Search for dissertations about: "municipal companies"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the words municipal companies.
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1. Navigating in the landscape of ambiguity: A stakeholder approach to the governance and management of hybrid organisations
Abstract : During the last decades the influence of New Public Management and the “marketisation” of public services, have given us organisations in the public sector that fit neither the mould of what constitutes public sector organisations nor that of private companies. Instead, we now have so-called hybrid organisations. READ MORE
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2. Strategies for Environmental Sustainability of Municipal Energy Companies. Pathways of Sustainable Development between Business and Society
Abstract : Carbon emissions from energy production have a severe impact on the global climate. The slow transformation of the energy system towards low-carbon alternatives is thus a serious concern. Sweden is recognized as a forerunner in climate change mitigation. READ MORE
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3. Corporate strategies to mitigate climate change- two essays on practices in Swedish energy-intensive companies
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4. Managing broad responsibility together in a municipal company : Communication as prophylaxis
Abstract : Municipal companies are important actors in the pursuit of the goals of Agenda 2030 and are often formally obliged by their owners to work towards achieving these goals, but without jeopardizing ongoing production and the delivery of vital public services. This has, however, shown to be challenging, and managers are often unsure how to develop new ways of organizing to meet such complex challenges and take on broad responsibility. READ MORE
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5. District Heating in a Liberalized Energy Market: A New Order? : Planning and Development in the Stockholm Region, 1978-2012
Abstract : This dissertation analyses how district heating systems in the Stockholm region have evolved and developed during the period 1978-2012. The thesis comprises four papers analyzing how district heating has been handled in municipal and regional planning. READ MORE