Search for dissertations about: "academia"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 277 swedish dissertations containing the word academia.
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16. Embracing Science : Sino-Swedish Collaborations in the Field Sciences, 1902–1935
Abstract : In 1902, a Swedish professor at Shanxi University started to study the region’s geology and in 1913, he suggested to the Chinese Republican Government an expansion of these surveys nationwide. As a result, the Head of the Geological Survey of Sweden, J. G. Andersson, was employed as a geological adviser to the Chinese Government. READ MORE
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17. Knowledge Compromise(d)? Ways and values of coproduction in academia
Abstract : This thesis deals with the colonisation of the university by market forces. The object of inquiry is coproduction of academic knowledge between academic and non-academic actors in newly established universities and university colleges in Sweden. READ MORE
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18. Beyond bean counting : using patent information to investigate inventive productivity in academia
Abstract : Contemporary universities have multiple missions: to provide education, to conduct research and to contribute to innovation and growth through so-called third stream activities. Examples of the last include both commercial undertakings, such as patenting, licensing, and new business creation, and non-commercial accomplishments, such as social outreach. READ MORE
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19. Exploring the black box of academia: University positioning, firm inventiveness and academic opportunities
Abstract : This PhD thesis analyzes the role and activities of universities and academics based on three over- arching themes. The first theme addresses how universities differentiate and compete. READ MORE
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20. Make it happen and make it matter : implementation and impact of primary healthcare-academia partnerships
Abstract : Introduction: Most patients’ health problems are initially managed within primary healthcare. Increasingly, current reforms in healthcare emphasize the important role of primary healthcare in the healthcare system. Therefore, improvement becomes particularly important in this setting. READ MORE