This aim of this study is to understand the professional identity of careers advisers in UK universities, at a time of unprecedented interest in employability across the sector following an increase in undergraduate tuition fees in England. The research question is “What is the professional identity of careers advisers in higher education in the ‘new’ employability climate? Opportunities and challenges for careers service leaders and managers.” Here, professional identity is defined as ‘the experience and self-understanding of those fulfilling a particular occupational role’. The study is qualitative, using the methodological approach of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The areas of literature that have been reviewed relate to the nature and development of the professions and the development of individual and collective professional identity. The history of the careers adviser role within the UK education system also provides context. Data was collected in summer 2012 through interviews with 21 careers advisers from 14 universities across England, Wales and Scotland using a stratified sample based on league table data. This study makes a contribution to knowledge by suggesting a professional identity for careers advisers which is Undefined, Parochial, Unrecognised and Unconfident yet Dedicated, and by making recommendations for leaders and managers, and careers advisers themselves, to consider in their approaches to staff development, (self-) advocacy and connection with broader institutional priorities. Such approaches do not conflict with a primary purpose of ‘helping students’ and can serve to strengthen the impact and influence of careers advisers as experts who address the increasingly critical employability agenda.

Diploma thesis is focused on the profession of auditors, accountants and tax advisers. Introductory chapters are devoted to the basic characteristics of professions, prerequisite for the activity in this area and by law, relating to the issue. The main goal of this thesis is to describe the professional responsibility of auditors, accountants and tax advisers, and its relation to the infringement. Part of the thesis are selected court rulings on professional responsibility. Finally, it is also dedicated to the comparison of observed professions.

abstract: This mixed methods action research study closely examines what Club Advisors need in order to be successful in their role, develops an intervention that supports Club Advisors in skill-building along with Club Advisor’s self-motivation and the development of self-efficacy in their role. The purpose of this study was to understand what skills and motivations Club Advisors had and after an intervention occurred, observing whether their self-efficacy around club advising increased. While there has been growth in the area of student affairs and focus on student involvement outside of the classroom, there is currently limited research in the field of university Club Advising as the resources exist informally. The formal literature which does exist does not agree on what skills are needed to be a Club Advisor and does not bridge the gap between theory and practice. The lack of formal research on Club Advising impacts the student experience through Club Advisors not receiving the resources they need. Ensuring the Club Advisors who do volunteer their time are set-up to develop their students successfully requires additional research. This research study used surveys, interviews, memos, and workshop interventions to understand where Club Advisors were developmentally and how to develop them further. Club Advisors in the study wanted to use the resources and connect with others, but before this study did not know how or where to connect. Future cycles of research beyond this study would expand upon the findings and create a foundation for Club Advisor development. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Educational Leadership and Policy Studies 2020

This dissertation consists of three studies related to corporate governance of equity mutual funds in a framework of relations between the three closely interrelated actors of mutual fund industry. The mutual fund advisers, the shareholders and the mutual fund board being the advocate of shareholders rights. The first study analyzes the advisory fee, using a survivorship bias free data set of 176 equity funds managed by 125 different advisers. The price of professional portfolio management provided by the mutual fund adviser depends not only on the fund characteristics but also on the fund objective, the adviser's portfolio related and management based decisions, and the portfolio performance. I find that the advisers may reduce their own costs through the use of derivatives or manipulate the actual fee contract by engaging in soft dollar agreements. Advisers actively manage the advisory fee contracts responding to the outcome of their management decisions. The advisory fee increases after voluntary fee reimbursement or if the adviser is not fully reimbursed for certain services. Risk taking behavior is the main motivation behind the structure of advisory contracts. Also, I show that non-surviving funds have higher advisory fees, suggesting competitive fee pricing may be necessary for survival. The second study focuses on the relation between general board characteristics, independent director characteristics and the advisory fee which is solely an outcome of the negotiations between the fund board and the adviser, thus a good proxy for the governance skills of the board. I also examine the impact of SEC's regulation change of 2000. Mutual fund scandals that took place after the regulation change of 2000 suggested that besides the fraction of independent seats, the individual characteristics of the members that occupy board seats are crucial for mutual fund board governance. I find that boards benchmark objective average fee but not necessarily for the best interest of shareholders. Shareholders are likely to benefit from the expertise of members with higher tenure and finance backgrounds. Although increase in board independence is likely to contribute to board governance, the effect of 2000 regulation change of board independence on its arguably target group is limited. Nominating committee improves the board governance. Although the results do not suggest that an independent chairman directly improves board governance, I find modest evidence that the impact of an independent chairman is likely to depend on the expertise of the member that would occupy the chairman seat. Third study analyzes a specific tool, soft dollar arrangements using a survivorship bias free data set of 432 equity funds managed by 129 different advisers. Soft dollar arrangements affect all three actors of mutual fund industry. They are widely used by the advisers, have to be monitored closely by the fund board and eventually affect the overall wealth of shareholders. Fund advisers determine the broker base, scope of brokerage services and whether to self produce or outsource brokerage services through soft dollar arrangements. In return, shareholders expect to benefit from better fund performance and reduction in advisory fee. I find that transaction execution not necessarily motivated by additional brokerage services is likely to be responsible for high turnover. Construction of brokerage base by the adviser is not arbitrary. Advisers ex ante construct the broker base in order to minimize the brokerage commissions and considering ex post soft dollar arrangements. Transaction execution related services lead to less brokerage commissions and soft dollar use while both increase if research is a consideration for broker participation. More concentrated broker base leads to lower brokerage fee and higher soft dollar use. Results indicate that advisers enforce competition within brokerage industry for lower cost of transaction execution. Shareholders benefit from increasing soft dollar use through performance improvement and reduction in advisory fee. Yet, the cost of soft dollar arrangements seems to exceed their benefit to shareholders. If the results indicate competition within brokerage industry for lower cost of transaction execution, the undisclosed premium paid for the additional services are likely to be responsible for this adverse effect.

