Search for dissertations about: "Contingency Theory"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 42 swedish dissertations containing the words Contingency Theory.

  2. 16. Drawing a Livelihoodscape from the Slum : Towards a spatial understanding of gendered livelihoods in Zambia

    Author : Cecilia Fåhraeus; Sofia Cele; Peeter Maandi; Ann Grubbström; Katherine Gough; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Slum; Livelihood; Gender; Zambia; Urban Theory; Translocal; Africa; Social and Economic Geography; Kulturgeografi;

    Abstract : The overarching aim of the thesis was to draw a livelihoodscape from the slum. The questions guiding this endeavour were: Where do slum dwellers carry out their livelihood activities and how can these spatial livelihood patterns be understood? This involved outlining how livelihoods emerged from and interacted with the slum; following how they detached themselves and unfolded further in urban space; and finally, how they transcended the urban territory and migrated onwards to translocal destinations. READ MORE

  4. 17. On Logistics in the Strategy of the Firm

    Author : Tobias Kihlén; Mats Abrahamsson; Andreas Norrman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business and economics; logistics; strategy; resource-based view; positioning theory; Ekonomi; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyse the role of logistics in the strategy of the firm. Leading to this purpose are empirical observations of firms that manage to grow under sustained profitability, by the means of logistics.The clothing retailers H&M and Inditex manage to pursue strategies of growth under sustained profitability. READ MORE

  5. 18. The Construction of the Professional Identity of the TV News Presenter in Two Chinese News Programmes : A Discourse-Theoretical Analysis

    Author : Yiming Chen; Nico Carpentier; Göran Svensson; Benjamin De Cleen; Ike Picone; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Discourse theory; Discourse-theoretical analysis; the TV news presenter; professional identity construction; articulation; nodal points; Chinese journalistic practice; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Media and Communication Studies;

    Abstract : This PhD research project investigates how the professional identity of the Chinese TV news presenter is constructed in two news programmes, Guangdong News and TVS News, both based at Guangdong TV. The overarching theoretical framework of the project takes its inspiration from Laclau and Mouffe's (1985) post-structuralist discourse theory (DT). READ MORE

  6. 19. Paradox As the New Normal : essays on framing, managing and sustaining organizational tensions

    Author : Medhanie Gaim; Nils Wåhlin; Stewart Clegg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Competing demands; organizational tensions; paradox; paradox theory; architectural firm; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

    Abstract : Metaphorically, the idiom “you cannot have your cake and eat it too” describes fundamental tensions at the heart of today’s organizations. Engaging tensions may seem implausible or even impossible. However, there exists evidence, given the increasingly complex environment, that both are vital to organizational success. READ MORE

  7. 20. Sharing Good Examples, Then What? : Investigations of Contingency and Continuity in the Scaling-of-ESD-Activities-as-Learning

    Author : Martin Mickelsson; David Kronlid; Anna Danielsson; Rob O’Donoghue; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sustainable development; environmental and sustainability education; scaling; scaling-up; implementation gap; learning; Curriculum Studies; Didaktik;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to contribute to a deepened and nuanced understanding of scaling in environmental and sustainability education (ESE) research, specifically, to develop a conceptual framework for engaging with issues of scaling in policy and practice regarding education for sustainable development (ESD). Three research objectives are formulated. READ MORE