Search for dissertations about: "municipal administration"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 54 swedish dissertations containing the words municipal administration.

  2. 1. Representativ byråkrati. En studie om ledande kommunala minoritetsadministratörers företrädarskap

    Author : Nazem Tahvilzadeh; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Representative bureaucracy; representation; advocacy; diversity; public administrators; minority administrators; bureaucrats; public administration; ethnicity; politicization; ethnic conflict; ethnocrats; ethnocracy; municipal administration; local government; governance; analytical dualism; critical realism; Sweden;

    Abstract : The theory of representative bureaucracy suggests that the presence of underprivileged social groups, such as women and ethnic minorities, within the public workforce will lead to a more responsive political process, reflecting a wider range of interests. This theory posits that the social background of the individual public administrator affects their values and policy-preferences. READ MORE

  4. 2. Cross-Sector Strategists. Dedicated Bureaucrats in Local Government Administration

    Author : Petra Svensson; Faculty of Social Sciences University of Gothenburg Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public administrators; horizontal governance; administration traditions; value conflict; situated agency;

    Abstract : It is argued that political-administrative organizations are becoming increasingly complex with more horizontal governance required. In Swedish municipal administration, there is a group of administrators assigned the task of monitoring and promoting strategic topics that should be integrated horizontally within the organization. READ MORE

  5. 3. Solid waste management based on cost-benefit analysis using the WAMED model

    Author : Viacheslav Mutavchi; Jan Stenis; William Hogland; Torleif Bramryd; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economic models; economic incentives; solid waste management SWM schemes; baling economics; municipal solid waste MSW management; ecological– economic efficiency ECO-EE ; cost-benefit analysis CBA ; full cost accounting FCA analysis; the WAMED model; the COSTBUSTER model; the EUROPE model.; Environmental technology; Miljöteknik; Business administration; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Efficient waste management enables the protection of human health, reducing environmental pollution, saving of natural resources, and achieving sustainable and profitable management of energy. In many countries, the general guidelines for waste management are set by national or local waste management plans. READ MORE

  6. 4. Translating grand challenges into municipal organizing : Prevention of terrorism, extremism, and radicalization in Scandinavia

    Author : Robin Andersson Malmros; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; grand challenges; municipalities; counter-terrorism; new institutional theory; translation;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates why and how municipalities organize to address grand challenges. Previous research shows that municipalities have increased their policymaking and organizing in relation to grand challenges, often without any national regulations forcing them to do so. READ MORE

  7. 5. Balancing Control and Breakthrough in Public Management

    Author : Klas Palm; Håkan Wiklund; Johan Lilja; Sverker Alänge; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; innovation; ambidexterity; quality management; public administration.;

    Abstract : Previous research shows that a good balance between focus on development of existing processes with development of new and innovative products, processes or services has a positive effect on organizational excellence. However, the relationship between these two quality perspectives is not easy to maintain and it is a challenge for every organization to find an appropriate balance between them. READ MORE