Search for dissertations about: "Strategic change"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 263 swedish dissertations containing the words Strategic change.

2. 1. Change models in need of renewal: Building strategic practice to prevail in industry transitions

   Author : Johanna Pregmark; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; change formula; strategic practice; contextual ambidexterity; industry transition; change; renewal; action research; innovation; urgency creativity;

   Abstract : Organizations find it hard to survive industry transitions. To succeed, organizations need to rethink the way they do business and the renewal efforts have to overcome the lock-in created by the organizational system, capabilities and organizational culture. Moreover, in an industry transition a clear view of what to change into is often lacking. READ MORE

4. 2. Service Provider Flexibility : A Strategic Perspective

   Author : Danilo Brozovic; Fredrik Nordin; Annika Ravald; Per-Olof Berg; Lars Witell; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; provider flexibility; value creation; service logic; service; strategic flexibility; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

   Abstract : This thesis is about service provider flexibility and how provider flexibility facilitates customer value creation in contexts where customer processes and activities change. Provider flexibility is delineated as a mechanism of value creation and defined as the ability of the service provider to respond to changes or to bring about changes that support its customers’ value creation. READ MORE

5. 3. Industrial Wisdom and Strategic Change : The Swedish Pulp and Paper Industry 1945-1990

   Author : Anders Melander; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to complement and elaborate theories of stability and change in the field of strategic management. From theextensive description and analysis of the Swedish pulp and paper industry development, the industrial wisdom is identified. READ MORE

6. 4. Influence in sensemaking during change : a study of the Swedish police reform and subsequent change work

   Author : Robert Kihlberg; Malin Näsholm; Ola Lindberg; Oscar Rantatalo; Markus Hällgren; Johan Alvehus; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; police reform; organizational change; employee influence; sensemaking; sensegiving; employee-driven development; episodic power; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

   Abstract : This dissertation is based on four articles, and examines efforts of influence in processes of sensemaking during, and subsequent to, the Swedish police reform. Sensemaking – a process where individuals work to understand what is going on when they encounter confusing events – is of central importance for how organizational change unfolds. READ MORE

7. 5. From PowerPoints to Reality - Managing Strategic Change in the Paper Packaging Industry

   Author : Malin Olander Roese; Förpackningslogistik; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Strategic Change; Customer Orientation; Innovation; Longitudinal Case Study; Paper Packaging Industry;

   Abstract : This thesis explores and describes strategic change towards increased customer orientation and innovation in the Swedish forest and paper packaging industry, an industry which has been subject to calls for new strategic directions for more than two decades. The large-scale and cost-efficient strategy, which has been the industry's hallmark, is in need of a more customer based and innovative emphasis. READ MORE