Search for dissertations about: "job creation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words job creation.

  2. 1. New technology - new jobs? : The case of mobile telecommunications in Sweden

    Author : Esa Manninen; Charles Edquist; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Technological Change; Product Innovation; Process Innovation; Employment Effects; Job Creation; Job Destruction; Labour Productivity; Mobile Telecommunications; Telekommunikationsteori; Mobiltelefoni; Teknikutveckling; Produktutveckling; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : This is a study about employment effects of technological change. The concept of employment effects here refers to changes in number of employees in economic activities as a result of technological change. Technological change, in turn, refers to product innovation and process innovation. READ MORE

  4. 2. Promoting Work-Life Balance in Flexible Work

    Author : Sophie Pagard; David Hallman; Svend Erik Mathiassen; Emma Brulin; Kristina Palm; Högskolan i Gävle; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; digitalization; job autonomy; work control; job demands; job resources; work-life balance; work-home interference; home-work interference; participatory approach; intervention; digitalisering; arbetsautonomi; arbetskontroll; arbetskrav; arbetsresurser; balans mellan arbete och privatliv; arbetet inkräktar på privatlivet; privatlivet inkräktar på arbetet; deltagande tillvägagångssätt; intervention; Flexibelt arbete; Flexibelt arbete;

    Abstract : Background: Flexible work arrangements (FWAs), which allows employees to decide when, where, and how to perform the work, is more prevalent than ever in modern working life. However, research about how FWAs can be organized to promote work-life balance (WLB) is sparse. READ MORE

  5. 3. Innovation and Employment in Services : The case of Knowledge Intensive Business Services in Sweden

    Author : Johanna Nählinder; Staffan Laestadius; Ian Miles; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Knowledge Intensive Business Services; KIBS; Innovation; Employment Effects; Job Creation; Job Destruction; Product Innovation; Process Innovation; Organisational Innovation; Technological Innovation; Service Innovation; Services; Customisation; Innovation Survey; Community Innovation Survey; Sweden; Innovationsspridning; Kunskapsföretag; Arbetsmarknad; Organisationsutveckling; Kunskapsöverföring; Anställning; Innovation; Produktutveckling; Sverige; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

    Abstract : This is a study of innovation in Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS) and the impact innovation has on employment. The thesis relies on theories within the fields of "innovation in services", in particular KIBS, and "innovation and employment", taking as its point of departure the taxonomy of product and process innovation. READ MORE

  6. 4. Value Creation as Educational Practice - Towards a new Educational Philosophy grounded in Entrepreneurship?

    Author : Martin Lackéus; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Assessment.; Education; Entrepreneurship; Educational Philosophy; Value Creation;

    Abstract : Purpose The role of entrepreneurship as a major engine for innovation, economic growth and job creation has made policymakers argue for infusing entrepreneurship into all levels of education. It is argued that citizens must develop their entrepreneurial skills in order to cope with our increasingly globalized, fast-paced and uncertain world. READ MORE

  7. 5. Upper secondary teachers' creation of discretionary power : the tension between profession and organisation

    Author : Karolina Parding; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Industrial Work Environment; Industriell produktionsmiljö;

    Abstract : Teachers and their work are crucial in today's society, where education is deemed highly important. For teachers to be given the best opportunity to carry out their job, it is important to understand their working conditions. READ MORE