance and team spirit.

The aim of this thesis is to examine interactivity in the context of performance-based interactive art. The questions asked are: what are the conditions of interactivity, how interactivity happens, and what artistic results it may yield. The method is an analysis based on close studies of three performance-based interactive artworks by applying theories of interactivity, audience participation, and collaboration.First, current theories are outlined, after which, the three artworks are introduced in detail. Next, the artworks are examined, thematically rather than individually, expanding on parameters such as the degree of artistic direction of the artwork, the degree of agency allowed to the spectator in their interaction with the work, and the idea of the ?passive? spectator as being ?activated? by interactive art.

The topic of this essay is how art exhibitions can be made available for - and conveyed to ? a visually impaired audience. Two visual impairment-displays and one available museum will be analyzed in this essay. They will be shown during the time period 2006 ? 2007 and focus on exhibitions in Sweden.Complex of problems that arises when art exhibitions are to be conveyed for those without eyesight is how you choose what can be conveyed and how this shall be conveyed.

Examensarbetet belyser problematiken kring den offentliga konsten och hur den offentliga konsten bättre kan integreras i den kommunala planeringens beslutsprocess med hjälp utav en analys- och samarbetsmetod. Delar av analys- och samarbetsmetoden genomförs i fyra fallstudier i Eskilstuna och Uddevalla..

Utifrån tre exempel undersöker uppsatsen konstens plats i den konstnärliga forskningen i det svenska och skandinaviska sammanhanget. Den frågar om konstens plats i relation till konstnärlig forskning och om den ska förstås som process, produkt, spår eller en kombination av dessa. Är det exempelvis möjligt att kartlägga de konstnärliga avhandlingarnas olika lager av meningsproduktion, och vad betyder det när de påstår sig producera kunskap? Snarare än att ställa formella frågor om vad den konstnärliga forskningen är, vill denna första pilotundersökning börja fråga när det som produceras genom konstnärlig forskning ska förstås som konst och när det handlar om någonting annat..

Agency theory describes the conflict of interest between the principal (stockholders) and the agent (CEO). Aligning the incentives of executives with those of the owners is the most direct way to mitigate the agency problem. If there is no meaningful link between CEO compensation and company performance, it is doubtful that the large sums of assets in public corporations are being managed efficiently. In theory the solution is simple reward the CEO when shareholders wealth increases. The purpose of this paper is to investigate if there is a relationship between company performance and CEO compensation among Swedish companies, in materials and information technology industry.

Uppsatsen är en historiografi om konstförfalskning. Texten har fokus på målningar och teckningar.I uppsatsen visas två skilda synsätt på fenomenet förfalskad konst, dels förfalskares, dels deras kritikers. I uppsatsen får förfalskarna presentera sina motiv för varför de förfalskar, i den delen kommer fram en önskan om försörjning men även en uppenbar stolthet över att lyckas göra konstverk som uppfattas gjorda av namnkunniga konstnärer från tidigare epoker. I många fall visar de en uppenbar kärlek till fin konst, samtidigt som de är väl medvetna om skillnaden mellan det äkta och det falska. Deras avslöjare är kritiska till verksamheten.

Purpose - To analyze the relationship between supply chain management maturity, supply chain performance and financial performance in small and medium-sized enterprises (SME:s).Design/methodology/approach - The data comprises 15 SME:s that participated in a local logistic study in Gävleborgs län. The levels of supply chain mature within these firms were based upon an interview study and the financial performance of the firms was then examined using financial reports-based data.Findings -The results of this study indicate that there is a strong relationship between SCM maturity and SC performance in SMEs, some relationships between SCM maturity and financial performance, as well as some relationships between SC performance and financial performance. This means that if firms use maturity indicators in the SCOR areas to improve their processes, they will most likely achieve a positive effect on supply chain performance and probably also on financial performance. The result implies that the supply chain maturities in these firms are higher than expected with no one at the adHoc level.While this study is based on a rather small number of participating firms, it would be valuable to further test the significance of the indicated correlations between SCM maturity and performance in a large-scale survey.Research limitations/Implications - The research is an attempt to understand supply chain maturity and it´s implication on financial performance. Developing supply chain maturity is an opportunity for a company to gain superior performance.

