Search for dissertations about: "career development"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 73 swedish dissertations containing the words career development.

  2. 16. In search of future excellence : bibliometric indicators, gender differences, and predicting research performance in the early career

    Author : Jonas Lindahl; Rickard Danell; Cristian Colliander; Birger Larsen; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bibliometric indicator; gender; early career; doctoral education; excellence; decision support tool; prediction; research performance; doctoral student; library and information science; biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

    Abstract : The governance of higher education institutions and science have endured significant changes during the last decades, emphasizing competitiveness, performance, and excellence. Embedded in this development is an increased use of bibliometric indicators as decision support tools in contexts of e.g., employment, appointment, and funding. READ MORE

  4. 17. Non-career firefighters in rural areas - Exploring aspects contributing to retention

    Author : Emelie Lantz; Avdelningen för Brandteknik; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Räddningstjänst; Brandman; Deltidsbrandman; Engagemang; Fire and Rescue Service; Firefighter; Part-time Firefighter; Retention; Commitment; Non-career Firefighter;

    Abstract : The overarching aim of this licentiate thesis is to increase knowledge about the implications of working as a non-career firefighter in order to understand how challenges and commitment affect retention. Retention of non-career firefighters (for example volunteer or part-time firefighters) is a well-known, multifaceted challenge in several countries. READ MORE

  5. 18. Entrepreneurship, Career Experience and Learning - Developing Our Understanding of Entrepreneurship as an Experiential Learning Process

    Author : Diamanto Politis; Richard Harrison; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; management; Företagsledning; Management of enterprises; entrepreneurial knowledge; experiential learning; Entrepreneurial learning; career experience; Entrepreneurial Learning;

    Abstract : Why are some individuals more successful in recognizing and exploiting new venture opportunities than others? The common view is that successful entrepreneurs have acquired and developed specific types of knowledge through their previous career experiences, which in turn facilitate their involvement in the entrepreneurial process from opportunity recognition to opportunity exploitation. If this is true, how can we understand the learning mechanisms that underlie this experiential learning process? The overall purpose of this dissertation is to develop concepts that enhances our understanding of entrepreneurship as an experiential learning process, and based on this development to empirically test a conceptual framework that explains how individuals develop entrepreneurial knowledge through experiences acquired in their careers. READ MORE

  6. 19. Dual Careers of Swedish University Student-Athletes : A Synthesis of Holistic Developmental and Ecological Approaches

    Author : Lukas Linnér; Natalia Stambulova; Kristina Ziegert; Judy Van Raalte; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; dual career; student-athlete; university; holistic developmental approach; holistic ecological approach; and dual career assistance; dubbel karriär; elitidrottande student; universitet; holistiskt utvecklingsperspektiv; holistiskt ekologiskt perspektiv; och stödmodell;

    Abstract : The Swedish dual career (DC) system has a history of providing support at the gymnasium/upper secondary level since the early 1970s. Since 2012, there has been a call from the European Union to member states to develop a support provision throughout athletes’ DCs based on national research. READ MORE

  7. 20. Empirical Essays in Labor and Development Economics

    Author : Wei Si; Andreas Madestam; Peter Fredriksson; Anna Sjögren; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Peer Effect; Knowledge Spillover; Cognitive Distance; Research Productivity; Public Health Insurance; Labor Supply; Job Mobility; Informality; Labor Market; Higher Education Expansion; Gender Norms; Gender Equality; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained empirical essays in labor and development economics.Diverse Expertise, Peer Effects, and Research Productivity: Does diversity in idea space matter? We empirically explore whether the cognitive distance between collaborators affects peer effects and productivity in creating knowledge. READ MORE