Search for dissertations about: "crises management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 swedish dissertations containing the words crises management.

  2. 1. Crisis, Accountability and Blame Management : Strategies and Survival of Political Office-Holders

    Author : Annika Brändström; Paul Hart; Försvarshögskolan; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; blame-management; blame-avoidance; crisis; accountability; presentational strategies; political office-holders; crisis-induced; ministerial career; Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot krishantering och internationell samverkan; Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot krishantering och internationell samverkan;

    Abstract : Crises are an integral part of our modern world; they are breaking points that disturb our sense of normalcy. While some of them are treated as ‘normal incidents’ that are bound to occur in a vast and complex array of governmental activities, others spark a blaze of media attention, public emotions, and political upheaval. READ MORE

  4. 2. Poland under pressure 1980-81 : crisis management in state-society conflict

    Author : Witold Patoka; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Crisis management; Solidarity; State authorities; Super Powers; Polish Crisis 1980-81; Cold War; Political Decision-making;

    Abstract : The primary purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the crisis management strategies used by Solidarity and state authorities during the Polish Crisis 1980-81. These key domestic actors adjusted their actions in response to the international context of the crisis. READ MORE

  5. 3. A network perspective on ecosystems, societies and natural resource management

    Author : Örjan Bodin; Jon Norberg; Steve Lansing; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : network; seed dispersal; pollination; natural resource management; lemur catta; social networks; landscape fragmentation; Madagascar; East Africa; fisheries; resilience; co-management; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : This thesis employs a network perspective in studying ecosystems and natural resource management. It explores the structural characteristics of social and/or ecological networks and their implications on societies’ and ecosystems’ ability to adapt to change and to cope with disturbances while still maintaining essential functions and structures (i. READ MORE

  6. 4. Performance Management and Rationalityin Public Sector Organisations

    Author : Geoffrey Heath; Elisabeth Berg; Jim Barry; John Chandler; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Instrumental rationality; communicative rationality; performance management; public sector organisations; Arbetsvetenskap; Human Work Sciences;

    Abstract : Abstract and Keywords  The thesis concerns different conceptions of rationality and their implications for organisations, especially in the public sector. The focus is on performance management (as widely defined) within public sector organisations as a subject for exploring these issues. READ MORE

  7. 5. Stressing Knowledge : Organisational closed-ness and knowledge acquisition under pressure

    Author : Mats Koraeus; J.A. Verbeek; Fredrik Bynander; K. Lauche; P. 't Hart; E.K. Stern; M.H. Leyenaar; M.G. Valenta; S.L. Resodihardjo; Charles F. Parker; Försvarshögskolan; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; crisis management; knowledge management; organisational learning; organisational behaviour; expertise; advisory; Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot krishantering och internationell samverkan; Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot krishantering och internationell samverkan;

    Abstract : Organisations have been analytically conceptualised as being somewhat analogous to individuals for a long time. They have culture; they can learn; and they can behave in various odd ways. READ MORE