Search for dissertations about: "Competencies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 175 swedish dissertations containing the word Competencies.

2. 1. Developing and Assessing Professional Competencies: a Pipe Dream? : Experiences from an Open-Ended Group Project Learning Environment

   Author : Mats Daniels; Arnold Pears; Michael Thuné; Steven Seidman; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Computing education research; engineering education research; computer science; open-ended group project; professional competencies; action research; educational research framework; learning; communities of practice; constructivism; conceptual change; threshold concepts; problem based learning; ill-structured problem solving; international student collaboration; constructive controversy; reflection; Datavetenskap med inriktning mot datavetenskapens didaktik; Computer Science with specialization in Computer Science Education Research;

   Abstract : Professional competencies are explicitly identified in the primary learning outcomes for science and engineering degrees at many tertiary institutions.  Fulfillment of the requirements to equip our students with these skills, while formally acknowledged as important by all stakeholders, can be hard to demonstrate in practice. READ MORE

4. 2. Educational contexts and designs for cultivating leaders capable of addressing the wicked issues of sustainability transitions

   Author : James Ayers; Göran Broman; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sustainability; Education; Leadership; Complexity; Wicked problems; Competencies; Wellbeing; Resilience;

   Abstract : The ongoing sustainability crisis offer numerous, multifaced societal challenges as a result of the ongoing degradation of socio-ecological systems by human activity causing massive ecological damage and human suffering. Overcoming these difficulties begs for the rapid transition of society towards sustainability. READ MORE

5. 3. Quality Management Competencies-in-use : exploring competence and practice perspectives on quality management work

   Author : Jason Martin; Mattias Elg; Ida Gremyr; Andreas Wallo; Kristen Snyder; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Quality management; competence; practice; work; organisation; individual; structure;

   Abstract : Quality management is an established, widespread and well-researched management concept. Yet, surprisingly little research can be found on understanding the potential for action that is required in order to perform quality management work. READ MORE

6. 4. Managing Value Creation and Appropriation

   Author : Joakim Björkdahl; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Strategy; ICT; Innovation; Value creation; Manufacturing companies; Diversification; Business model; Value appropriation; Competencies;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates how large Swedish manufacturing companies try to create value and appropriate financial returns by renewing their product offerings through the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in their established product categories, and the related challenges and opportunities this produces.While much attention has been given to the technology dimension of diversification, the economic and commercial domains have been rather ignored in the literature. READ MORE

7. 5. Related Diversification - On Business Creating Processes in Large Technology-Based Firms

   Author : Martin Edlund; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; business creation; strategy; relatedness; resources; process; implementation; competencies; diversification; capabilities;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with related diversification in large technology-based firms by investigating business creating processes. The purpose is to increase our understanding of how related diversification processes influence outcomes of diversification, and to propose concepts that help identify and explain challenges of managing related diversification with focus on resource utilization and creation. READ MORE