Search for dissertations about: "Managers"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 1015 swedish dissertations containing the word Managers.

  2. 6. The people dimension in manufacturing strategy: operators and managers

    Author : Nina Edh; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; People; Strategic consensus; Managers; Operators; Behavioral operations; Manufacturing strategy;

    Abstract : The manufacturing strategy (MS) field has largely focused on the MS content, and not so much on the people dimension of MS or on the process of bringing the MS out in organizations. Within companies, there is often a lack of a joint view of MS; different hierarchical levels view the strategy differently. READ MORE

  4. 7. Breaking information barriers through information literacy : A longitudinal and interventional study among small-firm managers

    Author : Agneta Lantz; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information utilization; information barriers; information literacy; small companies; managers; libraries; librarians;

    Abstract : The primary aim of this thesis is to contribute to an increased understanding of the information utilisation process through studying impeding process determinants, information barriers, and how they might be tackled by pedagogical means. This would be attained by studying the information situations of small-company managers. READ MORE

  5. 8. Managers in healthcare organizations and their interactions with the media

    Author : Maria Wramsten Wilmar; Lotta Dellve; Christian Jacobsson; Christer Sandahl; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Healthcare; Managers; The media; Interaction; Personification;

    Abstract : Background: The combination of three forces, the organizations’ desire for visibility, the citizens’ interest in the HSOs and the increasing pressure upon journalists to attract the interest of the audiences have all contributed to the fact that HSO managers nowadays have more interactions with the media than ever before.Aim: The aim of this thesis is to gain a deeper knowledge about HSO managers’ interaction with the media; their experience of the interaction, strategies and support. READ MORE

  6. 9. The effects of markets, managers and peers on worker outcomes

    Author : Lena Hensvik; Oskar Nordström Skans; Olof Åslund; Erling Barth; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Labor Markets; Wages; School competition; Managers; Co-Workers; Fertility; Gender; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Essay 1: This essay exploits the entry of private independent high schools in Sweden to examine how local school competition affects the wages and the mobility of teachers in a market with individual wage bargaining. Using rich matched employer-employee panel data covering all high school teachers over a period of 16 years, I show that the entry of private schools is associated with higher teacher salaries, including higher salaries for teachers in public schools. READ MORE

  7. 10. Managers’ Work, Working Conditions and Wellbeing in Small Companies with Profitable Growth

    Author : Elena Ahmadi; Gloria Macassa; Daniel Lundqvist; Gunnar Bergström; Magnus Sverke; Högskolan i Gävle; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; small businesses; business growth; managers; wellbeing; psychosocial working conditions; managerial work activities; leadership behaviours; job demands; job resources; occupational health; små företag; företagstillväxt; chefer; välbefinnande; psykosociala arbetsvillkor; chefsarbetsaktiviteter; ledarbeteende; arbetskrav; arbetsresurser; arbetsmiljö; Health-Promoting Work; Hälsofrämjande arbete;

    Abstract : Background Managers’ work, working conditions and wellbeing are important determinants of occupational health in organizations. Nevertheless, little research has investigated these factors in the context of small growing businesses, which are known to contribute to employment, economic growth and social stability. READ MORE