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111	From Impoverished Beneficiaries to Empowered Stakeholders— a case study of H&M Foundation Multi-Sectoral Sustainable Initiative for female Bangladeshi RMG workers xie, zhuohan, Ahmed, Areeba January 2021 (has links) No description available. Stakeholder Theory Intersectional Feminism Female RMG workers Bangladesh H&M Foundation Multi-Sectoral Sustainable Initiatives Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
112	Automatic wind turbine operation analysis through neural networks / Automatisk driftanalys av vindturbiner medels neurala nätverk Boley, Alexander January 2017 (has links) This master thesis handles the development of an automatic benchmarking program for wind turbines and the thesis works as the theoretical basis for this program. The program is created at the request of the power company OX2 who wanted this potential to be investigated. The mission given by the company is to: 1. to find a good key point indicator for the efficiency of a wind turbine, 2. to find an efficient way to assess this and 3. to write a program that does this automatically and continuously. The thesis determines with a study of previous research that the best method to utilize for these kinds of continuous analyses are artificial neural networks which can train themselves on historical data and then assess if the wind turbine is working better or worse than it should with regards to its history. This comparison between the neural network predicted operation and the actual operation works as the measurement of the efficiency, the key point indicator for how the turbine work compared to how it historically should operate. The program is based on this principle and is completely written in MATLAB. Further testing of the program found that the best variables to use are wind speed and the blade pitch angle as input variables for the neural network and active power as the target used as the variable to predict and assess the operation. The final program was able to be fully automated and integrated into the OX2 system thanks to the possibility to continuously import wind turbine data through APIs. In the final testing was the program able to identify 75% of the anomalies manually found in the half year and in the five turbines used for this thesis, the small anomalies not found manually but identified by the program excluded. / Den här masteruppsatsen hanterar utvecklandet av ett automatiskt driftanalyseringsprogram för vindkraftverk och fungerar som det teoretiska underlaget för detta program. Programmet utvecklades på uppdrag av kraftbolaget OX2 som ville undersöka potentialen för ett sådant analysprogram i deras verksamhet. Uppdraget givet var att: 1. ta fram en bra indikator när det gäller den faktiska effektiviteten av ett vindkraftverk, 2. att hitta ett effektivt sätt att använda detta måttet i en analys där målet är att hitta avvikelser, och 3. skriva ett program som automatiskt kan använda måttet och metoden över tiden. Rapporten kommer via litteraturstudie fram till att tidigare forskning visar på att neurala nätverk är den mest lovande metoden för att genomföra sådan här analys. Dessa nätverk kan träna sig själva på historiska data och sedan analysera om vindturbinen arbetar bättre eller sämre än historiskt. Den här jämförelsen mellan den historiskt grundade förutspådda kraften ut och den faktiska kraften ut fungerar som kvalitetsmåttet på hur bra turbinen fungerar. Programmet är baserat på den här principen och är helt skriven i MATLAB. Vidare tester av programmet visar att de bästa variablerna att använda för att förutspå kraften ut är vindhastigheten och bladens vinkel mot vinden. Slutprogrammet var kapabelt att fullt automatiskt och integrerat i OX2s system identifiera 75% av alla avvikelser som manuellt hittats i ett halvårs data på de fem turbinerna använda för rapporten, småfel hittade av programmet men inte manuellt exkluderat. SCADA artificial neural network wind turbine data analysis statistical analysis O&M MATLAB SCADA artificiella nätverk vindkraft dataanalys statistisk analys drift och underhåll MATLAB Energy Engineering Energiteknik
113	"Är det H&M eller luvtröjan?" : En kvalitativ fallstudie om H&Ms kriskommunikation och deras luvtröja ”Coolest monkey in the Jungle” / "Was it H&M or the hoodie?" : A qualitative case study about H&Ms crisis communicaton and their hoodie "Coolest monkey in the Jungle" Seuwani, Amir, Måård, Anton January 2022 (has links) The case study ”Är det H&M eller luvtröjan?” intends to analyze the crisis communication that took place during H&Ms crisis in early 2018. The crisis situation stems from a controversial choice of letting a dark-skinned child wear the hoodie with the print “Coolest monkey in the jungle”. H&M was quickly criticized by the media for making racial remarks. To address the situation H&M published an official press release on their website and several public statements on their social media channels. With the main purpose of the case study being to analyze H&Ms official statements about the crisis situation, we intend to identify which strategies were applied to reduce eventual reputational damage to H&M. The case study focused on answering the different questions based on the crisis that occurred. The questions are “Which rhetorical appeals were used in the official statements published by H&M?”, “Which identifiable strategies from SCCT and IRT were used in the official statements published by H&M”, and “Which actions were implemented by H&M after the crisis situation, and what effect does that have on the brand?”