Essays about: "Formal Change Process"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 79 essays containing the words Formal Change Process.

  1. 11. The change agent’s role in accelerating sustainability : A case study in a construction company

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Henrik Åkesson; Ulrika Zenk Conte; [2021]
    Keywords : change management practices; change agent; dual operating system; change resistance; sustainability;

    Abstract : The main purpose of this thesis has been to study the change agent’s role in accelerating sustainability in the construction sector. A case study was conducted in a large construction company (~9000 employees) with an ambitious sustainability profile. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Road To Urban Streets : The redevelopment of transport infrastructure in relation to the Swedish planning process

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Ellen McManus; Albin Bellander; [2021]
    Keywords : sustainable transport planning; socio-technical transitions; obduracy; urban streets; densification;

    Abstract : Urban planning needs to address the future role of transport infrastructure in cities. Due to previous planning ideals, our cities consist of transport networks that stand in conflict with ambitions to create dense and multifunctional urban environments, decrease pollution, and create safe urban space. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Word on the Street: An investigation of rationalities expressed regarding streets and streetscapes, and the production of the action space in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Rebecka Kjellström; [2021]
    Keywords : action space; perceived action space; streets; streetscapes; rationalities; global South; Addis Ababa;

    Abstract : The cities of Africa and Asia are projected to account for 80 % of the future urban growth. Challenges brought forward by motorization and lack of accessibility; urban streets take a central position in the discussion of the sustainable city. This offers a considerable challenge in shaping cities while addressing climate change. READ MORE

  5. 14. Design systems from a developer’s perspective : What aspects of communication between developers and designers need to change in order to prevent communication breakdown when creating design systems?

    University essay from Jönköping University/Tekniska Högskolan

    Author : Antonia Ziegler; Yordan Nikolov Atanasov; [2021]
    Keywords : design systems; communication breakdown; designer; developer; handoff; style guide; component library; documentation;

    Abstract : Design systems have gained traction in the last few years. They have been primarily used by big tech companies to improve collaboration between designers and developers and to speed up the development process of their digital products. There is no formal definition of what a design system is and what it should entail as of the time of writing. READ MORE

  6. 15. Incentivising Intra-Organisational Sustainability Development at GANNI

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Melanie Hermeling; Laura Dittmann; [2021]
    Keywords : Social Physics; Management Control Systems; Fashion; Institutional Theory; Resource-Based View; Sustainability Development; Incentivisation; Design Thinking;

    Abstract : Background – Under the acceleration in globalising tendencies of monopoly capitalism aided by social hyper-connectivity and a supply of cheap international labour, fashion companies struggle to find sufficient agency to manoeuvre their way out of the unsustainable, self-inflicted problems. Since fashion companies' rhetoric on sustainability matters is often far ahead of corporate action, it requires further development and engagement by all actors. READ MORE