Search for dissertations about: "projectification"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the word projectification.

2. 1. Projectification : The Trojan horse of local government

   Author : Mats Fred; Stig Montin; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Projektifiering; kommuner; institutional logic; översättning; action net; Projectification; local goverment; institutional logic; translation; action net; projectification;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to conceptualize local government projectification by answering the questions of how projectification is manifested in practice, and what the consequences of the project logic are for local government organizations and their employees. An institutional ethnography is conducted in the Swedish municipality of Eslöv and its organizational and institutional surroundings. READ MORE

4. 2. (Dis)assembling Development : Organizing Swedish Development Aid through Projectification

   Author : David Scott; Malin Rönnblom; Tomas Mitander; Paul Stubbs; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Assemblage; Projectification; Development Aid; Power; Politics; Statsvetenskap; Political Science;

   Abstract : The rolling out of governing arrangements related to marketization and managerialization has characterized contemporary societies over the last decades, signaling a radical change in how governance is organized. A particular form of governing that has been given impetus during this transformation is the project. READ MORE

5. 3. Human Resource Management in Project-Based Organisations : Challenges and Changes

   Author : Karin Bredin; Jonas Söderlund; Johann Packendorff; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HRM; project-based organisations; projectification; HR department; line manager; competence; trust; change; individual; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis is about human resource management (HRM) in project-based organisations. Firms have over the last decades tended to rely increasingly on project-based structures. This process of projectification implies a changed work situation for individuals in modern organisations. READ MORE

6. 4. On the governmentalization of sustainability : the case of flood risk mitigation in Sweden

   Author : Per Becker; Roine Johansson; Jörgen Sparf; Karin Ingold; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sustainability; risk; flood; mitigation; governmentality; governmentalization; institutionalism; social network analysis; fragmentation; reductivization; projectification; responsibilization; commodification;

   Abstract : Contemporary society is confronted with numerous sustainability challenges. Some are new, others have been around since time immemorial, but none have been governed on the societal level since their emergence. READ MORE

7. 5. Uncertainty, Worth, Identity : How Early Career Academics Navigate Evaluative Landscapes

   Author : Jonatan Nästesjö; Utbildningsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Akademiska karriärer; Akademiskt arbete; Socialisation; Identitet; Värde; Värdering; Utvärdering; Uncertainty; Erkännande; Belöning; Projektifiering; Projektbaserade karriärer; Meningsskapande; Gränser; Gränsarbete; Moral; Utvärderingslandskap; Högre utbildning; Unga forskare; Statsvetenskap; Historia; Sverige; Academic Careers; Academic Work; Socialization; Identity; Worth; Valuation; Evaluation; Uncertainty; Recognition; Reward; Projectification; Project-Based Careers; Meaning-Making; Boundaries; Boundary work; Morality; Evaluative Landscapes; Higher Education; Early Career Academics; Political Science; History; Sweden;

   Abstract : This dissertation explores the interplay between valuation and academic socialization, addressing the question: how do early career academics navigate evaluative landscapes? Having completed their doctoral education but yet to find stable employment, early career academics are generally viewed as the most vulnerable group of academic staff. Comparing how individuals within this group seek to demonstrate their worth in order to be recognized by others and advance in their careers, I try to make sense of their world. READ MORE