Search for dissertations about: "Insider action research"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Insider action research.

  2. 1. Orchestrating the implementation of new practices in product development: Learning through action research at the Volvo Group

    Author : Azadeh Fazl Mashhadi; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; action research; change; transformation; learning alliance; platform for learning; product development practices; learning processes;

    Abstract : Companies in competitive markets are always dealing with responses to changes in the external environment to be able to achieve long-term survival. One such response concerns changes in product development practices. READ MORE

  4. 2. Realtime & Development - modes of knowing design computation in architectural practice

    Author : Frans Magnusson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Design Methodology; Architectural Practice; Design Theory; Action Research; Computational Design; Design Computation; Design Systems; Project Workflow Management;

    Abstract : This thesis examines theoretical, methodological and organisational implications of design computation for architectural practice - from an insider perspective. It also proposes a conceptual model for knowing within this practice, in an approach that interrelates theory and actionable knowledge. READ MORE

  5. 3. Managerial Techniques for Flexibility and Structure in New Product Development

    Author : Tommy Olin; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NPD; managerial and organizing techniques; action science; flexibility and innovation; project management;

    Abstract : This thesis recognizes, evaluates, and introduces a number of managerial techniques for NPD being performed in an environment in need of high degree of both flexibility and structure at the same time. A managerial technique is a service or method, which has been made explicit, used by the management of a project or an organization. READ MORE

  6. 4. Corporate consulting for customer solutions : bridging diverging business logics

    Author : Robert Sandberg; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The change from mere product supply to customer solutions, integrated and customized offerings (including e.g. products, software and services), has been argued to be a route to success in the 21st century. READ MORE

  7. 5. Dating for innovation : recognizing and creating opportunities in fluid environments through collaborative interorganizational relationships

    Author : Cassandra Marshall; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Both practice and theory present good reason to believe that collaborative interorganizational relationships have become particularly important for innovation and new product development in industries characterized by rapid technological change and dynamic competition. Even though collaboration across organizational boundaries represents an important change in the way companies innovate and develop new products (services and processes), it appears as if the process and practical steps of such arrangements are scantly explored. READ MORE