Search for dissertations about: "institutionalised environments"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words institutionalised environments.

2. 1. Strategists – free or bound? : On individuality and typicality among CEOs

   Author : Anna Larsson; Helén Anderson; Elisabeth Sundin; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Strategists; individuality; typicality; institutionalised environments; reflection; Strateger; individualitet; typiskhet; institutionaliserad omvärld; reflektion; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to articulate and describe interpretations/ideas of companies, and to re-contextualize strategists, and to discuss strategists as free or bound, guided by the broader sociological framework framing strategists as individual subjects within an institutionalized (objectified) context of business. This thesis departs from a notion of “companification” in and among organizations as a process of diffusion of institutionalised practices and ideas of companies and raises the question of how practicing strategists interpret companies in an institutionalised environment (business society). READ MORE

4. 2. Inclusive Digital Socialisation : Designs of Education and Computer Games in a Global Context

   Author : Thomas Westin; Mats Danielson; Dimitris Grammenos; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; computer games; education; socialisation; inclusion; exclusion; development; accessibility; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

   Abstract : Digital socialisation is to learn the ways of living online, across national borders, local cultures and societies and has to be inclusive for equal participation. Conditions for this socialisation process are different due to both local and individual limitations. READ MORE

5. 3. Online Education in Universities : Moving from Individual Adoption to Institutionalisation of an Information Technology Innovation

   Author : Inés Casanovas; Jörgen Lindh; Christina Keller; Stefan Hrastinski; Lars Svensson; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This thesis describes and analyses the move from individual adoption to institutionalisation of an information technology innovation: online education in universities. The study focuses on the processes that took place within two universities, one in Sweden and the other in Argentina, regarding online education adoption and the organisational changes developed. READ MORE

6. 4. Toward enhanced interaction between engineering design and industrial design

   Author : Sara Persson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sense-making; integrated product development; collaborative workspace; interaction; activity theory; engineering design; industrial design; mindset; interpersonal communication;

   Abstract : The product development industry faces increased product complexity with demands on cost, lead-time and quality, resulting in a need to integrate multiple disciplines in the product development work. This thesis focuses on the integration of engineering design and industrial design. READ MORE