. A rhetorical analysis was used to identify which rhetorical appeals including Ethos, Logos, and Pathos were used in the official statements by H&M, and furthermore, understand what the usage of certain appeals means to the crisis situation and its communicational part. The theories within crisis communication that were used are situational crisis communication theory and image restoration theory. These theories present strategies to use in cases of crisis. To answer the second question, the official statements were analyzed and categorized after which strategi they could identify as. The last question was not based on theories, and was answered by following research about H&Ms actions after the crisis. The results shows that H&M mostly used pathos to persuade the organization's stakeholders to show regret about the situation, and that pattern can be found in all the official statements that were analyzed. Furthermore, the theories that were most identified in the official statements were sympathy, regret, and apologetic, which overall shows regret from theorganization. To answer the last question about reputational damage. H&M has since the crisis followed by hiring a global head of diversity and inclusion, to prevent similar events from occurring. Case Study H&M Crisis Communication Image Restoration Theory Situational Crisis Communication Theory Rhetoric Rhetorical Analysis Crisis of Confidence Media and Communications Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap
114	Varumärket H&M i sviterna av en hållbarhetskris : En kvalitativ innehållsanalys av hur H&M via vdn Helena Helmersson kriskommunicerar i fallet om “Klädinsamlingen som blir sophögar Niva Runberg, Wilma, Ek, Evelina January 2024 (has links) 2023 kunde Aftonbladet avslöja en granskning med motsägande information kring H&Ms annars utstickande hållbarhetsarbete. Det framkom i granskningen att H&Ms klädinsamling som har kommit till att bli den största i världen inte återanvänder eller återvinner kläderna på det sättet som utlovas och att flera av plaggen hamnar på platser, som världens värsta dumpningsplats i Benin. Krisen utifrån ett kommunikationsperspektiv blir således intressant att undersöka för att se hur ett multinationellt företag som H&M kriskommunicerar när deras annars utstickande varumärkesprofilering som grön ledande aktör på marknaden ifrågasätts. Följande studie syftar därav till att undersöka varumärket H&Ms kriskommunikation via tre uttalanden kring denna kris av vdn Helena Helmersson. Detta kommer göras med hjälp av en kvalitativ innehållsanalys för att besvara studiens två forskningsfrågor och uppfylla studiens syfte. Analysen använder Image repair theory och Situational crisis communication theory för att analysera studiens material genom att koda och kategorisera. Begreppet greenwashing applicerades vidare för att kunna synliggöra kommunikationens budskap. Studien kom fram till att Helmersson inte använder sig av de rekommenderade försvarsstrategierna utan använder sig istället av enkelt förnekande, goda avsikter, bolstering, hänvisa till ett högre syfte och attack. Vidare kom studien vidare fram till att Helmerssons kriskommunikation kan förstås i dimensionera av greenwashing som ett underliggande budskap. Kriskommunikation H&M hållbarhet Image Repair Theory Situational Crisis Communication Theory Corporate Social Responsibility greenwashing kvalitativ innehållsanalys Media and Communications Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap
115	#regram - en netnografisk studie av de svenska klädkedjorna Gina Tricots, H&Ms och KappAhls konton på Instagram Johansson, Jasmine January 2017 (has links) Sociala medier tillsammans med Instagram tar mer och mer plats i dagens samhälle och företag ställer sig ständigt frågan hur de bör marknadsföra sig där. Denna studie undersöker den uppkommande strategin regram, vilket innebär en återupprepning av en redan publicerad bild på Instagram. Denna studie baseras på de tre svenska klädkedjorna Gina Tricot, H&M och KappAhl samt dess användande av regrams via Instagram. Genom netnografisk forskningsmetod analyseras hur 56 regrams reaktioner påverkas utifrån innehåll, tillgänglighet och ursprungliga skapare. Utifrån detta är syftet att se vilka bild- och textkompositioner utifrån utvalda kategorier som bidrar till flest positiva och flest negativa reaktioner under den 17 veckor långa studieperioden. Resultatet visar att flest positiva reaktioner genereras av bild-kompositionen porträttbild. Detta medan flest negativa reaktioner framkommer från varierade bildkompositioner, där streetstyle-bilder sticker ut något. Ett textinnehåll av marknadsföring är vanligt använt och har bidragit till såväl flest positiva reaktioner som flest negativa. I studien presenteras att såväl innehåll som tillgänglighet och ursprungliga skapare påverkar reaktionerna för klädkedjornas regrams. Detta på både positiva och negativa sätt. Syftet är