Cette thèse contribue à la compréhension d’un phénomène émergent et complexe : la transformation/smartisation du système de service public urbain. Cela comprend la combinaison de différents secteurs de services tels que les transports, le tourisme,les taxes, etc. Du point de vue conceptuel, nous établissons trois piliers pour la Science du Service : Système de service (SS), Innovation de Service (IS) et Logiques Institutionnelles de Service (LIS). Nous commençons par proposer une méthode basée sur l’analyse sémantique latente (LSA), l’analyse factorielle (FA), le text mining et la théorie enracinée. Il s’agit de mettre en évidence de manière inductive et interdisciplinaire, 30 années d’évolution de la structure intellectuelle de SS, IS et LIS, de 1986 à 2015. Ceci nous a permis d’étudier les théories associées à ces thèmes, dans plusieurs domaines dans le temps. Grâce à cette étape, nous avons pu justifier le choix de deux théories permettant d’étudier la dynamique de la transformation institutionnelle et structurelle d’un système de service : 1) la théorie du travail institutionnel entre logiques collectives, antagonistes, et complémentaires, et 2) la pensée complexe. La théorie du travail institutionnel nous a permis de mettre en évidence le processus de transformation des arrangements institutionnels. La pensée complexe, comme cadre intégrateur, nous a permis de mettre en évidence le contenu, ou les effets, de la transformation institutionnelle, en considérant le tout et les parties d’un système de service public urbain qui devient smart. L’architecture de la recherche est basée principalement sur la théorie enracinée, l’observation, les archives, l’étude de cas longitudinale multiniveaux (i.e. locale et nationale) via le modèle dialogique(Parmentier-Cajaiba & Avenier, 2013) et le paradigme épistémologique constructiviste pragmatique (PECP). Aussi, nous utilisons deux hypothèses ontologiques du travail : l’ontologie relationnelle et l’ontologie du devenir. Du point de vue théorique, notre recherche contribue au affinement théorique de la littérature sur SS, IS et LIS en proposant une définition du construit "système de service public urbain smart". Cette définition est accompagné de trois modèles heuristiques résultants d’une analyse par le processus et par le contenu de la transformation et de la théorie enracinée (Gioia & Chittipeddi, 1991 ; Gioia et al., 2013). Le premier modèle heuristique contribue à la compréhension du processus de travail institutionnel pour la co-création d’arrangements institutionnels (i.e. standard, normes, les ressources frontières, APIs) entre deux logiques collectives antagonistes et complémentaires (Morin, 2005 ; Smets & Jarzabkowski, 2013 ; Greenwood et al., 2017) : la logique de service dominant du marché (Lusch & Nambisan, 2015 ; Vargo & Lusch, 2016) et la logique du service public (Osborne et al.,2015 ; Osborne, 2017). Le deuxième modèle heuristique met en évidence les composantes structurales d’un système de service public qui devient smart. Le troisième modèle heuristique souligne les moteurs et les freins de la transformation institutionnelle et structurelle. / This thesis contributes to the understanding of an emergent and complex phenomenon: transformation/smartization of the urban public service system. This involves innovative, context-sensitive and interoperable public service systems, as well as the cross combination of different services sectors such as transport, tourism, taxes, etc. We define three pillars of service science : Service System (SS), Service Innovation (IS) and Institutional Service Logic (LIS) in order to develop a process and content research to understand the dynamics of urban public service system institutional and structural transformation. We propose a method based on Latent SemanticAnalysis (LSA), Factor Analysis (FA), text mining and grounded theory to inductively reveal 30 years of evolution of interdisciplinarySS, IS and LIS intellectual structure from 1986 to 2015. In particular, we analyze the process of institutional work between antagonisticand complementary collective logics. Then, we mobilize complex thinking as an integrating framework of components of the urban publicservice system that becomes smart, as a whole and its parts. Our research design is based on grounded theory ; observations, longitudinalcase study with a multi-level approach (i.e. local and national) ; the dialogic model(Parmentier-Cajaiba & Avenier, 2013) and the pragmaticconstructivism epistemological paradigm (PECP). We define two working ontological hypotheses : the relational ontology and becomingontology. From the theoretical point of view, our research contributes to the theoretical refinement of the literature on SS, IS and LIS. Wepropose three heuristic models from a process and content analysis (Baines et al. 2017) and grounded theory (Gioia & Chittipeddi, 1991 ;Gioia et al., 2013). The first heuristic model contributes to the understanding of the institutional work process for the creation of institutionalarrangements (Standard, boundary resources, APIs) between two antagonistic and complementary collective logics (Morin, 2005 ; Smets & Jarzabkowski, 2013 ; Greenwood et al., 2017) : the service-dominant logic of the market (Lusch & Nambisan, 2015 ; Vargo & Lusch, 2016)and the public service logic (Osborne et al., 2015 ; Osborne, 2017). The second heuristic model highlights components of a smart publicservice system. The third heuristic model highlights the drivers and barriers of institutional and structural transformation.

Petr Hönig - Spectacular Society of the 21st Century This diploma thesis polemizes with the approach of a human to smart technologies in the context of postmodern society and it aims to formulate a conclusion about how the use of smart technologies, given their current form and the current state of affairs in general, with its side effects may affect the form and nature of the whole society. By analyzing fundamental aspects of postmodern society, specifically by reflecting on the processes of globalization, individualization, rationalization and relativization, and by analyzing the approach of a human to smart technologies, specifically by reflecting on the consequences of the use of selected technologies by lay users, this thesis relates to the form and nature of current society. Its aim is to demonstrate the spectacularness of society in the dichotomous perspective as well as to commence a general discussion of the approach of a human to smart technologies in level of questions connected to technological development and human nature in the 21st century.

This study was devoted to researching the effectiveness of e-learning, in terms of the reported experiences of the Language Services section employees in Parliament RSA. At present, the internet is seen as a successful and influential educational tool in both academic and corporate institutions. Academically, it has been adopted for e-learning methods of teaching and learning. It is perceived as a cost-effective method of providing lifelong education. It is important to know about the pros and cons of e-learning in adult education and compare them with the experiences of the people who are and have been engaged in adult education. To create an adult education skills development framework that can be used successfully in e-learning, it is important to get information about and from the people concerned regarding their learning experiences. To understand more about the influence of e-learning, this study administered a questionnaire to the employees of the Language Services Section of Parliament who participated in the pilot learning programmes offered by Parliament. The questionnaire was designed to gather structured responses from the participants in the inquiry. The results were studied and applied to draw recommendations for what can be improved in the programme to promote and endorse continuing learning experiences as is the aim of the in-house programme offered by Parliament. The study also has relevance in terms of a discussion of issues that arise in the literature on adult education, which were located as part of the study. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (Adult Education)