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Järnvägssektorns avreglering - ökad komplexitet och försvårad krishantering?

Lidell, Kristina LU and Mattsson, Kristofer LU (2013) In LUTVDG/TVBB VBR920 20122
Division of Fire Safety Engineering
Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
Abstract
The report examines if the deregulation of the railway means increased complexity and obstructed crisis management. This is done by a total of eight interviews where railway companies, Transport Administration and maintenance contractors participated. A literature search in the area of complexity theory and systems thinking was conducted. With help from this literature the answers from the interviews were analyzed. From the report it is clear that there are some areas where the crisis management is affected negatively as a result from the deregulation, but there are also some areas where the crisis management has improved. None of those interviewed thought the crisis management, as a whole, was better before the deregulation. The report... (More)
The report examines if the deregulation of the railway means increased complexity and obstructed crisis management. This is done by a total of eight interviews where railway companies, Transport Administration and maintenance contractors participated. A literature search in the area of complexity theory and systems thinking was conducted. With help from this literature the answers from the interviews were analyzed. From the report it is clear that there are some areas where the crisis management is affected negatively as a result from the deregulation, but there are also some areas where the crisis management has improved. None of those interviewed thought the crisis management, as a whole, was better before the deregulation. The report suggests areas where more research should be done. (Less)
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author
Lidell, Kristina LU and Mattsson, Kristofer LU
supervisor
organization
course
VBR920 20122
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
railroad, railway, crisis management, communication, complexity, systems, deregulation, railroad sector, exercises, Trafikverket, railroad companies, maintenance contractor
publication/series
LUTVDG/TVBB
report number
5414
ISSN
1402-3504
language
Swedish
id
3972120
date added to LUP
2013-09-05 14:52:16
date last changed
2014-03-10 10:40:45
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  abstract     = {{The report examines if the deregulation of the railway means increased complexity and obstructed crisis management. This is done by a total of eight interviews where railway companies, Transport Administration and maintenance contractors participated. A literature search in the area of complexity theory and systems thinking was conducted. With help from this literature the answers from the interviews were analyzed. From the report it is clear that there are some areas where the crisis management is affected negatively as a result from the deregulation, but there are also some areas where the crisis management has improved. None of those interviewed thought the crisis management, as a whole, was better before the deregulation. The report suggests areas where more research should be done.}},
  author       = {{Lidell, Kristina and Mattsson, Kristofer}},
  issn         = {{1402-3504}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{LUTVDG/TVBB}},
  title        = {{Järnvägssektorns avreglering - ökad komplexitet och försvårad krishantering?}},
  year         = {{2013}},
}