Essays about: "public sector culture"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 62 essays containing the words public sector culture.

  1. 6. The Value of Design Thinking - A case study investigating how Design Thinking influence the Innovative Capability of a public sector organization in its work against complex societal problems

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

    Author : Erik Karnehed; Rasmus Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Design Thinking; Innovative Capability; Determinants of Innovative Capability; Public sector organization;

    Abstract : Design Thinking is a growing interest among scholars and practitioners within various contexts as they search for new approaches to manage the increasing number of wicked problems in society for which Design Thinking has been argued to be applicable. Given this argued applicability, Design Thinking has received widespread praise as scholars have debated that it is a universal tool that can provide value through innovation independent of domain, contributing further to its speedy growth. READ MORE

  2. 7. The responsibilities of LKAB to respect the rights of the Sami people - a Business and Human Rights perspective on access to remedy in the Swedish mining sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Izabell Zaza; [2023]
    Keywords : public international law; state-owned-enterprises; business and human rights; indigenous peoples; Sweden; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In 2023, the Swedish state-owned enterprise LKAB revealed that it had found Europe’s largest deposit of critical minerals, which are needed in green technology. Being located on indigenous territory, a mine would impact the migration of reindeers, a Sami practice which form the basis of their culture and status as indigenous peoples under international law. READ MORE

  3. 8. A place in between places

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Ana Gilmet Lejtreger; [2023]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Skellefteå is calibrating its position in multiple overlapping maps, sometimes located in the centre and sometimes in the periphery (if those are even relevant). It is a place in between places. A geographical periphery of Europe that becomes one of the centres of production of one of the fastest growing industries in the world. READ MORE

  4. 9. Hop on Board the Open-Source Bus : The Possibilities of an Open-Source Trip Planner for Public Transport

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Datalogi

    Author : Billie Westerlund; Alexander Wiklund; [2023]
    Keywords : OpenTripPlanner; open-source; software development; public transport; trip planner;

    Abstract : Open-source software development is becoming increasingly popular in the public sector due toits potential for innovation and technology integration. This study investigates the possibilities of developing an open-source trip planner using OpenTripPlanner (OTP) for the Uppsala region's growing public transport needs. READ MORE

  5. 10. Green is the New Black: Understanding Current and Prospective Pro-Environmental Activities in Ritual and Practice on Death

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Amber Golding; [2022]
    Keywords : death; pro-environmental; bereavement sector; ritual; practice; Sweden; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Niche pro-environmental innovations in death practices are gaining attention from sector and public stakeholders but can be sidelined due to lack of ritual and practice to support their implementation. The way death practices are conducted in Sweden is examined using transdisciplinary research methods and the multi-level perspective to understand which niche innovations have and have not been incorporated into the regimes which contribute to the bereavement sector and subsequent landscape of Swedish culture. READ MORE