Search for dissertations about: "leadership competence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 swedish dissertations containing the words leadership competence.

2. 1. Leadership in digitalisation : A practice-oriented approach for expanding access and application of digital technologies in K–12 education

   Author : Jussara Reis-Andersson; Jimmy Jaldemark; Marcia Håkansson Lindqvist; Mona Lundin; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Collaboration; digitalisation; digital competence; digital technology; K–12 education; leader; leadership; practice; schools;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to identify, describe, and analyse practices in school organisers’ and school leaders’ collaborative efforts to expand access to and application of digital technologies in K–12 education from a leadership perspective. A practice-oriented approach has been used to analyse practices for expanding this access and application. READ MORE

4. 2. Entrepreneurial competence development : triggers, processes & consequences

   Author : Magdalena Markowska; Johan Wiklund; Friederike Welter; Dimo Dimov; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Entrepreneurial Competence; development; cases; gourmet restaurateurs;

   Abstract : This dissertation, comprised of the cover story and the four separate but interrelated articles, focuses on exploring the development of entrepreneurial competence. Building on the assumption that purposeful engagement in entrepreneurial action potentially leads to the acquisition of specific entrepreneurial competencies, this thesis investigates the mechanisms facilitating and enabling entrepreneurs’ acquisition of entrepreneurial expertise, and the consequences of this process. READ MORE

5. 3. Communicative leadership : (Re)Contextualizing a Swedish concept in theory and within organizational settings

   Author : Solange Hamrin; Catrin Johansson; Ingela Wadbring; Jesper Strömbäck; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to theorize about the concept of communicative leadership as well as explore the construction of the concept in three Swedish national and multinational organizations. ‘Communicative leadership’ is a concept often used in Swedish organizations and, in practice, refers to leaders’ communication competence related to others, and specifically toward her or his employees. READ MORE

6. 4. Education for Sustainability Leadership : Supporting and empowering agents for sustainability transformations

   Author : Jayne Bryant; Göran Broman; Merlina Missimer; Edith Callaghan; Arjen Wals; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education for Sustainable Development; Sustainability Leadership; Sustainability Transformations; Transformative Learning; Systems Change; Strategic Sustainable Development; Strategic Sustainable Development; Strategisk hållbar utveckling;

   Abstract : The global challenges of our time are unprecedented and urgent action for transformation is needed of our systems, policies, institutions and ways of thinking. Education of sustainability leaders is one of the key leverage points to achieve this and many claim that learning on an individual, organisational and societal scale is required for society’s successful transitioning towards sustainability. READ MORE

7. 5. The heart of learning organizations : exploring competence for change

   Author : Thomas Hansson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pedagogik; Education;

   Abstract : Organisational theory and leadership theory form complementary sides of the researched object. It is a shared belief that organisations must learn to adapt to the influence of society. READ MORE