The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether or not the implementation of Proposition 227 has been effective for advancing the English language acquisition needs of English Learners in the Inland Empire.

Stormwater Management (SWM) or Best management practices (BMPs) treat the stormwater runoff that carries pollutants. Pollutants in the waters and in the stormwater, negatively impact the environment, the ecology, and natural resources. Stormwater Control Measures (SCM) are used in different projects to improve water quality and quantity. This thesis aims to understand the connection between SWMs, the economy, and environmental sustainability. This thesis evaluates the cost-effectiveness of SWMs in Mediterranean climates. The research aims to guide the next project managers to choose better SWMs based on cost-effectiveness, socio-economic, and environmental implications. Various studies suggest that the terms SWM, SWM, and SCM are used interchangeably. The research methodology uses a mix of qualitative and quantitative data analysis The research was conducted in Los Angeles at the request of UCLA. Therefore, it focused on water quality improvement projects in Los Angeles. The costs for the projects, areas, and whatSWMs are used will be acquired through data gathering and personal communication with experts. This thesis compares several projects which include different SWMs. It calculates the cost-effectiveness with two different methods, firstly, the cost per drainage area, and secondly, the cost per pollutant removed. Data is gathered from the city of LA and other secondary data sources to calculate the cost-effectiveness. The calculation results showed that the Glenoaksproject and the Machado lake project were the most cost-effective. Glenoaks utilizes infiltration wells and grass swales, and the Machado lake is a large wetland. Based upon these facts, generally, wetlands and grass swales can be recommended for Mediterranean climates. The expensive total costs of SWMs or their inability to remove pollutants can strongly affect the cost-effectiveness of some projects, and produce a negative impact on the economy. Quantitative assessment of study investigates cost-effectiveness of SWMs and for highlighting its economic impact. For qualitative assessment thematic analysis of 14 sample studies related to stormwater management (SWM) was carried out. Findings reveal that 78% of sample studies reflect the themes associated with the positive economic impact of SWMs. Additionally, the sample studies confirm a 76% positive impact of SWMs on the environment and ecology of the region. Further research with better data and more accurate calculations are needed. It would be beneficial if other factors such as recreation and unquantifiable factors such as the aesthetic improvements and community benefits were incorporated into or considered together with the cost-effectiveness for future projects.

This diploma thesis deals with the design principles and manifacture of ultra performance concrete (UHPC), reactive powder composites (RPC) and other fine-grained materials, such as Macro defect free (MDF) or Densified systems with small particles (DSP). Theoretical part of this work is focused on the requirements of properties and composition UHPC and RPC and methodology of their design principles. Experimental part describes design principles RPC, manufacture of test specimens, testing of certain physical and mechanical properties, such as tensile strenght, bending strenght and compressive strenght and determination chemical character X-ray and thermal analysis.

Este estudio tiene como propósito dar a conocer el vínculo entre los intereses y demandas del talento en Big Data con las estrategias de marca empleadora de las empresas del sector financiero. Por ello, a lo largo del trabajo se hará énfasis en la estrategia de marca empleadora del Banco de Crédito del Perú para atraer a los estudiantes de la Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas que aborden los 20 a 24 años, público que en un futuro podrá estar interesado y apto para cubrir el puesto de especialista en Big Data. En consecuencia, se trabajará bajo un enfoque cualitativo y a través de entrevistas a profundidad para analizar los intereses y demanda de este talento. / This study aims to publicize the link between the interests and demands of talent in Big Data with the strategies of the employer brand of companies in the financial sector. Therefore, throughout the work, emphasis will be placed on the employer brand strategy of the Credit Bank of Peru to attract students from the Engineering Faculty of the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences that address ages 20 to 24, a public that in the future may be interested and suitable to fill the position of specialist in Big Data. As a result, work will be done under a qualitative approach and through in-depth interviews to analyze the interests and demand of this talent. / Trabajo de investigación

