Search for dissertations about: "human capability"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 260 swedish dissertations containing the words human capability.

  2. 1. Human Resource Management in Project-Based Organisations : Challenges, Changes, and Capabilities

    Author : Karin Bredin; Jonas Söderlund; Henrik Holt Larsen; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HRM; project-based organisations; people management systems; people capability; project management; line management; HR department; project capability; personalarbete; people capability; projektledning; linjechef; HR-avdelning; projekt; HRM; projektbaserade organisationer; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : This doctoral thesis addresses human resource management in project-based organisations. The aim is to explore the challenges for HRM in project-based organisations and the changes in people management systems to meet these challenges. The thesis consists of a compilation of six papers and an extended summary. READ MORE

  4. 2. Human Lean : Combining Sense of Coherence and Lean to achieve productivity and health

    Author : Bengt Halling; Lars Bengtsson; Katarina Wijk; Jörgen Eklund; Bonnie Poksinska; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; barriers; health promotion; implementation; Lean; leadership; management; organizational change; productivity; sense of coherence; supportive factors; Technology and Health; Teknik och hälsa;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to identify barriers to and supportive factors for Lean implementation and to investigate how application of the Sense of Coherence (SOC) theory combined with Lean philosophy may affect health and productivity. The thesis is based on five studies. READ MORE

  5. 3. Landscape from space : geographical aspects on scale, regionalization and change detection

    Author : Ola Hall; Risto Kalliola; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Regionalization; Scale; Change detection; Multiscale analysis; Objectspecific analysis; Watershed transformation; Landscape; Satellite data; Geography; Complex systems theory; Fuzzy set theory; Multicriteria-evaluation.; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Human Geography; kulturgeografi;

    Abstract : Landscapes are complex systems composed of multiscale hierarchically organized entities that interact within unique spatial and temporal scales. These interactions result in scaledependent spatial patterns that visually change depending upon the scale at which they are observed. READ MORE

  6. 4. Retaining the Aging Workforce: Studies of the interplay between individual and organizational capability in the context of prolonged working lives

    Author : Robin Jonsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Retirement; retirement preferences; active aging; working conditions; idiosyncratic deals; age management; senior policies; age-conscious leadership; healthcare; public welfare organizations; job design; capability; human resources management; sustainable working life; job quality; idiosyncratic deals;

    Abstract : Amidst the realities of workforce aging and policies to prolong the working life across Europe, policymakers and researchers have emphasized the employer’s role in providing suitable working conditions for older workers under the human resource term “age management.” Although the definition of age management refers to all age groups, previous research has primarily used the concept in the context of older workers’ employment participation. READ MORE

  7. 5. Modelling manufacturing systems capability

    Author : Patrik Holmström; Torsten Kjellberg; Mohsen Azari; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Manufacturing engineering; Produktionsteknik;

    Abstract : Any way of making the manufacturing industry more efficient is always of great interest due to the contribution of manufacturing to the society. A major asset within manufacturing is information about manufacturing systems, as a base when making decisions. READ MORE