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2. 1. Transforming management education: A Polish mixture

   Author : Kristina Genell; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; imitation; innovation; sediment; rupture; continuity; reinstitutionalisation; deinstitutionalisation; organisation field; institutional transformation; Management education; institution; translation; occupation.; Management of enterprises; Företagsledning; management;

   Abstract : The purposes of this thesis are to provide a credible picture of the institutional transformation that I allege is taking place in the field of management education in Poland and to widen the field of application of institutional theory by applying it to the field of management education in Poland. In the study I conceptualise management education as an organisation field. READ MORE

4. 2. In search of known unknowns : an empirical investigation of the peripety of a knowledge management system

   Author : Leon Michael Caesarius; Jan Lindvall; Lars Engwall; Jannis Kallinikos; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; knowledge management systems; knowledge management endeavours; knowledge management; knowledge; knowledge creation; information technology; automating; informating; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : In their quest to secure their level of competitiveness, organizations have turned their attention to a specific type of information technology (IT) solution referred to as knowledge management systems (KMS). Research recurrently views and defines such system as IT-tools that mainly enable the collection, storing and diffusion of knowledge within the boundaries of the organization. READ MORE

5. 3. Organisational Self-understanding and the Strategy Process : Strategy Dynamics in Scania and Handelsbanken

   Author : Olof Brunninge; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; strategy; organizational identity; history; change management; organizational self-understanding; continuity; scania; handelsbanken;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the role of organisational self-understanding in strategy processes. The concept of organisational self-understanding denotes members’ understanding of their organisation’s identity. The study illustrates that strategy processes in companies are processes of self-understanding. READ MORE

6. 4. On Managing Disruption Risks in the Supply Chain - the DRISC model

   Author : Ulf Paulsson; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; supply chain vulnerability; Management of enterprises; Riskhantering; Företagsledning; management; Risk Management and Safety engineering; logistics.; supply chain management; risk management; business continuity management; supply chain risks; disruption risks; supply chain disturbances; Supply chain risk management; supply chain disruptions;

   Abstract : Background Today's modern, industrialized society is based on globalization, specialization and mass-production. It is a society dependent upon highly integrated, continuously ongoing supply chain flows. READ MORE

7. 5. Information System Providers and Business Relationships : A Study on the Impact of Connections

   Author : Cecilia Erixon; Péter Révay; Peter Thilenius; Peter Ekman; Louise Yngström; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information systems; Business relationships; Connections; Information System Providers; industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Organisations;

   Abstract : Information systems are integrated in the daily business of companies, to support the exchanges with its counterparts. To manage these information systems, companies often turn to third parties: information system providers (IS-providers). READ MORE