Sökning: "innovation activity theory"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 32 avhandlingar innehållade orden innovation activity theory.
1. Medical Device Innovation : The integrated processes of invention, diffusion and deployment
Sammanfattning : An increased use of medical devices has been assumed to be a major cause of rising healthcare expenditures. Nations around the world are trying to keep costs down, but strong incentives still exist for the development and use of new devices. Innovation is, however, never exclusively good or bad and it is not easy to evaluate the net effect. LÄS MER
2. Enterprise Social Media in Project-based Knowledge Work : A contextualized view through the lens of activity theory
Sammanfattning : Project-based knowledge work is characterised by decentralised and dynamic team-based structures, different from the traditional, bureaucratic organisation. Arguably, this flexible and collaborative work setting could benefit from enterprise social media, which helps facilitate how people connect, collaborate and share information across organisational boundaries. LÄS MER
3. Innovation Diffusion in the Construction Sector
Sammanfattning : Innovation and development are the backbone of a thriving market economy. It is through innovations of various kinds that nations, industries and companies compete. Many actions in areas internationally and nationally will affect the construction sector. Research into construction innovation has attracted increasing interest. LÄS MER
4. Choreographing innovative practice in everyday work
Sammanfattning : The thesis argues for a humanistic and democratic approach to innovation management that puts employees and their engagement in the center of organizational efforts for innovation. It proposes that a culture for innovation can be built by enabling all employees to develop their innovative practice as part of their everyday work and not as an extra activity on top of their existing responsibilities. LÄS MER
5. The Quest for the Room of Requirement - Why Some Activity-based Flexible Offices Work While Others Do Not
Sammanfattning : The overarching purpose of this thesis is to develop further knowledge of the consequences of relocating to Activity-based Flexible Offices (AFOs). As workspace design innovations, AFOs are increasingly implemented in organisations. AFOs comprise a variety of workspaces for employees to choose from depending on their preferences or activities. LÄS MER