Search for dissertations about: "Organizational behavior in construction"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words Organizational behavior in construction.

  2. 1. Institutional changes in construction waste management

    Author : Rickard Andersson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; CDWM; Institutional Work; Circular Economy; Construction and demolition waste management; Institutional Logics;

    Abstract : The construction industry is a major contributor to both environmental degradation and resource depletion. The industry responsible for more than 30 percent of the total amount of waste generated within the European Union relies on a linear mode of production where waste is considered as materials end-of-life, resulting in excessive consumption of natural resources. READ MORE

  4. 2. Illusions of freedom: Practice and contradictions in the work of construction site managers

    Author : Rikard Sandberg; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; entrapment; autonomy; coupling work; construction site managers; organizational control; managerial work; embodied work; overwork;

    Abstract : Over the past few decades, scholars have paid increasing attention to the work of site managers in the construction industry. Their work has been portrayed in rather contradictory terms as, on the one hand, one of the most powerful and influential roles in the industry, and on the other, one of the most pressured and constrained roles. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Role of Production Topology in Information Based Structuring of Organizations : The design of craft-based and industrialized construction firms

    Author : Robert Gerth; Bengt Lindberg; Mats Engwall; Lars Stehn; KTH; []
    Keywords : Organization structure; organization development; production system; production topology; engineer-to-order; manufacture-to-order; assembly-to-order; make-to-stock; customer-order-the-coupling-point; information processing; information storage; industrial construction; housing; cybernetic; management; SRA - Production; SRA - Produktion;

    Abstract : Industrialization of construction is a business strategy to significantly improve competitiveness. However, the organization structure of the construction firms needs to support the new production system. The knowledge on why and how this business development can be accomplished is scarce, both within academia and in business practice. READ MORE

  6. 4. Fit in to stand out : An experience perspective on value creation

    Author : Claes Högström; Anders Gustafsson; Bård Tronvoll; Martin Löfgren; Bo Edvardsson; Thorsten Gruber; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; use value; consumer experiences; value creation; strategic schemas; attractive quality; Business Administration; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : In order to grow and survive, a firm must create value with consumers in ways that both fit in with consumer demands and stand out from competitors. Focusing on and understanding consumer and firm assessments of value and creation of value has become a central scope in the contemporary strategic management and marketing literature for understanding and explaining firm survival and success. READ MORE

  7. 5. Corporate Social Responsibility under Construction : Ideas, Translations, and Institutional Change

    Author : Karolina Windell; Kerstin Sahlin-Andersson; Bengt Jacobsson; Sigrid Quack; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; CSR; Corporate Social Responsibility; Ideas; Institutional Change; Translation; Issue-Field; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Although ideas about the social responsibility of business have a long history, the debate over corporate social responsibility (CSR) has escalated worldwide during the past decade under the label of CSR. This thesis contributes to new-institutional organizational approaches by exploring how and why CSR has been constructed into a widespread idea and by introducing a discussion on the interrelationship between ideas and institutional change. READ MORE