Search for dissertations about: "Strategy as practice"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 345 swedish dissertations containing the words Strategy as practice.

2. 1. Strategy as Sociomaterial Practices : Planning, Decision-Making, and Responsiveness in Corporate Lending

   Author : Robert Demir; Ali Yakhlef; Paula Jarzabkowski; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; strategy; sociomaterial; practice; technology; planning; decision-making; responsiveness; bank; lending; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Administration; företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : In their everyday work, organizations, like individuals, find it familiar to consider information technologies and other material objects as nonnegotiable necessities. Management and organization researchers have recalled this evident fact by advancing knowledge of the mundane aspects of computer-mediated work. READ MORE

4. 2. The Practice of Strategy Formation – Opening the Green Box

   Author : Magnus Rosén; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; strategic management; strategy formation; strategy-as-practice; strategy process; strategy as an emergent process; environmental management; greening of business; sustainability;

   Abstract : This thesis reports the results from an in-depth longitudinal study of how a new strategy actually forms in practice. The focus is on a Swedish multinational firm called the “MECH Group” and its efforts to combine environmental and business concerns in the new strategy called “Positive Impact. READ MORE

5. 3. Market-Shaping as Meta-Strategy : A Strategy of Strategies

   Author : Alexander Flaig; Mikael Ottosson; Aku Valtakoski; Besma Glaa; Suvi Nenonen; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Market-shaping; Market-shaping strategies; Integrated strategies; Markets; Systemic trategies; Meta-strategies; Marknadsformning; Marknadsformande strategier; Integrerade strategier; Marknader; Systemiska strategier; Metastrategier;

   Abstract : Markets are increasingly perceived as malleable systems constituted by actors that endogenously generate and shape the market. This view extends the traditional market view beyond the buyer-seller dyad and encompasses both directly market-related actors such as companies, suppliers, and buyers but also nonmarket actors such as regulators, lobbyists, journalists, activists, and the wider public. READ MORE

6. 4. Strategizing in construction: Exploring practices and paradoxes

   Author : Martin Löwstedt; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; strategy-as-practice SAP ; organizational change; strategizing; practice; social identity; strategy; construction industry;

   Abstract : The starting point of this thesis was an identified lack of strategy-related research within the construction industry as well as a lack of comprehensive strategy management at the organizational level in construction. A growing number of researchers have highlighted the importance of strategy research in construction in regards to increase understanding of long-term development and change on the organizational levels of construction companies. READ MORE

7. 5. Managing offshoring of complex products : Strategy and capabilities

   Author : Petra Edoff; Christer Norström; Jayakanth Srinivasan; Stefan Cedergren; Peter Ørberg Jensen; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : Strategy; organizational capabilities; offshoring; product development; India; China; Innovation and Design; innovation och design;

   Abstract : Offshoring is a hot topic in the industrial and academic community over the last few years, evolving from a focus on manufacturing to product development and R&D. Offshoring refers to the process of sourcing and coordinating tasks across national borders and can include both in-house and outsourced activities performed by a supplier. READ MORE