Search for dissertations about: "ambiguous identity"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the words ambiguous identity.

  2. 16. Making sense of Baltic democracy : public support and political representation in nationalising states

    Author : Kjetil Duvold; Sten Berglund; Lars Johannsen; Paul G. Lewis; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; democracy; democratisation; consolidation; support for democracy; political culture; political representation; party systems; social cleavages; political community; nation-building; ethnic minorities; post-communism; Baltic countries; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Central and Eastern Europe; the European Union; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; Statskunskap;

    Abstract : A chief topic of this book is the advance of democracy in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The three countries belong to the most ‘successful’ cases of transition from communist rule to democracy, demonstrated by the fact that they joined the European Union in 2004. READ MORE

  4. 17. Beyond the Product – Enabling design services in small and medium sized enterprises

    Author : Magnus Eneberg; Industridesign; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Service dominant logic; Small and medium sized enterprises; Activity theory; Organizational change; Organizational learning; Design management; Design management; Organizational learning; Organizational change; Activity theory; Small and medium sized enterprises; Service dominant logic;

    Abstract : While the design industry is moving into new domains, it seems that potential customers do not always understand how the designer can contribute beyond the aesthetically appealing product. The overall purpose of this thesis is to expand our understanding of design as an enabling service in the context of small and medium sized enterprises. READ MORE

  5. 18. The Collective Dynamics of Organizational Learning: On Plurality and Multi-Social Structuring

    Author : Kristina Henriksson; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organizational science; Transmanche-Link; Channel Tunnel; project; diversity; multi-social structuring; negotiations of meaning; sensemaking; plurality; interorganizational; cross-cultural; knowledge; organizational learning; culture; Organisationsteori;

    Abstract : The notion of organizations as learning entities has gained considerably in popularity over the last decade, and is now regarded an important issue both theoretically and in practice. Many organizational activities and events have been referred to as learning phenomena, and learning theory is being applied to increasingly varied and complex settings of organizational life. READ MORE

  6. 19. Emotions as a mode of understanding : An essay in philosophical aesthetics

    Author : Katarina Elam; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archive studies; concern; context; emotions; judgement; narrative; pre-reflective; self-in-process; understanding; Arkivvetenskap; Other humanities and religion; Övrig humaniora och religionsvetenskap; Estetik; Aesthetics;

    Abstract : The aim of this investigation is to discuss emotions as a mode of understanding and in what ways emotions can be connected to narrative art. An emotion is a sign that a person has understood a situation in a certain way, an understanding which will also be valid in interacting with different kinds of narrative art. READ MORE

  7. 20. Gendered experiences of work environment : A study of stress and ambiguity among dental students in Sweden

    Author : Ingrid Schéle; Leif Hedman; Anne Hammarström; Eva Bejerot; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; dental students; Swedish dental education; work and organisational theories; gender power relations; ambiguity; perceived stress; satisfaction; grounded theory; content analysis; SEM; cluster analysis; tandläkarstudenter; svensk tandläkarutbildning; arbets- och organisations teorier; genus och makt relationer; ambiguitet; upplevd stress; nöjdhet; grundad teori; innehållsanalys; SEM; kluster analys; Applied psychology; Tillämpad psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how dental students experience their education. We aim to generate ways to understand which elements relate to the students’ experience based on current theories and models regarding the quality of working life and gender (and) power relations. READ MORE