Search for dissertations about: "cultural exchange"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 40 swedish dissertations containing the words cultural exchange.

  2. 21. Forest reindeer herding A.D. 1-1800 : an archaeological and palaeoecological study in northern Sweden

    Author : Kjell-Åke Aronsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Domestication; hearth; herding; nomadism; pastoralism; pollen analysis; reindeer; reindeer pen; Saami; settlement pattern; Renskötsel; Renskötsel-- Arkeologi -- Sverige -- 1-1800 e.Kr.; Renskötsel-- Paleoekologi -- Sverige -- 1-1800 e.Kr.;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with reindeer domestication and herding in northern Sweden. The work is focussed on the introduction of forest reindeer herding but this problem is discussed in a wider economic and cultural context.The archaeological material is considered from sourcecritical aspects. READ MORE

  4. 22. Integration in global development projects : A study of new product development and production relocation projects

    Author : Paraskeva Wlazlak; Glenn Johansson; Kristina Säfsten; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : integration; national culture; linguistic differences; new product development; production relocation;

    Abstract : In today’s constantly changing environment globalization offers opportunities as well as threats to manufacturing companies. One trend in industry is that to meet customer demands and global competition, manufacturing companies need to frequently introduce new products to the market at the right time and cost. READ MORE

  5. 23. Knowledge Bases and the Geography of Innovation

    Author : Roman Martin; CIRCLE; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic geography; regional innovation systems; learning regions; differentiated knowledge bases; knowledge networks; social network analysis; Scania; Sweden;

    Abstract : Despite the ongoing globalisation of economic activities, innovation does not take place randomly distributed over space, but concentrates in certain locations. A central argument to explain the spatial concentration of innovation activities lies in the ability of geographical proximity to facilitate interactive learning and knowledge exchange, which in turn is seen as an important driver for regional growth and prosperity. READ MORE

  6. 24. Contacts and Trade at Late Bronze Age Hazor : Aspects of Intercultural Relationships and Identity in the Eastern Mediterranean

    Author : Kristina Josephson Hesse; Thomas B. Larsson; Amnon Ben-Tor; Bozena Werbart; Magnus Ottosson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Hazor; Canaan; Eastern Mediterranean; Late Bronze Age; contacts; trade; temple architecture; Mycenaean pottery; Cypriote pottery; interregional interaction networks; emulation; peer polity interaction; centre-periphery approach; Archaeology; Non-European; Arkeologi; utomeuropeisk; Archaeology; Arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Abstract : Hazor’s role in an international Late Bronze Age context has long been indicated but never thoroughly investigated. This role, I believe, was more crucial than previously stressed. READ MORE

  7. 25. Consistent Inconsistency : The Role of Tension in Explaining Change in Interorganizational Relationships

    Author : Siavash Alimadadi; Anna Bengtson; Amjad Hadjikhani; Cecilia Pahlberg; Tuija Mainela; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Process of change; interorganizational relationship dynamics; business networks; dialectics; contradictions; tensions; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis commences with the notion that interorganizational exchange relationships are dynamic to an unprecedented degree. It is argued that, global production networks have integrated firms into interdependent structures that blur traditional geographical and organizational boundaries. READ MORE