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Visar resultat 31 - 35 av 249 avhandlingar innehållade ordet paradox.

  1. 31. Kritiskt tänkande som utbildningsmål : Från modernistisk filosofi till policy för högre utbildning

    Författare :Leo Berglund; Eva Forsberg; Sverker Lundin; Joakim Landahl; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; critical thinking; higher education; pedagogical paradox; contradictions; Boltanski; Pedagogik; Education;

    Sammanfattning : The goal of critical thinking in higher education is paradoxical, since it implies a form of education that both directs the student towards a pre-defined goal, and commands the student to be autonomous. This paradox is studied in four contexts, as to investigate what pedagogical contradictions the goal of critical thinking generates, and how they transform pedagogical thinking. LÄS MER

  3. 32. Beyond IT and Productivity : Effects of Digitized Information Flows in Grocery Distribution

    Författare :Åsa Horzella; Birger Rapp; Thomas Falk; Bo Carlsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; IT; Productivity Paradox; Effects; Information Flows; Grocery Distribution; Supply Chain; Business and economics; Ekonomi; Economic Information Systems; Ekonomiska informationssystem;

    Sammanfattning : During the last decades organizations have made large investments in Information Technology (IT). The effects of these investments have been studied in business and academic communities over the years. A large amount of research has been conducted on the relation between the investments in IT and productivity growth. LÄS MER

  4. 33. Beyond IT and Productivity : Effects of Digitized Information Flows in the Logging Industry

    Författare :Maria Kollberg; Birger Rapp; Thomas Falk; Bo Carlsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information technology; productivity paradox; digitization; logging industry; Business and economics; Ekonomi; Economic Information Systems; Ekonomiska informationssystem;

    Sammanfattning : The IT and productivity paradox has been the subject of considerable research in recent decades. Many previous studies, based mainly on macroeconomic statistics or on aggregated company data, have reached disparate conclusions. Consequently, the question whether IT investments contribute to productivity growth is still heavily debated. LÄS MER

  5. 34. Beyond IT and Productivity : How Digitization Transformed the Graphic Industry

    Författare :Mathias Cöster; Thomas Falk; Birger Rapp; Bo Carlsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; IT; productivity paradox; the Graphic Industry; digitization; IT effects; IT benefits; Business and economics; Ekonomi; Economic Information Systems; Ekonomiska informationssystem;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines how IT and the digitization of information have transformed processes of the graphic industry. The aim is to show how critical production processes have changed when information in these processes have been digitized. LÄS MER

  7. 35. Models of Cooperation, Learning and Catastrophic Risk

    Författare :Vilhelm Verendel; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Backward Induction; Bayesian analysis; Finitely Repeated Prisoners Dilemma; Cooperation; Fermi Paradox; Learning; Climate negotiations; Catastrophic risk;

    Sammanfattning : Our world presents us with dangers and opportunities. Some of these dangers and opportunities are easier to handle if two or more individuals learn to cooperate. This thesis contributes five papers about cooperation, learning and catastrophic risk. LÄS MER