Search for dissertations about: "Competing demands"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 swedish dissertations containing the words Competing demands.
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1. Retail trade demands on distributors : strategic and operational implications
Abstract : The global trend of consolidation holds true also within the British Do-It-Yourself (DIY) retail trade and Builders Merchants (BM), resulting in inter alia the rise of 'mega-retailers' such as B&Q. The manufacturers and suppliers of wood products have been slow in the adaptation to the changed market situation. READ MORE
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2. Paradox As the New Normal : essays on framing, managing and sustaining organizational tensions
Abstract : Metaphorically, the idiom “you cannot have your cake and eat it too” describes fundamental tensions at the heart of today’s organizations. Engaging tensions may seem implausible or even impossible. However, there exists evidence, given the increasingly complex environment, that both are vital to organizational success. READ MORE
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3. Navigating a Network of Competing Demands : Accountability as Issue Formulation and Role Attribution across Organisational Boundaries
Abstract : Organisations are constantly called on to justify their actions to internal and external constituents. What happens if these constituents have divergent or conflicting opinions of what constitutes misconduct? This thesis uses the case of accountability for publicly financed elderly care performed by private providers to explore this question. READ MORE
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4. Organizational and Individual response to hybridity in the public sector : A case study exploring the customer orientation of the Swedish Enforcement Authority
Abstract : The aim of this study is to understand the response of public organizations and frontline public servants to the organizational hybridity that occurs when public organizations adopt market-inspired elements. To reach the aim I examine public sector customer orientation and how public organizations, as well as their employees, manage customer orientation, and the demands that the concept presents, alongside the demands traditionally presented to public organizations, and which motives and explanations that may be observed regarding how they manage these different demands. READ MORE
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5. Lost in Transitions: Sustainability Strategies and Social Contexts
Abstract : Corporations are increasingly asked to provide innovative solutions to address environmental and social concerns, such as persistent poverty, pollution and climate change. The paradox in this call is that within the current economic logic, most companies will continue to find working at these interfaces problematic. READ MORE
