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- Abarkan, Abdellah, 1960
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Bebyggelsemönster i medelhavsområdet: en studie av medinan i Fes ställd i relief mot Siena|
- 1995
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This thesis is an analysis and comparative study of medieval Mediterranean urban patterns. With urban patterns is meant the arrangement of houses and public spaces with special regard to the relations between them. The thesis contains four parts. Previous research on Muslim cities is described and commented in the first part. A difference between research before and after 1960 is noted. The Medina of Fes is discussed in the second part. In an historical background sketch the foundation of the Medina and its development are presented. The spatial analysis shows that the physical structure of the Medina is based on a primary pattern unit of a square courtyard house with a closed, inward-turned physical structure. A number of these primary units are grouped around a cul de sac to form a second-level community unit; a number of these latter form a quarter. The quarters are adjacent and close to each other which means that the Medina as a whole can be regarded as a complex physical and social unit surrounded with the city walls. In a comparable approach the physical and social structure of Siena is studied. The primary units here are the casa corte, which is similar to the courtyard of the Medina, and the casa a schiera which is a filehouse without any comparative physical form in the medina. These two different primary units engendered two types of building patterns, one in the city centre where courtyard units are grouped around a central square, and the other one in the periphery of the city formed by the alignment of the filehouses along the street. An attempt to compare the physical and social units in the Medina and Siena is made in the fourth part of this thesis. The primary units, the community units, the quarters and the cities are compared. This comparative study shows that the similarities between the Medina and Siena are much more apparent on the social level and on the level of the smaller physical units, i.e. the habitat, than between the larger social and physical composition of the quarters.
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- Häckner, Einar, et al.
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Entrepreneurial finance frontiers
- 2001
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In: Entreprenurial Finance Workshop. - : Jönköping International Business School. - 9189164245 ; , s. 5-8
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)
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- Häckner, Einar, et al.
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Fraud, corruption and the paradox of control
- 2008
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In: The Southern Business & Economic Journal. - 0743-779X. ; 31:3/4, s. 49-71
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper utilizes a distinction between vertical and horizontal control to challenge the idea that a tight control system improves an organization's ability to counteract fraud and corruption. We draw on the management control, accounting and accountability literatures to characterize key dimensions of vertical control, with a vertical information flow in a formal organization structure, and horizontal control, based on lateral information exchange and empowerment. Using a case study of a U.S. high school undergoing change, we show how strong vertical control fosters fraud and corruption, rather than preventing and revealing such tendencies. We conclude with propositions concerning key mechanisms involved.
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- Häckner, Einar, et al.
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Note on cognitive mapping in the teaching of management
- 1994
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In: Scandinavian Journal of Management. - : Elsevier BV. - 0956-5221 .- 1873-3387. ; 10:3, s. 281-289
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Novak and Gowin's cognitive mapping and Vee diagrams were introduced as a way of representing knowledge in two academic course settings - accounting and business strategy. The students produced two sets of maps and diagrams, one at the start of each course and one after completing them. The accounting course aimed at helping the students to elaborate and expand their knowledge structure, i.e. to assimilate the material delivered. The purpose of the business strategy course was to impose a specific type of knowledge structure on the students. Changes were more evident in the accounting case. The difference is discussed in light of Novak and Gowin's distinction between education and rote learning. Suggestions for the further development and use of cognitive mapping in teaching are provided.
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- Häckner, Einar
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Strategic development and information use
- 1988
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In: Scandinavian Journal of Management. - : Elsevier BV. - 0956-5221 .- 1873-3387. ; 4:1-2, s. 45-61
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In-depth longitudinal studies in medium-sized companies engaged in creating/reformulating their business concepts are reported in this article. Two kinds of information and two types of strategic action are identified. Soft information (images, visions, ideas, etc.) proved most useful in offensive action (expansion) and hard (mainly accounting) information in defensive action (e.g. reduction of capacity/withdrawal from markets). Offensive and defensive strategic action differed in their use of analytical (intellectual) and social processes. Defensive action could be carried out in line with a "classic rational decision model". Offensive measures associated with greater uncertainty were adopted as a result of a time-consuming, strive-for-consensus and test-in-small-steps type of process. In the case of defensive action, uncertainty could be reduced primarily by processing and analysing hard information. In offensive action, uncertainty was mainly reduced by social processes which created consensus, commitment and enthusiasm.
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- Lund, Erik, et al.
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Mining 4.0 and its effects on work environment, competence, organisation and society – a scoping review
- 2024
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In: Mineral Economics. - : Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. - 2191-2203 .- 2191-2211.
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The mining industry is facing a technological shift with Industry 4.0 creating new conditions for mining. This is often referred to as Mining 4.0. To succeed through the technological shift, the industry need to handle several challenges wisely, such as how to utilise the new digital technology to promote sustainable work environments, how to recruit skilled workers to the industry, and how to manage organisational challenges as a result of the technological shift. This scoping literature review examines a large field of literature on how Mining 4.0 might affect the mining industry in areas such as work environment, competences, organisation and society, and what can be done to promote sustainability going forward. The paper also identifies several areas that have not been explored in previous research. These include empirical studies on the effects of the technological shift brought about by Mining 4.0 on work environments, and how to attract younger generations to mining to ensure sustainability in the industry going forward.
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- Stowell, Alison, et al.
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No circular panacea
- 2024
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In: Fifty four degrees. - 2347-3797. ; :20, s. 30-33
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Journal article (pop. science, debate, etc.)
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- Stowell, Sean R., et al.
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Differential roles of galectin-1 and galectin-3 in regulating leukocyte viability and cytokine secretion
- 2008
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In: Journal of Immunology. - 1550-6606. ; 180:5, s. 3091-3102
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Galectin-1 (Gal-1) and galectin-3 (Gal-3) exhibit profound but unique immunomodulatory activities in animals but their molecular mechanisms are incompletely understood. Early studies suggested that Gal-1 inhibits leukocyte function by inducing apoptotic cell death and removal, but recent studies show that some galectins induce exposure of the common death signal phosphatidylserine (PS) independently of apoptosis. In tfhis study, we report that Gal-3, but not Gal-1, induces both PS exposure and apoptosis in primary activated human T cells, whereas both Gal-1 and Gal-3 induce PS exposure in neutrophils in the absence of cell death. Gal-1 and Gal-3 bind differently to the surfaces of T cells and only Gal-3 mobilizes intracellular Ca2+ in these cells, although Gal-1 and Gal-3 bind their respective T cell ligands with similar affinities. Although Gal-1 does not alter T cell viability, it induces IL-10 production and attenuates IFN-gamma production in activated T cells, suggesting a mechanism for Gal-1-mediated immunosuppression in vivo. These studies demonstrate that Gal-1 and Gal-3 induce differential responses in T cells and neutrophils, and identify the first factor, Gal-3, capable of inducing PS exposure with or without accompanying apoptosis in different leukocytes, thus providing a possible mechanism for galectin-mediated immunomodulation in vivo.
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