Search for dissertations about: "international project activities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 swedish dissertations containing the words international project activities.

  2. 1. Unravelling the social and ecological implications of policy instruments for biodiversity governance

    Author : Niak Sian Koh; Thomas Hahn; Claudia Ituarte-Lima; Wijnand Boonstra; Johanna Alkan Olsson; Henrik Josefsson; Grace Wong; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; biodiversity offsets; commensurability; commodification; Convention on Biological Diversity; human rights; No Net Loss; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : Biodiversity losses are occurring at an unprecedented rate, with ongoing environmental degradation at the expense of expanding economic activities. A transformative change is needed away from business-as-usual development and towards prioritizing the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. READ MORE

  4. 2. Project-based E-procurement : towards strategic purchasing in the Swedish construction industry

    Author : Johan Ouchterlony; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : E-procurement; construction industry; strategic purchasing; project based; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to describe and analyse the use of E-procurement and the development towards Strategic Purchasing in the Swedish Construction Industry.The rationale behind this study is to bring out the potential for large decentralized finns, such as large construction companies, to exercise strategic purchasing which I have chosen to define as a more centralized approach to the purchasing function in order to enhance all relative benefits for large organizations. READ MORE

  5. 3. Inter-project learning : a quality perspective

    Author : Marc Antoni; Linköpings universitet; []
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    Abstract : The development of most sectors in Western economies goes towards a more flexible, project-oriented way of doing business. However, the vast majority of projects exceed their planned budget in terms of time, financial resources and other resources. READ MORE

  6. 4. Coordination of international manufacturing networks

    Author : Farhad Norouzilame; Mats Jackson; Anna Granlund; Erik Bjurström; Yang Cheng; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Innovation and Design; innovation och design;

    Abstract : Due to globalisation, many companies have established or acquired production plants worldwide in order to capture the market opportunities that lay beyond their national borders. This has resulted in the emergence of international manufacturing networks (IMNs), which consist of multiple, interdependent production plants with different characteristics within a single organisation. READ MORE

  7. 5. The Collective Dynamics of Organizational Learning: On Plurality and Multi-Social Structuring

    Author : Kristina Henriksson; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organizational science; Transmanche-Link; Channel Tunnel; project; diversity; multi-social structuring; negotiations of meaning; sensemaking; plurality; interorganizational; cross-cultural; knowledge; organizational learning; culture; Organisationsteori;

    Abstract : The notion of organizations as learning entities has gained considerably in popularity over the last decade, and is now regarded an important issue both theoretically and in practice. Many organizational activities and events have been referred to as learning phenomena, and learning theory is being applied to increasingly varied and complex settings of organizational life. READ MORE