Search for dissertations about: "policy issues"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 499 swedish dissertations containing the words policy issues.

  2. 1. Entrepreneurship Policy : Public Support for Technology-Based Ventures

    Author : Charlotte Norrman; Magnus Klofsten; Anna Bergek; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public support programmes; Entrepreneurship policy; Early stages technology-based ventures; Entrepreneurship; Innovation; Innovation systems; Programme theory; Evaluation; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : The subject of this thesis is entrepreneurship policy and the focus is on public support programmes directed to early stages technology-based ventures. It advocates that a broad view should be taken with regard to the type of policies for entrepreneurship that aim at supporting the facilitation of the supported ventures’ ability to link to their surrounding innovation system, in which they can secure their access to crucial external resources. READ MORE

  4. 2. Public Policy Exception and Arbitrability Defence under the New York Convention 1958 : A study of public policy and arbitrability, including empirical evidence of national court decisions

    Author : Victoria Bùi; Eric Bylander; Alan Uzelac; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International Commercial Arbitration; New York Convention 1958; UNCITRAL Model Law; Public Policy Exception; Arbitrability Defence; Jurisdictional Issues; Domestic Public Policy; International Public Policy; Transnational Public Policy; Pro-Enforcement Approach Consensus; Empirical Study;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the public policy exception and arbitrability defence under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (“New York Convention 1958”) in international commercial arbitration. It examines the varied notions of public policy, including domestic/national, international, and transnational public policy, and scrutinises the nuances of the arbitrability concept, noting a distinct approach in the U. READ MORE

  5. 3. Trust issues : Welfare workers' relationship to their organisation

    Author : Jonas Welander; Kerstin Isaksson; Wanja Astvik; Juliska Wallin; Ildikó Asztalos Morell; Lotta Dellve; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; employee-organisation relationship; new public management; psychological contracts; job demands; job resources; organisational factors; trust; Working Life Studies; arbetslivsvetenskap;

    Abstract : In the past decades, the public sector has undergone important organisational policy changes, referred to as New Public Management. These management strategies focus on continuous cost improvements and rationalisation of operations. READ MORE

  6. 4. The environment knows no borders : Investigating the collective challenge of governing policy issue interdependencies

    Author : Johanna Hedlund; Örjan Bodin; Daniel Nohrstedt; Erik Andersson; Michele-Lee Moore; Jale Tosun; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; policy issue interdependencies; collaborative governance; networks; environmental problems; policy issues; policy actors; boundary-spanning; water governance; cross-border climate impacts; food trade systems; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;

    Abstract : Many of today’s most pressing environmental problems cross-cut jurisdictional, geographical, and administrative boundaries, creating interdependencies between different locations and between policy issues that no single actor can address alone. In practice, however, environmental policy is still often contained within the traditional responsibilities of the public sector and frequently judged ineffective, particularly in the European context. READ MORE

  7. 5. Policy Integration for Sustainable Transport Development : Case Studies of Two Swedish Regions

    Author : Linnea Eriksson; Jenny Palm; Lisa Hansson; Dick Magnusson; Magdalena Fallde; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Policy integration; sustainable transport; region; policy; planning; public administration; institutional logics; organizational identity; boundary object; Sweden; Policy integration; samverkan; hållbara transporter; regional nivå; policy; planering; offentlig förvaltning; institutionella logiker; organisationsidentiteter; gränsobjekt;

    Abstract : It has been argued that for the management of complex issues such as sustainability, which transcend traditional policy sectors and require coordination between several different interests and actors, policymaking depends upon collaboration and integration processes between different sectors and tiers of government. The overall aim of this thesis is therefore to study how and why (or why not) policy integration processes are being developed in regional policymaking and what this means for the achievement of sustainable transport. READ MORE