Search for dissertations about: "Björkdahl, A."
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words Björkdahl, A..
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1. A Relational View on Digital Servitization : Empirical Insights from Industrial Relationships
Abstract : Background and purpose: Digital technologies are enabling the transformation of manufacturing companies from being a product provider to a service provider, a trend that is referred to as ‘digital servitization’. Providers typically adopt a digital servitization strategy to differentiate themselves from competitors, create new revenue streams, and unlock new value creation opportunities for their industrial customers. READ MORE
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2. A Process View of Business Model Innovation
Abstract : In an era of globalization, cross-fertilization of technologies and industries, and changing markets, firms are introducing new ways of creating or capturing value through Business Model Innovations (BMI). In recent years, BMI has become one of the priorities of practitioners, and has attracted the interest of scholars since product or process innovations on their own are perceived insufficient in the current internet era when other sources of competitive advantage are being needed. READ MORE
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3. Stroke rehabilitation: A randomized controlled study in the home setting; Functioning and costs
Abstract : Aim: The purpose of the thesis was to describe and evaluate different aspects of rehabilitation after discharge for persons of working age after stroke. Aims were to compare an approach of support, information and training in the home setting with ordinary outpatient rehabilitation at the clinic and to describe the costs and factors influencing the costs. READ MORE
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4. Effect of IL-1beta secretion on lymphoid tissue and on antitumor immune responses
Abstract : Interleukin (IL)-1beta is one of the most pleiotropic and potent cytokines, produced predominantly by activated monocytes and macrophages. IL-1 plays an important role in normal immunoregulatory processes but also in pathophysiological inflammatory responses. In the present study, we developed a model for active IL-1beta secretion. READ MORE
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5. Violence prevention and management in acute psychiatric care : aspects of nursing practice
Abstract : Aim: The general aim of this thesis was to explore and evaluate different aspects of nursing practice in relation to prediction, prevention and management of patient violence in acute psychiatric care. The specific aims were: to evaluate the short-term predictive capacity of the violence risk assessment instrument Brøset Violence Checklist (BVC) when used by nurses in a psychiatric intensive care unit (study I), to compare the occurrences of coercive interventions and violence-related staff injuries before and after a two-year nursing development and violence prevention intervention (study II), to describe aspects of the caring approaches used by nurses in acute psychiatric intensive care units (study III) and finally (in study IV) to test the hypothesis that staff training according to the ‘Bergen model’ has a significant positive influence on the violence prevention and management climate in psychiatric inpatient wards, as perceived by patients and staff. READ MORE