att bidra till en ökad förståelse för det sociala mediet Instagram, samt se hur marknadsförare kan dra nytta av strategin regram. Studien kan i slutändan på grund av diverse begränsningar inte ge några generella slutsatser för vilka kompositioner som bidrar till vilka reaktioner. / This study is based on the three Swedish clothing lines Gina Tricot, H&M and KappAhl and their use of regrams through Instagram. Through a netnographic research this study examines how the interaction of 56 regrams gets affected by content, presence and the original creators. Based on this, the aim is to see the most positive and most negative reactions that emerge from what compositions of picture and text. The 17 long period of studying the regrams shows that the composition portrait generates most positive interactions. This while the most negative reactions emerges from a variation where streetstyle images stand out a bit. A text content of marketing is commonly used and has contributed to the most positive and negative reactions. The study presents that as well as contents such as presence and original creators affects the reactions of the clothing lines regrams. In both positive and negative ways. The aim is to contribute to a better understanding of the social media Instagram and see how marketers of clothing lines can benefit from the studied strategy. The study is in the end not able to give any general conclusions, because of various restrictions. Instagram Regram Sociala medier Marknadsföring Netnografi Reaktioner Innehåll Tillgänglighet Ambassadörer Svenska klädkedjor Gina Tricot H&M KappAhl Engineering and Technology Teknik och teknologier
116	Två sidor av sociala medier : En kvantitativ och kvalitativ studie av vad två företag publicerar på Facebook och vad ett urval av följare tycker om innehållet / Two sides of social media : A quantitative and qualitative study of how companies uses their Facebook and what a select number of followers thinks about the content Hasselström, Elisabeth, Pira, Jenny January 2016 (has links) A lot of today’s marketing have moved to social media-platforms, especially Facebook. But how do companies use this media to communicate to their customers? And what does the customers who follow the companies on Facebook feel about the content being published? The purpose of this study is to get a better understanding on what two large companies, H&M and Spotify, publish on Facebook and to find out what their followers perception of the content is. The methods used are mixed methods, meaning a mix between qualitative and quantitative methods and a comparative analysis on the result from both methods. The qualitative methods are in the form of interviews with ten people, five that follows H&M and five that follow Spotify on Facebook. A content analysis is performed on all the content published by H&M and Spotify during a six month period, from 01-02-16 to 30-07-15. The study shows that both companies primarily used relationship marketing on their Facebook-pages by publishing mostly recommendations and information from either the music- or fashion market rather than their own products, and that these follower’s thought the content was diverse and relevant to them as a target audience. / Sociala medie-kanaler så som Facebook inkluderas allt mer inom dagens marknadsföring. Men hur använder företag detta medium för att kommunicera med sina kunder? Och vad tycker kunderna som följer företag på Facebook om innehållet? Syftet med denna studie är att få en större förståelse om vad två stora företag, H&M och Spotify, publicerar på Facebook och ta reda på vad deras följares uppfattning är kring innehållet. De metoder vi har använt oss av är mixed methods, som innebär en blandning av kvalitativa och kvantitativa metoder och en jämförande analys av resultatet från de båda. Den kvalitativa metoden är i intervjuform med tio personer; fem som följer H&M och fem som följer Spotify. En innehållsanalys gjordes på alla inlägg som H&M och Spotify publicerade mellan 01-02-16 till 30-07-15. Resultatet av studien visade att de båda företagen främst arbetade med relationship marketing på deras Facebook-sidor genom att mest publicera rekommendationer och information om musik- och modebranschen, mer än deras egna produkter och tjänster. Intervjuerna visade att de undersökta följarna också fann detta innehåll varierat och relevant för dem som målgrupp Sociala medier Spotify H&M mixed method fenomenografi innehållsanalys relationship marketing Facebook varumärken följare kundbeteende marknadsföring Media and Communications Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap
