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1. 6. Efficiency and Productivity in Swedish Banking

   Författare :Matilda Gjirja; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; technical efficiency; banking industry; financial deregulation; productivity; mergers and acquisitions; frontier cost functions; data envelopment analysis;

   Sammanfattning : This Ph.D. thesis addresses issues pertaining to the assessment of efficiency and productivity in the Swedish banking sector. It consists of an introduction and three self contained papers. LÄS MER

3. 7. Modern Missionaries : An Ethnography of Social Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurial Legitimation in the Humanitarian Field

   Författare :Wenderson De Lima; Birgitta Schwartz; Bengt Karlsson; Minna Halme; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Entrepreneurship; Modern Missionaries; Humanitarian Field; Legitimacy; Gift; Charity; Technical Assistance; Humanitarian Habitus; Unexpected Entrepreneurship; Third Sector; NGOs; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

   Sammanfattning : In nearly six decades of international interventions, the question of how to promote societal progress in African societies is still the subject of lively debates. The persistence of wars, famine, political instability and economic underdevelopment on the continent continues to fuel spirited discussions about how to organize aid most efficiently and whether old forms of international assistance still work. LÄS MER

4. 8. Ombyggnad pågår : Lunds tekniska högskola och ingenjörsrollens förändring

   Författare :Carl Magnus Pålsson; Avdelningen för idé- och lärdomshistoria; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; educational reform; Higher education; polytechnics; History of philosophy; engineering education; history of ideas; Filosofins historia; idéhistoria;

   Sammanfattning : This study deals with the transformation of institutions of higher technical education in Sweden. It situates those processes in the context of educational reforms during the second half of the 20th century. Lund Institute of Technology, Lunds tekniska högskola (LTH), is focused upon. LÄS MER

5. 9. On System Dynamics as an Approach for Manufacturing Systems Development

   Författare :Gary Linnéusson; Högskolan i Skövde; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; system dynamics; manufacturing systems development; operational; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP; Teknik; Technology;

   Sammanfattning : Improvement work in manufacturing industry usually focuses on the utilisation of equipment. System dynamics simulation is a potential tool for increasing the utilisation of systems. By using group model building and simulation it facilitates a common view and better informed decisions for change. LÄS MER

7. 10. Actors in Collaboration: Sociotechnical Influence on Practice-Research Collaboration

   Författare :Marisa Ponti; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Actor-Network Theory; Collaborative Work; Information Science; Practice-Research Gap; Socio-technical Paradigm; Virtual Organization; actor-network theory;

   Sammanfattning : There has long been a concern about the research-practice gap within Library and Information Science (LIS). Several authors have highlighted the disconnection between the world of professional practice, interested in service and information system development, and the world of the academy, focused on the development of theory and the progress of the discipline. LÄS MER