Old people's life situation when receiving municipal help and care in theirlast period of life is sparsely investigated from their own perspective. Thepurpose of this study was focused on the thoughts of the aged people andtheir personal experiences on what quality is within the geriatric care. Inthis qualitative study, 10 elderly people aged 75-90 years wereinterviewed from 3 different nursing homes within Solna Municipality.Qualitative interviews, with the emphasis on their present life situationespecially what brought about a good life, were performed. The interviewswere analysed using qualitative content analysis. The implication of theterm ?meaningful existence? is individual and differs from person toperson.

Background: The strategic importance of purchasing departments is increasing, yet supply risks are rather uncharted. The procurement of coffee involves supply risks and the purchaser needs to be able to handle these to enable the roasting-house to produce coffee as specified. Purpose: To chart risks in connection with the procurement of coffee as well as the possibilities of handling these. The thesis also examines if general risk management theories are applicable on the supply risk present within Swedish roasting-houses and can become an integral partof the purchasing process. Method: A qualitative case study of the purchasing process of Swedish roasting- houses.

Today?s farmers are constantly affected by the fluctuating world market prices on grain and thereby the price risk that comes with the price fluctuations. The volatile prices of grain increase the price risk within the business, which in turn affects the profitability of the business. The fluctuating prices together with the increased price risk within the farm business have opened up the market for hedging instruments. In this master thesis project, the aim is to identify the underlying end-values of 30 Swedish farmers? related to their choice of using hedging and the product; forward contract.

Mitt examensarbete fra?n Designprogrammet ? ha?llbar utveckling, a?r en under- so?kning av flera dimensioner. Det o?vergripande arbetet a?r ett platsspecifikt insamlande av framtida visioner hos inva?nare, kommun och kreato?r. Visualiseringen involverar samtliga av de ovan na?mnda parterna i skapandet av en ny mo?tes- plats i ett medialt kategoriserat miljonprogramsomra?de.

During the last decades the local business as well as the multinational organization hasexperienced prominent changes in the technical field. The requirements for reaching newmarkets and achieving higher efficiency in daily work have risen to a whole new level. Totake advantage of the possibilities of IT the user has to be aware of the company?s businessactivities, what shortcomings and chances of development exist today. This is what makes itinteresting to depict the current situation of the company?s business.

This Master Thesis is a product development project that has been carried out in cooperation withLappset Sweden AB.The purpose has been to develop a group of products suited for parks andtraditional playground locations. The specific target area has been courtyards of newly builtresidential areas. (These pieces of open land resemble glades that can be found in the forest,which in Swedish is called ?gläntan? and has given name to the product family). Therefore thedesign should match contemporary architecture.

Havsnivåhöjningen kommer innebära en förändring av kustlandskapet. Diskussionen om anpassningen till havsnivåhöjningen har hittills fokuserat på den bebyggda kusten. Höjda havsnivåer innebär ändrade förutsättningar även för den obebyggda kusten genom förändrade strandlinjer, fler och kraftigare översvämningar och ökad erosion. Detta i sin tur kommer påverka naturmiljön och människans användande av kusten. Även de skyddsåtgärder som människor förväntas vidta, t.ex.

The network with its virtual business structure challenge the established vertical business structure. Part of the network theory that has developed focuses on relationships that forms B2Bnetworks. One way to create a B2B-network is for independent businesses to form a organization promoting co-operation. For co-operation to be successful it requires well thought-out actions, but a lack of how these actions are implemented have been noticed. This study explores how encouragement of co-operation can be done practically.

Namn: Adam HammarstrandTitel: GER REG 55 (där REG ska skrivas spegelvänt så att det båda r:en mötervarandra)Studio: Sustainable design studioHandledare: Sara GrahnKontakt: adamzenica@hotmail.comI mitt projekt har jag undersökt höghuset som typologi i Stockholms innerstad samthur höghusets möjlighet att generera energi i samma omfattning som det förbrukar.Projektet grundar sig på tre parametrar, Platsen. Hur ett höghus kan i sin utformningsvara mot platsen, i basen, mellandelen och avslutningen mot himlen.Fasadgestaltningen och energifrågan. Hur kan fasaden gestaltas med solenergi somden viktigaste designparametern? Den tredje parametern är programmet. Den storaefterfrågan på bostäder i Stockholm.

