Search for dissertations about: "IT consulting"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 swedish dissertations containing the words IT consulting.

  2. 1. Gender, Power and Post-Bureaucracy : Work Ideals in IT Consulting

    Author : Helen Peterson; Christine Roman; Ewa Gunnarsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; post-bureaucracy; power; IT consulting; gender; individualisation; work ideal; work narrative; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with work environments defined as post-bureaucratic, and which are characterised by individualisation and a decrease in the employer's formal control. The study shows how the employees in such work contexts are both empowered and disciplined. READ MORE

  4. 2. Restraint in structures with young concrete : Tools and estimations for practical use

    Author : Majid Al-Gburi; Carsten Vogt; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Structural Engineering; Konstruktionsteknik;

    Abstract : One of the widespread issues in concrete structures is cracks occurring at early age. Cracks that appear in the young concrete may cause early start of corrosion of rebars or early penetration of harmful liquids or gases into the concrete body. READ MORE

  5. 3. Rhetorical business : A study of marketing work in the spirit of contradiction

    Author : Tomas Nilsson; Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ethnography; consulting; professional services; knowledge-intensive services; sophists; argumentation; rhetoric; marketing work; marketing practice; Marketing; rhetorical analysis; Marketing; Marketing;

    Abstract : Marketing has traditionally been understood from the perspective of marketing management. This causes problems when we study marketing practices because the normative discourse of marketing management is not particularly useful for describing the day-to-day work of marketing practitioners. This calls for marketing research from new perspectives. READ MORE

  6. 4. Swift transition and knowledge cycling : A study of knowledge transfer in technical consulting

    Author : Svjetlana Pantic-Dragisic; Jonas Söderlund; Cecilia Enberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Professional service firm; technical consulting firm; technical consultants; mobile engineers; knowledge transfer; mobility; swift transition; knowledge cycling; formal training;

    Abstract : The prominent shifts towards greater flexibility in work arrangements as well as in organizational forms have had profound effects on the labor market for engineers, and given rise to the technical consulting industry. The technical consulting firm is becoming increasingly important in many technology-based industries, as a growing number of technology-based firms rely on technical consulting firms to produce their outputs. READ MORE

  7. 5. The interplay between organizational capabilities and individual skills : Studies of technical and engineering consulting firms

    Author : Svjetlana Pantic-Dragisic; Jonas Söderlund; Cecilia Enberg; Frida Pemer; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; technical and engineering consulting firm; professional service firm; technical consultants; mobile engineers; engineering knowledge; knowledge transfer; organizational capabilities; individual skills; liminality; liminality competence; teknikkonsultföretag; professionellt tjänsteföretag; teknikkonsulter; mobila ingenjörer; ingenjörskunskap; kunskapsöverföring; organisatoriska förmågor; individuella färdigheter; liminalitet; liminalitetskompetens;

    Abstract : The number of professional service firms has increased rapidly in the recent decades. This thesis focuses on a type of professional service firm that has, thus far, been under-researched, namely the technical and engineering consulting (TEC) firm. READ MORE