Search for dissertations about: "bureaucratic organisations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words bureaucratic organisations.

2. 1. Bridging Boundaries in the Borderland of Bureaucracies : Individual Impact on Organisational Adaption to Demanding Situations in Civil and Military Contexts

   Author : Aida Alvinius; Gerd Lindgren; Göran Ahrne; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Boundary spanners; uniformed organisations; bureaucratic organisations; adaption; systems theory; contingency; stressful environment; civil-military relations; disaster management; emotional labour; Gränsöverskridare; uniformerade organisationer; byråkratier; anpassning; systemteori; contingency; påfrestande förhållanden; civil-militära relationer; katastrofhantering; emotionellt lönearbete; Sociologi; Sociology; Ledarskap under påfrestande förhållanden;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to reach a deeper understanding of how boundary spanners are bridging boundaries between uniformed bureaucratic organisations and their environment, characterised by demanding conditions.The main part of this thesis is based upon empirical data gathered through 71 interviews with Swedish civil and military informants from several uniformed organisations. READ MORE

4. 2. Global Adaptation Governance : Evidence from 30 International Organizations, 1990-2017

   Author : Ece Kural; Lisa Maria Dellmuth; Maria-Therese Gustafsson; Harro van Asselt; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; global climate adaptation governance; international organisations; global governance; climate adaptation; climate change; international relations; organisational change; issue expansion; bureaucratic politics; internationella relationer; International Relations;

   Abstract : Human adaptation to major climate change and variability is becoming an increasing concern among both scholars and practitioners. This PhD thesis examines the engagement of international organizations (IOs) in the governance of climate change adaptation. READ MORE

5. 3. Operational Military Violence : A Cartography of Bureaucratic Minds and Practices

   Author : Anders Malm; Marie Demker; Dan Öberg; Annika Bergman-Rosamond; Försvarshögskolan; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; military violence; bureaucratisation; operational level; targeting; military masculinity; Krigsvetenskap; Krigsvetenskap; military violence; bureaucratisation; operational level; targeting; military masculinity;

   Abstract : Western use of military violence is becoming increasingly centralised, partly through the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (or more commonly referred to as “drones” in the literature). Drone technology allows control and command of military operations to be put under one roof, and as military organisations traditionally have a close dependence on technological developments, procedures and regulations for centralised command and control have developed in close concert with advances in drone technology. READ MORE

6. 4. Navigating in the landscape of ambiguity: A stakeholder approach to the governance and management of hybrid organisations

   Author : Anna Thomasson; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; stakeholder perspective; hybrid organizations; governance; management; public sector organizations; municipal companies;

   Abstract : During the last decades the influence of New Public Management and the “marketisation” of public services, have given us organisations in the public sector that fit neither the mould of what constitutes public sector organisations nor that of private companies. Instead, we now have so-called hybrid organisations. READ MORE

7. 5. Old Swedish Business in New International Clothes : Case Studies on the Management of Strategic Resources in Foreign-Acquired Swedish R&D firms

   Author : Angelina Sundström; Jan Löwstedt; Esbjörn Segelod; Svante Schriber; Jim Andersén; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Organisations;

   Abstract : Which conditions are needed for research and development firms to stay competitive? Such firms must continually develop new products and processes if they are to provide their customers with value, and equal, if not exceed, the offerings their competitors provide. Firms that lack sufficient innovation and creativity risk losing customers, their reputation, and their position in corporate structures and in their industries. READ MORE