Search for dissertations about: "shared knowledge"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 412 swedish dissertations containing the words shared knowledge.

2. 1. Dialogue and Shared Knowledge : How Verbal Interaction Renders Mental States Socially Observable

   Author : Wendelin Reich; Tom R. Burns; Ruth Wodak; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; cognitive sociology; microsociology; social theory; social interaction; dialogue; shared knowledge; observability; inference; constraint; expectability; Grice; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi;

   Abstract : This dissertation presents a new theoretical solution to the sociological problem of observability: the question of the extent to which and by what means individuals "observe" or infer mental states of other individuals, thereby sharing knowledge with them. The answer offered here states that the social situation of dialogue permits a speaker to use utterances to compel a hearer to generate specific and expectable assumptions about some of the speaker's intentions and beliefs. READ MORE

4. 2. Cross-boundary knowledge work in innovation : Understanding the role of space and objects

   Author : Marta Caccamo; Karin Hellerstedt; Daniel Pittino; Sara Beckman; Robin Teigland; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cross-boundary knowledge work; knowledge management; knowledge sharing; knowledge integration; sociomateriality; boundary objects; affordances; material scaffolding; collaborative innovation; open innovation; business studios; corporate hackathons; startup accelerators;

   Abstract : This dissertation studies the topic of cross-boundary knowledge work from the perspective of sociomateriality. Cross-boundary knowledge work refers to the collaboration of actors belonging to different social worlds to achieve shared knowledge outcomes. READ MORE

5. 3. Shared Virtual Environments : Technology, Social Interaction, and Adaptation over Time

   Author : Maria Spante; Erik Stolterman; Institutionen för teknik och samhälle Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Shared virtual environments; virtual reality technology; social interaction; adaptation; collaboration; time; Informatik; Informatics;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates social interaction and adaptation over time in shared virtual environments. Shared virtual environments (SVEs) are computer generated 3D graphical spaces where geographically distributed people can meet and interact with each other in a graphical space. READ MORE

6. 4. Everyday Knowledge in Elder Care : An Ethnographic Study of Care Work

   Author : Ulrika Börjesson; Elisabet Cedersund; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ethnography; knowledge; care work; elder care;

   Abstract : This dissertation is about how knowledge is constructed in interactions and what knowledge entails in practical social work. It is about how a collective can provide a foundation for the construction and development of knowledge through the interactions contextualized in this study on Swedish elder care, organized by the municipality. READ MORE

7. 5. Knowledge Unplugged. An Action Research Approach to Enhancing Knowing in R&D Organizations

   Author : Jonas Roth; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; knowledge; R and D organization; pharmaceutical industry; action research; knowledge management;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with how knowledge is shared and converted into action in organizational settings. Managers in knowledge-intensive organizations have shown increasing interest in knowledge management literature, while at the same time great attention is being paid to knowledge by theorists who are proclaiming that knowledge is one major source of competitive advantage. READ MORE