Search for dissertations about: "sociomaterial"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 swedish dissertations containing the word sociomaterial.
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1. Strategy as Sociomaterial Practices : Planning, Decision-Making, and Responsiveness in Corporate Lending
Abstract : In their everyday work, organizations, like individuals, find it familiar to consider information technologies and other material objects as nonnegotiable necessities. Management and organization researchers have recalled this evident fact by advancing knowledge of the mundane aspects of computer-mediated work. READ MORE
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2. Online teaching practices : Sociomaterial matters in higher education settings
Abstract : The aim of this study was to describe and analyse online teaching practices in the Swedish higher education context. The study had an online ethnographic approach and was based on empirical data on the teaching in two university courses. READ MORE
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3. Design as sociomaterial navigation : a performative framework for action-oriented design
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4. Business Intelligence through a sociomaterial lens : The imbrication of people and technology in a sales process
Abstract : Digitalization and digital devices are on the rise, and as a result, many new products and services have been developed, which has led to greater interaction between people and technology. This thesis explores the interaction between people and technology by looking at the daily use of a business intelligence (BI) system in an automotive company’s sales process, where sellers use the system to analyze, report, and measure sales performance. READ MORE
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5. Saving energy at sea: seafarers’ adoption, appropriation and enactment of technologies supporting energy efficiency
Abstract : The shipping industry is currently facing a major challenge related to environmental sustainability and energy efficiency. New regulations and ambitious international goals that aim at mitigating carbon-based emissions with 50 %, demands on profitability, along with a growing awareness about the climate change, has prompted the maritime sector to increasingly focus on how to improve energy efficiency and reduce fuel consumption in ship operations. READ MORE