Search for dissertations about: "Thomas Magnusson"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words Thomas Magnusson.

  2. 1. Managing discontinuous changes in complex products : Cases involving the development and market introduction of heavy hybrid-electric buses

    Author : Dedy Sushandoyo; Christian Berggren; Thomas Magnusson; Mats Magnusson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Discontinuous changes; complex products; discontinuous innovations; technology selections; development and market introduction; heavy hybrid-electric vehicles; the heavy vehicle industry; Diskontinuerliga förändringar; komplexa produkter; diskontinuerliga innovationer; teknologival; utveckling och marknadsintroduktion; tunga eldrivna hybridbussar; tunga bilindustrin;

    Abstract : This is a study about managing the development of discontinuous changes in complex products characterised by integration of a significant amount of new technologies and firms’ existing technologies and market introduction of such products. In particular, this study analyses how firms’ technology selections influence the conditions for the firms to manage such development and market introduction. READ MORE

  4. 2. Eco-design and product innovation : managing incremental and radical change for environmental compliance

    Author : Thomas Magnusson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : This thesis is about firms determined to gain competitive advantages from environmental demands, about the efforts of engineers employed with the challenge of fulfilling environmental performance targets and about the management and organisation of product development. It is about incremental change, built on established technological knowledge, as well as about radical technological change. READ MORE

  5. 3. Managerial challenges in environmental innovation : case studies in the electrical equipment and automotive sectors

    Author : Thomas Magnusson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : This dissertation is a compilation of five papers that analyse and discuss the managerial challenge of environmental innovation. Environmental innovation seeks to integrate environmental features into products and thus bring new products with better environmental performance to the market. READ MORE

  6. 4. Poly-and oligothiophenes : Optical probes for multimodal fluorescent assessment of biological processes

    Author : Karin Magnusson; Peter Nilsson; Per Hammarström; Thomas Borén; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : One interesting class of molecules in the research field of imaging biological processes is luminescent conjugated polythiophenes, LCPs. These fluorescent probes have a flexible backbone consisting of repetitive thiophene units. READ MORE

  7. 5. Incumbent Actors in Sectoral Transformations Towards Sustainability : A sociotechnical study of the European heavy commercial vehicles sector

    Author : Benny Behbood Borghei; Thomas Magnusson; Christian Berggren; Sjoerd Bakker; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Industrial sectors need to be transformed in response to the increasing demands for environmental sustainability as one of the greatest challenges in the modern times. In social science research, extensive efforts have been made over the recent decades to formulate comprehensive theories about transformation of various sectors such as energy, manufacturing, agriculture, food and transportation. READ MORE