Search for dissertations about: "managerial diversity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words managerial diversity.

2. 1. Three Faces of Diversity Rhetoric : Managerialization, marketing and ambiguity

   Author : Alejandro Leiva; Jens Rydgren; Ellen Berrey; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Diversity; diversity rhetoric; consultants; law; managerialization; ambiguity; marketing; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : Over the past decades, the language of diversity management has spread from the US to many parts of the world, including Sweden, where it emerged in the mid 1990’s. Consisting of three papers, this thesis contributes to the field of critical diversity studies by examining the multifaceted character of diversity rhetoric among Swedish diversity consultants. READ MORE

4. 2. 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

5. 3. The international networking between European logistical operators

   Author : Johanna Ludvigsen; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the temporal development of a strategic alliance formed by seven logistical firms from the Nordic region and European mainland. The analytical spotlight focuses on a decade long transition from a loose collaborative association to a formal consortium. READ MORE

6. 4. Related Diversification - On Business Creating Processes in Large Technology-Based Firms

   Author : Martin Edlund; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; business creation; strategy; relatedness; resources; process; implementation; competencies; diversification; capabilities;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with related diversification in large technology-based firms by investigating business creating processes. The purpose is to increase our understanding of how related diversification processes influence outcomes of diversification, and to propose concepts that help identify and explain challenges of managing related diversification with focus on resource utilization and creation. READ MORE

7. 5. Three essays on our planetary future

   Author : Rasmus Karlsson; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; democracy; intergenerational justice; Global change; sustainable development; innovation policy;

   Abstract : This thesis propounds a techno-environmentalist position. Seeking to combine the need for natural restoration with human development, the thesis explores to what extent more radical forms of ecological modernization can offer a basis for political compromise and open new paths to global long-term sustainability. READ MORE