The aim of this dissertation is focusing on environmental aesthetics of Arnold Berleant. Firstly we concentrated on his theoretical aesthetics opinions and then we passed to use them on field of environmental aesthetics. To draw a comparison we used writings of another American aesthetician, Allen Carlson. In sphere of Berleant's theoretical aesthetics opinions it is not possible to omit concepts of aesthetical experience, value and social factor. These points are important ideas of aesthetics of engagement, which we would like to present. As useful for environmental aesthetics we also see Berleant evaluation of negative and positive aesthetics values. In case of Allen Carlson we use several models in the field of theoretical aesthetics. The author assessments the functionality of these models for environmental aesthetics. The last point of this dissertation is focusing on a certain type of environment, to architecture and "Disney World", respective. In this field we wanted to demonstrate how the Berleant works with certain type of environment. Allen Carlson chooses as certain type of environment American farms. He concentrates on point how these farms have changed during one century. KEYWORDS: Arnold Berleant, Allen Carlson, environmental aesthetics, aesthetics value, aesthetics experience

En innovation handlar i grund och botten om en förståelse och inkorporation av den komplexa kreativiteten i en innovationsprocess. I denna studie har sex centrala kärnvärden kring den upplevda kreativiteten tagits fram med hjälp av semistrukturerade intervjuer från tio respondenter. Utifrån en fenomenologisk ansats har dessa kärnvärden utvecklats från begreppen kreativitet och innovation. Inom kreativitet var – relatera, förändra och kommunicera – centrala begrepp för respondenterna. Inom innovation var det istället – mening, kvalitet och tillväxt. Genom att anta en tydlig och provocerande syn på kreativitet och innovation har dessa kärnvärden använts som redskap för att utmana den svenska innovationsstrategin N2012.27 i vilken svenska Regeringen vill utveckla det svenska innovationsklimatet till år 2020. Studiens resultat visar att denna satsning är missriktad och otydlig. Det är inte det innovativa Sverige som i första hand bör eftersträvas, det är den kreativa medborgaren. / Innovation is all about the understanding and implementation of the complex creativity in a innovation process. This study delivers six central themes regarding the experienced creativity. These themes is a product out of interviews from ten participants. With a phenomenological approach these themes has been made representive of the concepts innovation and creativity. The themes within creativity were – relate, change and communicate. Within innovation the themes were – meaning, quality and growth. By adopting a provocative approach these themes has been used as tools to challenge the Swedish innovation strategy N2012.27 in which the Swedish Goverment wishes to elaborate the national innovation climate until the year of 2020. The result of this study shows that this investment is misguided and vague. The pursuit of the innovative Sweden shouldn’t be the primary target. It should rather be in the pursuit of the creative citizen.

In this thesis I investigate the impact of outside directors experience on company value. I do so by looking at a clear event, company delistings in the time period 2003 to 2011 in South Africa, a country with arguably imperfect institutions. Based on qualitative and quantitative research I am able to establish that director experience is indeed associated with company value. The qualitative analysis is based on semi-structured interviews with over 30 highly experienced, independent non-executive directors who have/had seats on over 150 South African listed company boards. Their responses confirm resource theory dependency and provide information on the nature of experience, its relevance during delisting and under other circumstances, as well as insight into the type of experience lacking on boards in corporate South Africa. The results of this research can be of practical use to nomination committees and has implications for future South African governance code reforms and/or guidelines.