Syftet med denna studie är att få en förståelse för hur mäklare uppfattar att de förhåller sig till, och tillämpar, lagar och etiska riktlinjer i sin yrkesutövning. / The purpose of this essay is to understand how estate agents interpret and how they relate to, and applies, laws and ethical guiding lines in their practise.

By use of interview data, this thesis investigates how two moral points of view, the Conventional and Radical, held by study participants relate to: 1) factors that influence ethics; 2) role models of a self-defined well-lived life; 3) factors that help and hinder participants from living their well-lived life; and, 4) experience of pressures to compromise and freedom to live out their ideals within organizations. A longitudinal analysis is applied comparing participant moral point of view as students, to participant perceptions since entering the workforce as university graduates. The results show differences and similarities within the four areas of interest based on moral point of view. The implications of finding differences in participant perceptions based on moral point of view are discussed, and areas for future research are offered. / October 2006

This study investigates the childrearing skills of the fictional characters Mr. And Mrs. Bennet in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice, as well as their impact on the storyin general and on their children in particular. The spouses are first presented anddescribed individually, then as a married couple and finally as parents. This final andmajor part of the discussion conentrates on the oldest and the youngest of the Bennetdaughters especially, but touches briefly upon the other three as well. In performing thisanalysis, behaviouristic and psychoanalytical theories have been employed, in additionto biographic material on the author and historical accounts on childrearing, in order todetermine what aspects of the Bennet children's personalities and conduct should beascribed to their parents' handling of them. The results show that the Bennet parets failalmost completely in raising their daughters into healthy individuals, which should betheir aim according to the psychoanalytical model, and also in training them to becomethe functional, marriable ladies that they would have to be for their parents to beconsidered successful from a behaviouristic perspective. Their failure to secure a stableeconomy for their daughters adds to this. Not all the Bennet couple's efforts result infailure, however, and they both have traits to recommend them. Still, their treatment oftheir daughters affect both them and the course of events in the novel negativelly.

Background: Of those who start companies, only about 30 % are women. Women's companies also often have both fewer employees and lower turnover. Several efforts are therefore being made to try to influence and encourage more women to start businesses and to get them to expand. Two of these ventures are special network for women and about women entrepreneurs as role models, something that also the theories believe is very important for a more egalitarian business. While entrepreneurship is encouraged for growth in the community, it also has a male character, something that needs to be considered. Purpose: As both the EU and the Swedish government through measures such as Tillväxtverket, is investing large sums to promote networking and role models, we intended to analyze the importance of networking and role models for entrepreneurial women. We also intended to study entrepreneurship in women and as a minor part in the study, also examined the investments which the entrepreneurs themselves would like to see in order to promote female entrepreneurship in Sweden. Research method: We conducted the study based on a qualitative method with a deductive approach. We have chosen to do so since we wanted to be close to the theories and at the same time allow for a deeper analysis. In total, we retrieved information from seven respondents as a primary source through interviews which were transcribed and then worked upon together to try to keep a high level of credibility. Conclusion: The entrepreneurs in the study have loosened up the entrepreneurship definition to include a broader more multi-dimensional image of the entrepreneur. The entrepreneurs also felt that the role models certainly could be useful to counter the invisibility of women entrepreneurs, but they themselves made no use of any particular role models. They were all in consensus with the positive effects of networks but also in that these would ideally be composed of both women and men. The entrepreneurs would not like to see any special initiatives for just women, but rather for all entrepreneurs, and in particular efforts to provide better understanding and greater security for the entrepreneurs.

This research further investigates the motivation to lead (MTL) construct and its antecedents. While existing research has investigated culture, personality, and direct experience as an antecedent to MTL, the indirect experience of observing an effective leader has not been studied. It was hypothesized that having an effective supervisor would be related to followers' leadership self efficacy and MTL. It was also hypothesized that this relationship would be moderated by the quality of the relationship between leader and follower. Little evidence was found supporting these hypotheses. In addition, the existing research into MTL has failed to establish the link between MTL and leader performance. Using leadership 360 ratings as a proxy for leader performance, no support was found linking MTL with leader performance. Academic and applied implications are discussed.

Syftet med föreliggande studie var att få en djupare förståelse för om, och i så fall hur, någravuxna skilsmässobarn upplevde att föräldrarnas skilsmässa har påverkat dem tanke-, känsloochbeteendemässigt. Studien baserades på följande frågeställningar: Vilken inställning hardessa vuxna skilsmässobarn haft till att själva ingå äktenskap och/eller bilda familj och skaffabarn? Vilken inställning har dessa vuxna skilsmässobarn haft till företeelsen skilsmässa? Ivilken utsträckning har dessa vuxna skilsmässobarn upplevt nära relationer och tillit till andramänniskor? Hur har dessa vuxna skilsmässobarn upplevt kortare perioder separerade från näraanknytningspersoner? Vilken erfarenhet har dessa vuxna skilsmässobarn av förebilder ochsubstitut? Metodologiskt användes en semistrukturerad intervjumetod, och urvalet bestod avtvå män och tre kvinnor. Intervjuerna pågick i cirka 45 minuter och behandlade följandeteman: ”äktenskap/skilsmässa”, ”bilda familj/skaffa barn”, ”nära relationer/tillit”,”separationssvårigheter” samt ”förebilder/substitut”. Resultatet visade att samtligaintervjupersoner, på ett eller annat sätt, och i större eller mindre utsträckning, upplevde attskilsmässan mellan föräldrarna har haft en negativ påverkan på dem. Bland annat visade detsig att flera var negativt inställda till att själva ingå äktenskap och rädda för att skaffa barn.Majoriteten av dem uppgav även bristande tillit till det motsatta könet, separationssvårigheterfrån nära anknytningspersoner, behov av förebilder samt ett stort behov av förståelse försituationen kring föräldrarnas skilsmässa. Diskussionen berörde äktenskap och barn, kärlekoch tillit, förebilder och substitut samt ålderns betydelse och vikten av förståelse. / The purpose of this study was to achieve a deeper understanding of if, and in that case how,some adult children of divorce experienced that their parents’ divorce has made an impact inthought, feelings and behavior. The study was based on the following questions: What attitudehave these adult children of divorce had towards marrying and/or forming families and gettingchildren of their own? What attitude have these adult children of divorce had towardsdivorce? To what extent have these adult children of divorce experienced close relationshipsand trust towards others? How have these adult children of divorce experienced beingseparated from their near and dear for short periods of time? What experience do these adultchildren of divorce have from role models and substitutes? Methodologically a semistructuredinterview method was used, and the sample was constituted by two male and threefemale subjects. The interviews lasted for about 45 minutes each and dealt with the followingthemes: “marriage/divorce”, “forming a family/getting children”, “close relationships/trust”,“separation difficulties” and “role models/substitutes”. The result of the study showed that allinterviewees, in one way or the other, and more or less, experienced that their parents’ divorcehas had a negative impact on them. Among other things it was shown that severalinterviewees had a negative attitude towards marrying and were afraid of getting children oftheir own. The majority of them also stated a lack of trust towards the opposite sex, separationdifficulties, a need for role models, and a need for understanding the circumstancesconcerning the divorce. The discussion treated marriage and children, love and trust, rolemodels and substitutes, and finally the matter of age and the importance of understanding.

