Search for dissertations about: "difficult knowledge"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 821 swedish dissertations containing the words difficult knowledge.

  1. 1. Standardized Knowledge Transfer : A study of Project-Based Organizations in the Construction and IT Sectors

    Author : Irene Martinsson; Marianne Nilson; Anders Söderholm; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; standardization; knowledge formation; knowledge transfer; project management; knowledge management; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Administration; företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Standardized knowledge transfer in project-based organizations is analyzed. The empirical material considered comes from 11 recurring projects from two sectors: the construction sector and the IT sector. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Ambivalent Potentiality of Vulnerability : Museum Pedagogy in Exhibitions on Difficult Matters and its Ethical Implications

    Author : Katrine Tinning; Pedagogik; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Museum pedagogy; Exhibitions on Difficult Matters; vulnerability; History didactics; Relational Pedagogy; Dark Heritage; Difficult Knowledge; Museum Education; Museum Management; Museum Studies; Museum Ethics; Difficult Heritage; Museology;

    Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to critically investigate and problematize how museum exhibitions on Difficult Matters, like war and sexual violence, can be designed in order to contribute to teaching-learning relations between museum and visitor, which may transform existing perceptions of self, others, and the world and evoke a deepened sense of responsibility in the viewers, i.e. READ MORE

  3. 3. Knowledge for Improving Healthcare Service Quality : Combining Three Perspectives

    Author : Jonas Boström; Johan Lilja; Ingela Bäckström; Helene Hillborg; Andreas Hellström; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; quality; healthcare; knowledge; design thinking; improvement; professions;

    Abstract : The Swedish public sector in general, and healthcare specifically, is struggling with large deficits: 19 of 21 regions have large negative results in 2019. The demands made by the citizens and their elected politicians that healthcare should offer effective, accessible, good and equal care are difficult to meet. READ MORE

  4. 4. Consumer knowledge and its implications for aspects of consumer purchasing behaviour in the case of information-intensive products

    Author : Debbie Vigar-Ellis; Esmail Salehi-Sangari; Leyland Pitt; Maria Styven Ek; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Consumer knowledge; Objective knowledge; Subjective knowledge; Opinion leadership; Exploratory acquisition; Variety-seeking behaviour; Wine; Information-intensive products;

    Abstract : The purpose of this research was to better understand consumer knowledge, its constituents, antecedents and consequences or implications for other consumer behaviours so as to assist wine marketers and marketers of other information-intensive products with their marketing strategy development.  Wine is a complex product difficult for consumers to evaluate particularly prior to purchase but it is also a difficult product for marketers. READ MORE

  5. 5. Graphic Representation and Visualisation as Modelling Support for the Knowledge Acquisition Process

    Author : Anne Håkansson; Andreas Hamfelt; Harald Kjellin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Datavetenskap; Artficial Intelligence; Knowledge-Based Systems; Knowledge Acquisition; Graphic Representation; Visualisation; Unified Modelling Language; Modelling Rule-based Systems; Visual programming; Declarative Programming; Information Networks; User-Centered Design; Knowledge Interface; Datavetenskap; Computer science; Datavetenskap; datalogi; Computer Science;

    Abstract : The thesis describes steps taken towards using graphic representation and visual modelling support for the knowledge acquisition process in knowledge-based systems – a process commonly regarded as difficult. The performance of the systems depends on the quality of the embedded knowledge, which makes the knowledge acquisition phase particularly significant. READ MORE