Medarbetare är en av de viktigaste faktorerna inom organisationer för att nå framgång och särskilja sig från konkurrenter. Genom att utveckla ett attraktivt arbetsgivarvarumärke för både den externa och den interna marknaden kan organisationer locka och behålla kompetenta medarbetare. Intern marknadsföring, hantering av arbetsgivarvarumärket samt arbetsgivarerbjudandet med fokus på medarbetarlojalitet och reciprocitet är arbetssätt för att stärka relationen med medarbetarna. Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka vilka faktorer de anställda i en organisations produktionsavdelning anser som viktiga för att relationen med arbetsgivaren ska kännas ömsesidig och lojalitetsgivande. Studien problematiserar skillnaden mellan ett arbetsgivarvarumärke som lockar individer med unik erfarenhet och kompetens, och ett arbetsgivarvarumärke för att attrahera och behålla medarbetare i en produktionsavdelning. För att svara på syftet genomfördes kvalitativa telefonintervjuer med fyra medarbetare från en organisations produktionsavdelning. Intervjuerna grundades på forskning och teorier om medarbetarlojalitet, reciprocitet, intern marknadsföring, hantering av arbetsgivavarumärke samt arbetsgivarerbjudandet för att väga resultatet mot forskningen. Resultatet visar att det medarbetarna anser som viktigt i relationen till sin arbetsgivare i huvudsak handlar om relationen i sig, innefattande gemenskap, kommunikation, återkoppling, tillit, samt trygghet. Resultatet av intervjuerna stämmer delvis med vad forskningen menar är viktigt att erbjuda medarbetarna. Det framgick dock tydligt av forskningen att hanteringen av arbetsgivarvarumärket och arbetsgivarerbjudandet ska vara unikt för den särskilda organisationen och dess medarbetares behov. Just detta är vad organisationen med produktionsavdelning bör ta i beaktning samt se över för att ta vara på just deras medarbetares på bästa sätt.

Den digitala transformationen som genomsyrar många delar i samhället idag har inte bearbetatsi energibranschen i samma grad. Energibranschen står inför stora förändringar med mål av attvara fossilfria fram till 2040. Syftet med studien var att undersöka hur ett kommunaltenergibolag arbetar med digitalisering för en marknadsstyrd energiförsörjning analyseratgenom tjänstedominant logiken. Referensramen till studien grundar sig i digital transformationsom ramas ner till den tjänstedominanta logiken. Studien genomfördes utifrån en kvalitativundersökning med semistrukturerade intervjuer av ett energibolag och ett IT-konsultbolag.Utifrån intervjuerna återfinns data som analyserades genom den tjänstedominanta logiken.Undersökningen bidrar med nya perspektiv genom tjänstedominant logik som energibranschenhar nytta av och som kan möjliggöra nya sätt att möta kunder. I resultatet blir det tydligt hurenergibolaget arbetar med en digitalisering men att kundinvolvering inte är där. En ökaddigitalisering och tjänstefiering i energisektorn driver fram kreativa lösningar för branschenskunder där decentraliserade och demokratiserade styrsätt möjliggörs. / The digital transformation that undergoes changes in many parts of society has not been asprocessed in the energy industry at the same degree. The energy industry is facing majorchanges with the goal of being fossil-free by 2040. The purpose of the study was to investigatehow a municipal energy company works with digitization for a market-driven energy supplyanalyzed through service-dominant logic. The theoretical framework of the study is based ondigital transformation which then narrows down to the service dominant logic. The study isconducted based on qualitative research through semi-structured interviews of an energy utilitycompany and an IT consulting firm. The research provides insights into a service-dominantperspective for the energy industry in enabling new ways to approach their customers. Theresult makes it clear how the energy company works with digitalization, but that customerinvolvement is not there. An increased digitalization and servitization in the energy sectorfacilitate new creative solutions for the industry's customers, where decentralized anddemocratized governance are made possible.

