Search for dissertations about: "ACCESS"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 3083 swedish dissertations containing the word ACCESS.
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1. Extending Access : Perspectives on Business Model Innovation in Water and Sanitation Service Provision
Abstract : Many organizations are attempting to improve the well-being of people living in poverty, whether it be philanthropic, through offering transformative services, or buying into the doing well by doing good ethos of corporate Base of the Pyramid (BoP) strategies. Some of these efforts are being directed towards extending access to safely managed water and sanitation services to everyone. READ MORE
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2. Ownership or Access? : A study of mobility services in the access economy
Abstract : The access economy is a business model emphasizing temporary access and usage over permanent ownership, centered on the renting of products among individuals or organizations. Endorsed by the media, analysts, and researchers, access-based services, which allow customers to pay for the temporary use of a product without owning it, have gained popularity in various consumer and business-to-business industries, including mobility, fashion, and mechanical equipment. READ MORE
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3. Access to water : Rights, obligations and the Bangalore situation
Abstract : The city of Bangalore in southern India is undergoing rapid urbanisation and administrative transition. Its growth puts pressure on the available water sources – being mainly the disputed inter-State River Cauvery and the hard-rock aquifers – with ensuing problems of access. READ MORE
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4. Patients’ Access to Their Mental Health Records : Understanding Policy, Access, and Patient Experiences
Abstract : ORA is the concept of patients' access to clinical information, which has become more widespread worldwide. When patients are provided online record access (ORA) to their health records, concerns have been raised by healthcare professionals, especially when it comes to patients with mental health diagnoses. READ MORE
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5. Open access and closed discourses : Constructing open access as a development issue
Abstract : This thesis investigates the connection between open access – the free online availability and distribution of scientific and scholarly publications – and the ‘developing world’ from a post- development perspective. It takes a discourse analytical approach, drawing predominantly on Michel Foucault’s understanding of discourse. READ MORE