This aim of this study is to understand the professional identity of careers advisers in UK universities, at a time of unprecedented interest in employability across the sector following an increase in undergraduate tuition fees in England. The research question is “What is the professional identity of careers advisers in higher education in the ‘new’ employability climate? Opportunities and challenges for careers service leaders and managers.” Here, professional identity is defined as ‘the experience and self-understanding of those fulfilling a particular occupational role’. The study is qualitative, using the methodological approach of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The areas of literature that have been reviewed relate to the nature and development of the professions and the development of individual and collective professional identity. The history of the careers adviser role within the UK education system also provides context. Data was collected in summer 2012 through interviews with 21 careers advisers from 14 universities across England, Wales and Scotland using a stratified sample based on league table data. This study makes a contribution to knowledge by suggesting a professional identity for careers advisers which is Undefined, Parochial, Unrecognised and Unconfident yet Dedicated, and by making recommendations for leaders and managers, and careers advisers themselves, to consider in their approaches to staff development, (self-) advocacy and connection with broader institutional priorities. Such approaches do not conflict with a primary purpose of ‘helping students’ and can serve to strengthen the impact and influence of careers advisers as experts who address the increasingly critical employability agenda.

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Bakgrunden till studien har sin utgångspunkt i innebörden av specialpedagogens uppdrag och roll som kvalificerad samtalspartner och rådgivare. Eftersom dess innebörd inte är preciserat i något styrdokument kan det leda till olika förväntningar och föreställningar. Syftet med studien är att ta reda på hur specialpedagoger tolkar och beskriver kvalificerad samtalspartner och rådgivare i praktiken samt vilka förutsättningar till att vara kvalificerad samtalspartner och rådgivare som behövs. Metoden kvalitativa intervjuer med frågeguide baserad på öppna frågor till specialpedagoger verksamma inom förskola och grundskola F-6 användes för att ta reda på hur specialpedagogerna definierar och uppfattar sitt uppdrag och sin roll att vara en kvalificerad samtalspartner och rådgivare. Resultatet visar att specialpedagogerna urskiljer specifika drag med att vara en kvalificerad samtalspartner, vilket innebär kvalité och kompetens medan rådgivare innebär snabba lösningar och ”quick fix”. Resultatet visar vidare att specialpedagogerna ser alla samtal som positiva då ett råd kan utvecklas till ett kvalificerat samtal. De menar att bemötande, förhållningssätt, tillit och relationsskapande är grunden till förändringsarbete där specialpedagogernas kommunikationsförmåga är ett verktyg i samtal. Resultatet visar också att om specialpedagogers uppdrag och roll ska förankras i praktiken som kvalificerad samtalspartner och rådgivare behövs mandat, förtroende, tid och organisation. / The background to the study is based on the meaning of the special educator's assignment and role as a qualified dialogue partner and adviser. Since its meaning is not specified in any policy document, it can lead to different expectations and perceptions. The aim of the study is to find out how special educators interpret and describe qualified dialogue partners and advisers in practice as well as what conditions to be qualified dialogue partners and advisers are needed. The method qualitative interviews with question guides based on open questions for special educators active in preschool and elementary school F-6 were used to find out how the special educators define and perceive their assignment and their role as a qualified dialogue partner and adviser. The result shows that special educators distinguish specific features of being a qualified dialogue partner, which means quality and competence, while advisers mean quick solutions and quick fix. The result further shows that special educators see all conversations as positive as a counsel can be developed into a qualified conversation. They believe that attitudes, approach, trust and relationship-building are the basis for change work where special educators' communication skills are a tool in conversation. The result also shows that if special educators' assignments and roles are to be established in practice as a qualified dialogue partner and adviser, mandate, trust, time and organization are needed.

