Search for dissertations about: "thesis on school management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 305 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on school management.

  2. 1. Future School Management : Do Plans and Needs Match? A Comparative Study with Examples from Four OECD-Countries

    Author : Kah Slenning; Arild Tjeldvoll; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education; Future studies; Scenario; Comparative study; Local Management of Schools; Competence; OECD; School Development; Interviews; Curriculum; National Educational Policy; Decentralization; Devolution; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

    Abstract : The overriding aim of this study is to focus a factor affecting the readiness of the education systems of four OECD countries (or, to be quite correct, three countries and one state in the U.S.) to meet and adapt to changing demands and expectations on educational outcome. READ MORE

  4. 2. Quality management : National or global driving factors

    Author : Dag Kroslid; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Quality Management; Quality Development; Business Excellence; Total Quality Management; Culture; Hofstede;

    Abstract : Around the world Quality Management is commonly regarded by industrialists and academics as a management concept that encompasses the potential in any organisation of developing into a company-wide philosophy with a profound focus on stakeholder values and improvement processes. However, there are mounting evidence that Quality Management has developed into an important strategic issue also on a national level, and that some leading industrial nations have enjoyed significant gains in the post War era by means of nation-wide progresses in Quality Management. READ MORE

  5. 3. Management Control : Linking Strategy with Inter‐Organisational Relationships

    Author : Zita Ambrutytė; Jonas Gerdin; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Management control systems; business strategy; inter-organisational relationships; management control variables; intra-organisational controls; Management control systems; styrsystem; affärsstrategi; inter-organisatoriska relationer; styrvariabler; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : The alignment of strategies and control systems is believed to affect the chances for firms to successfully achieve competitive edge. Contemporary business trends like globalization, vertical disintegration, the reduction in supplier bases, the focusing of operations and outsourcing of non-core activities, have caused companies to rely increasingly on relationships with other firms. READ MORE

  6. 4. Essays on asset management

    Author : Markus Ibert; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : “Mutual Fund Managers’ Private Portfolios and Skills” studies mutual fund managers’ personal investment decisions and how they relate to fund performance.“Are Mutual Fund Managers Paid for Investment Skill?” investigates the determinants of managerial compensation. READ MORE

  7. 5. Essays on Asset Management : Analyst Ratings, Reports, and Return Expectations

    Author : Felix Wilke; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : “Mutual Fund Analysts as Information Intermediaries” studies mutual fund analyst reports in the context of active fund management models and how the reports’ informational content relates to fund flows and performance using dictionary-based and machine-learning approaches. “Are Subjective Expectations Formed as in Rational Expectations Models of Active Management?” examines forward-looking performance expectations of mutual fund analysts for global active equity funds. READ MORE