Search for dissertations about: "formal organization"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 79 swedish dissertations containing the words formal organization.

  2. 21. Meta-managing: A Study on How Superiors and Subordinates Manage Their Relationship in Everyday Work

    Author : Susanne Lundholm; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; superior-subordinate relations; organizational hierarchy; management; leadership; practice; everyday work; interaction; banking industry;

    Abstract : In virtually every organization we find formally appointed managers, but nevertheless we tend to condemn the idea of formal hierarchy and celebrate alternative modes of governance that better respect the discretion of employees. This tension, that seemingly surrounds the vertical dimension of contemporary organizations, forms the backdrop of this study which examines how superiors and subordinates in a Swedish bank manage their relationship in everyday work. READ MORE

  4. 22. A Value Perspective on Information System Security : Exploring IS security objectives, problems and value conflicts

    Author : Ella Kolkowska; Åke Grönlund; Jonathan P. Allen; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; information security; values; value conflicts; behaviours; Informatics; Informatik; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Statistics; computer and systems science; Statistik; data- och systemvetenskap; Informatics; computer and systems science; Informatik; data- och systemvetenskap; informatics; informatik;

    Abstract : The inability to understand the social aspects in IS security is pointed out as one of the biggest and most difficult problems in the IS security area. By applying a value perspective on IS security this thesis contributes to increased understanding of social aspects in relation to IS security and peoples’ security behaviours. READ MORE

  5. 23. Enacting, Enabling, and Embracing Market Orientation : A study of Public–Private Dyads

    Author : Sofia Molander; Markus Fellesson; Rolf Rönning; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; market orientation; public service; public-private relationships; public procurement; public transport; collaboration; coordination; Business Administration; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis contributes to an increased understanding of how public–private dyads enact (“what”), enable (“how”), and embrace (“why”) market orientation. Drawing on a multi-year study of Swedish public transport, the thesis shows that the nature of the relationship between public and private organizations plays an important role in how market orientation is undertaken in dyadic practice. READ MORE

  6. 24. The Meaning of Environmental Management : An Interpretive Study of Managing Emergent or Evolutionary Environmental and Energy Strategy

    Author : Thomas Parker; Internationella miljöinstitutet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Environmental Management Systems; Emergent strategy; Interpretive Research; Change; Complexity; Contingency; Energy Management; Management of meaning; Environmental Management Systems; Emergent strategy; Contingency; Change; Complexity; Energy Management; Management of meaning;

    Abstract : Because of the vital roles of industry in sustainable development, it is essentialthat environmental management is effective in preventing pollution. To this end,environmental management systems have been implemented to a growing extent inindustry. Moreover, this Ph.D. READ MORE

  7. 25. Environmental Integration in Sustainable Urban Planning from an Institutional Perspective : A Study of Swedish and Chinese Eco-City Development

    Author : Ying Yin; Maria Håkansson; Amy Rader Olsson; Per G. Berg; KTH; []
    Keywords : Environmental Integration; Sustainable Urban Planning; Institutional Condition; Eco-Cities; Sweden; China; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Abstract : The continuously rising attention to and practice of eco-city development in Sweden and China, as well as the countries’ active cooperation has motivated this study and the exploration of eco-city development in these two countries. In eco-city development, diverse environmental issues may well be beyond the planning sector’s capacity and need to be resolved elsewhere by other authorities and agencies in such areas as energy, water and traffic. READ MORE