The population consisting of young people with Behavioral/Emotional/Learning challenges typically experiences poorer outcomes related to employment, in part due to lower performance levels. Effective strategies, which have a positive impact on work performance for this population, are needed. Goal setting has been used to bring about behavior change, or increase 'motivation', in many fields of study. Goal setting can be conceptualized as an establishing operation (EO), which increases the reinforcing value of goal achievement, and thereby increases the probability of the occurrence of behaviors related to reaching the goal, i.e., task completion. This study empirically examined the impact of a goal setting procedure on work-related behaviors through the use of a singlecase experimental design, to detect the individual results of the goal setting intervention, which included the manipulation of environmental events to explain behavior change, or 'motivation'. It was hypothesized that the goal setting procedure would have a positive impact on work performance for these young people with challenges in a work-type setting. Results showed that the goal setting procedure did have a positive impact on the work performance of both participants, especially when additional prompts were included in the goal setting procedure. Although goal setting may serve as an EO, the goal setting procedure, which included additional elements such as prompts and feedback, seemed to be more effective.

Syftet med denna D-uppsats är att undersöka hur den nya betoningen på arbetslinjen påverkat rehabiliteringsarbetet för långtidssjukskrivna med psykisk ohälsa samt arbetets målsättning att öka de sjukskrivnas ”anställbarhet”. Utöver detta ämnar vi även se hur gränsdragningen mellan Arbetsförmedlingen och Försäkringskassan gällande individernas anställbarhet formas i praktiken. Vi har valt att genomföra en fallstudie med hjälp av kvalitativa djupintervjuer från det relevanta projektet och problematiserat dessa empiriska resultat med teoretiska perspektiv passande för vårt problemområde. Studien bygger på dominerande teorier inom området anställbarhet och domänkonflikter men har även inslag av teorier ifrån områden såsom strukturfunktionalism. Arbetslinjens betoning i socialförsäkringspolitiken antyder en förändrad mentalitet rörande hanteringen av långtidssjukskrivna, framför allt med psykisk ohälsa. Försäkringskassan och Arbetsförmedlingen arbetar med olika förutsättningar för att nå liknande mål vilket kan resultera i domänkonflikter rörande vad som karaktäriserar en anställbar respektive icke-anställbar individ. I projektet har man genom dialog med projektmedlemmarna konkretiserat de individuella dimensionerna av begreppet anställbarhet genom framväxten av en modell – den s.k. SMAK-modellen. Den nya betoningen på arbetslinjen resulterar i ett hårdare rehabiliteringsklimat för de långtidssjukskrivna i kontakt med Försäkringskassan samt en ansvarsförskjutning rörande deras ohälsa. Projektet i fråga har med hjälp av den framväxande modellen SMAK givit begreppet anställbarhet en praktisk innebörd för deltagarna. Gränsdragningen mellan de två myndigheterna med anställbarhet som vattendelare kan verka problematisk med de två skilda målsättningarna som myndigheterna har och då ingen myndighet formellt har huvudansvaret för en individs rehabilitering, dock har inte vår fallstudie kunnat påvisa att dessa problem varit rådande för det studerade projektet. / The purpose of this thesis is to illuminate the new emphasis on the swedish work model and it’s results in the rehabilitation work preformed in the swedish social security agency with the aim of increasing the patients “employability”. Apart from this we also intend to study the establishing of boundaries between the social security agency and the unemployment agency when it comes to a person working capacity and the practical formation of individual employability. We have chosen to conduct an empirical survey through a qualitative case study. This case study has been made through several interviews with project members. We have then analyzed these results in relation to theoretical perspectives we view relevant for our area of study. The thesis is based on dominating theories in the area of rehabilitation and social roles but also has certain influence from theories deriving from the establishing of boundaries and the conflicts arising between the boundaries. The emphasis of the work model in swedish social security signals a changed mentality in the rehabilitation of the sick-listed, especially those suffering from mental disorders. The social security and unemployment agencies work under different conditions and with different aims which in turn can lead to conflicts in regards to their areas of responsibility. In the studied project the staff has, through dialogue, preformed a concrete approach as to what characterizes the individual dimensions of employability through the emergence of the so-called SMAK-model. The new accentuation on the aforementioned work model has resulted in a harsher climate for the sick-listed as well as a relocation of the responsibility affiliated with their sickness. The studied project has, with the help of the SMAK-model, given the debated term ”employability” a practical significance of individual dimension for the participants of the project. The formation of boundaries between the two agencies can seem problematic in regards to their different aims and fields of expertise and lack of formal responsibility for the rehabilitation of an individual, yet we have not been able to decipher any such problems existing in our studied project.

