Sökning: "institutional theories"

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1. 1. Military intelligence analysis : institutional influence

   Författare :Martin Bang; Juha-Matti Lehtonen; Gunnar Hult; Martin Norsell; Philip Davies; Försvarshögskolan; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; intelligence analysis; military intelligence; institutions and threat assessments; Försvarssystem; Military Technology;

   Sammanfattning : Intelligence is vital for the outcome of battles. As long as humans wage war, there will be a need for decision support to military and civilian leaders regarding adversaries or potential adversaries. However, the production of intelligence is neither easy nor without pitfalls. LÄS MER

3. 2. Managing a cross-institutional setting : a case study of a Western firm's subsidiary in the Ukraine

   Författare :Peter Hultén; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Boundary Spanning; Consonance; Cross-Institutional; Dissonance; Filtering; Filtering Conditions; Identity Identification; Institutional Influence; Networks; Norms; Post-Soviet Market; Power; Screening; Socialisation; Vacuum; Företagsetablering; Ukraina; Nätverksplanering; Multinationella företag; Dotterbolag; Postkommunism;

   Sammanfattning : This study explores the development of a Western firm's subsidiary in the Ukraine and sets out to contribute to the theoretical development about the managing of subsidiaries in the Post-Soviet market. The cross-institutional approach to analyse the subsidiary has been adopted to explore influence from the institutional setting of the parent firm and from local institutions. LÄS MER

4. 3. Before the "European Miracles". Four Essays on Swedish Preconditions for Conquest, Growth, andVoice

   Författare :Erik Örjan Emilsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; aristocracy; agrarian history; comparative history; Early Modern Sweden; economic dynamics; evolutionary social science theories; institutional theories; jurisdictional system; lawspeakers lagmän ; Medieval Sweden; parliamentary politics; peasant categories; peasant rebellions; political contestation; political representation; property taxations; Sweden’s Great Power Age; theories of feudalism; transition to capitalism;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four studies that further develop the perspectives introduced in the author’s licential dissertation, Sweden and the European Miracles: Conquest, Growth and Voice (1996). The dynamic properties of the European system of independent but interacting societies are traced back to the institutional polystruc-turality of European feudalism and the peculiarities of Sweden’s historical experience are asserted to be part of this intersocietal heritage. LÄS MER

5. 4. Om reformer : En studie av Kvalitetsreformen, Politireform 2000 og Kunnskapsløftet

   Författare :Jan Moren; Birgitta Eriksson; Mats Lindberg; Karlstads universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Reforms; organisation theory; political theory; democracy; public policy; public administration; new public management; institutional complexity; individual autonomy; political authority; instrumental tools; institutional adaptations; myths and ymbols; standardization; flexibility; effectiveness; formal structures; informal structures; decoupling; institutional environments; Working Life Science; Arbetsvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis studies three major reforms in the public sector of Norway. The sectors studied are the police, higher education, and primary schools. The main motive for studying these reforms are of a theoretical nature, the reason to study them is to produce general knowledge about reforms. The study aims to answer two main questions. LÄS MER

7. 5. Rätt, makt och institutionell förändring : En kritisk analys av myndigheters samverkan i barnahus

   Författare :Susanna Johansson; Rättssociologiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; institutional change; child protection; social welfare investigations; crime investigations; treatment logic; criminal law logic; juridification; power; institutional theory; sociology of law; collaboration; coordination; behandlingslogik; straffrättslig logik; makt; institutionell teori; rättssociologi; samordning; samverkan; institutionalisation; Barnahus; brottsutredningar; sociala utredningar; barnskydd; institutionell förändring; juridifiering; institutionalisering;

   Sammanfattning : The overarching objective of the dissertation is to study inter-organisational collaboration processes and their associated consequences in a critical manner, with particular emphasis on the importance of law and power. The analysis of the empirical material, reflecting collaboration in the context of Barnahus on six locations in Sweden (collaboration under one roof regarding investigations of suspected crimes against children), has been undertaken in two stages: an initial empirical analysis and a second theoretically grounded re-analysis. LÄS MER