Search for dissertations about: "Communication"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 4443 swedish dissertations containing the word Communication.

2. 1. Communication space : Spatial design in manufacturing industry

   Author : Jennie Andersson Schaeffer; Yvonne Eriksson; Gabriela Goldschmidt; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Visual communication; visual management; spatial design; manufacturing industry; improvement process; Visuell kommunikation; visuelll styrning; rumslig gestalting; tillverkningsindustri; Architecture; Arkitektur; Aesthetics; Estetik; Human communication; Kommunikation mellan människor; Manufacturing engineering and work sciences; Produktion och arbetsvetenskap; Innovation and Design; innovation och design;

   Abstract : The main concern of this licentiate thesis is to discuss how built space is used for communication in the manufacturing industry, from a visual communication perspective. The thesis presents and develops the notion of 'communication space' and presents a model to describe the relation between different factors in the communication space. READ MORE

4. 2. Communication as structuration : Viewing learning through the lens of communication

   Author : Cynthia Jimes; Lowe Hedman; Peder Hård af Segerstad; Bengt-Åke Gustafsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Media and communication studies; organizational communication; organizational learning; structure; agency; texts; conversations; structuration; discursive communication theory; sociocultural learning theory; theoretical study; abduction; business processes; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Media and Communication Studies;

   Abstract : This dissertation is about enlightening the relationship between organizational communication and learning. In doing so, I explore and build upon existing theories that address the relationship from a structuration perspective. Specifically, I turn to discursive communication theory and sociocultural learning theory. READ MORE

5. 3. The Limits of the New Public Diplomacy : Strategic communication and evaluation at the U.S. State Department, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, British Council, Swedish Foreign Ministry and Swedish Institute

   Author : James Pamment; Kari Anden-Papadopoulos; Christian Christensen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public Diplomacy; Strategic Communication; International Political Communication; Evaluation; Influence; Soft Power; Nation Brands; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Communication Studies; Media and Communication Studies;

   Abstract : The new public diplomacy is a major paradigm shift in international political communication. Globalisation and a new media landscape challenge traditional foreign ministry ‘gatekeeper’ structures, and foreign ministries can no longer lay claim to being sole or dominant actors in communicating foreign policy. READ MORE

6. 4. Strategic communication at the organizational frontline : Towards a better understanding of employees as communicators

   Author : Rickard Andersson; Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; employees as communicators; communication role; communication responsibility; communicative practice; employee communication; brand ambassadorship; strategy as discourse;

   Abstract : The idea of employees as important (strategic) communicators has emerged in both strategic communication theory and practice during the 21st century. Researchers increasingly urge managers to consider employees as important communicators, and employees’ communication role is increasingly formalized as organizations explicate the importance of all employees taking responsibility for communication in strategies and policies. READ MORE

7. 5. The kaleidoscope of communication : Different perspectives on communication involving children with severe multiple disabilities

   Author : Cecilia Olsson; Siv Fischbein; Mats Granlund; Juliet Goldbart; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; dyadic interaction; pre-symbolic communication; multiple disabilities; system theory; communication process; communication models; Education; Pedagogik;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of six publications presenting a theoretical framework, a methodological proposal and three empirical studies. The aim of the work is; to gain knowledge on how children with severe multiple disabilities communicate with their caregivers, to analyse how different research strategies can add knowledge from different perspectives on communication, and to develop models for analysing and describing the dyadic interaction. READ MORE