Search for dissertations about: "Consulting services"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words Consulting services.

  2. 1. Rhetorical business : A study of marketing work in the spirit of contradiction

    Author : Tomas Nilsson; Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ethnography; consulting; professional services; knowledge-intensive services; sophists; argumentation; rhetoric; marketing work; marketing practice; Marketing; rhetorical analysis; Marketing; Marketing;

    Abstract : Marketing has traditionally been understood from the perspective of marketing management. This causes problems when we study marketing practices because the normative discourse of marketing management is not particularly useful for describing the day-to-day work of marketing practitioners. This calls for marketing research from new perspectives. READ MORE

  4. 2. Arguing for Relevance : Global and local knolwdge claims in management consulting

    Author : Jonas Bäcklund; Nils Kinch; Lars Hallén; Staffan Furusten; Andrew Sturdy; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business and economics; management consulting; management knowledge; arguments; presentations; globalization; Ekonomi; Business and economics; Ekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Management consulting services are often viewed as local in the sense that they are based on knowledge of local conditions, are adapted to those conditions, and build on client interaction. Despite this view, globally active consulting firms continue to increase in number and relative size in national markets. READ MORE

  5. 3. Corporate consulting for customer solutions : bridging diverging business logics

    Author : Robert Sandberg; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The change from mere product supply to customer solutions, integrated and customized offerings (including e.g. products, software and services), has been argued to be a route to success in the 21st century. READ MORE

  6. 4. Essays on Audit Fees and the Joint Provision of Audit and Non-Audit Services

    Author : Irina Alexeyeva; Stefan Sundgren; Tobias Svanström; Alain Schatt; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : audit fees; non-audit fees; crisis; fair value measurement; banking industry; engagement partner; industry expertise; public company expertise; tenure; gender; non-audit services; knowledge spillover; audit efficiency;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the factors affecting audit and non-audit fees and the effects of the joint provision of audit and non-audit services on auditing.The first essay focuses on environmental factors. READ MORE

  7. 5. Working with the Fogbow : Design and Reconfiguration of services and Participation in E-Government

    Author : Annelie Ekelin; Högskolan i Kalmar; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information Technology; e-government; e-democracy; Technoscience Studies; Informatics; 24-timmarsmyndigheten; serviceutveckling inom offentlig sektor; medborgarperspektiv; Informatik;

    Abstract : This thesis is about the metaphors of the rainbow and the fogbow, investigations and evaluations, public Internet monitors, writing women, reflections and discussions about politics, design and democracy. It is also about the ongoing re-structuring of participation in service design within the development of E-Government. READ MORE