Search for dissertations about: "managing"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 1034 swedish dissertations containing the word managing.
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1. Managing Multiplicity : On Control, Care and the Individual
Abstract : This is a thesis about managing multiplicity. It analyses how people working in municipalities are managing, controlling, and caring for the complex and contradictory world they live in. Building on more than 100 interviews and observations, the thesis examines the multiple realities of those who work in public sector organisations. READ MORE
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2. Managing Vulnerability : Everyday Interaction in Sheltered Accommodations
Abstract : The purpose of this dissertation is to develop our understanding of the performance and management of vulnerability in social interaction. The term vulnerability is used frequently within a wide range of scholarly fields, however common conceptions of vulnerability have been criticized for containing normative assumptions about our propensities for being exposed to and capabilities for dealing with adverse events and experiences. READ MORE
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3. Managing Distance : Small Firm Networks at the Geographic Margins
Abstract : Small businesses located in the most sparsely populated and peripheral parts of Europe are frequently believed to be marginalised with respect to the processes of economic globalisation. This thesis proposes to explore an alternative perspective for understanding how small businesses that are located at the geographical margins engage with the globalised economy. READ MORE
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4. Managing Laponia : A World Heritage Site as Arena for Sami Ethno-Politics in Sweden
Abstract : This study deals with the implications of implementing the World Heritage site of Laponia in northern Sweden. Laponia, consisting of previously well-known national parks such as Stora Sjöfallet and Sarek, obtained its World Heritage status in 1996. READ MORE
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5. Managing Diversity : The Anthologization of "American Literature"
Abstract : analys av tvåbandsantologier för USA:s litteratur, deras bild av nationallitteraturen, deras inbördes beroende och deras beroende av det litterära protokoll som den nationella litterära traditionen skapat.... READ MORE