Noise is noisy. Its multiple definitions cover one another in such a way as to generate what they seek to describe. My thesis tracks the ways in which noise can be understood historically and theoretically. I begin with the Skandalkonzert that took place in Vienna in 1913. I then extend this historical example into a theoretical reading of the noise of Derrida’s Of Grammatology, arguing that sound and noise are the unheard of his text, and that Derrida’s thought allows us to hear sound studies differently. Writing on sound must listen to the noise of the motion of différance, acknowledge the failings, fading, and flailings of sonic discourse, and so keep in play the aporias that constitute the field of sound itself. / Graduate / 0413 / 0422 / mitchrenaud@gmail.com

Ancré dans une perspective socioculturelle de la consommation, ce travail de thèse s’inspire de l’émergence des espaces de coworking au confluent d’un contexte hypermoderne et d’un développement des approches de consommation collaborative. A travers une démarche de terrain couvrant trois études de cas, cette recherche s’intéresse à l’expérience vécue, par le consommateur, du lieu de service polyfonctionnel. Au-delà d’abriter des environnements de travail partagés, les espaces de coworking embrassent en effet un large éventail d’activités économiques, ludiques et culturelles, tant solitaires que collectives, régulières et occasionnelles. Grâce à une analyse qualitative mobilisant les discours d’usagers et des photographies, cette thèse place l’espace au cœur de l’expérience vécue et fait de la polyfonctionnalité une ressource créative pour les usagers. A partir d’une vision transdisciplinaire, la thèse conçoit les espaces de coworking comme des lieux de service construits par les  usagers eux-mêmes, notamment au travers de pratiques d’appropriation temporaire et collective, et de mécanismes de gestion ouverts.  Cette recherche doctorale soutient donc la thèse selon laquelle la perspective spatiale conduit à une nouvelle intelligence de l’expérience du lieu de consommation, et suggère l'habiter comme dimension structurante de celle-ci. / This thesis looks at the experience, by consumers, of multifunctionnal servicescapes. In a context of hypermodernity and collaborative consumption, we investigate the emergence of coworking spaces through an ethnographic approach and three case-studies. We look at how such places are produced and consumed, whereas offering hubs in which to work and live simultaneously. That is, this research highlights that coworking spaces can meld various functions of the space, from work-related experiences to cultural or ludic, single or communal, regular or occasional activities. Thanks to interviews and observational sessions, we show that flexibility and multifunctionnality of the space are key drivers of creativity. We also show that coworking spaces are built by users themselves through various mechanisms of temporary and collective appropriation, and through participatory management. Thus, the way people utilize coworking spaces suggests a new understanding of the serviscape experience as well as a new structural dimension of it: the lived-in experience (habiter).

