Search for dissertations about: "multi-method approach"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 swedish dissertations containing the words multi-method approach.

2. 1. Corruption in Sweden : Exploring Danger Zones and Change

   Author : Staffan Andersson; Gullan Gidlund; Torbjörn Bergman; Paul Heywood; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Corruption; danger zones; delegation; institutional and contextual changes; least corrupt cases; multi-method approach; principal-agent relations; public sector; Sweden; Public sector research; Forskning om offentlig sektor; statskunskap; political science; Political science;

   Abstract : In this dissertation I study corruption in the public sector in Sweden, a country which the literature regards as having few corruption problems. Sweden is therefore classified as a “least corrupt” case, and such countries are seldom studied in corruption research. My work is thus an effort to fill a gap in the literature. READ MORE

4. 2. Tinnitus in Context : A Contemporary Contextual Behavioral Approach

   Author : Hugo Hesser; Gerhard Andersson; Lance McCracken; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Tinnitus; acceptance; cognitive behavioral therapy; experiential avoidance; acceptance and commitment therapy;

   Abstract : Tinnitus is the experience of sounds in the ears without any external auditory source and is a common, debilitating, chronic symptom for which we have yet to develop sufficiently efficacious interventions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has evolved over the last 20 years to become the most empirically supported treatment for treating the adverse effects of tinnitus. READ MORE

5. 3. DNA fragility in the context of neural stem cell fate : a multi-method integrative exploration of genome dynamics

   Author : Roberto Ballarino; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Recent advances in mapping the complex genetic architecture underlying various debilitating brain disorders have enabled identification of several genetic risk variants. However, these risk variants only explain part of the heritability and vulnerability to these disorders in early development. READ MORE

6. 4. The Quest for Stability : A Network Approach to Business Relationship Endurance in Professional Services

   Author : Anna Löfmarck Vaghult; Peter Turnbull; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; professional services; network approach; business relationship endurance; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Enduring business relationships have been frequently observed in the industrial setting. Models based on a network approach have explained why this could be a rationally efficient way to organise exchange between firms. READ MORE

7. 5. Tensions in the field of health care : knowledge networks and evidence-based practice: an action research approach

   Author : Yvonne Johansson; Högskolan Kristianstad; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; research development network; Bourdieu; knowledge transfer; action research;

   Abstract : Empirically, this thesis has focused on nine research and development (R&D) networks set up to promote a professional approach to care and strengthen the collaboration between health care sectors in a Swedish health care setting. The research project was embedded in an action research approach intended to encourage network development by means of a dialogical process. READ MORE