<p>Syftet med denna D-uppsats är att undersöka hur den nya betoningen på arbetslinjen påverkat rehabiliteringsarbetet för långtidssjukskrivna med psykisk ohälsa samt arbetets målsättning att öka de sjukskrivnas ”anställbarhet”. Utöver detta ämnar vi även se hur gränsdragningen mellan Arbetsförmedlingen och Försäkringskassan gällande individernas anställbarhet formas i praktiken. Vi har valt att genomföra en fallstudie med hjälp av kvalitativa djupintervjuer från det relevanta projektet och problematiserat dessa empiriska resultat med teoretiska perspektiv passande för vårt problemområde.</p><p>Studien bygger på dominerande teorier inom området anställbarhet och domänkonflikter men har även inslag av teorier ifrån områden såsom strukturfunktionalism. Arbetslinjens betoning i socialförsäkringspolitiken antyder en förändrad mentalitet rörande hanteringen av långtidssjukskrivna, framför allt med psykisk ohälsa. Försäkringskassan och Arbetsförmedlingen arbetar med olika förutsättningar för att nå liknande mål vilket kan resultera i domänkonflikter rörande vad som karaktäriserar en anställbar respektive icke-anställbar individ. I projektet har man genom dialog med projektmedlemmarna konkretiserat de individuella dimensionerna av begreppet anställbarhet genom framväxten av en modell – den s.k. SMAK-modellen.</p><p>Den nya betoningen på arbetslinjen resulterar i ett hårdare rehabiliteringsklimat för de långtidssjukskrivna i kontakt med Försäkringskassan samt en ansvarsförskjutning rörande deras ohälsa. Projektet i fråga har med hjälp av den framväxande modellen SMAK givit begreppet anställbarhet en praktisk innebörd för deltagarna. Gränsdragningen mellan de två myndigheterna med anställbarhet som vattendelare kan verka problematisk med de två skilda målsättningarna som myndigheterna har och då ingen myndighet formellt har huvudansvaret för en individs rehabilitering, dock har inte vår fallstudie kunnat påvisa att dessa problem varit rådande för det studerade projektet.</p> / <p>The purpose of this thesis is to illuminate the new emphasis on the swedish work model and it’s results in the rehabilitation work preformed in the swedish social security agency with the aim of increasing the patients “employability”. Apart from this we also intend to study the establishing of boundaries between the social security agency and the unemployment agency when it comes to a person working capacity and the practical formation of individual employability.</p><p>We have chosen to conduct an empirical survey through a qualitative case study. This case study has been made through several interviews with project members. We have then analyzed these results in relation to theoretical perspectives we view relevant for our area of study.</p><p>The thesis is based on dominating theories in the area of rehabilitation and social roles but also has certain influence from theories deriving from the establishing of boundaries and the conflicts arising between the boundaries.</p><p>The emphasis of the work model in swedish social security signals a changed mentality in the rehabilitation of the sick-listed, especially those suffering from mental disorders. The social security and unemployment agencies work under different conditions and with different aims which in turn can lead to conflicts in regards to their areas of responsibility. In the studied project the staff has, through dialogue, preformed a concrete approach as to what characterizes the individual dimensions of employability through the emergence of the so-called SMAK-model.</p><p>The new accentuation on the aforementioned work model has resulted in a harsher climate for the sick-listed as well as a relocation of the responsibility affiliated with their sickness. The studied project has, with the help of the SMAK-model, given the debated term ”employability” a practical significance of individual dimension for the participants of the project. The formation of boundaries between the two agencies can seem problematic in regards to their different aims and fields of expertise and lack of formal responsibility for the rehabilitation of an individual, yet we have not been able to decipher any such problems existing in our studied project.</p>

Previous research has shown that providing students with the opportunity to choose the type of academic assignment could reduce a variety of problem behavior. However, procedural limitations of previous research prevent definitive conclusions regarding the mechanism by which choice interventions effect behavioral change. Furthermore, because research related to choice interventions has been limited primarily to children with developmental and emotional disabilities, the generality of such interventions is unclear. Therefore, the current study set out to extend the efforts of previous researchers by attempting to further isolate the mechanism by which choice procedures produce improved behavioral performance and attempted to further assess the generality of choice procedures by examining its effects on the behavior (e.g., maladaptive behavior, on-task behavior, academic performance) of a population (i.e., typically developing adolescent youth) not frequently targeted.

