This study addresses the question of the constitution of markets in advanced societies.Specifically, the article studies the role of the traveling trade show in creatingthe real time computing market, which is part of the US electronics sector, duringthe mid-1990’s. Real time computing products assist the transfer, storage and processingof digital signals in real time and support many of the internet applicationswe use today.By applying ethnographic methods,we explore the general question ofhow economic actors cope with uncertainty in the phase of market-making and atthe cutting edge of technology. The paper makes two contributions to the existingliterature. First, it shows that the attempt to organize a trade show in real timecomputing was triggered by the uncertainty experienced by sellers regarding theidentity of prospective buyers and about the exact use to which they would put theemergent technology which is offered for sale. Secondly, we trace the history of anemergent market.We claim that trade shows for innovative products are importantvenues at which markets coalesce.The identification and ordering of market actors,the institutionalization of a distinct business culture and the social networks developedamong market actors and across the subsidiary markets provided the basicsocial infrastructure for what later became known as the real time computingindustry. / M2007-0244:1-PK / European Research Council ERC-2010- StG 263699-CEV / VR 2009–1958

The master’s thesis pursues the burning social issue of gaining energy sources for it to be provided and exploited effectively, efficiently, technically correct and economical, being up to the legal measures and human environment at the same time. Agrorobot, inc. was used as an example to draw the comparison between the current heavy appliances and the enhanced one, the co-generative unit, and the calculation requisite for the manufacturer – innovator and for the customer – investor.

Torgen har under en väldigt lång tid i människans historia spelat en viktig funktion i människors liv. Stadens öppna platser har fungerat som en social mötesplats och detta ända sedan antikens dagar. Under mitten av 1800-talet fram till vår tid har torgen dessvärre börjat att alltmer tappa fokus som en social katalysator med liv och rörelse. Torgen blev snarare politiska platser och mer en maktsymbol än en mötesplats. Under 1900-talet uppkom andra motkrafter till torgens existens som en social plats. Mycket av detta berodde på bilen, men även på grund av nya levnadsvillkor och estetiska ideal. Som följd av den moderna stadsutvecklingen har dessutom små butiker flyttat från torget för att bilda större enheter.  Men hur kan man transformera ett äldre torg till hur det en gång var eller borde ha varit? Under arbetets gång med detta omgestaltningsförslag av Davidhallstorg har det visat sig att dagens torg till stor del skiljer sig från torgens ursprungliga funktion. Gestaltningen försöker därför lösa problemet med problem som dagens storstadstorg kan ställas inför, såsom alldeles för dominerade av biltrafik och bilens behov och för lite aktiviteter. Förr i tiden ansågs städernas torg vara deras mittpunkter, och de var fulla av liv och rörelse. Arbetet i denna studie har fokuserat på att hitta en mer lämplig design för ett torg i centrala Malmö och därigenom försöka ge det tillbaka mer liv och rörelse som en social mötesplats.  Resultatet visar sig att torg är sociala mötesplatser som måste finnas kvar för att skapa sociala mötesplatser utomhus för människor i storstadsmiljö. Därför är det inte lämpligt eller rekommenderat att ”slösa” bort torgyta till stora bilparkeringar. Studien visar att funktionen som torgen har trots allt är viktig än idag att skapa en bakgrund till formella och informella möten mellan människor, en social mötesplats för människor. Bara för vi lever i nya moderna tider betyder det inte att vi ändå inte är beroende av att möta och umgås med andra människor. Torgen utgör en utmärkt plats för detta. Torg behöver uppdateras med sina ändrade invånare, dvs. återupplivas så att de åter fyller en funktion som passar dagens krav och behov. Gestaltningsförslaget visar på vikten av att låta torgen leva upp tills sin rätta funktion och placera bilen i kanten eller under torget.  Det går inte att glömma bort att bilen trots allt ännu är en stor del av vår vardag. Gestaltningsförslaget försöker hitta en lösning där både människa och maskin kan ta plats och vistas utan att den andra tar över för mycket, detta är av stor vikt. / For a very long time in human history, squares have played an important role in people's lives. The city's open spaces have functioned as a social meeting place since the days of antiquity. During the middle of the 19th century until our time, the squares have unfortunately begun to lose focus more and more as a social catalyst with life and movement. The squares became rather political places and more a symbol of power than a meeting place. During the 20th century, other counterforces arose to the existence of the squares as a social place. Much of this was due to the car, but also due to new living conditions and aesthetic ideals. As a result of modern urban development, small shops have also moved from the square to form larger units. But how can one transform an older square into what it once was or should have been? During the work on this redesign proposal of Davidshallstorg, it has turned out that today's square is largely different from the squares' original function. The design therefore tries to solve the problem with problems that today's metropolitan squares can be faced with, such as being far too dominated by car traffic and the car's needs and too few activities. In the past, the town squares were considered to be their centers, and they were full of life and movement. The work in this study has focused on finding a more suitable design for a square in central Malmö and thereby trying to give it back more life and movement as a social meeting place. The result shows that squares are social meeting places that must remain in order to create social meeting places outdoors for people in a metropolitan environment. Therefore, it is not appropriate or recommended to "waste" square space to large car parks. The study shows that the function that the squares have, after all, is still important today to create a background for formal and informal meetings between people, a social meeting place for people. Just because we live in new modern times does not mean that we are still not dependent on meeting and socializing with other people. The squares are an excellent place for this. Squares need to be updated with their changed inhabitants, ie. revived so that they again fulfill a function that suits today's requirements and needs. The design proposal shows the importance of letting the squares live up to their proper function and placing the car at the edge or under the square. It is not possible to forget that the car is still a big part of our everyday life after all. The design proposal tries to find a solution where both man and machine can take place and stay without the other taking over too much, this is of great importance.

The dissertation deals with the topic of the mutual trade balance between the Czech Republic and Japan. The main focus is to find the causes of contemporary state of the mutual trade balance. The dissertation research which factors influence it and which factors will influence it in the future and how will the mutual trade balance probably develop in the future. The partial aim of this thesis is to find the possibilities of a concrete company to enter the Japanese market with reference to the market barriers. The dissertation firstly provides the theoretical information includes the topics of the economical development of Japan, Japanese external trade and also the trade between the Czech Republic and Japan. Then there are analyzed various entry barriers of the Japanese market. All the barriers are considered firstly generally and afterward they are applied on the concrete company, which contemporary thinks to enter the Japanese market. There are also discussed other factors, which are important in regard to entry the Japanese market as is transport, the business risk etc. The next part covers the causes of the contemporary mutual trade balance and the possibilities of its future development and possible equalization. There are analyzed factors, which influence the most the mutual trade balance between the Czech Republic and Japan.