(in English): The theme of this thesis is to probe into the competences of civil advisor. This work focuses on finding competency requirements that must be met for the civil work consultant and also how this all is perceived by consultants themselves. This thesis is divided into two main blocks, the theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part contains characteristic and defining of concepts and activities in field of counseling with detailed specification of the Civil advice and its staff. The main emphasis is placed on defining the knowledge, skills and values of civil advisors. The practical part is finding out the perspective of civil advisors competency within their profession and also the needs in this area. The main questions of the research which were asked are the following: "What degree of confidence feel the civil advisers in their competence while counseling?" And "Is current system of education of consultants sufficient?" Responses were gained by data analysis identified by a quantitative survey supplemented by qualitative interviews with community advisors. There are proposals for further research on the topic in conclusion of this thesis.

Background: The year 2022 was eventful and marked by a significant stock market decline. Private investors faced increased pressure to remain calm and not fall into the trap of psychological biases that are particularly destructive during periods like this one. This has contributed to why individuals choose to seek guidance from professional advisers. But the question is whether professional advisers could avoid these psychological biases during this period? A professional adviser should, based on their education, have the ability to minimize the risk of psychological biases that investments can lead to. Their work includes mandatory knowledge updates from the license issuer, Swedsec. The knowledge update 2021 included knowledge of behavioral finance, but the question is whether this knowledge has changed the work of a professional adviser? Because if even professional advisers cannot avoid psychological pitfalls, what is the point of taking guidance? Purpose: The purpose of the study is to map professional advisers' knowledge of behavioral finance and how overconfidence, herd behavior and the disposition effect can be observed in their advisory process during the 2022 stock market decline. Furthermore, the study aims to analyze and create an understanding of how the work of professional advisers has changed since the knowledge update 2021. Method: To fulfill the purpose of the study, a qualitative method has been used and nine semi-structured interviews with Swedsec-licensed professional advisers have been held. Furthermore, an abductive approach has been adopted to have the opportunity to test the interaction between previous theories and the reality but also to be able to find new theories and patterns based on real observations. Conclusion: The results of the study showed that the knowledge of behavioral finance among professional advisers is inadequate but not necessarily wrong. The psychological biases have, more or less, been observed in the advisory process during 2022 where the most prominent bias was the disposition effect. Despite the lack of knowledge, professional advisers have developed unconscious strategies that can mitigate, but not eliminate, the risk of falling into the trap of psychological biases. Finally, none of the advisers have changed their work after Swedsec's 2021 knowledge update to prevent irrational behavior. / Bakgrund: Börsåret 2022 var ett händelserikt år som präglades av en betydande börsnedgång. Icke- professionella investerare stod således inför ökad press att behålla lugnet och inte falla offer för psykologiska bias som är särskilt destruktiva i perioder som denna. Detta har bidragit till varför individer väljer att söka vägledning från professionella rådgivare. Frågan är dock om professionella rådgivare själva kunde motstå att falla offer för psykologiska bias under den här perioden? En professionell rådgivare bör, utifrån deras utbildning, ha förmågan att minimera risken att falla för psykologiska bias i investeringssammanhang. Deras arbete innefattar även obligatoriska kunskapsuppdateringar från licensutgivaren Swedsec. Kunskapsuppdateringen 2021 innehöll att rådgivaren ska ha kännedom kring ekonomisk psykologi, men frågan är om den kunskapen har nått ut och förändrat de professionella rådgivarnas arbete? För om inte ens professionella rådgivare lyckas motstå psykologiska fallgropar, kommer deras vägledning således mer stjälpa än hjälpa kunden? Syfte: Syftet med studien är att kartlägga professionella rådgivares kännedom kring beteendefinans samt hur överkonfidens, flockbeteende och dispositionseffekten kan tydas i deras rådgivning under 2022 års börsnedgång. Vidare syftar studien till att analysera och skapa förståelse för hur arbetet förändrats hos de professionella rådgivarna sedan kunskapsuppdateringen 2021. Metod: För att uppfylla studiens syfte har en kvalitativ metod använts och nio semistrukturerade intervjuer med Swedsec-licenserade professionella rådgivare genomförts. Vidare har en abduktiv ansats antagits för att ha möjlighet att testa samspelet mellan tidigare teorier och verkligheten men även kunna hitta nya teorier och mönster utifrån verkliga observationer. Slutsats: Studiens resultat visade att det fanns bristande kännedom kring beteendefinans bland de professionella rådgivarna. Det betyder dock inte att den befintliga kunskapen är felaktig. Under börsåret 2022 kunde de utvalda börspsykologiska faktorerna antydas i rådgivningen, men i varierande grad, där den mest framträdande biasen var dispositionseffekten. Trots den bristfälliga kännedomen har de professionella rådgivarna utvecklat omedvetna strategier för att mildra, men inte eliminera, risken att falla för psykologiska bias. Slutligen har ingen av rådgivarna förändrat sitt arbetssätt efter Swedsecs kunskapsuppdatering från 2021 för att förhindra irrationellt beteende.