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During the 20th century, Large Scale Companies (LSCs) mindset was all about minimizing risks and maximizing profits. On top of this, they were heavily relying on intellectual property – culture of secret – and they were shaped to exploit rather than to explore. In this context, open innovation brought a completely new approach. As part of the changing landscape, trends of corporate venturing appeared about five years ago. Among LSCs which have chosen to get on the train of innovation, different strategies have been adopted from one company to another. Only today are people witnessing corporate venturing getting more structured. Yet, LSCs have not focused enough just yet on the development of venture structures with external startups. It is essential to understand how to make incubation and acceleration of external startups successful within LSCs. This study adopts LSCs’ perspective and aims at providing them with the best practices that currently exist in the innovation ecosystem in terms of corporate venturing. In particular, this study focuses on how Large Scale Companies (LSCs) can take advantage of external startups through a corporate incubator and/or corporate accelerator in order to become more innovative. The study suggests the venturing process should be divided into three main stages: the identification of the appropriate venture structure and of the right startups, the follow-up of the integrated startups of the corporate venture structure and finally the exit strategy. Building upon the business model canvas and customer value proposition theories, the suggestion is made for LSCs to step backwards and reflect thoroughly about the corporate venture strategy they want to adopt. LSCs should be aware that they evolve as part of a complex venturing ecosystem, and that each tool, rather than being isolated, should embrace and collaborate with the multitude of existing structures. / Under de 20 århundradena var Large Scale Companies (LSCs) tankegangen allt om minimering av risker och maximesring av överskott. Utöver detta var de starkt beroende av immateriella rättigheter - hemlighetskulturen - och de var formade att utnyttja snarare än att utforska. I det här sammanhanget kom öppen innovation till ett helt nytt tillvägagångssätt. Som ett led i det förändrade landskapet uppträdde trenderna för företagsvågningar för ungefär fem år sedan. Blandt LSCs, som har valt att få på toget eller innovation, olika strategier har beslutats från ett företag till ett annat. Endast idag är människors vittnesbörd om företagsvågar att bli mer strukturerad. Ändå har LSCs inte fokuserat tillräckligt på utvecklingen av venturestrukturer med externa startups. Det är viktigt att förstå hur man gör inkubation och acceleration av externa startups framgångsrika inom LSCs. Denna studie antar LSCs perspektiv och syftar till att ge dem de bästa praxis som för närvarande finns i innovationsekosystemet när det gäller företagsledning. I synnerhet fokuserar den här studien på hur Large Scale Companies (LSC) kan dra nytta av externa uppstart genom en företags inkubator och / eller företagsaccelerator för att bli mer innovativ. De studier som antyder vid venturingprocessen bör delas in tre huvudfaser: Identifiering av den aktuella riskstrukturen och rätt uppstart, uppföljning av den integrerade uppstarten av den organisationsstruktur och slutgiltigt slutstrategi. Med utgångspunkt i affärsmodellens kanfas och kundvärdes propositionsteorier, görs förslaget att LSCs ska gå bakåt och reflektera noggrant på företagsledningsstrategin som de vill anta. LSCs borde vara medvetna om att de utvecklas som en del av ett komplext venturerande ekosystem, och att varje verktyg, istället för att isoleras, ska omfamna och samarbeta med de många befintliga strukturerna.

