Search for dissertations about: "place attractiveness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words place attractiveness.

2. 1. Migration and Place Attractiveness

   Author : Thomas Niedomysl; Urban Fransson; Bo Malmberg; Bertil Vilhelmson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Social and economic geography; Interregional Migration; Place Attractiveness; Sweden; Tourism; Marketing; Promotion; Life-course; Age; Survey Research; Residential Preferences; Kulturgeografi;

   Abstract : The thesis includes six self-contained papers that from various perspectives examine place attractiveness and migration in Sweden. Paper I provides an extensive overview of Swedish municipalities’ place marketing engagement to attract in-migrants, based on survey responses from 220 municipalities. READ MORE

4. 2. Attractiveness in Urban Design : A study of the production of attractive places

   Author : Erik Hidman; Kristina L. Nilsson; Björn Ekelund; Anna-Johanna Klasander; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; attractiveness; urban design; urban critical studies; production of space; Architecture; Arkitektur;

   Abstract : This research project investigates the production of attractive places, through theory form and everyday life. The research study was originally sprung from practical questions regarding the extensive use of the term attractiveness in urban planning and design. READ MORE

5. 3. Firms and people in place : driving forces for regional growth

   Author : Wenjuan Li; Einar Holm; Urban Lindgren; Bo Malmberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; regional growth; endogenous factors; place attractiveness; population redistribution; vicinity; workplace; local area; hinterland; spatial model; Sweden; Human geography; economic geography; Kulturgeografi; ekonomisk geografi;

   Abstract : The aim of the thesis is to quantitatively study the driving forces and mechanisms for regional growth from an endogenous and exogenous perspective and reveal the most important factors contributing to regional growth, by focusing on three aspects: local labour market, the supply side and the demand side of the labour market. The thesis is designed to use Swedish micro register data to develop spatial models with higher spatial resolution. READ MORE

6. 4. Small town, big move : Constructions of place in transiting mining communities

   Author : Eugenia Segerstedt; Lena Abrahamsson; Mats Jakobsson; Kristina Johansson; Gry Paulgaard; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; construction of place; Gällivare; Kiruna; transformation; rural studies; urban change; Arbetsvetenskap; Human Work Sciences;

   Abstract : The dissertation accounts for construction of place in mining communities as they undergo a major urban transformation. In the 2010s, urban centres in the northern Sweden mining communities of Gällivare and Kiruna entered a new execution phase of a large-scale transformation precipitated by ground subsidence caused by mining activities, a transformation that continues. READ MORE

7. 5. Unpacking Employer Branding in the Information Technology Industry

   Author : Amir Dabirian; Terrence E. Brown; John Ford; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Employer branding; employer branding value propositions; employer attractiveness; human resources management; recruitment; retention; psychological contract; IT industry; IBM Watson; artificial intelligence; Industrial Economics and Management; Industriell ekonomi och organisation;

   Abstract : Attracting and retaining the best talent is a concern, particularly for knowledge-based firms in high-turnover industries, which rely on a limited supply of highly qualified individuals (Ewing, Pitt, De Bussy, & Berthon, 2002). In 2014, 36% of global employers criticized talent shortages, and in a 2015 study, 73% of CEOs reported being concerned about the availability of workers with key skills (Mosley, 2015). READ MORE