Sökning: "Large organizations"

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  1. 1. Integrated Measurement and Assessment of Performance in Large Organizations: The Case of a Swedish Construction Company

    Författare :Peter Samuelsson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Construction; Improvement; Performance measurement; Assessment; Large organizations; Action Research;

    Sammanfattning : The construction industry has been criticised in several public investigations during the last few years because of lack of competition and resistance to change. Unlike other industries the production costs within the construction industry are increasing and lately, foreign contractors have made their entrance to the Swedish construction market. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Work in voluntary welfare organizations : A sociological study of voluntary welfare organizations in Sweden

    Författare :Sébastien Chartrand; Göran Ahrne; Apostolis Papakostas; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; volunteering; work; voluntary organization; Sweden; employee; volunteer; organization; public sector; professionalization; folkrörelser; Sociology; Sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : Since Sweden has one of the most comprehensive welfare states, the role of voluntary organizations active in the field of welfare is often neglected. The unique Swedish nonprofit sector is characterized by 1) the tradition of popular mass movements in which members are central and the real owners of the organization, 2) large membership and volunteering, but low employment levels, 3) dominance in the fields of culture and recreation, but the relative marginalization in welfare. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Nurturing resilience in social-ecological systems : Lessons learned from bridging organizations

    Författare :Lisen Schultz; Carl Folke; Ryan Plummer; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :adaptive co-management; social-ecological resilience; local stewards; bridging organizations; learning; participation; Kristianstads Vattenrike; Biosphere Reserves; sustainable development; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem management; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; naturresurshushållning; Natural Resources Management;

    Sammanfattning : In an increasingly complex, rapidly changing world, the capacity to cope with, adapt to, and shape change is vital. This thesis investigates how natural resource management can be organized and practiced to nurture this capacity, referred to as resilience, in social-ecological systems. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Storskaligt kreativt samarbete : Organisering och kollektivt lärande i ett konst- och teaterprojekt

    Författare :Aron Schoug; Tore West; Staffan Nilsson; Jon Ohlsson; Peter E Johansson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Large-scale collaborative creativity; collective learning; organizing; organizational learning; artistic collaboration; theater production; ethnography; leadership; Storskaligt kreativt samarbete; kollektivt lärande; organisering; organisatoriskt lärande; konstnärligt samarbete; teaterproduktion; etnografi; ledarskap; pedagogik; Education;

    Sammanfattning : Storskaliga kreativa samarbeten blir allt vanligare i dagens organisationer, till exempel inom kreativa näringar, innovationsprocesser och utvecklingsprojekt. I sådana samarbeten behöver många individer vara kreativa och deras bidrag sammanflätas. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Designing Public Organizations and Institutions: Essays on Coordination and Incentives

    Författare :Jens Dietrichson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organizations; institutions; coordination; incentives; performance measurement; communication; budget processes; local governments; fiscal performance; bailouts;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of an introduction and four self-contained chapters that address issues of how organizations and institutions should be designed in order to provide adequate incentives and enable coordination. The first essay uses a multi-task principal-agent model to examine two reasons why coordination problems are common when public sector organizations share responsibilities: the incentives to coordinate resource allocation and the difficulties of measuring performance. LÄS MER