Search for dissertations about: "proactivity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the word proactivity.

  2. 1. Proactivity at work

    Author : Kin Andersson; Annika Lantz; Kerstin Isaksson; Annika Härenstam; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Job design; work task analysis; proactivity; unemployment; attitudes; personal initiative; job-search behaviour; group initiative; group processes; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : Proactive behaviour implies taking initiative and mastering unexpected situations, and hence, is desirable in different situations. The present thesis includes three empirical studies intended to understand the consequences of proactive behaviour, as well as the factors that contribute to proactive behaviour at work and when facing unemployment. READ MORE

  4. 2. Manufacturing strategy, integration and proactivity

    Author : Per Lindberg; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; proactivity; key technology; system integration; manufacturing strategy;

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  5. 3. Proactivity in Service Failure and Service Recovery

    Author : Jasenko Arsenovic; Bo Edvardsson; Bård Tronvoll; Magnus Söderlund; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; service failure; service recovery; complaint management; customer proactivity; employee proactivity; collaboration; customer responses; Business Administration; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Although service failure and service recovery have been extensively researched, service employees struggle to recover an increasing number of customer complaints. The overall aim of this thesis is to explain the role of customer and employee proactivity in service failure and service recovery. READ MORE

  6. 4. Exploring Proactive Market Strategies : How Proactivity Shapes Value-Creation

    Author : Harald Brege; Daniel Kindström; Johan Holtström; David Sjödin; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : In discussions of firm strategy, proactivity is often mentioned as an enabler of effective goal accomplishment and high performance. However, it is rarely explained what, more precisely, being more proactive actually entails, or even indeed defined what is meant by the term ‘proactivity’ in this particular context. READ MORE

  7. 5. An Analysis of the Proactive Approach as a Potential Tool for Adaptability in Production Systems

    Author : Kerstin Dencker; Mauro Onori; Lena Mårtensson; Monica Bellgran; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Assembly; production system design; proactivity; human-machine collaboration; SRA - Production; SRA - Produktion;

    Abstract : Competitive systems for manufacturing, especially assembly systems, have to cope with frequent changes of external as well as internal demands. A proactive behaviour in an assembly system should make it capable of rapid changes and have an ability to handle frequent changes and disturbances. READ MORE