Search for dissertations about: "organising"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 131 swedish dissertations containing the word organising.

2. 11. "Another thing" : Discourse-organising nouns in advanced learner English

   Author : Marie Tåqvist; Solveig Granath; Hilde Hasselgård; Susan Hunston; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; discourse-organising nouns; lexical cohesion; register; academic writing; L2 learners; systemic-functional linguistics; learner corpus research; Contrastive Interlanguage Analysis; ICLE; LOCNESS; ICE; English; Engelska;

   Abstract : This study examines the use of discourse-organising nouns (DONs), such as fact, issue, and problem, in Swedish advanced students’ academic writing in second language (L2) English, and in what ways texts produced by the L2 students resemble or differ from those produced by advanced native-speaker (L1) students and from expert writing in this respect. The study uses corpus linguistic methodology and is set within the frameworks of Halliday’s systemic-functional linguistics and Granger’s Contrastive Interlanguage Analysis. READ MORE

4. 12. Product Recovery in Business Networks: An Inter-organisational Approach

   Author : Igor Insanic; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Closed Loop Supply Chain Management; reverse logistics; industrial networks; business networks; Product recovery; classification systems.; organising;

   Abstract : This doctoral dissertation analyses various ways of organising product recovery in inter-organisational networks. The purpose of product recovery is to dispose products in an environmentally responsible manner, which is strongly associated with the conservation of raw materials and sustainability. READ MORE

5. 13. Organisational background to environmental impacts - Field study on housing management in Gothenburg

   Author : Birgit Brunklaus; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; time series; housing management; organisational influence; organising; LCA; environmental performance.; consumption data; comparative study; field study; existing buildings;

   Abstract : Today, there is a rich variety of technical solutions for environmental improvements of buildings. Nevertheless, the environmental performance of for example residential buildings has not been changed since the 1980s. Management initiative is needed for the introduction of technical solutions for environmental improvements. READ MORE

6. 14. Collaborating for Energy Efficient Shipping - An Ethnographic Study

   Author : Josefin Borg; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Collaborative challenges; Energy efficiency; Inter-organisational collaboration; Ethnographic study; Practice-oriented perspective; Energy efficiency collaboration; Collaborative practices; Organising; Shipping;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to better understand the emergent organising of an inter-organisational collaboration for energy efficiency in shipping, from a practice-oriented perspective. Interorganisational collaboration is often pointed to as a means towards sustainable development, and research on energy efficiency collaboration has emerged over the last decade. READ MORE

7. 15. What's Next? : Organising Complex Product Development with Lean

   Author : Caroline Ingvarsson; Mats Engwall; Lars Uppvall; Anette Hallin; Pascal Le Masson; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Lean Knowing-in-practice Work organisation; Product Development; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

   Abstract : An everyday question asked during complex product development work is, ‘What to do next’? Not just because the development in itself is advanced and integrated, but also because it is planned and performed in large organisations, in difficult projects, and across organisational lines. There have been different approaches to try and reduce the difficulty of having to organise complex product development, primarily through using different kinds of management models. READ MORE