Search for dissertations about: "Organization theory"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 343 swedish dissertations containing the words Organization theory.

  2. 6. Exploring the Shadows of Project Management

    Author : Jan Wickenberg; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; informal organization; project management framework; project management; organization theory; formal organization; shadow system;

    Abstract : The project has become a preferred way of organizing work. Two major reasons for this trend are demands for increased market responsiveness and the empowering of workgroups in order to improve employee commitment. READ MORE

  4. 7. A model of contextual factors and inter-organizational integration : A Ground Theory study of two supply chains

    Author : Hana Hulthén; Dag Näslund; Helena Forslund; Teknisk logistik; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Inter-organizational integration; contingency theory; grounded theory; contextual factors; Logistics; Logistik; Logistics; Logistik; supply chain integration; inter-organizational integration; structural contingency theory; grounded theory; contextual factors; fit;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to understanding of the effect of organizational context on supply chain integration. One result is a context- based model that can provide support for practitioners regarding what level of integration to establish with suppliers and customers. READ MORE

  5. 8. Organizing project-based operations : The interplay of content, context and social processes

    Author : Maxim Miterev; Mats Engwall; Anna Jerbrant; Joana Geraldi; KTH; []
    Keywords : project-based operations; project-based organization; PBO; contingency; new institutionalism; organization theory; organization design; Industrial Economics and Management; Industriell ekonomi och organisation;

    Abstract : Project-based organizations (PBOs) are becoming increasingly widespread and important for the modern economy and society. Thus, they attact significant scholarly attention to their distinctive features. The unit of analysis employed by the majority of the studies is the project-based organization as a whole. READ MORE

  6. 9. Essays on Spatial Economies and Organization

    Author : Marcus Sundberg; Lars Lundqvist; Geoffrey J.D. Hewings; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; spatial computable general equilibrium; monopolistic competition; dynamic; organization; new economic geography; fragmentation; production chains; vertical; horizontal; regional economics; trade.; Business and economics; Ekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economic geography; Ekonomisk geografi;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns both static and dynamic modeling in a spatial computable general equilibrium setting. First, we have applied a static framework for the assessment of economic impacts of the Öresund bridge. Secondly, we make an attempt to enhance the static framework through the introduction of economic dynamics. READ MORE

  7. 10. Policy professionals in civil society organizations : Struggling for influence

    Author : Joanna Mellquist; Adrienne Sörbom; Stefan Svallfors; Åsa Wettergren; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; civil society; policy professionals; professionalization; organization; advocacy; strategy; member; mediatization; field theory; capital; decoupling; logic of influence; organizational hypocrisy; myth; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering;

    Abstract : The professionalization of civil society organizations coupled with an elite-driven policy process has fostered the rise of policy professionals in civil society organizations (CSOs). This dissertation explores the role and functioning of policy professionals in CSOs, describing and analyzing how CSOs’ hiring of such expertise contributes to processes of professionalization within civil society, including what that entails from a normative perspective. READ MORE