Search for dissertations about: "Organizational Objectives"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 80 swedish dissertations containing the words Organizational Objectives.

  2. 1. Organizational Lessons Learned : Natural Hazards Affecting Critical Infrastructure

    Author : Monika Rydstedt Nyman; Lars Nyberg; Magnus Johansson; Eva Liljegren; Henrik Tehler; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; natural hazards; critical infrastructure; feedback; lessons learned; collective learning; memory building; Risk and Environmental Studies; Risk- och Miljöstudier;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on an issue often presented as a solution – albeit a debated one ­– namely learning, specifically lessons learned from natural hazard events. Empirically, this thesis examines flooding and avalanches in a Swedish context, centering on systematic feedback mechanisms and learning from extreme events. READ MORE

  4. 2. How to promote innovation from an organizational control perspective : A case study of a public infrastructure client

    Author : Anna-Therése Järvenpää; Per-Erik Eriksson; Johan Larsson; Tina Karrbom Gustavsson; Kristian Widén; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; infrastructure; organizational control; promoting innovation; public client; Sweden; control systems; inter-organizational; principal-agent; Byggproduktion och teknik; Construction Management and Building Technology;

    Abstract : Within the infrastructure sector, a public client can have various roles and responsibilities that extend beyond its own organization, such as stimulating and supporting innovation. As an infrastructure project is seldom standardized, the client needs to procure each contract based on the relevant uncertainties and complexities for that specific context. READ MORE

  5. 3. Behavioral Software Engineering - Organizational Change Refocused

    Author : Per Lenberg; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social science; Software engineering; Organizational change;

    Abstract : Background The development of software is not only a technical endeavor; it is significantly affected by the behaviors of the people involved. Since social scientists have been studying humans for over a century, it is likely that insights they have developed could be used to increase software development effectiveness. READ MORE

  6. 4. Engineered temporary networks : Effects of control and temporality on inter-organizational interaction

    Author : Carl Kronlid; Enrico Baraldi; Francesco Ciabuschi; Frida Lind; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Inter-organizational networks; inter-organizational interaction; network management; control; temporality; temporary networks; Engineering Science with specialization in industrial engineering and management; Teknisk fysik med inriktning mot industriell teknik;

    Abstract : The world is facing a growing threat of antibiotic resistance. The development of new antibiotics is of utmost importance; otherwise, we go back to the pre-antibiotic era where common infections become life-threatening. Despite this need for new antibiotics, a market failure is hampering its development. READ MORE

  7. 5. Construction client collaboration for inter-organizational innovation : do too many cooks really spoil the broth?

    Author : Susanna Hedborg Bengtsson; Tina Karrbom Gustavsson; Stefan Olander; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Construction industry; client; inter-organizational innovation; multi-project context; client collaboration; receptive context; Real Estate and Construction Management; Fastigheter och byggande;

    Abstract : Our built environment has the power to influence where we live and work, how we transport ourselves, how and what we consume and many other behaviors in our everyday lives, in other words, it has a significant impact on our global environment and economy. Given the notable need for more sustainable development of both the global environment and economy, sustainability has become a critical factor also in the area of urban development. READ MORE