Search for dissertations about: "actor networks"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 77 swedish dissertations containing the words actor networks.

  2. 1. Networks and Nodes : The Practices of Local Learning Centres

    Author : Ulrik Lögdlund; Madeleine Abrandt Dahlgren; Staffan Larsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Learning Centres; adult education; videoconference; actor-networks; actors; networks; Lärcentra; vuxenutbildning; videokonferens aktörsnätverk; aktörer; nätverk; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on the practice of local learning centres in Sweden. The aim is to describe and to establish an understanding of relations and the actor-networks that surround the practice. The thesis is based on four different studies. READ MORE

  4. 2. Industrial Networks : Purposes and Configurations in the Circular Economy

    Author : Daniel Berlin; Andreas Feldmann; Cali Nuur; Arni Haldorsson; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Sustainability; Circular Economy; Circular Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Industrial Networks; Hållbarhet; Cirkulär ekonomi; Cirkulära försörjningskedjor; Supply chain management; Industriella nätverk; Industrial Economics and Management; Industriell ekonomi och organisation;

    Abstract : Today, it is common knowledge that mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution require sustainability transitions. An essential sustainability transition, for mitigating and adapting to resource depletion, is the shift from unsustainable to sustainable production and consumption patterns. READ MORE

  5. 3. 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

  6. 4. Packaging Networks : a framework for integrating packaging suppliers in the demand chain

    Author : Chris Dominic; Gunilla Jönson; Lennart Hjält; Förpackningslogistik; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; packaging logistics; demand chain management; logistics; network integrator; packaging integrator; packaging logistics; demand chain management; logistics; network integrator; packaging integrator;

    Abstract : The ability to understand packaging and how it contributes to the establishment of efficient logistics and the creation of individualised values for consumers is becoming increasingly important. This licentiate thesis stresses the importance of applying a holistic view of packaging in order to be able to understand how to adapt the distribution channel to meet consumer demands. READ MORE

  7. 5. Modelling the Structural Dynamics of Business Networks : Two Agent-based Models of Supply Networks

    Author : Sara Shahin Moghadam; Frans Prenkert; Franziska Klügl; Magnus Hansson; Davide Secchi; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business networks; dynamics; Agent-based modelling; structural change; responses; interactions; complex adaptive systems;

    Abstract : This thesis aims at describing and analysing the structural changes of business networks that emerge as a result of change triggers. Despite previous studies, our understanding of the evolution of the network structure and its influencing factors is still limited. READ MORE