Search for dissertations about: "knowledge use"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 4122 swedish dissertations containing the words knowledge use.

2. 21. Unpacking the Flow : Knowledge Transfer in MNCs

   Author : Magnus Persson; Mats Forsgren; Ulf Andersson; Ram Mudambi; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Knowledge transfer; Innovation; Multinational corporations; Technology; Subsidiary; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Multinational corporations (MNCs) are increasingly competing on their ability to utilise knowledge sourced from various parts of the world. In order to draw full advantage of a multinational presence, harnessing the potential of peripheral knowledge assets is a main strategic imperative. READ MORE

4. 22. Knowledge Translation in Vietnam : Evaluating facilitation as a tool for improved neonatal health and survival

   Author : Leif Eriksson; Lars Wallin; Lars-Åke Persson; Uwe Ewald; Kate Gerrish; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Knowledge translation; Facilitation; Neonatal mortality; Primary health care; Vietnam; International Health; Internationell hälsa;

   Abstract : Neonatal mortality remains a problem worldwide, despite the existence of low-cost and evidence-based interventions. Unfortunately, the translation of these interventions into practice is deficient. READ MORE

5. 23. The importance of trust. : a study of knowledge production of biodiversity

   Author : Karin M Gustafsson; Rolf Lidskog; Christine Roman; Mark Elam; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; trust; knowledge; biological diversity; biodiversity; environmental problems; discourse analysis; Mode-1 Mode-2; SSK; STS; Sociologi; Sociology;

   Abstract : The loss of biological diversity is one of today’s greatest environmental problems. Scientific knowledge is typically presented as the premise to solve this problem. However, science alone is not sufficient to produce knowledge of biodiversity. Other actors are also involved in knowledge production. READ MORE

6. 24. 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

7. 25. Information Demand and Use : Improving Information Flow within Small-scale Business Contexts

   Author : Magnus Lundqvist; Kurt Sandkuhl; Sture Hägglund; Wolfgang Deiters; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Information Use; Information Demand; Information Logistics; Information Flow; Context; Patterns; Enterprise Modelling; Information Modelling; Informatics; computer and systems science; Informatik; data- och systemvetenskap; Information technology;

   Abstract : Whilst the amount of information readily available to workers in information- and knowledge intensive business- and industrial contexts only seem to increase with every day, those workers still have difficulties in finding relevant and needed information as well as storing, distributing, and aggregating such information. Yet, whilst there exist numerous technical, organisational, and practical approaches to remedy the situation, the problems seem to prevail. READ MORE