Search for dissertations about: "partnering"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the word partnering.

  2. 6. Technical and contractual aspects in winter highway and railway operation and maintenance : a survey of current technical systems and contract forms in Sweden

    Author : Adel Hirmand Abdi; Björn Birgisson; Rolf Magnusson; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; climatology; macroclimate; microclimate; pavement structure; pavement design; roughness; IRI; friction; friction measurement; friction devices; IFI; road grip; winter tyres; studded and non-studded tyres; winter maintenance; winter operation; road climate; RWISS; MDSS; contract theory; contract; contract types; construction contract; maintenance contract; procurement; payment forms; remuneration forms; partnering; Other civil engineering and architecture; Övrig samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur;

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  4. 7. Contractors in Green Construction: Relationships to Suppliers and Developers

    Author : Shahin Mokhlesian; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; contractor-supplier relationship; relational capability; partnering; innovation; purchasing; vertically-integrated developer; TCE; green construction;

    Abstract : Introduction of green changes in different stages of a construction project are reflected in construction processes and products, and in the relationship between contractors and other firms and consequently in the business model of contractors. The aim of this thesis is to understand and analyse contractors’ collaboration practices with suppliers and clients in green construction projects and processes, and see if there are differences in how contractors collaborate with their clients and suppliers as a result of engaging in green construction. READ MORE

  5. 8. Essays on Family Dynamics : Partnering, Fertility and Divorce in Sweden

    Author : Linus Andersson; Michael Gähler; Juho Härkönen; Frida Rudolphi; Trude Lappegård; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Fertility; Divorce attitudes; Sweden; Educational Homogamy; Life Course; Family Dynamics; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : Diversity in household and family structures poses interesting questions for scientific inquiry. What accounts for patterns of reproduction, partnering, household formation and household dissolution? This dissertation investigates facets of this question in the context of modern Sweden from a longitudinal and individual level perspective. READ MORE

  6. 9. Efficient governance of construction projects through cooperative procurement procedures

    Author : Per-Erik Eriksson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Entreprenörskap och innovation; Entrepreneurship and Innovation;

    Abstract : The purpose of this research is to increase the understanding of how efficient governance of construction projects can be achieved through appropriate procurement procedures. In this PhD project, literature reviews, a pre-study, a longitudinal case study and a survey study have been conducted in order to investigate five research questions and thereby fulfil the research purpose. READ MORE

  7. 10. Business Streamlining : Toward a Substantive Theory of the Streamlining of Outsourced Business Processes

    Author : Jonas Molin; Björn Axelsson; Lars-Torsten Eriksson; Lars-Johan Åge; Jens Hultman; Högskolan i Gävle; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business services; Outsourcing; Grounded theory; Business Relationships; Business process; Relationship Management;

    Abstract : Research comparing public-private services outsourcing applying a longitudinal approach including the production/delivery processes (life after purchase) in services sourcing contexts is scarce. In addition, prior studies on service sourcing tend be under conceptualized. READ MORE