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1. 21. Smartphone Acquisition and Online Visualization of IMU and EMG Sensor Data for Assessment of Wrist Load

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

   Author : Axel Hult; Daniel Munguia Chang; [2018]
   Keywords : Wrist; Work-related musculoskeletal disorders; WRMD; Inertial Measurement Unit; IMU; Electromyography; EMG; Goniometer;

   Abstract : Work-related musculoskeletal disorders constitutes a substantial burden for society, generating individual suffering and financial costs. Quantifying the musculoskeletal stress and establishing exposure-response relationships is an important step in facing this problem. READ MORE

3. 22. Gearing up for innovation; How can a large organization facilitate knowledge transfer within the organization in order to learn from innovation?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Marcus Wahlberg; [2017-09-15]
   Keywords : Organizational learning; learning from innovation; knowledge transfer;

   Abstract : Background and Problem: The world is changing, and it’s changing faster than it has ever done before. The Schumpeterian waves of creative destruction that companies were once able to ride on for decades are increasing in both frequency and ferocity, and just like the waves erodes the shoreline, the waves of creative destruction erode the profit of companies not able to cope with the changes (The Economist, 2009). READ MORE

4. 23. The role of the private sector in preparing for humanitarian operations - A multiple-case study including DP-DHL, MasterCard and Cisco

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet; Lunds universitet/Riskhantering (CI)

   Author : Amanda Hult; Lovisa Persson Segell; [2017]
   Keywords : Disaster; risk; DRR; preparedness; private sector; humanitarian system; humanitarian operations; case study; partnership; Social Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : There are many actors included in the humanitarian system, such as NGOs, UN humanitarian agencies and governments. However, a gap in the humanitarian system can be identified where the traditional actors lack resources, which provides an opportunity for the private sector to be more involved, particularly in preparing for humanitarian operations. READ MORE

5. 24. Finding room: critical literacy in GY2000 and Lgy11: a deductive content analysis of English language education policy in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Andreas Sander; [2017]
   Keywords : critical literacy; policy research; content analysis; ESL education; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Through a deductive content analysis, this paper aimed to elucidate a place for critical literacy as an educational approach based on research by Lewison, Flint and Van Sluys in the Swedish curricula for upper secondary school, GY2000 and Lgy11, respectively. After reading research by Cabau and Hult, showing how the curricula propagates the position of English in the curriculum, and the Swedish society, this analysis sought to make the potential place for critical literacy alongside the English language clear and tangible. READ MORE

6. 25. Dynamic Marketing Capabilities : Organizational Renewal Towards Social Media Marketing

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Martin Hult; Jannike Sjölund; [2017]
   Keywords : Dynamic Marketing Capabilities; Dynamic Capabilities; Knowledge Management; Absorptive Capacity; Organizational Renewal; Social Media Marketing;

   Abstract : Through a qualitative study based on an integrative model of dynamic marketing capabilities (DMCs), we have aimed to investigate how acquisition and integration of market knowledge have affected the process of organizational adaptation towards social media marketing and how this has led to a reconfiguration and adaptation of the firms’ organizational resources and capabilities. The empirical data was collected through semi-structured interviews with five case companies; Bambino MAM, L’Oréal Nordics, Oriflame, Unilever, and Åhléns. READ MORE