Search for dissertations about: "knowledge sharing"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 300 swedish dissertations containing the words knowledge sharing.

  2. 16. Dialogue and Shared Knowledge : How Verbal Interaction Renders Mental States Socially Observable

    Author : Wendelin Reich; Tom R. Burns; Ruth Wodak; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; cognitive sociology; microsociology; social theory; social interaction; dialogue; shared knowledge; observability; inference; constraint; expectability; Grice; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi;

    Abstract : This dissertation presents a new theoretical solution to the sociological problem of observability: the question of the extent to which and by what means individuals "observe" or infer mental states of other individuals, thereby sharing knowledge with them. The answer offered here states that the social situation of dialogue permits a speaker to use utterances to compel a hearer to generate specific and expectable assumptions about some of the speaker's intentions and beliefs. READ MORE

  4. 17. Decision making on indoor climate control in historic buildings : knowledge, uncertainty and the science-practice gap

    Author : Gustaf Leijonhufvud; Tor Broström; Simon Stefan; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Preventive conservation Environmental control; Energy efficiency; Decision-making; Knowledge sharing; Preventive conservation; Environmental control; Energy efficiency; Decision-making; Knowledge sharing;

    Abstract : Balancing use, preservation and energy use is a fundamental challenge for the whole heritage field. This is put to the point in designing and operating systems for indoor climate control in historic buildings, where competing objectives such as preservation, comfort, accessibility, energy use and cost have to be negotiated in the individual case. READ MORE

  5. 18. From consumption to sharing: Generating knowledge to support urban governance of the sharing economy

    Author : Divia Jimenez Encarnacion; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; urban governance; sharing economy; sustainable consumption; statistical analysis; survey methodology; qualitative analysis; household consumption;

    Abstract : The increasing rates of household consumption and their environmental effects highlight the urgency of transitioning to more sustainable consumption patterns. The Sharing Economy (SE) has emerged as a potential pathway to sustainable consumption in cities, allowing households to access products without making private purchases. READ MORE

  6. 19. Understanding and Supporting Knowledge Management in Agile Software Development

    Author : Raquel Ouriques; Krzysztof Wnuk; Tony Gorschek; Richard Berntsson Svensson; Maria Paasivaara; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Knowledge Management; Agile Software Development; Knowledge resource;

    Abstract :  Background. Agile Software Development (ASD) promises agility and flexibility in dealing with uncertainty by prioritizing interaction between people supported by informal communication and knowledge sharing. READ MORE

  7. 20. Knowledge Bases and the Geography of Innovation

    Author : Roman Martin; CIRCLE; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic geography; regional innovation systems; learning regions; differentiated knowledge bases; knowledge networks; social network analysis; Scania; Sweden;

    Abstract : Despite the ongoing globalisation of economic activities, innovation does not take place randomly distributed over space, but concentrates in certain locations. A central argument to explain the spatial concentration of innovation activities lies in the ability of geographical proximity to facilitate interactive learning and knowledge exchange, which in turn is seen as an important driver for regional growth and prosperity. READ MORE