117	H&M gör Åhlénstricket : En studie av H&Ms kriskommunikation på Facebook vid lanseringen av barntröjan Coolest monkey in the jungle / H&M does the Åhlénstrick : A study of H&M crisis communication on Facebook at the launch of the children’s hoodie coolest monkey in the jungle Haglund, Alexandra, Oldenstedt, Josefine January 2018 (has links) This study aims to see how H&M are using crisis communication through Facebook to investigate if they are able to contain their reputation and trustworthiness during and after crisis. This has been done by a quantitative content analysis and the qualitative critical discourse analysis with Norman Fairclough’s three-dimensional model. The study is based on theories relating to crisis communication, brand preservation, ethnicity and rhetoric. The study has been conducted on an official statement H&M made on its Facebook page where 579 comments were analyzed. In the quantitative analysis, three themes emerged from which qualitative research took its starting point to prevent the occurrence of subjective interpretations of the material. In the qualitative analysis, these themes developed and deployed in the categories racism, defense and insultment with subsequent subcategories. These themes were analyzed further in relation to the theoretical framework. H&Ms statement and answers have been analyzed separately. The study found that crises based on trust such as this children's collection probably trigger harder against smaller companies that are more dependent on reputation and credibility than world- leading clothing companies like H&M. H&M crisis communication critical discourse analysis rasism public relations image repair theory reputation management rhetoric Media and Communications Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap
118	A review of the impact of Canadian law, policy and P3 practice on the case for procuring capital-intensive infrastructure services via P3s Jatto, Lucky Bryce Junior 02 September 2011 (has links) This dissertation investigates the advantages of procuring capital-intensive infrastructure services via Public-Private Partnerships (P3s or PPPs) – cost and time savings and; innovation and high levels of efficiency – accounting for these advantages by reference to the underlying legal provisions and principles that facilitate them; and in this process highlights two significant directions in which Canadian P3 law, policy and practice has evolved – the enactment of P3 legislation and/or the formulation of non-statutory P3-related policy; as well as the establishment of legal institutions that promote and/or facilitate P3 procurements. The dissertation also addresses key arguments raised against P3s, by reference to aspects of Canadian law, policy and P3 practice. The research methodology comprises a detailed review of legal and non-legal sources. The implication of the research findings is that, given the foregoing developments in Canadian P3 law, policy and practice, the key arguments canvassed against P3s are overstated and lacking in merit. P3s PPPs P3 PPP PFI AFP PFIs AFPs infrastructure procurement investment private public public-private private-public policy law units conventional contract legislation statute case partnerships BOT BOO BOOT DBFM DBFO Operate finance project BF DBM DBOM partnership DBFOM concession concessions JVA JVAs O&M/M O&M BBO DB BT VfM risk penalties public-private partnerships
119	A review of the impact of Canadian law, policy and P3 practice on the case for procuring capital-intensive infrastructure services via P3s Jatto, Lucky Bryce Jr 02 September 2011 (has links) This dissertation investigates the advantages of procuring capital-intensive infrastructure services via Public-Private Partnerships (P3s or PPPs) – cost and time savings and; innovation and high levels of efficiency – accounting for these advantages by reference to the underlying legal provisions and principles that facilitate them; and in this process highlights two significant directions in which Canadian P3 law, policy and practice has evolved – the enactment of P3 legislation and/or the formulation of non-statutory P3-related policy; as well as the establishment of legal institutions that promote and/or facilitate P3 procurements. The dissertation also addresses key arguments raised against P3s, by reference to aspects of Canadian law, policy and P3 practice. The research methodology comprises a detailed review of legal and non-legal sources. The implication of the research findings is that, given the foregoing developments in Canadian P3 law, policy and practice, the key arguments canvassed against P3s are overstated and lacking in merit. P3s PPPs P3 PPP PFI AFP PFIs AFPs infrastructure procurement investment private public public-private private-public policy law units conventional contract legislation statute case partnerships BOT BOO BOOT DBFM DBFO Operate finance project BF DBM DBOM partnership DBFOM concession concessions JVA JVAs O&M/M O&M BBO DB BT VfM risk penalties public-private partnerships
120	Prostorová orientace a samostatný pohyb dětí se zrakovým a kombinovaným postižením v raném věku / Orientation and mobility of children with visual and multiple disabilities in early childhood Pařízková, Linda January 2013 (has links) This thesis deals with orientation and mobility (O&M) of children with visual and multiple disabilities in early childhood years. It provides basic information about individuals with visual and multiple disabilities, about early childhood, about early intervention, about O&M, about importance of family and about possibilities of support in early learning. The main attention is focused on content areas of O&M in early childhood years and devices O&M for children. It also deals with the situation in the sphere of O&M for children in early childhood in the Czech Republic.

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