Search for dissertations about: "Sensemaking"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 59 swedish dissertations containing the word Sensemaking.
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1. IT-adaptation as sensemaking : inventing new meaning for technology in organizations
Abstract : Noting how organizations today are increasingly dependent on IT for a broad range of organizational activities, the thesis starts from the observation that many IT-related endeavors nevertheless fail. In tracing part of the problem to the inability of many organizations to cope with changes in the surrounding material and social context, the emphasis is put on the processes by which IT-artifacts are adapted and re-adapted, after they have been put into daily use. READ MORE
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2. Influence in sensemaking during change : a study of the Swedish police reform and subsequent change work
Abstract : This dissertation is based on four articles, and examines efforts of influence in processes of sensemaking during, and subsequent to, the Swedish police reform. Sensemaking – a process where individuals work to understand what is going on when they encounter confusing events – is of central importance for how organizational change unfolds. READ MORE
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3. Sensemaking in chemistry at upper secondary school
Abstract : In chemistry education, student learning difficulties involve connecting theory and phenomena to make sense of chemistry, as well as utilising and understanding the language of chemistry. In this thesis, I examine the relationships among student language use, previous achievement level, and sensemaking in chemistry, as well as how experienced teachers help students make sense of chemistry as part of dialogic interaction during practical work. READ MORE
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4. Sensemaking and management : a theoretical discussion with research implications
Abstract : The general interest of this research is problems concerned with new information and technology, and their development and use in the management context. One important aspect of this problem has been argued to be how people come to make sense of new information and technology. READ MORE
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5. The emerging role of advisory boards in strategizing in family firms : A sensemaking perspective
Abstract : This thesis addresses the emerging role of advisory boards in strategizing in privately held family firms. The thesis focuses on the period in which family firms start considering to work with an advisory board through the board’s first several years of existence. READ MORE