Search for dissertations about: "actor network"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 140 swedish dissertations containing the words actor network.
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11. The Quest for Stability : A Network Approach to Business Relationship Endurance in Professional Services
Abstract : Enduring business relationships have been frequently observed in the industrial setting. Models based on a network approach have explained why this could be a rationally efficient way to organise exchange between firms. READ MORE
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12. Grez-sur-Loing revisited. The international artists' colony in a different light
Abstract : This thesis examines the rural artists’ colony in Grez-sur-Loing and its art from the heyday of the community, 1875–1885, when artists from North America, England, Scotland, Ireland, and Scandinavia were gathering in the French village. The international community has hitherto been viewed separately along national or linguistic lines. READ MORE
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13. Incubators and incubation -Resources and activities in relation to different actors
Abstract : ABSTRACTIncubators prepare new technology-based firms (NTBFs) for the obstacles ahead, they complement and develop the entrepreneurial ability of the firm founder, advise regarding financing, as well as providing structure and credibility to the firm. Incubators accelerate the development of the firms towards growth, create an entrepreneurial and innovative climate in the region, and contribute to the commercialization of research results from the university. READ MORE
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14. District heating comes to town : The social shaping of an energy system
Abstract : This thesis deals with the introduction of district heating in an "ordinary" Swedish town: Mjölby. The process was initiated in 1974 and the decision to build was taken in 1979. In the following years pipelines were laid down and the system was gradually built. In 1987, a permanent heat plant was ready to assume operation. READ MORE
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15. Smart, Fast and Beautiful : On Rhetoric of Technology and Computing Discourse in Sweden 1955-1995
Abstract : Ever since the computer was introduced some 50 years ago, its role in society has been increasing. From being a tool for scientists and technicians, the computer has become a concern for everyone. Different actors engaged in introducing — or denouncing — this technology, have used many strong words for winning others to the cause. READ MORE