Essays about: "institutional distance"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 56 essays containing the words institutional distance.

1. 21. Instructional Designers’ and Faculty Learners’ Experiences with Online Course Development Program at a Jesuit University.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

   Author : Marcin A. Wojnar; [2018-07-04]
   Keywords : motivators and inhibitors of online teaching; online faculty experiences; distance education; e-learning; flipped classroom; teaching online; online education; activity theory;

   Abstract : The use of instructional technology in higher education has been growing at astounding rate worldwide, attracting students from diverse geographical locations, beyond the traditional reach. Considerable research exists that explored the strengths and challenges associated with online education and the desirable faculty skills related to online teaching. READ MORE

3. 22. Adaptation of Business Practices in Swedish Software-Exporting SMEs: An Institution-Based View of Internationalization

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Alexander Johansson; Alma Turkovic; [2018-07-03]
   Keywords : Institutional impact; Formal institutions; Informal institutions; Institutional distance; SMEs internationalization; Software industry; Software-Exporting SMEs; Networks; Network interactions; Business practices;

   Abstract : Previous research has acknowledged the importance of software SMEs by emphasizing their ability to compete in the international arena despite their smaller size. Further, the internationalization of software SMEs have been emphasized as an interesting phenomenon as they have not followed classic incremental internationalization paths, meaning the establishing a subsidiary in a foreign country of operations, but instead software SMEs favor direct exports. READ MORE

4. 23. Barriers of Digital Technologies in Higher Education : A Teachers’ Perspective from a Swedish University

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Julian Stüber; [2018]
   Keywords : digital technologies; higher education; teaching; barriers; attitude; strategies; teacher; digital teknik; högre utbildning; undervisning; hinder; attityd; strategier; lärare;

   Abstract : Digital Technologies are gaining more and more importance in higher education as they not only reshape and digitalize the on-campus teacher-student communication but also –  in times of globalization – open up education to the world. It further facilitates individuals who would have been otherwise excluded from education to attend distance education programs. READ MORE

5. 24. Towards transport futures using mobile data analytics : Stakeholder identification in the city of Stockholm

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Aurora Garrido Fernández; [2018]
   Keywords : Stakeholder analysis; stakeholders’ relationships; mobile data; actor network; data-driven market; clusters; urban mobility; integrated transport; MaaS;

   Abstract : The use of big data in urban transport planning is unstoppably gaining momentum and with the help of strategic business partnerships and technological advancements (e.g. READ MORE

6. 25. "The client is always right" - How PR consultants respond to institutional pluralism

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Oskar Alktun; Hanna Svenonius; [2018]
   Keywords : institutional logics; institutional pluralism; microfoundations of logics; individual-level responses; public relations consultants;

   Abstract : This thesis advances the fairly nascent literature on how individuals respond to institutional pluralism by studying how Public Relations (PR) consultants relate to their clients. Consultants in general - and PR consultants in particular - act in a unique institutional context, where they must act in consideration of each client's institutional logic, as well as their own. READ MORE