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1. Communication as structuration : Viewing learning through the lens of communication
Sammanfattning : This dissertation is about enlightening the relationship between organizational communication and learning. In doing so, I explore and build upon existing theories that address the relationship from a structuration perspective. Specifically, I turn to discursive communication theory and sociocultural learning theory. LÄS MER
2. Mellan samtid och tradition : folkhögskolans identitet i kursutbudets yrkesinriktning
Sammanfattning : In this thesis the vocational orientation of the courses offered - as an expression of the folk high school's self-identity- is analysed. The point of departure was that what the folk high school do, is a way to show what it wants to be and, therefore, reflects what it is. LÄS MER
3. Manager and civil servant : exploring actors' taken-for-granted assumptions in public administration
Sammanfattning : Manager and Civil Servant is an exploration of actors' taken-for-granted assumptions that govern perceptions concerning how public administration should be undertaken within contemporary welfare states. It is argued that more than 30 years of continuous reforms directed towards public administration have caused dilemmas to arise. LÄS MER
4. Strategy formation and managerial agency : a socio-cognitive perspective
Sammanfattning : This dissertation focuses on strategy formation of firms as it unfolds over time and in context. The research questions are defined to take into account the complexity of this phenomenon, in that the themes emanating address the involved structures, processes and managerial agency as the roles and influences of managers. LÄS MER
5. Byggeriets produktion af svigt i et strukturationssperspektiv - et studie af reaktive og proaktive problemlosningspraksisser
Sammanfattning : The thesis is the result of an Industrial PhD project conducted in NCC Construction Denmark addressing quality issues. The study examines how failures and defects are produced in the social practices of construction projects and the role of problem solving. The approach to failures and defects is open-minded and empirically oriented. LÄS MER