Search for dissertations about: "diversity team"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words diversity team.

2. 1. The Composition of New Venture Teams : Its Dynamics and Consequences

   Author : Karin Hellerstedt; Johan Wiklund; Per Davidsson; Howard E. Aldrich; Dean A. Shepheard; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Entrepreneurship; Team; Diversity; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : New venture team composition lies at the heart of this thesis. Drawing on social-psychological explanations and human capital reasoning, the thesis addresses the social as well as the instrumental foci facing new venture teams. READ MORE

4. 2. The bottom line of cultural diversity at the top : the top management team's cultural diversity and its influence on organisational outcomes

   Author : Timurs Umans; Sven-Olof Collin; Rikard Larsson; Håkan Pihl; Eva M. Meyersson Milgrom; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; organisational outcome; Top management team; cultural diversity; Företagsekonomi; Business administration; Top management team; organisational outcome; cultural diversity;

   Abstract : This dissertation investigates the relationship between cultural diversity in top management team (TMT) and organisational outcomes. The theoretical framework developed within this dissertation identifies three major concerns in this relationship. READ MORE

5. 3. Predicting who stays or leaves after the acquisition: : Target’s top manager turnover

   Author : Keivan Aghasi; Terrence Brown; Massimo Colombo; Maureen McKelvey; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Acquisition; CEO turnover; TMT turnover; coordination; Founder-CEO; Similarity attraction; Diversity;

   Abstract : In acquisition of high-tech and knowledge intensive firms, scholars have paid special attention to top managers’ status after the deal. Literature suggests that these managers in particular CEOs if kept in post-acquisition provide coordination capacity for the acquirer to transfer the knowledge and technology from the target to the acquirer while minimizing the disruptive effect of post-acquisition integration process. READ MORE

6. 4. Psychological group processes when building agile software development teams

   Author : Lucas Gren; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; agile teams; group development; social psychology; software engineering;

   Abstract : Background: With the agile approach to managing software development projects, comes an increased dependability on well functioning teams. Agile teams are profoundly influenced by social-psychological factors since more communication and cooperation are needed both within the organization and team, but also with customers. READ MORE

7. 5. Game theory and applications

   Author : Carl-Joar Karlsson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; non-cooperative game theory; prisoner s dilemma; disease; distribution; compartmental model; epidemiological model; game theory; equilibrium strategy;

   Abstract : Individual-level interactions and decisions spread though populations and change the collective-level dynamics in an intricate way. Nevertheless, game theory is well suited for the unification of these viewpoints. READ MORE