Search for dissertations about: "practice-theory gap"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words practice-theory gap.

  2. 1. Praxitopia : How shopping makes a street vibrant

    Author : Devrim Umut Aslan; Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Shopping; Consumption; Place; Cities; Practice Theory; Video Ethnography;

    Abstract : During recent decades, shopping’s geographical manifestations have altered radically and the presumed ‘death’ of town centre retailing has become a public concern. The social, cultural, and economic backgrounds of this decentralisation of retail and its effects on city life have been studied comprehensively. READ MORE

  4. 2. Food and beverage combinations : Sommeliers' perspectives and consumer patterns in Sweden

    Author : Henrik Scander; Agneta Yngve; Richard Tellström; Nicklas Neuman; Celia Monteagudo Sanchez; Johanna Mäkelä; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bourdieu; craft drinks; food pairing; meal; restaurant; riksmaten; sommelier; practice theory; Måltidskunskap; Culinary Arts and Meal Science;

    Abstract : As beverage intake can play an important part of choosing a healthy diet, it is important to increase awareness of the contribution of beverages to overall energy intake for consumers.The professional sommelier has for a long time served as a cultural intermediary, providing guests with good food and beverage combinations. READ MORE

  5. 3. Puzzling out the choice of capital budgeting techniques : among high-growth small and medium sized firms

    Author : Zahida Sarwary; Timurs Umans; Högskolan Kristianstad; []
    Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Capital budgeting techniques; decision making; strategic investments; theory-practice gap; practice-theory gap; SMEs; First North;

    Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to explore the drivers of practitioners’ choices of capital budgeting techniques(CBT). The mainstream literature suggests that sophisticated CBT (SCBT) will best guide organizations inevaluating important strategic investments. READ MORE

  6. 4. Puzzling out the choice of capital budgeting techniques : Among high-growth small and medium sized firms

    Author : Zahida Sarwary; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Capital budgeting techniques; decision making; strategic investments; Investment evaluation; theory-practice gap; practice-theory gap; SMEs; First North;

    Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to explore the drivers of practitioners’ choices of capital budgeting techniques (CBT). The mainstream literature suggests that sophisticated CBT (SCBT) will best guide organizations in evaluating important strategic investments. READ MORE

  7. 5. Entrepreneurial identity formation-in-practice : Immigrant women entrepreneurs' lived practices and experiences within gender, ethnicity and class relations

    Author : Huriye Aygören; Mattias Nordqvist; Mustafa F. Ozbilgin; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This dissertation, comprising four appended papers, examines what entrepreneurs actually do in order to manage the intrinsic social complexity pertaining to relations of power and culture involved in entrepreneurial undertakings. The studies share the common interest in probing into the ways inwhich fundamental social divisions and conflicts, namely gender, ethnicity and class are inscribed into the entrepreneurs through the organization of difference (Ashcraft, 2012) and how these shape and are shaped by the identity construction processes of individual entrepreneurs. READ MORE