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- Olsson, Annika, et al.
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An action learning method for increased innovation capability in organisations
- 2010
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Ingår i: Action Learning: Research and Practice. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1476-7341 .- 1476-7333. ; 7:2, s. 167-179
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Product innovation in highly complex and technological areas, such as medical technology, puts high requirements on the innovation capability of an organisation. Previous research and publications have highlighted organisational issues and learning matters as important and necessary for the development of innovation capability. Action learning requires reflections of the ways things are carried out, changes in current actions, implementation and improvement and thereafter another round of reflections. This could be difficult for one organisation to carry out internally and so this research uses a learning network setup involving several organisations for inter-organisational action learning. The purpose of this article is to describe the learning network setup used in a current action learning project in the med tech industry, and to discuss the initial experiences gained. The research project aims at increasing the innovation capability of the participating organisations. The method used is based on action learning and involves representatives from industrial partners, public health organisations and academic partners. The different organisations run innovation projects over a time period of three years, and meet three times a year in learning network sessions with the purpose of developing knowledge by action learning interaction between the different. During these learning network sessions the participants are facilitated to go through different phases: reflections, new concepts, new actions, implementations and new reflections. The paper elaborates on theories of innovation capability and learning networks, and thereafter the methods of action research, experiential learning and action learning. The action learning network structure, the experiences gained in the initial phases of the project, and the experience of action learning and learning networks is then presented. The importance of trust building between partners in the network in order to facilitate action learning and development of innovation capability is experienced and discussed, as is the learning that takes place in the interaction between academics from different disciplines in their interaction with the practitioners.
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- Jahre, Marianne, et al.
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Coordination in humanitarian logistics through clusters
- 2010
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Ingår i: International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management. - : Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.. - 0960-0035 .- 1758-664X. ; 40:8/9, s. 657-674
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose – In the field of humanitarianism, cluster thinking has been suggested as a solution to the lack of coordinated disaster response. Clusters for diverse functions, including sheltering, logistics and water and sanitation, can be viewed as an effort to achieve functional coordination. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a greater understanding of the potential of cluster concepts using supply chain coordination and inter‐cluster coordination. The focus is on the conceptual level rather than on specific means of coordination.Design/methodology/approach – The cluster concept in humanitarian relief, along with some key empirical issues, is based on a case study. The concept is then compared to the literature on clusters and coordination in order to develop a theoretical framework with propositions on the tradeoffs between different types of coordination.Findings – The results provide important reflections on one of the major trends in contemporary development of humanitarian logistics. This paper shows that there is a tradeoff between different types of coordination, with horizontal coordination inside cluster drawing attention away from important issues of the supply chain as well as the need to coordinate among the clusters.Research limitations/implications – There is a need for more in‐depth case studies of experiences with clusters in various operations. Various perspectives should be taken into account, including the field, responding agencies, beneficiaries, donors, military and commercial service providers, both during and between disasters.Practical implications – The paper presents the tradeoffs between different types of coordination, in which basic aims such as standardisation through functional coordination, must be balanced with cross‐functional and vertical coordination in order to more successfully serve the users' composite needs.Originality/value – The focus on possible trade‐offs between different types of coordination is an important complement to the literature, which often assumes simultaneous high degrees of horizontal and vertical coordination.
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- Hammarlund, Cecilia, et al.
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Bränsle för ett bättre klimat - marknad och politik för biobränslen
- 2010
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Om utsläppen av växthusgaser ska minska bör utsläppen prissättas; en följd av detta kan bli att produktionen av biobränslen ökar. Rapporten handlar om hur olika styrmedel för att minska utsläppen av växthusgaser påverkar produktionen av biobränslen och hur ökad produktion av biobränslen påverkar livsmedelsmarknaden och marknaden för skogsprodukter.
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- Erlingsdottir, Gudbjörg, et al.
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Det blir inte alltid som planerat. Om nya styrmodeller och deras varierande resultat
- 2010
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Ingår i: SNS Välfärdsrapport. Vårdens utmaningar. - 1653-3909. ; , s. 148-176
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Inom hälso- och sjukvården i Sverige implementeras ständigt nya styrmodeller. Många av dessa ger dock inte avsett resultat. I kapitlet diskuteras varför och hur styrmodeller omtolkas där kvalitetssäkring används som illustrativt exempel.
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