Search for dissertations about: "Neo-Institutional Theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words Neo-Institutional Theory.

2. 1. Dancing Together Alone : Inconsistencies and Contradictions of Strategic Communication in Swedish Universities

   Author : Daniel Lövgren; Josef Professor; Mats Professor; Magnus Fredriksson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Strategic communication; Social Media; Neo-Institutional Theory; Translations; Universities; Inconsistencies; Strategisk kommunikation; Sociala medier; Institutionell teori; Översättning; Universitet; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Media and Communication Studies;

   Abstract : Organizations increasingly use communication as a strategic function to maneuver in a challenging, complex, and demanding social landscape. Based on assumptions of centralized control and planning, the strategic communication concept aims for coordination and consistency of communication. READ MORE

4. 2. Nursing homes on public display : Reputation management in the new landscape of Swedish eldercare

   Author : Elisabeth Carlstedt; Socialhögskolan; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nursing homes; eldercare; reputation management; marketisation; audits; mediatization; neo-institutional theory; Äldreboende; äldreomsorg; anseendehantering; marknadisering; granskning; medialisering; nyinstitutionell teori;

   Abstract : The general perception of Swedish nursing homes has historically been gloomy. Nursing homes have been associated with a passive, isolated, and institutionalised ‘fourth age’ life. Media reports and the public debate have largely stressed the need for organisational improvements, and called for transparency and control. READ MORE

5. 3. Administrative Reforms and the Quest for Foreign Investment in China : The Case of Shenzhen

   Author : Maria Sönne; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; China; competition; resource dependence; investment environment; foreign investments; institutions; organizational environment; organization theory; public administration; administrative reforms; Shenzhen; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap;

   Abstract : This study examines the attempts made by one local government in China, Shenzhen, to improve its investment environment for foreign-invested enterprises through administrative reforms between 1980 and 1997. Three empirical questions are posed: what reforms have been undertaken, what effects have they had and how have changes in the organizational environment affected them. READ MORE

6. 4. Tensions and Contradictions in Information Management

   Author : Karen Nowé Hedvall; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; information management; information behaviour; information strategies; activity theory; voluntary organisations; peace organisations;

   Abstract : The thesis aims to contribute to the research on the management and use of information in organisations by providing a holistic understanding of the various information practices and needs as well as attitudes towards information at different levels in the broader socio-historical context of a specific organisation. To this end, findings and approaches from research traditions in library and information science, management studies and organisational theory are combined in an activity-theoretical approach with some neo-institutional aspects. READ MORE

7. 5. Sailing or Sinking Together : Container Shipping in Digital Platform Capitalism

   Author : Tom Chabosseau; Ilkka Henrik Mäkinen; Patrik Aspers; René Taudal Poulsen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Digital Platform Capitalism; Container Shipping; Logistics; Field Theory; Text Mining; Sociologi; Sociology;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses the classical research problem of collaboration among competing actors in the context of digital platform capitalism. This study investigates how ocean carriers attempted, and sometimes managed, to set standards, exchange data, and jointly develop supply chain management platforms despite the alleged risks of doing so. READ MORE