The Energy Performance Certification in Sweden was developed as a tool to achieve the Government's target to reduce Sweden's energy consumption by 20 percent by 2020. The Energy Performance Certificate has previously received some criticism for not fulfilling its purpose. Questions that formed the basis for this report is how the energy performance certification provides support to buyers of single-family houses and if the energy performance improved in terms of reliability. The report begins with a background description that describes how the energy declaration works and some of the findings of previous evaluations and surveys. A survey to investigate the broker's position to energy performance have been conducted as well as interviews with buyers and sellers of houses. An investigation whether the energy performance can vary between different calculation programs, depending on various assumptions made by the energy declarant, has been made.Brokers and sellers have proved negative attitudes towards energy performance, particularly brokers.

This paper is a study how students at a high school in Falun, Sweden, estimates theirperformance in an upcoming math test which is then compared with the actual grade thestudent performed. The students who participated also answered questions related to ?risksituations? to examine whether there is a correlation between how students estimate theirperformance in the context and their risk behavior, and if the students act like economicmodels assume. In agreement with previous studies, the boys in the survey tended to beoverconfident in their performance. The girls in the study were neither over- norunderconfident in her performance and no significant difference in the estimation of one'sperformance between the sexes could be proven.

 Den här studien integrerar tidigare litteratur om Internationella Joint Ventures (IJV) som belyst variablerna ägarskap/kontroll, trust och performance och undersöker deras samexisterande betydelse för ett bra presterande IJV. Uppsatsen är utformad som en metaanalys som kombinerar kvalitativa och kvantitativa studier och ämnar se huruvida ägarskap/kontroll har betydelse för ett IJVs performance. Detta genom att studera dess indirekta påverkan genom variabeln trust. Resultatet av studien visar att ägarskap/kontroll och trust influerar varandra i ett IJV samt att trust påverkar ett IJVs performance. Slutsatsen blir därmed att ägarskap/kontroll får en indirekt betydande roll för ett IJVs performance..

This paper treats George Dickies institutional theory of how to define art. Some alternative theories and their originators are also introduced. According to Dickie something is art because it has been created against a background of an already existing artworld. Dickie has formulated his theory in two different versions, ?the earlier? and ?the later?, which differ somewhat in their design.

ABSTRACT INSTITUTION:                                        Institutionen för pedagogik                                                                Avdelningen för bild                                                               Växjö UniversitetADRESS:                                               351 95 VäxjöTELEFON:                                              0470 - 70 80 00HANDLEDARE:                                      Margareta Wallin-WictorinTITEL:                                                     Konst och verklighet? ? En undersökning                                            av den samtida konstutställningen Reality Check.ENGELSK TITEL:                                    Art and Reality? ? A study of      the contemporary art exhibition Reality Check.FÖRFATTARE:                                       Nina WennbergADRESS:                                                Hertered, Ekebo 182                                                                310 38 SimlångsdalenTELEFON:                                              0707-124957TYP AV UPPSATS:                                 C-uppsatsVENTILERINGSTERMIN:                       Ht 2008. I uppsatsen behandlas den samtida konstutställningen Reality Check och dess tema ? konst och verklighet. Fokus läggs på att undersöka hur man arbetat kring tema och hur man gjort urvalet av konstnärer utifrån det. I uppsatsen undersöks även hur man arbetat med konstpedagogik för att nå ut till sin publik och hur man lyckats med detta. Diskussioner förs kring teorier om verklighet och huruvida det går att återspegla verkligheten genom konst. Keywords: samtidskonst, verklighet, Reality Check, konstpedagogik.