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1. 16. Quality management : National or global driving factors

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

   Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

3. 17. On the Limits of Nonprofit Firms

   Författare :Manuel Echeverria; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Hierarchy; Nonprofits; Intrinsic Motivation; Culture;

   Sammanfattning : DescriptionThis thesis consists of two papers. The first gives a game-theoretical treatment of the institutional homogenization of value-oriented firms. It explains why intrinsically motivated, value-oriented firms like non-profits may become similar to for-profit firms in terms of organization and norms. LÄS MER

4. 18. ”Kalla mig inte mamsell!” : En jämförelse av tre skandinaviska översättares behandling av kulturspecifika element i fransk- och engelskspråkig skönlitteratur

   Författare :Marcus Axelsson; Ulla Börestam; Yvonne Lindqvist; Cecilia Alvstad; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; translation; Scandinavia; Descriptive Translation Studies; culture-specific elements; translation strategies; Bourdieu; Nordiska språk; Scandinavian Languages;

   Sammanfattning : The present study deals with the work and practice of three Scandinavian translators, namely Kjell Olaf Jensen (Norwegian), Marianne Öjerskog (Swedish) and Agnete Dorph Stjernfelt (Danish). The main question of the thesis is what strategies the translators use when translating culture-specific elements from French and English. LÄS MER

5. 19. Change models in need of renewal: Building strategic practice to prevail in industry transitions

   Författare :Johanna Pregmark; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; change formula; strategic practice; contextual ambidexterity; industry transition; change; renewal; action research; innovation; urgency creativity;

   Sammanfattning : Organizations find it hard to survive industry transitions. To succeed, organizations need to rethink the way they do business and the renewal efforts have to overcome the lock-in created by the organizational system, capabilities and organizational culture. Moreover, in an industry transition a clear view of what to change into is often lacking. LÄS MER

7. 20. The Strategic Use of Military Contractors : American Commercial Military Service Providers in Bosnia and Liberia: 1995-2009

   Författare :Marcus Mohlin; Pekka Sivonen; Jan Hallenberg; Anna Leander; Försvarshögskolan; []
   Nyckelord :Krigsvetenskap; Krigsvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : Drawing from strategic theory, this study investigates the strategic roles of commercial companies providing military services, frequently referred to as private military companies.  Theoretically, the thesis analyzes how states organize its military capabilities in order to be able to wield power within the international system while empirically, it examines the character and role of commercial companies that provide military training services to the United States Government and partner nations. LÄS MER