When a company includes a new technology or innovation into their value proposition, customers may perceive it as an enhancement or deterioration. This phenomenon was explored in this study with a case study of a present case in the esports industry. Research have shown that AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology can be used to predict which team is going to win in a match in the esports game DotA 2. A prototype AI called Znipe Sense was developed and analyzed during this study to answer the question: How can a predictive AI affect the value proposition of live esports consumption? Znipe Sense was included into Znipe Esports’ value proposition during a tournament in February 2018. It was observed that Znipe Sense could predict outcomes of professional matches with a higher accuracy than human experts. The observations of Znipe Sense, an interview with experienced players, interviews with business professionals and internal company documents were used as empirical material for the analysis. How Znipe Sense affected the value proposition was analyzed through the factors: Performance, Ease-of-use, Reliability, Flexibility and Affectivity, also known as the PERFA framework. It was concluded that a predictive AI can enhance the value proposition of live esports consumption through the Performance and Ease-of-use factors, and it would not affect the value proposition through Reliability or Flexibility. However, in the analysis of the Affectivity factor it was identified that there is a risk related to negative effects of gambling addiction that could deteriorate the value proposition. / När ett företag inkluderar en ny teknik eller innovation i sitt värdeerbjudande kan kunderna uppleva det som en förbättring eller försämring. Detta fenomen undersöktes i denna studie med en fallstudie av ett aktuellt fall i esportsindustrin. Forskning har visat att AI (Artificiell Intelligens) teknik kan användas för att förutsäga vilket lag som kommer att vinna i en match i esports spelet DotA 2. En AI prototyp, Znipe Sense, utvecklades och analyserades under denna studie för att svara på frågan: Hur kan ett prediktivt AI påverka värdeerbjudandet av live esports konsumtion? Znipe Sense inkluderades i Znipe Esports värdeerbjudande under en turnering i februari 2018. Det observerades att Znipe Sense var bättre än mänskliga experter på att förutse det vinnande laget i professionella matcher. Observationerna av Znipe Sense, en intervju med erfarna spelare, intervjuer med affärsfolk och interna företagsdokument användes som empiriskt material. Hur Znipe Sense påverkade värdeerbjudandet analyserades genom faktorerna: ”Performance”, ”Ease-of-use”, ”Reliability”, ”Flexibility” och ”Affectivity”, även känt som PERFA-ramverket. Slutsatsen visar på att ett prediktivt AI kan öka värdeerbjudandet av live esports konsumtion genom Performance och Ease- of-use faktorerna, och att värdeerbjudandet inte skulle påverkas genom Reliability och Flexibility. I analysen av Affectivity-faktorn identifierades emellertid att det finns en risk i relaterat till negativa effekter av spelberoende som kan försämra värdeerbjudandet.

Purpose - The purpose of this study was to examine three main components of the business model,revenue model, value proposition and customer relationships. These three main components wouldbe investigated for a newly formed actor on the Swedish real estate market named access operator. Method - A literature study was conducted to compile the previous research that has been done inthe subject. The results obtained in the literature study were later compiled into a theoretical frameof reference that formed the basis for the design of the interview guide. The study has beenconducted in the form of a simple case study on a Swedish software company that has identified agap in the Swedish real estate market. The study's data collection has been conducted usingqualitative semi-structured interviews with respondents from Swedish real estate companies andtechnology companies. All collected data has been analysed using a thematic analysis. Therespondents can also be viewed as potential customers for the anticipated new service that will belaunched on the Swedish real estate market. Results - The study's findings indicate that the value proposition of the new service consists of twodistinct key elements: "ease of integration and use" and "availability." Overall, the valueproposition for this type of access service is the ease with which the actors can use it. The resultsalso revealed that subscription is the best type of revenue model for the new service. Finally, thefindings revealed that respondents had a favourable attitude toward bringing a new player into theSwedish real estate market. Theoretical contribution - According to the study's findings, respondents who belonged to group A "property owners" or group B "technology suppliers" faced similar challenges. Their answerswere unaffected by their disparate backgrounds. As a result, the respondents similarly perceivedthe value proposition of the new service. Previous studies suggest that different backgrounds canaffect how the service's value is perceived. Furthermore, the results indicated that subscription asa revenue model is best suited for the new access service, which was consistent with the findingsof previous studies. Finally, the study's findings indicated that there are no long-term relationshipsestablished between existing actors today because most of it is done through contracts and rapidchanges between organizations occur. Previous studies suggest instead that long-term relationshipsare the type of relationship most organizations strive for. However, the outcome indicated afavourable view of establishing a new player in the industry. Existing actors believe that the newaccess operator will contribute to positive change. Practical contribution- The practical contributions are primarily directed at the company wherethe study was conducted. However, this study can benefit other real estate companies as well ascompanies in other markets looking to establish a new service. According to the study's findings,potential customers value the ease of use that the new service will provide. This is also evident intheir selection of the revenue model they deemed most appropriate for the new service. They canthus gain a better understanding of their costs and future budgeting by using subscription as arevenue model. The findings also show that organizations should have open communication aboutthe value proposition to ensure that all actors are on the same page. Clear communication alsocontributes to increased trust and commitment among the actors, as well as increased marketwillingness to use the new service. This is in line with previous studies which claim that trustbetween several actors increases commitment.