Sökning: "institutional adaptations"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 avhandlingar innehållade orden institutional adaptations.

  1. 1. Om reformer : En studie av Kvalitetsreformen, Politireform 2000 og Kunnskapsløftet

    Författare :Jan Moren; Birgitta Eriksson; Mats Lindberg; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Reforms; organisation theory; political theory; democracy; public policy; public administration; new public management; institutional complexity; individual autonomy; political authority; instrumental tools; institutional adaptations; myths and ymbols; standardization; flexibility; effectiveness; formal structures; informal structures; decoupling; institutional environments; Working Life Science; Arbetsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis studies three major reforms in the public sector of Norway. The sectors studied are the police, higher education, and primary schools. The main motive for studying these reforms are of a theoretical nature, the reason to study them is to produce general knowledge about reforms. The study aims to answer two main questions. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The Social Organization of Institutional Norms : Interactional Management of Knowledge, Entitlement and Stance

    Författare :Lina Nyroos; Björn Melander; Erica Sandlund; Camilla Wide; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Institutional interaction; Institutional norms; Conversation Analysis; Seminar; Performance appraisal interview; Stance; Epistemics; Entitlement; Scandinavian Languages; Nordiska språk;

    Sammanfattning : The present thesis explores talk in institutional settings, with a particular focus on how institutionality and institutional norms are constructed and reproduced in interaction. A central aim is to enhance our understanding of how institutional agendas are talked into being. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Mainstreaming passive houses : A study of energy efficient residential buildings in Sweden

    Författare :Johan Niskanen; Harald Rohracher; Ann-Sofie Kall; Christian Koch; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; passive house; mainstreaming; sustainable innovation; technology deployment; socio-technical transition; passivhus; mainstreaming; hållbara innovationer; teknikspridning; socio-teknisk omställning;

    Sammanfattning : The passive house concept has become increasingly popular in the building sector in the lost twenty years ond is deemed to ploy on important role in aligning the housing sector with climate and environmental policy objectives. However, for such buildings to ploy this port they need to be more widespread, more common and more accepted by mainstream actors and institutions. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Social-ecological performance of collaborative wildlife governance : the case of Swedish moose management

    Författare :Sabrina Dressel; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Natural resources such as wildlife are part of social-ecological systems, which are characterized by inherent complexity, uncertainty, and changes. Therefore, collaborative, decentralized, and adaptive approaches tend to be preferred in environmental governance. LÄS MER

  7. 5. The cultural context of business : A study of firms in a northern Nigerian society

    Författare :Yakubu Zakaria; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Culture; Values; Norms; Behaviour; Rationality; Cross-cultural; Islam; Modernization; Entrepreneur; Manager; Trust; Risk; Organization; Control; Strategy; Perception; Business; Profit; Success; Development; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi; sociologi; Sociology;

    Sammanfattning : This study is about entrepreneurial adaptations to modem manufacturing activities in a semi-industrial society of Northern Nigeria. It embodies both general and micro-institutional perspectives of business behaviour and seeks to examine the multidimensional influences ofcultural values on business patterns. LÄS MER