Search for dissertations about: "paradoxes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 swedish dissertations containing the word paradoxes.

  2. 1. Paradoxes in legal abortion : a longitudinal study of motives, attitudes and experiences in women and men

    Author : Anneli Kero; Viveca Odlind; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Background: About one in four pregnancies in Sweden are terminated by legal abortion. However, women seeking abortion constitute a relatively invisible group. This is even more accentuated when it comes to the men involved in induced abortion. READ MORE

  4. 2. Infrafaces: Essays on the Artistic Interaction

    Author : Marco Muñoz; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; interaction; artistic research; digital art; infrafaces; interface; paradoxes; art and technology;

    Abstract : The essays collected in this dissertation introduce a new concept in the field of interactive art: the concept of infrafaces. This thesis shows how a new zone is discovered when two or more elements connect. READ MORE

  5. 3. A Brave New Workplace: Disclosing the smart and the dark sides of the alternative office spaces

    Author : Claudia Manca; Matti Kaulio; Mercedes Grijalvo; Miguel Palacios; Viviane Sergi; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; alternative workplace; workplace flexibility; new ways of working; activity-based work; collaborative space; tensions; paradoxes; space production; social space; alternativ arbetsplats; flexibilitet på arbetsplatsen; nya arbetssätt; aktivitetsbaserat arbete; samarbetsutrymme; spänningar; paradoxer; skapande av rum; socialt utrymme; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

    Abstract : In recent decades, several knowledge work organizations have introduced alternative workplaces (AWs) that are implemented through flexible and collaborative office models. Their rapid diffusion has been prompted by the deterministic assumption that these may influence workers’ relations and behaviors in the office, in a way that is conducive to greater collaboration and adaptive flexibility. READ MORE

  6. 4. Cooperation and paradoxes in climate economics

    Author : Xiao-Bing Zhang; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; carbon taxation; innovation; uncertainty; dynamic game; imperfect compliance; state-dependent targeted enforcement; technology adoption; emission standards; climate change; cooperation;

    Abstract : Paper I: Strategic Carbon Taxation and Energy Pricing: The Role of Innovation. This paper uses a dynamic game to investigate the strategic interactions between carbon taxation by a coalition of resource consumers and (wellhead) energy pricing by a producers’ cartel under the possibility of innovation in a cheap carbon-free technology. READ MORE

  7. 5. Trade Mark Paradoxes in European Brand Competition

    Author : Claes Granmar; Heike Schweitzer; European University Institute; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Private Law; civilrätt;

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