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- Thorin, Eva, et al.
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Examination med hjälp av dagbok- erfarenheter från en kurs tillhörande civilingenjörsutbildningen i samhällsteknik vid Mälardalens högskola
- 2007
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Annan publikation (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Ett intressant sätt att kombinera examination och inlärning är att examinera genom att studenterna under kursens gång får skriva dagbok och göra reflektioner över sin egen inlärning. Fördelen är också att det befrämjar kontinuerlig inlärning. Vi har provat denna examinationsform i en kurs tillhörande årskurs 4 inom vår civilingenjörsutbildning (civilingenjör i samhällsteknik). En stor del av kursen består av ett projektarbete och anledningen till att vi från början valde dagbok som examinationsform var att vi bedömde att vi därmed skulle få större möjligheter att göra en rättvis bedömning av studenternas individuella kunskaper. Kursen gick första gången under vårterminen 2006 och för andra gången vårtterminen 2007. Våra erfarenheter är övervägande positiva men det finns också nackdelar och svårigheter som t ex lärarinsats, studenters ovana vid formen och kriterier för betygssättning.
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- Stigson, Peter, et al.
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Climate And Energy Policy Evaluation In Terms Of Relative Industrial Performance And Competitiveness
- 2009
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Ingår i: International Journal of Green Energy. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1543-5075 .- 1543-5083. ; 6:5, s. 450-465
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Due to differences in greenhouse-gas abatement costs within the industrial sectors, there is an ongoing discussion on potential negative competitive effects of climate and energy policies. This article argues that policymakers must acknowledge the relative performance of industrial operations parallel to the competitors, the compulsoriness of policies, and the harmonization of policies accordingly. To this end, the authors suggest a tool aimed for robust participatory policy evaluations at decision-maker levels. The tool promotes policy learning, transparency, and consensus building, hence contributing to more effective and efficient policy design and management process. The tool is exemplified in a Swedish context.
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- Lantz, Annika, et al.
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Job design for learning in work groups
- 2007
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Ingår i: Journal of Workplace Learning. - : Emerald. - 1366-5626 .- 1758-7859. ; 19:5, s. 269-285
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose--What is required of job design and production planning, if they are to result in a work group taking a self-starting approach and going beyond what is formally required of it? This paper aims to contribute to group research by testing a theoretical model of relations between job design on the one hand (captured as completeness, demand on responsibility, demand on cooperation, cognitive demand, and learning opportunities), and reflexivity and learning processes within natural work groups in industry on the other hand. Design/methodology/approach--The results are based on detailed task analyses and questionnaires from 40 work groups at the shop-floor level in manufacturing industry in Sweden. Findings--Job design and work routines show strong effects on reflexivity and learning processes. Four dimensions of job design--completeness, demand on cooperation, cognitive demand and learning opportunities--impact on reflexivity and learning processes. Job design correlates with social routines, and social routines with work routines. Practical implications--It is crucial to create a job design that puts challenging demands on the group if group processes are to be characterized by reflexivity and learning. Managers have a challenging task to provide both a space and a climate that supports reflexivity and learning. All functions affected by production planning need to be involved in job design to balance conflicts between productivity and innovation. Originality/value--Detailed task analysis is worthwhile as it captures aspects that are prerequisites for innovative groups not previously accounted for. (Contains 2 figures and 4 tables.)
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- Björkman, Christina, et al.
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Social Sciences and Humanities Engage and Motivate Engineering Students
- 2006
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Ingår i: SEFI 2006 - 34th Annual Conference: Engineering Education and Active Students. - Uppsala.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- In the year 2000 a new interdisciplinary M.Sc. Engineering Programme started at Uppsala University, Sweden. The programme, named Systems in Technology and Society, combines science and technology with studies in humanities and social science. Of the 4.5 year long programme (all MSc Engineering education in Sweden are 4.5 years), one third (a total of 1.5 year, spread over the first 4 years) of the curricula consists of courses in humanities and social science. The courses are based in different disciplines such as economic history, social and economic geography, business studies, political science, philosophy, history and history of ideas and science. The courses are integrated with each other, in order to stimulate a deeper knowledge within the interdisciplinary academic field of Science and Technology Studies (STS). The students of this new programme are more active in discussing the relevance of different content, in order to understand why they should study this. We see this as a result of the training in critical analysis and reflection that they obtain in the courses within humanities and social science.
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- Andersén, Jim, 1976-
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A holistic approach to acquisition of strategic resources
- 2007
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Ingår i: Journal of European Industrial Training. - : Emerald. - 0309-0590 .- 1758-7425. ; 31:8, s. 660-677
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: The aim of this article is to provide a holistic framework for the acquisition of strategic resources.Design/methodology/approach: The literature dealing with resource creation is reviewed and analyzed from a resource-based point of view. The major methods of acquiring resources are identified through the literature review and the applicability of the framework proposed is illustrated with an empirical example.Findings: Three ways of acquiring strategic resources are identified-- direct investments, organizational processes, and product market positioning. All three ways of acquisition can be intentional or unintentional. Arguments for using this six-dimension scale are provided through deductive reasoning, literature review, and the empirical example.Research implications/limitations: The study identifies the six dimensions of strategic resource acquisition. However, integration of these dimensions is not a subject addressed in this study. Cluster analysis of companies according to these dimensions could enhance our understanding of the characteristics of companies regarding resource acquisition.Originality/value: Whereas previous studies have generally used a single-theory approach, this study highlights the importance of having a holistic outlook when analyzing resource-based competitive advantages.
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- Ekman, Peter, et al.
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Information Systems Use as a Result of External Influences
- 2006
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Ingår i: microCAD 2006 International Scientific Conference. - 9636617147 ; , s. 73-78
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The use of an information system (IS) can be studied as a result of all the efforts that an organization has put on the introduction of IS, as for example change management, user training, support training and proper technical infrastructure. The description takes its starting point in the organization per se, whilst the one in this paper is external. In this paper, a complementary perspective is offered that can explain the final use of an IS, illustrated by three empirical papers. The use of an IS can be a result of the interorganizational influences as customers, suppliers or other stakeholders. The paper shows that the external environment has a direct effect on how the user experiences an IS and uses it.
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