Search for dissertations about: "strategic management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 175 swedish dissertations containing the words strategic management.

2. 1. Gaining competitive advantage through information technology. A resource-based approach to the creation and employment of strategic IT resources

   University dissertation from Lund Business Press, Institute of Economic Research, P.O. Box 7080, SE-220 07 LUND, Sweden

   Author : Thomas Kalling; Lunds universitet.; Lund University.; [1999]
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; information technology; enterprise resource planning; resource management; resource-based view; strategy process; strategic management; business strategy; competitive advantage; Management of enterprises; Företagsledning; management;

   Abstract : Information technology is a central phenomenon in modern society. It is widely used in a variety of settings and commercial firms use it for a variety of purposes. READ MORE

4. 2. In Search of Strategic Consistency - A Model for Evaluation of how Stategies Support Objectives

   University dissertation from Chalmers University of Technology

   Author : Mikael Weimarck; Chalmers tekniska högskola.; Chalmers University of Technology.; [2000]
   Keywords : TEKNIKVETENSKAP; TECHNOLOGY; strategy; strategic management; management; strategizing; objective; trade-off; consistency; consonance; model; decision-making; process;

   Abstract : Developments during recent years have brought a divergence between strategic management theory and practice. While practitioners perceive an undiminished need for identification and implementation of appropriate strategic directions of companies, theorists have stressed the limitations that apply to rational strategic analysis and decision-making. READ MORE

5. 3. Value-based management - positioning of claimed merits and analysis of application

   University dissertation from Institute of Economic Research

   Author : Peter W Jönsson; Lunds universitet.; Lund University.; [2006]
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; management process aspects; adoption; objective; performance measurement; strategic planning; remuneration; MVA; EVA; TBR; CFROI; Accounting; TSR; measurement aspects; management accounting constructs; Value-based management; management accounting; Redovisning;

   Abstract : Value-based management has attracted considerable interest among organizations and academics in recent years. Responding to calls for case-based research, this thesis describes, analyses and conceptualizes value-based management as a management accounting construct. While previous research has focused on the measures (eg. READ MORE

6. 4. Creating New Attention in Management Control

   University dissertation from Uppsala : Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Erik Bjurström; Uppsala universitet.; [2007]
   Keywords : Business studies; Attention; Attention-directing; Attention-based view of the firm; Framing; Sensemaking; Practice; Practice theory; Knowledge Management; Management Control; Management Accounting; Performance Measurement; Performance Management; Non-financial; Human Resources; Intangible Assets; Employee Health; Företagsekonomi; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

   Abstract : The need to focus and economize on scarce attention is increasingly being acknowledged within management accounting and control literature. The aim of this study is to investigate how practitioners go about creating new concepts and measurements to induce attention towards new issues and as-pects of strategic importance for the organization. READ MORE

7. 5. Sensemaking for strategic management control an empirical study of two firms

   University dissertation from Luleå : Luleå tekniska universitet

   Author : Christian Ifvarsson; Luleå tekniska universitet.; Luleå University of Technology.; [2003]
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   Abstract : The literature on management control has for some time now argued for an integrated approach between strategy formulation and implementation. This thesis offers a sensemaking approach to understanding how such integrated activities in corporate organizations appear and can be enhanced. READ MORE