Sökning: "World Councils"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 13 avhandlingar innehållade orden World Councils.

  1. 1. Standing up to a Multinational Giant : The Saint-Gobain World Council and the American Window Glass Workers' Strike in the American Saint Gobain Corporation in 1969

    Författare :Fredrik Håkansson; Lars Olsson; Marcel van der Linden; Lars Berggren; Geert Van Goethem; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; World Councils; Compagnie de Saint-Gobain; the American Saint Gobain Corporation; flat glass; sheet glass; window glass; trade union internationalism; Charles Levinson; the International Federation of Chemical and General Workers’ Unions; the United Glass and Ceramic Workers of North America; glassworkers; Historia; History;

    Sammanfattning : In the 1960s, a large number of World Councils were founded in a number of industrial branches. One of the most recognized World Councils was established in the multinational glass manufacturer Compagnie de Saint-Gobain in 1969, in connection to an international trade union action against the company. LÄS MER

  3. 2. A Data-Rich World : Population‐based registers in healthcare research

    Författare :Ann-Britt Wiréhn; John Carstensen; Carl Johan Östgren; Anneli Ivarsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; chronic disease; demographic factors; healthcare costs; hospitalization; incidence; registers; primary healthcare; prevalence; Epidemiology; Epidemiologi;

    Sammanfattning : Advances and integration of information and communication technologies into healthcare systems offer new opportunities to improve public health worldwide. In Sweden, there are already unique possibilities for epidemiological research from registers because of a long tradition of centralized data collection into population-based registers and their allowance for linkage. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Kvinnors politiska representation i ett jämförande perspektiv - nationell och lokal nivå

    Författare :Jessika Wide; Svante Ersson; Christina Bergqvist; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; women in politics; descriptive representation; female representation; gender and politics; political parties; gender quotas; parliaments; municipal councils; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this dissertation is to map and analyze the spatial and temporal variation in women’s political representation at both the national and local level. In the dissertation it is argued that women’s political representation is the outcome of the interplay between structures, institutions and actors. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Svenska städer i medeltidens Europa : En komparativ studie av stadsorganisation och politisk kultur

    Författare :Sofia Gustafsson; Göran Dahlbäck; Gabriela Bjarne Larsson; Dag Lindström; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; the Middle Ages; medieval history; town history; political culture; council; community; town administration; bailiff; town lord; alderman; mayor; Europeanization; Lübeck; Swedish towns; History; Historia;

    Sammanfattning : How did the Swedish towns compare to the surrounding world during the late Middle Ages concerning town organization and political culture? Previous research has claimed a strong German influence on the Swedish town life, but in this dissertation the Europeanization is being put forward as the explanatory factor for the extensive international similarities that can be identified during the Middle Ages. The towns were part of an international town culture that was highly integrated. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Do Financial Incentives Make a Difference? : A Comparative Study of the Effects of Performance-Based Reimbursement in Swedish Health Care

    Författare :Ewa Forsberg; Finn Kamper-Jörgensen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Medical sciences; Financial incentives; efficiency; work environment; professional autonomy; leadership; cost awareness; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Social Medicine; socialmedicin;

    Sammanfattning : Financial incentives have become important in health care all over the world. This thesis compares one council implementing a new payment system based on performance based reimbursement (PBR) with ten councils retaining an annual budget system. LÄS MER