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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 75 avhandlingar innehållade ordet sacrifice.

  1. 16. Loyal until death (?) : The nature, measurement and predictors of loyalty in a military context

    Författare :Torbjörn Engelkes; Magnus Sverke; Torun Lindholm; Gerry Larsson; Erik Hedlund; Bo Melin; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; loyalty; behavior; measurement; dimensionality; predictors; social identity fusion; leadership; IPA; factor analysis; Swedish Armed Forces; military; extreme environment; dilemma; psykologi; Psychology;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to broaden the understanding of the concept of loyalty within a military context, by focusing on how the nature of loyalty is experienced, how it can be measured and how it can be predicted. To achieve this, the thesis was structured in three interrelated studies, which initially aimed to examine the content of loyalty within the Swedish Armed Forces (SAF), then to develop and validate a scale to measure loyalty, and finally to examine possible predictors of loyalty. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Why Does It Always Rain On Me? : Properties of Alternative Durable Water Repellent Chemicals for Textiles

    Författare :Steffen Schellenberger; Ian Cousins; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Environmental pollution caused by persistent perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) - Organic Chemicals with confirmed levels of toxicity and propensity for bioaccumulation - has given rise to global environmental concerns. Functional textiles Containing durable water repellents (DWRs) That are based on side-chain fluorinated polymers are Noted to be the major contributors to the release of Such environmental pollutants. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Kriget är inte över förrän den sista soldaten är begraven : Minnesarbete och gemenskap kring andra världskriget i S:t Petersburg med omnejd

    Författare :Johanna Dahlin; Peter Aronsson; Axelsson Bodil; Thomas Hylland; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Second World War; Cultural Memory; Ritual; Russia; St Petersburg; Heritage; Uses of the Past; Human Remains; Memory Politics; Andra världskriget; Ryssland; S:t Petersburg; historiebruk; kulturellt minne; ritualer; kulturarv; mänskliga kvarlevor; minnespolitik;

    Sammanfattning : Avhandlingen undersöker minnespraktiker kring andra världskriget i S:t Petersburg med omnejd, en stad som under namnet Leningrad 1941–44 var belägrad av tyskarna i över två år. På fronterna runt den omringade staden rasade under drygt två år hårda strider. LÄS MER

  5. 19. The Ethics of Investing. Making Money or Making a Difference?

    Författare :Joakim Sandberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ethical investment; ethical investing; socially responsible investment; socially responsible investing; ethical funds; screening; shareholder activism; sin stocks; active shareholding; corporate governance; responsible ownership; relationship investing; philanthropy; speculation; the stock market; annual general meeting; investor influence; consistency; conscientiousness; collective responsibility; generalisation test; pragmatism; consequentialism; demandingness; applied ethics; ethics; moral philosophy;

    Sammanfattning : The concepts of ‘ethical’ and ‘socially responsible’ investment (SRI) have become increasingly popular in recent years and funds which offer this kind of investment have attracted many individual investors. The present book addresses the issue of ‘How ought one to invest?’ by critically engaging with the ideas of the proponents of this movement about what makes ‘ethical’ investing ethical. LÄS MER

  7. 20. De samiska metalldepåerna år 1000-1350 : i ljuset av fyndet från Mörtträsket, Lappland

    Författare :Inger Zachrisson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Saami; metal deposits; sacrificial sites; tradesman’s stock; thief’s hiding-place; pewter pendants; ring-shaped brooches; tin; lead; pewter casting; ornamentation; silver hoards; culture fixation; Offerfynd; Samiska kultplatser-- Sverige -- Lappland; Mörtträsket; Gråträsk;

    Sammanfattning : The thesis arises out of a new find from Mörtträsket, Lapland, which can be compared with the eleven so called "Finds from Lapp Places of Sacrifice" from North Scandinavia, dated to c. 1000-1350. The Mörtträsket find is characterized by newly made objects and is interpreted as a tradesman's stock. LÄS MER