The purpose of this report was to investigate how the Umeå School of Business and Economics at Umeå university can work to increase the share of courses and programmes that discuss sustainable development. Furthermore the purpose was to develop an action plan that can be used to increase that share. Methods used were a questionnaire directed towards the educators at the Umeå School of Business and Economics and an assessment of the content of courses and programmes connected to the Umeå School of Business and Economics. There was no clear structured way of working with education for sustainable development, but at the same time there was a will to integrate sustainable development in the education. Curricula were according to the educators an important tool to achieve this integration, their experience were that there are not enough time, people and money to work with sustainable development in the education and they would like to see more clear directions from the management.

Abandoned and unused railway structures often possess great potential if they are reclaimed and reused for new purposes. The thesis focuses on the global trend of restoring and revitalizing these areas, converting them into park areas, rail trails and green corridors in the city landscape, while preserving their ecological, social, esthetic and historic values. These rail areas were often abandoned when industries moved out from the cities, either to industrial areas or abroad. The use of railways for transporting industrial goods was also replaced to a large extent my motorized road vehicles in the mid 20th century, leaving the rails under-utilized. Because of their location and intrinsic values, they can be reused for important functions, such as green areas in the city environment, providing space for recreational activities and exercise and social meetings and interactions. I have closely investigated the three park areas High Line in New York, Promenade Plantée in Paris and Schöneberger Südgelände in Berlin, which have all gone through this transformation in recent years. I have summarized my conclusions in three key concepts to consider: design for social values, preserve the architectural history, and leave room for future evolution. The final part of my work is a design program for an abandoned railways area in Stockholm: Eriksdal railway area.

Syftet med rapporten a?r att underso?ka vilken pa?verkan utsla?pp av avloppsvatten kan ha pa? halterna av kadmium och PFOS i Brunnsviken. En avgra?nsning som gjorts a?r att la?ckage fra?n avloppsledningar till Brunnsviken endast studeras fra?n Stockholms kommun. Bra?ddning och la?ckande ro?rledningar identifierades som mo?jliga utsla?ppska?llor.

Målet är att skapa en mjuk övergång mellan bergsvägg och Hornsbruksgatan, genom en fusion mellan byggnadstypologi och topografi. Förenandet som skapas mellan gata leder till ökad cirkulation genom byggnaden. Olika byggnadsdelar korsar varandra och integreras. Genom byggnadskorsningarna skapas det möjligheter för en programmix med ett trapphus som förenar park, bostad och kontor med gatan.Genom sluttande tak får man terrasser som följer topografin och leder  till utblickar mot söder, väster och öster. Här bildas spontana mötesplatser mellan boende, kontorsanställda och människor som passerar byggnaden för att ta sig till och från parken..

Title: Interorganizational accounting in close relations ? A case study of the relation between a big purchasing company and two of their most important cooperation partners Course: Master thesis in Business and Administration within Accounting, 30 ECTS Advisor: Gun Abrahamsson Theoretical framework: This thesis uses theories of business relationships, management information systems and interorganizational accounting. Conclusions: Despite a difference in the relations the interorganizational accounting is designed and used in a similar way. The interorganizational accounting that exists in the two relations has a medium scope, fast timeline, high aggregation and high integration. The information is mainly used for attention directing and for decision making.

This study examines how management consulting firms work with business- and functional strategy and how these strategies are interrelated. More specifically we focus on business strategy (business unit level) and knowledge strategy (functional level) and whether these are aligned or not, i.e. whether strategic congruence exists.A number of recent studies have examined the importance of business strategy and knowledge strategy in management consulting firms separately, but few have pointed out the importance of the alignment between them. With this study we contribute to the strategic field of research with a model that describes how management consulting firms should work with their knowledge strategy given their business strategy. The model is developed through a synthesis between theories in the field of strategic congruence, business- and functional strategies and thereafter tested by an empirical case study of six management consulting firms.