The goal of many institutions of higher education is to provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge to be successful citizens of society. For college student athletes an athletic coach can play a vital role in the collegiate experience. The thesis, Coach's Influence On The Career Development Of Student Athletes, examined the extent, if any, an athletic head coach influenced the career planning process encountered by college student athletes. The study was original in nature as it attempted to investigate a head athletic coach's influence on a student athlete's career development. The participants of the study were 163 male and 92 female student athletes attending a Midwestern, NCAA division 1, mid-sized, public university. The 40 question, scaled, survey instrument was created by the researcher and field tested before the actual administration of the instrument. Significant findings were found for male head coaches influencing the career development of male student athletes. Other significant findings are also discussed. Recommendations of the study direct coaches and athletic administrators to be aware of the career-related challenges faced by college student athletes, and to create an environment that promotes healthy career choices. / Department of Secondary, Higher, and Foundations of Education

The problem of this study was to examine the relationship between pre-service elementary teachers' attitudes toward role modeling and the health behaviors they practice. Using a 26-item questionnaire modified from several instruments, a convenience sample of 166 pre-service elementary teachers enrolled in health education course at Ball State University, voluntarily completed the questionnaire in Spring semester 2004. A panel of expert jurors reviewed the instrument for face validity. A pilot test was conducted to confirm instrument reliability. Data were analyzed using both unviariate and bivariate analysis. Bivariate correlations indicated a statistically significant association between pre-service elementary teachers' attitudes toward role modeling and their attitudes toward role modeling healthy behaviors. Additionally, a statistically significant association was indicated between pre-service elementary teachers' attitudes toward role modeling healthy behaviors and the actual health behaviors they practice. Results confirmed that while elementary teachers believe role modeling healthy behaviors to their students is important, they are not consistently practicing healthy behaviors. / Department of Physiology and Health Science

By use of interview data, this thesis investigates how two moral points of view, the Conventional and Radical, held by study participants relate to: 1) factors that influence ethics; 2) role models of a self-defined well-lived life; 3) factors that help and hinder participants from living their well-lived life; and, 4) experience of pressures to compromise and freedom to live out their ideals within organizations. A longitudinal analysis is applied comparing participant moral point of view as students, to participant perceptions since entering the workforce as university graduates. The results show differences and similarities within the four areas of interest based on moral point of view. The implications of finding differences in participant perceptions based on moral point of view are discussed, and areas for future research are offered.

Detta examensarbete handlar om förebilders och idolers påverkan när det gäller val av instrument och musik, med fokus på elgitarren, samt vilka andra drivkrafter som påverkar detta. Syftet med arbetet är att få kunskap om olika drivkrafter som påverkar viljan att spela ett instrument. Teoretisk utgångspunkt för studien är den sociokulturella teorin. Tidigare forskning inom området behandlar exempelvis sociala normer, förebilders påverkan på människor samt ramfaktorer inom undervisning. Jag har använt mig av den kvalitativa forskningsintervjun som metod, och mina informanter är elgitarrister med varierande ålder och musikalisk bakgrund. Resultatet visar att uppväxtmiljöer och medias påverkan spelar roll i valet av instrument, men för att fortsätta spela efter ungdomsåren krävs en starkare ambition eller förebild. Diskussionen belyser exempelvis idolskapets fram- och baksidor samt hur efterfrågan på idoler förändras med tiden. En slutsats är att förebilder är viktiga, men också föränderliga förutsättningar för bibehållen motivation för spelande. / This is a study of how role models and idols affect the choice of instrument and music, with focus on the electric guitar, and which other driving forces that affect this. The intention with the study is to achieve knowledge about different driving forces that affect the will of playing an instrument. The theoretical point of the study is the sociocultural theory. Earlier studies on the subject are about social values, the affect role models have on people, and the frames of teaching and learning. I have used qualitative interviews, and my informants are electric guitarists with varied age and musical background. The result shows that growing-up environments and the affection from media affect the choice of instrument, but a stronger ambition is needed to keep on playing after the youth has passed. The discussion enlightens for example the positive and the negative sides of idolizing, and how the demand for idols changes through time. One conclusion is that role models are important but also changing conditions for sustained motivation in playing.