Search for dissertations about: "knowledge-creation work"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the words knowledge-creation work.

2. 1. Unplanned managerial work : A driver for knowledge creation and innovation capabilities in manufacturing SMEs

   Author : Kristina Sollander; Annika Engström; Nina Edh Mirzaei; Joakim Wikner; Andreas Wallo; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Managerial Work; Manufacturing SMEs; Knowledge Creation; Innovation Capabilities; Ledningsarbete; Tillverkande SMF; Lärande; Innovationsförmåga;

   Abstract : Manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are important as they contribute to economic growth, employment opportunities and social integration. Their innovation capability is central to strengthening competitiveness, adaptability, and developing new sustainable solutions. READ MORE

4. 2. Ambiguity at the heart of design work : Sensing and negotiating ambiguity in knowledge-creation work

   Author : Charlotta Linse; Mats Engwall; Anna Jerbrant; Patrícia Cristina do Nascimento Souto; Roberto Verganti; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ambiguity; negotiating activities; design work; NPD; knowledge-creation work; practice epistemology; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Engineering and Management;

   Abstract : Ambiguities have long intrigued design and new product development (NPD) researchers: The fascination seems rooted in an endeavor to understand how design outcomes may be created despite the ambiguous nature of such work. There are several classic contributions on how to categorize, avoid and approach ambiguities. READ MORE

5. 3. Energy efficiency in Swedish SMEs : Exploring barriers, knowledge creation and the role of municipal energy efficiency programs

   Author : Fredrik Backman; Jenny Palm; Patrik Thollander; Max Åhman; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Policy programs; energy efficiency networks; Community of Practice COPs ; barriers; knowledge creation; Policyprogram; energieffektiviseringsnätverk; Community of Practice COP ; barriärer; skapande av kunskap;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to analyze how municipalities support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in their work to improve their energy efficiency. The purpose of this study is to increase the current understanding of how the methods and tools used by municipalities to assist SMEs in improving their energy efficiency influence the end results in terms of achieved energy efficiency, and how knowledge related to energy efficiency is created within SMEs. READ MORE

6. 4. Organizing Product Development - Formalizing the Informal in Interdependent Knowledge Work

   Author : Mats Lundqvist; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; task interdependence; product development management; self-organizing work; organizational knowledge creation; efficiency and effectiveness;

   Abstract : This thesis is concerned with organizing product development in the setting of established manufacturing firms. Product development practices have undergone major changes during the past decade. Companies increasingly see product development as a key tool for competitiveness. READ MORE

7. 5. Innovation and Efficiency : a Knowledge-Based Approach to Organizing Industrial Firms

   Author : Mats Magnusson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; innovation; efficiency; knowledge; organizing; knowledge creation; knowledge exploitation;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with the organizing of industrial firms that face the challenge of achieving high levels of both innovation and efficiency, taking a knowledge-based approach to this classical trade-off. With a constructionist perspective as a point of departure, knowledge, which contains tacit and explicit components, is seen to exist at both the individual and the organizational level. READ MORE