Search for dissertations about: "influence"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 10469 swedish dissertations containing the word influence.
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6. Policy professionals in civil society organizations : Struggling for influence
Abstract : The professionalization of civil society organizations coupled with an elite-driven policy process has fostered the rise of policy professionals in civil society organizations (CSOs). This dissertation explores the role and functioning of policy professionals in CSOs, describing and analyzing how CSOs’ hiring of such expertise contributes to processes of professionalization within civil society, including what that entails from a normative perspective. READ MORE
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7. Reaching agreement in a management team : a study of social influence
Abstract : This thesis deals with the question of how agreements are reached without consensus in management teams. It is argued that agreements should be viewed as a social influence phenomenon and that attention should be directed to the process of reaching agreements. READ MORE
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8. Influence and Invisibility : Tenants in Housing Provision in Mwanza City, Tanzania
Abstract : A high proportion of urban residents in Tanzanian cities are tenants who rent rooms in privately owned houses in unplanned settlements. However, in housing policy and in urban planning rental tenure gets very little attention. This study focuses on the reasons for and consequences of this discrepancy between policy and practice. READ MORE
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9. Under the influence : Substance misuse from the perspective of linked lives
Abstract : Health risk behaviors shape, and are shaped by, the people with whom we interact throughout our lives. The use of substances, including alcohol or narcotics, is one such behavior, yet it is often empirically examined in isolation of other people. READ MORE
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10. How social influence affects children’s witness reports
Abstract : Eyewitnesses to criminal events often discuss their experiences with each other. This can have serious consequences considering the fact that information received from others can have a detrimental effect on people’s memory reports. READ MORE