Search for dissertations about: "Externalisation"
Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the word Externalisation.
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1. Migration Statecraft : The European Migration and Development Regime
Abstract : For decades the European Union has cooperated with partner countries on the nexus between migration and development. The EU has thereby attempted to merge parts of migration policy and development policy into one framework. READ MORE
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2. Externalising services: walking a tightrope between industrial and service logics
Abstract : The externalisation of services and the adoption of service logic are topics that have received increasing attention recently, both among academics and practitioners. Whereas the adoption of service logic is associated with approaching the customer through various sorts of services and solutions, the externalisation essentially means leaving part of the customer interface to an external firm. READ MORE
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3. Structures of subcontracting : Work organisation, control, and labour in the Swedish building sector
Abstract : The organisation of work in the Swedish building sector is changing due to increased subcontracting and the adoption of construction management. In this study, construction management refers to a specific subcontracting regime, in which contractors externalise all parts of the production process and organise work through subcontractors. READ MORE
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4. Constructing Workers of Migrant Background : A study of class and nation myths in trade union practice
Abstract : How do trade unions represent workers of migrant background? How are factors that affect the quality of life of workers of migrant background, made sense of and responded to by trade unions trying to reverse declining trade union membership numbers? This thesis takes a qualitative approach and utilises discursive constructions as a semiotic entry point into the social practices of trade unions and their responses to workers of migrant background. Combining semiotic theory of Roland Barthes and Stuart Hall with critical discourse theory of Norman Fairclough, trade union work is conceptualised as a social practice that comprises both semiotic and non-semiotic elements. READ MORE