Syfte: Uppsatsen syftar till att inventera upplevelser från kvinnliga och manliga cheferangående deras karriärer i en bransch där deras biologiska kön är underrepresenterat. Metod: För att besvara uppsatsens frågeställning och ge utrymme för subjektiva upplevelser från respondenterna har en deduktiv forskningsansats implementerats inom ramen för kvalitativ forskningsstrategi. Semistrukturerade intervjuer har upprättats med tio respondenter. Slutsats: Samtliga respondenter har krossat glastaket och åkt glashissen, dock upplever majoriteten av de kvinnliga cheferna fler utmaningar och hinder kopplat till deras biologiska kön. De manliga respondenterna har erhållit förtroende fort i sina respektive anställningar, medan kvinnorna upplever att de behövt hävda sig och påvisa sin kompetens innan de erhåller respekt från intressenter. / Purpose: The purpose of this Bachelor Thesis is to do an inventory of male and female experiences in regards to making a career in an industry where their biological sex is underrepresented. Method: To be able to achieve the Bachelor Thesis purpose and simultaneously give room for the respondents subjective experiences we conducted a deductive research approach within a qualitative research strategy framework. Our ten respondents have contributed their knowledge through semi structured interviews. Conclusion: All respondents have broken the glass ceiling and ridden the glass escalator, however, the majority of the female managers experience more challenges and obstacles linked to their biological sex. The male respondents have gained confidence quickly in their respective employments, while the women feel that they need to assert themselves and demonstrate their skills before they gain respect.

Purpose of engaged task is elaborate a functional mechanism to emergency brake for escalators company Otis. To this purpose is gradually reached up in several phases. In primary phase was taken view on similar products from competitive company and do not get in conflict with patent right, in second phase was needed delimitate working space for brake and exact specification of straining. In next steps the proposal and test phase is blending together. In this moment emergency brake has own shape and first tests are showing the functions, but as well necessity modification of same elements on brake and on escalator.

This study investigates possible ways of managing commodity price volatility from a purchasing perspective and how the applicability of tools depends on company specific circumstances. Covid-19 has created large disruptions in global supply chains and led to increased price volatility for virtually all commodities. As these negative effects are believed to remain in the near future, and in preparation for future crises, research on managing commodity price volatility becomes important. The subject area also lacks empirical data, as stated by previous researchers, which this study provides. The research has been divided into the three sections: Covid-19 implications, aspects affecting the purchasing approach, and tools available for managing commodity price volatility. Data has been collected through interviews in a multi-case study, where five Swedish industrial companies have been investigated. The results show that the companies are actively managing commodity price volatility but lack background work of explicitly analyzing the exposure to risk from commodity price volatility and creating risk objectives accordingly. The most effective and commonly used tool was escalator clauses, which enables adjusting purchasing price as the commodity price fluctuates. Other common tools were switching supplier, staggering contracts, and passing price, but additional tools were also analyzed and discussed. The conclusion is that there does not exist a best practice for managing commodity price volatility and that the applicability of tools depends on company specific circumstances. / Den här studien har undersökt olika verktyg för att hantera volatila råmaterialspriser utifrån ett inköpsperspektiv. Covid-19 har orsakat stora störningar i försörjningskedjor globalt, vilket lett till ökad volatilitet på råmaterialsmarknaderna. Dessa negativa effekter väntas kvarstå inom en nära framtid, vilket i kombination med potentiella framtida kriser gör forskning på området relevant. Denna studie bidrar även med empirisk data till forskningsområdet, vilket tidigare forskare uttryckligen efterfrågat. Studien är uppdelad i delarna: följder av Covid-19, faktorer som påverkar inköpsstrategien och verktyg som kan användas för att hantera volatila råmaterialspriser. Datan har samlats in genom en flerfallsstudie, där fem svenska industriföretag har deltagit. Resultatet visar att företagen aktivt hanterar prisvolatiliteten, men att de saknar grundarbete i form av att konkretisera vilka råmaterial företagen är exponerade mot och utifrån detta skapa riskmål. Det mest effektiva och vanligast förekommande verktyget var materialklausuler, vilka möjliggör justering av produktpriset baserat på hur råmaterialspriserna fluktuerar. Andra verktyg som också användes av företagen i studien var att byta leverantör eller justera produktionsfördelningen, ha kontraktsperioderna omlott och att föra prisökningar vidare till kunden. Några ytterligare verktyg som användes i mindre utsträckning analyserades och diskuterades också. Studiens slutsats är att det inte finns något optimalt sätt att hantera volatila råmaterialspriser på, utan att verktygens lämplighet beror på varje företags specifika förutsättningar.

The proposed 42,000 square foot facility is envisioned to be a satellite office for both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, as well as a digital research institute. The institute seeks to provide integrated collaboration with the NEA and NEH, although it is also open to collaboration with other organizations related to arts and humanities scholarship. The proposed site is located at the intersection of 14th Street and Park Rd NW, in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. At this time, the neighborhood is experiencing a revival in development that began approximately 10-15 years ago. Community residents describe the site as being the "core area" of the neighborhood and also consider it to be the number one priority area for redevelopment of the entire neighborhood. Strategically locating the building at the main intersection of the neighborhood facilitates community involvement and cognition as well as encourages the surrounding arts and humanities related organizations to become more closely involved with the NEA and NEH and their research. This development is meant to be a cultural marker. Functionally, this facility will utilize the most advanced information technology and the most extensive humanities and arts related databases as tools for scholarly research. / Master of Architecture

My master‘s thesis is concerned with study of location of tram stop, part od North - South Railway Line Diameter, which is supposed to be in underground level below Konečného square, important transfer junction. According to this location find out the best place to situate pedestrian exits and elevators in nearby streets Nerudova, Kotlářská and Veveří. After building up the station, pedestrian transfers will be safer and time to get into the centre of Brno/ job for commuter people will be shortened. This master thesis also deals with enlargement of tram islands, repositioning of trolleybus stop from Kotlářská street, movement of pedestrians in area and optimization of traffic lines.