Search for dissertations about: "strategic planning public sector"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words strategic planning public sector.

2. 1. Urban Planning Participation: Linking Practice and Theory

   Author : Björn Malbert; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; sustainable urban development; complexity; local Agenda 21; shared-power situations; urban design and planning; reflective practice and research; strategic choice approach; uncertainty and conflicts in urban planning; communicative planning theory; participatory decision-making; tasks and roles of planners; planning methodology;

   Abstract : Continuing efforts to apply, at the local level, the Agenda 21 mandate of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, in 1992, provide good illustrations of problems typical in contemporary public planning and decision-making in many European countries. The claims for participatory decision-making and the coordination of decision and action among diverse actors and stakeholders constitute challenges to established public planning systems. READ MORE

4. 2. The role of market orientation in public housing companies: : A study of MO’s effect on construction strategies

   Author : Zahra Ahmadi; Björn Berggren; David Sörhammar; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public housing companies; market orientation; construction strategies; innovation; moderating and mediating effects; strategic performance; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : The development of public housing companies in Sweden is strongly influenced by legal, economic, and demographic changes. The companies long tradition of taking responsibility for customer welfare in living have recently been criticized for excessive dominance over price setting, which is claimed to give them competitive advantages in the housing market. READ MORE

5. 3. Government's Role for Transport Infrastructure : Theoretical Approaches and Historical Development

   Author : Björn Hasselgren; Göran Cars; Hans Lind; Mark Pennington; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Government; Market; Planning; Transport Infrastructure;

   Abstract : This thesis analyzes and discusses the development of the Swedish government’s role as owner and financier of roads and railroads from the 1930s until the 2010s. The influence on the development of the government’s role from two main theoretical paradigms is discussed and analyzed. READ MORE

6. 4. Organisational characteristics and psychosocial working conditions in different forms of ownership

   Author : Chatrine Höckertin; Jonas Höög; Annika Härenstam; Roine Johansson; Rafael Lindqvist; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychosocial working conditions; Prerequisites for management; Management control strategies; Cooperative; Public sector; Ownership; Welfare services; Geriatric care; Sociology; Sociologi;

   Abstract : The main aim of this thesis has been to compare psychosocial working conditions in workplaces with different forms of ownership, i.e. public, private and cooperative. READ MORE

7. 5. Seeking sustainability in the construction sector: opportunities within impact assessment and sustainable public procurement

   Author : Kedar Uttam; Berit Balfors; Charlotta Faith-Ell; Jos Arts; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; environmental impact assessment; green public procurement; sustainable public procurement; competitive dialogue procedure; construction sector;

   Abstract : Growing concerns regarding sustainability have led the construction sector to adopt various policy instruments for reducing the impacts caused by construction activities. One such policy instrument includes impact assessment, which enables the construction sector to evaluate the environmental consequences of proposed developments at project (environmental impact assessment) and strategic (strategic environmental assessment) level. READ MORE