Search for dissertations about: "Strategic narratives"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words Strategic narratives.
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1. The Use of Hope : Biopolitics of Security During the Obama Presidency
Abstract : Through a compilation of four research articles, this PhD thesis investigates ‘hope’ as a biopolitical technology. It interrogates the use of hope by the United States security apparatus, on the one hand, to pre-empt processes of radicalisation and, on the other hand, to prepare the subject of security to cope with permanent insecurity. READ MORE
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2. Sensemaking for strategic management control : an empirical study of two firms
Abstract : The literature on management control has for some time now argued for an integrated approach between strategy formulation and implementation. This thesis offers a sensemaking approach to understanding how such integrated activities in corporate organizations appear and can be enhanced. READ MORE
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3. Exploring the concept of strategy using a practice lens: The case of a large construction company
Abstract : Ever since its origins back in the 1960´s, strategy researchers have been engaged in an ongoing discussion about what strategy actually means. Over the historical development of the strategic-management field strategy has gone from something that top managers formulated; it has gone from including a rather limited analytical process, to being a pattern in streams of actions and to encompass a myriad of strategic micro processes. READ MORE
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4. The Business Model - Formation, description and definition
Abstract : The business model is a new analytical concept in the field of strategy research that is frequently used when trying to explain the creation and capture of value by firms. This compilation thesis consists of three papers that examine different aspects of the formation of business models and one paper that examines the business model concept per se. READ MORE
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5. Shifting Gender Dynamics In Multinational Ghanaian Mine Jobs : Narratives on Organizational and Sociocultural Barriers
Abstract : Gender is one of the central organizing principles around which social and corporate innovation revolves. The multinational Ghanaian mining is dominated by men and masculinity cultures. To gain an adequate understanding of this phenomenon, it is prudent to explore its gendered nature. READ MORE