Search for dissertations about: "socio-technical systems"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 105 swedish dissertations containing the words socio-technical systems.

  2. 11. Getting Work Done : The Significance of the Human in Complex Socio-Technical Systems

    Author : Rebecca Cort; Anders A. Jansson; Jessica Lindblom; Ann Blandford; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; work; work practice; socio-technical system; workscape; workplace studies; ethnography; distributed cognition; activity theory; operational train traffic; manufacturing; human-computer interaction; HCI; safety-critical domain; Computer Science with specialization in Human-Computer Interaction; Datavetenskap med inriktning mot människa-datorinteraktion;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to deepen the understanding of the role and relevance of the worker in the functioning of complex socio-technical systems. The perspective adopted is profoundly human-centred and the worker is considered as a resource. READ MORE

  4. 12. Strategic Planning of Knowledge Management Systems : A Problem Exploration Approach

    Author : Jan Aidemark; Harald Kjellin; Peter Révay; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Computer and systems science; Data- och systemvetenskap; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap; Knowledge management; Informatics; computer and systems science; Information Systems;

    Abstract : Knowledge management (KM) is focused on the problems and opportunities of using organizational knowledge as a resource. Information systems that are used to support KM processes are called knowledge management systems (KMS). READ MORE

  5. 13. Energy Policy Instruments Perspectives on their Choice, Combination and Evaluation

    Author : Kerstin Åstrand; Miljö- och energisystem; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; energy systems; policy instrument choice; socio-technical systems; policy instrument combination; Energiforskning; Energy research; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social sciences; Sweden.; evaluation; Environmental technology; pollution control; Miljöteknik; wind energy policy; green certificate trading scheme; market creation; wind power; Public policy instruments; wind turbine development; kontroll av utsläpp; renewable energy; energy policy;

    Abstract : Abstract The thesis aims at providing a better understanding of public policy instruments used in policy-making within the energy sector, particularly regarding their role in the change towards an increased use of renewable energy sources for generation of electricity. The research was guided by an underlying assumption that a markedly higher proportion of the energy generated from renewable sources can be considerably enhanced by use of policy instruments that support the development and the market creation of new, renewable energy technologies. READ MORE

  6. 14. Sustainable evolution of SMEs in response to socio-technical emergence

    Author : Afifa Rahatulain; Mauro Onori; Dario Antonelli; KTH; []
    Keywords : knowledge management; organizational capability; socio-technical system; viable system model; Production Engineering; Industriell produktion;

    Abstract : Technological advancements such as digitalization, cloud computing, and cyber-physical systems are transforming the present-day manufacturing industry. However, striving solely on the technological shift alone is insufficient to attain a sustainable competitive advantage. READ MORE

  7. 15. Technical infrastructure networks as socio-technical systems : Addressing infrastructure resilience and societal outage consequences

    Author : Finn Landegren; Industriell elektroteknik och automation; []
    Keywords : Critical infrastructure; Socio-technical system; Resilience; Restoration; Simulation; Quality of supply regulation; Societal consequence;

    Abstract : Research area: Modern society is increasingly dependent on a range of technical infrastructure networks including e.g. power, transport and IT networks. This dependence is illustrated by large disturbances which from time to time affect these systems, often to an extent which few did consider possible. READ MORE