The use of ICT in government institutions of the Republic of Liberia has been around for decades though very few institutions implemented it most especially in the old fashion EDP- Electronic Data Processing systems where large departments were created for centralized data processing tasks. The Old fashion EDP proof very costly, less effective, difficult to manage which provides the basis of establishing a more effective, user friendly, collaborative oriented systems in the form of Electronic government. Though in most other government institutions there is less usage or appreciation of the roles ICT in government. Liberia, just emerging from a long 14 years of civil crisis which destroyed its entire human and technical infrastructure, lacks behind most of the African countries and the world at large in the wagon of implementing ICT and its related research With the continuous and ever important requirement for transparency and accountability in the public sector services, With ICT been a tool to assist efficiency and accountability in the public sector, the government of Liberia has embarked on the implementation of ICT projects in governance, though there is limited research work so far done in use of ICT in governance in Liberia. There has been very little known research in ICT or e-government with specific focus on Liberia, with one limited research done by UN in 2010. Though there are records of research on E-government of developing countries including Kenya, Ghana and post war Rwanda, etc. There are lessons learnt from these research works that will be of good input for the Liberia case as per similarities in challenges and obstacles of implementing e-government developing countries. This thesis research is in support of identifying obstacles, challenges, and benefits of transforming the public sector by introducing ICT. There are few known ICT projects in government including the Finance Ministry‘s IFMIS and ASYCUDA projects, the CSA Biometric systems which were evaluated, partly to ascertain government readiness for e-government. The investigation included some key government ministries. The research results using international approved methodologies identified the e-readiness level of the government of Liberia, with given challenges, obstacles and benefits. The findings of the research show that Liberia can successfully implement e-government if the identified obstacles are removed or minimized. / ICT and e-Government are closely linked, the subject of this thesis. ICT is a broad terminology encompassing all that include communication devices such as radio, television, satellite systems, cellular phones, computer equipment and accessories, network equipment and software etc. ICT is a useful tool that enables public agencies to change from routine-based, command-and- control organizations that are inwardly focused on administration to knowledge-based, networked, learning organizations that are externally focused on service (OECD 2005). / C/O UNDP Liberia Mamba Point Monrovia, Liberia West Africa Cell +231-886581242

The subject of this thesis is a Business plan. This business plan describes the idea of establishing a new travel agency which would offer school trips to London. The theoretical part of the thesis describes basic terms at first. Then it summarises the theoretical knowledge of creating a business plan. The practical part of the thesis includes the research and producing of the busi-ness plan for an imaginary travel agency, EnHol, s. r. o. In the end the whole thesis and business plan are evaluated.

The first part of this thesis on "How to Establish a Company" describes the basic terms such as entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, enterprise and its surroundings. It lists the possible legal forms, highlights their differences, sums up relevant regulations, explains the basics of accounting and shows the common structure of business plans. The second part focuses on setting up an actual company specializing in "Repeated purchases". In the form of a business plan it discusses its organizational, marketing and financial aspects as well as describes actual steps leading to founding the company legally.

The aim of this thesis was to create a business plan for the establishment of cafes and determine whether it would be better to lease or operate the café. The thesis is divided into theoretical and practical parts. The theoretical part describes business, profile businessmen and business women and the various components of a business plan. The practical part consists of the actual business plan and components defined in the theoretical part. In the end, the reader learns whether is better to run or to lease the cafe.

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The main goal of this thesis is the creation of business plan for establishing a small company. It's an internet shop selling the equipment for american football. In the first part, I'm going to focus on relative teoretical concepts, perceptions and structure of the business plan. In the following part, I'm going to analyze internal and external environment. And based on the resaults, the last and final part will contains the original design of the business plan.