Teoretikai nagrinėja ir daug rašo apie problemas su kuriomis susiduria moterys karjeros kelyje, tačiau mažai tyrinėja emocijų svarbą vadovaujant, neanalizuoja emocijų turinio, intensyvumo ir jų įtakos moterų išgyvenimams pradėjus dirbti vadovaujamą darbą. Darbo tikslas – atskleisti moterų, pradėjusių dirbti vadovaujamą darbą, patyrimą. Moters patyrimui, pradėjus dirbti vadove, atskleisti buvo taikomas fenomenologinis tyrimo metodas pagal Amadeo Giorgi. Tyrime dalyvavo 8 moterys dirbančios vadovaujamą darbą. Pagrindinis tyrimo dalyvių atrankos kriterijus - visos tyrimo dalyvės išgyvenusios tiriamą fenomeną. Tyrimo rezultatai parodė, kad moteris, pradėjusi dirbti vadove, patiria: subjektyvią gerovę, aukštą savivertę, abejones dėl vadovės pareigų ir šeimos suderinamumo, galimos darbo netekties ir neteisingo pasiskirstymo kolektyve darbais išgyvenimą. Tyrimo rezultatai taip pat parodė, kad aukštas savęs vertinimas glaudžiai susijęs su subjektyvios gerovės išgyvenimu. Neigiamos emocijos, pradėjus dirbti vadove, dažniausiai priskiriamos sunkumams derinant vadovaujamą darbą ir namų ūkio darbus, vaikų auginimą ir auklėjimą, neteisingam darbų pasiskirstymui kolektyve, už kurį gaunamas vienodas atlygis. Abejonių dėl vadovės pareigų ir šeimos suderinamumo išgyvenimas ir neteisingo pasiskirstymo kolektyve darbais išgyvenimas turi statistiškai reikšmingą neigiamą koreliacinį ryšį (r =-0,745; p <0,05) – tiriamieji, kurie paminėjo abejonių dėl vadovės pareigų ir šeimos suderinamumo... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Theorists research and write much about the problems which women face at work; however, they little explore the importance of emotions during direction, do not analyze the nature and intensity of emotions as well as their influence towards women’s feelings when they start superintending the work. The purpose of the work is to reveal the experience of women starting superintending the work. To reveal the experience of women who start working as a directress there was applied the phenomenological research method according to Amadeo Giorgi. 8 women holding managerial position took part in the research. The main selection criterion of the participants of the research was the fact that all participants of the research have experienced the phenomenon under investigation. The results of the research showed that a woman who starts working as a directress experiences: subjective welfare, high self-esteem, doubts about compatibility of managerial position and family, the feelings concerning possible work losing and unfair distribution of work in the collective. The results of the research also showed that high self-esteem is closely related with the feeling of subjective welfare. Negative emotions starting work as a directress are often evoked by both difficulties in coordinating managerial position with household work, children’s upbringing and education, and fear of unfair work distribution in the collective. The experience of doubts about the compatibility of managerial position... [to full text]

Resebyråerna växer i allt stadigare takt, allt eftersom fler människor väljer att färdas med flyg på grund av den effektiva globaliseringen som pågår världen om. Ving och Fritidsresor är två resebyråer som följt med utvecklingen sedan mitten av 1900-talet och har nu blivit två av de ledande resebyråerna i Sverige. Därmed är det intressant att göra en jämförelse mellan dessa och se om det finns några påtagliga likheter eller skillnader. Detta arbete kommer att beröra Ving och Fritidsresors konkurrens för- och nackdelar ur ett kundperspektiv. Det har tagits fram med hjälp av konkurrensmedelsmixen, sexhörningen som består av följande sex hörn, geografi, sortiment, kommunikation, människor, service och pris. För att ta reda på hur betydelsefulla hörnen är för kunden och hur de upplever att Ving och Fritidsresor möter deras behov. Undersökningen har gjorts med hjälp av en kombinerad enkätundersökning av kvantitativ- och kvalitativa frågor som senare har jämförts med aktuell teori. Enkätundersökning gjordes på en resemässa den 25 mars, TUR- mässan i Göteborg. Resultatet visar att empirin i alla sammanhang inte går hand i hand med teorierna. Dock är respondenterna eniga om att alla aspekter är mer eller mindre viktiga, i vissa fall i fel ordning i jämförelse med teorin. Teorin talar om högengagerader produkt och inte tjänster, därför skiljer de sig åt. / Due to the effective globalization more people choose to travel by flight. This leads to that the travel agencies are increasing in a more substantial pace than ever. Ving and Fritidsresor are two travel agencies that have followed the evolution since the mid20th century and have now become two of the leading travel agencies in Sweden. Due to these circumstances it is interesting to compare them to one another. This report is going to mention Ving and Fritidsresors competition advantage and disadvantage out of a costumer’s perspective. To get to know how important these aspects are for the costumer and how they experience that Ving and Fritidsresor supply their needs, we have been using competitionmidmix and the hexagon, which consists of six corners; geography, assortment range, communication, people, service and cost. The study consists of a combined questionnaire, which was made during a travel exhibition the 25th of March, TUR-exhibition in Gothenburg. It consisted of quantitative- and qualitative questions that later has been compared with the current theory. The result shows us that the theory cannot be used in all context, however, the respondents agrees that all the aspects are more  or less important, in some cases in the wrong order in comparison with the theory, The theory talks about a highly engaged products and not a service, that’s why they differ from each other.