Search for dissertations about: "quality management and organizational context"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 36 swedish dissertations containing the words quality management and organizational context.

2. 6. Retaining the Aging Workforce: Studies of the interplay between individual and organizational capability in the context of prolonged working lives

   Author : Robin Jonsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Retirement; retirement preferences; active aging; working conditions; idiosyncratic deals; age management; senior policies; age-conscious leadership; healthcare; public welfare organizations; job design; capability; human resources management; sustainable working life; job quality; idiosyncratic deals;

   Abstract : Amidst the realities of workforce aging and policies to prolong the working life across Europe, policymakers and researchers have emphasized the employer’s role in providing suitable working conditions for older workers under the human resource term “age management.” Although the definition of age management refers to all age groups, previous research has primarily used the concept in the context of older workers’ employment participation. READ MORE

4. 7. On enhancing joint risk management throughout a project's lifecycle : Empirical studies of Swedish construction projects

   Author : Ekaterina Osipova; Stuart Green; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Construction Engineering and Management; Byggproduktion;

   Abstract : Due to their complexity, construction projects involve significant risks thatmust be managed in order to meet the main project objectives in terms of cost,time and quality. While some risks can be foreseen at the beginning of aproject and allocated among the project actors, other risks are difficult topredict. READ MORE

5. 8. Balancing Control and Breakthrough in Public Management

   Author : Klas Palm; Håkan Wiklund; Johan Lilja; Sverker Alänge; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; innovation; ambidexterity; quality management; public administration.;

   Abstract : Previous research shows that a good balance between focus on development of existing processes with development of new and innovative products, processes or services has a positive effect on organizational excellence. However, the relationship between these two quality perspectives is not easy to maintain and it is a challenge for every organization to find an appropriate balance between them. READ MORE

6. 9. Organizational and economic aspects of housing management in deprived areas

   Author : Gunnar Blomé; Hans Lind; Christine Whitehead; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; large housing estates; deprived areas; housing policies; economic valuation and local management organisation models;

   Abstract : This dissertation consists of five papers with different objectives. The overall objective is to improve knowledge of effective policies regarding socially deprived large housing estates. All studies deal with the real estate context from a housing company decision-making perspective. READ MORE

7. 10. Professional Pride and Prejudice : Negotiating leadership in an era of interprofession-based organizing

   Author : Erika Lokatt; Charlotte Holgersson; Monica Lindgren; Johann Packendorff; Ewa Wikström; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; leadership; profession; interprofession-based organizing; negotiated order; discourse; power base; subject position; space of action; organizational humor; leadership culture; healthcare; ledarskap; profession; interprofessionsbaserad organisering; förhandlad ordning; diskurs; maktbas; subjektsposition; handlingsutrymme; organisatorisk humor; ledarskapskultur; sjukvård; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

   Abstract : Leadership has always played a peculiar role in the context of profession-based operations. Within bureaucratic yet decentralized organizational configurations – where conventional notions of labor management fall short in explaining executive functions – distributions of authority and influence have historically been inherent in strong hierarchies and meritocracies. READ MORE