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  1. 16. Perspectives on Manufacturing Development - Discontinuous Change and Continuous Improvement

    Författare :Anders Berger; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; change theory; performance; Continuous Improvement; large-scale renewal; practice; balance; multifunctional work groups; discontinuous change; Sweden; manufacturing development;

    Sammanfattning : The dissertation deals with the management of planned change and development efforts in manufacturing environments. Two models for improving and sustaining operational performance (technical, economic and social) are presented: the discontinuous change model and the continuous improvement model. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Essays on the Political Economy of Land Use Change

    Författare :Johanna Jussila Hammes; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; land tax; technological change; land use; deforestation; agricultural trade liberalization; Doha round; Dutch disease; perceived comparative advantage; EU-15; panel data;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three articles. The two first ones construct theoretical models for land use change between agriculture and forestry in the presence of lobbies representing both sectors. The third article tests empirically the hypothesis forwarded in the first essay. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Peasants and Policymakers, Agricultural transformation in Java under Suharto

    Författare :Tobias Axelsson; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; development policy; agriculture; Indonesia; technological change; institutional change; Economic History; equity;

    Sammanfattning : Following the East Asian success story Indonesia also subscribed to a model with increased productivity, income and equity through modernisation of agriculture. When it was hit by a severe crisis in 1997, Indonesia was regarded as one of the up and coming tigers of Southeast Asia. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Becoming a keystone: How incumbents can leverage technological change to create ecosystems

    Författare :Gouthanan Pushpananthan; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Innovation ecosystem; discontinuous technological change; modularity; case study;

    Sammanfattning : The proliferation of digital technology and automation in the 21st century has created a need to revisit established theories on value creation. Exponential advances in Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are dismantling firm- and industry-specific value creation processes. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Automation and the Consequences of Occupational Decline

    Författare :Sofia Hernnäs; Georg Graetz; Per-Anders Edin; Sebastian Findeisen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; technological change; automation; routine-biased technological change; skill prices; skill bundling; occupations; inequality; health; death of despair; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Essay I. Automation affects workers because it affects the return to their skills when performing different tasks. I propose a general equilibrium model of occupational choice and technological change which takes two important labor market features into account: (i) automation happens to tasks and (ii) workers have bundled skills. LÄS MER