Search for dissertations about: "Universities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 216 swedish dissertations containing the word Universities.

2. 1. Dancing Together Alone : Inconsistencies and Contradictions of Strategic Communication in Swedish Universities

   Author : Daniel Lövgren; Josef Professor; Mats Professor; Magnus Fredriksson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Strategic communication; Social Media; Neo-Institutional Theory; Translations; Universities; Inconsistencies; Strategisk kommunikation; Sociala medier; Institutionell teori; Översättning; Universitet; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Media and Communication Studies;

   Abstract : Organizations increasingly use communication as a strategic function to maneuver in a challenging, complex, and demanding social landscape. Based on assumptions of centralized control and planning, the strategic communication concept aims for coordination and consistency of communication. READ MORE

4. 2. Online Education in Universities : Moving from Individual Adoption to Institutionalisation of an Information Technology Innovation

   Author : Inés Casanovas; Jörgen Lindh; Christina Keller; Stefan Hrastinski; Lars Svensson; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This thesis describes and analyses the move from individual adoption to institutionalisation of an information technology innovation: online education in universities. The study focuses on the processes that took place within two universities, one in Sweden and the other in Argentina, regarding online education adoption and the organisational changes developed. READ MORE

5. 3. A unified strategic business and IT alignment model : A study in the public universities of Nicaragua

   Author : Norman Vargas Chevez; Paul Johannesson; Lazar Rusu; Ambjörn Naeve; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; strategic alignment; business - IT alignment; public universities; AHP; Computer and systems science; Data- och systemvetenskap;

   Abstract : A number of attempts have been made to define strategic business and information technology (IT) alignment; several representations of what it is are available in academic and practitioners’ fields. The literature suggests that firms need to achieve strategic business and IT alignment to be competitive. READ MORE

6. 4. Exploring the black box of academia: University positioning, firm inventiveness and academic opportunities

   Author : Daniel Ljungberg; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Universities; academic patents; competition; opportunities; academics;

   Abstract : This PhD thesis analyzes the role and activities of universities and academics based on three over- arching themes. The first theme addresses how universities differentiate and compete. READ MORE

7. 5. Essays on University Efficiency Analysis and Entrepreneurship among University Graduates

   Author : Zara Daghbashyan; Björn Hårsman; Peter McGregor; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; universities; efficiency; entrepreneurship; education; graduates; arts education;

   Abstract : The thesis consists of five papers: three deal with the efficiency of higher education institutions (HEI) and two with entrepreneurship among university graduates. The efficiency of HEIs is analyzed at three different levels: units of one university, universities of one country and universities of a group of European countries. READ MORE