Essays about: "the role of ICTs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the words the role of ICTs.

1. 1. Digital Transformation of Public Administrations: How Project Organization Structure Affects the ICT Implementation Process in Municipalities

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

   Author : Helena Akst; Michael Mooser; [2024]
   Keywords : digital transformation; public administration; project organization; structure; process;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to provide an in-depth understanding of the role of project organization structure in the implementation process of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in public administrations. By conducting a comparative case study of two German municipalities, this study reveals how institutional logics conflict in the ICT implementation process. READ MORE

3. 2. Empowering resettled middle Eastern refugees: Exploring information and communication technology for social inclusion, agency and well-being.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Elham Salesi; [2023-10-31]
   Keywords : information and communication technology; social inclusion; refugees; capability approach; well-being; agency;

   Abstract : Aim: This study aims to investigate the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in facilitating the social inclusion of resettled Middle Eastern refugees in Sweden. Through a capability approach lens, the research delves into the ways in which refugees utilize ICTs to enhance their agency, self-reliance, and overall well-being within their new societal context. READ MORE

4. 3. THE SHIFTING DYNAMICS BETWEEN WORK AND LIFE IN REMOTE WORKING

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

   Author : Bo An; [2023-10-10]
   Keywords : Work-life balance; work-family border theory; flexibility; remote working; new work practices; boundaries;

   Abstract : Purpose: Aiming to investigate how knowledge workers organise their work through boundary practice in remote working, this study has partnered with one online consulting company who provides professional accounting services to third party customers. This study tries to explore 1) how accountants organize their work through managing and shaping their physical and temporal boundaries to establish flexibility in remote working; 2) how are technologies harnessed to manage work-life boundaries in the context of remote working. READ MORE

5. 4. Being Together through ICTs : Transnational Family Practices in the Context of Ukrainian Forced Migration

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : LARA SANCHEZ GIL; [2023]
   Keywords : Ukrainian narratives; transnational living; co-presence; family practices; information and communication technologies ICTs ; and Spain; Narrativas ucranianas; vida transnacional; co-presencia; prácticas familiares; tecnologías de la información y comunicación TIC ; España.;

   Abstract : According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR, 2023), some 117.2 million people will be forcibly displaced or stateless by 2023. In this scenario, a large number of families will have to be reconfigured within a transnational setting. READ MORE

6. 5. China's elderly trapped in the digital age : A qualitative study on the elderly in a fourth-tier city

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Siyu Xu; [2023]
   Keywords : Chinese elderly; ICTs; digital divide;

   Abstract : China is moving into an aging society, and the quality of life of the elderly has become a topic of public concern. With the development of ICT technology, China’s digital level is increasing, and there is a digital literacy gap between the young and the elderly, and the intergenerational digital divide is widening. READ MORE