Search for dissertations about: "organizational leadership"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 111 swedish dissertations containing the words organizational leadership.

2. 1. Communicative leadership : (Re)Contextualizing a Swedish concept in theory and within organizational settings

   Author : Solange Hamrin; Catrin Johansson; Ingela Wadbring; Jesper Strömbäck; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to theorize about the concept of communicative leadership as well as explore the construction of the concept in three Swedish national and multinational organizations. ‘Communicative leadership’ is a concept often used in Swedish organizations and, in practice, refers to leaders’ communication competence related to others, and specifically toward her or his employees. READ MORE

4. 2. How to create a commercial experience : Focus on Leadership, Values and Organizational Culture

   Author : Pernilla Ingelsson; Håkan Wiklund; Pia Sandvik Wiklund; Stefan Lagrosen; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Commercial experience; leadership; values; organizational culture; TQM; Kommersiell upplevelse; ledarskap; värderingar; organisationskultur; TQM; Other industrial engineering and economics; Övrig industriell teknik och ekonomi;

   Abstract : A new kind of commercial offer is on the rise, that of a commercial experience. It is said to be the next progression of value after a service and that it is distinct from a service in several ways, two important being a) the provider having to create something new or memorable to the customer, i.e. READ MORE

5. 3. Leadership Challenges in Academia : Four Case studies

   Author : Thomas Severin; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; academic leadership; organizagtiponmal paradoxes; holding; qualitative methods; distributed leadership; leadership development; toxic leadership;

   Abstract : This thesis is an exploration of leadership dimensions of academic organisational processes. It consists of four case studies, each presenting a leadership challenge. These studies of specific situations offer great opportunities to investigate the variety of leading that the academy contains. READ MORE

6. 4. Professional Pride and Prejudice : Negotiating leadership in an era of interprofession-based organizing

   Author : Erika Lokatt; Charlotte Holgersson; Monica Lindgren; Johann Packendorff; Ewa Wikström; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; leadership; profession; interprofession-based organizing; negotiated order; discourse; power base; subject position; space of action; organizational humor; leadership culture; healthcare; ledarskap; profession; interprofessionsbaserad organisering; förhandlad ordning; diskurs; maktbas; subjektsposition; handlingsutrymme; organisatorisk humor; ledarskapskultur; sjukvård; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

   Abstract : Leadership has always played a peculiar role in the context of profession-based operations. Within bureaucratic yet decentralized organizational configurations – where conventional notions of labor management fall short in explaining executive functions – distributions of authority and influence have historically been inherent in strong hierarchies and meritocracies. READ MORE

7. 5. Creating a Quality Management Culture : Focusing on Values and Leadership

   Author : Pernilla Ingelsson; Håkan Wiklund; Ingela Bäckström; Stefan Lagrosen; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Quality Management; Organizational culture; values; leadership; Lean; TQM; Kvalitetsledning; organisationskultur; värderingar; ledarskap; Lean; TQM;

   Abstract : When applied successfully, the QM initiatives TQM and Lean enhance an organization´s ability to meet and exceed the expectations of the customers as well as co-workers and other stakeholders. There are however also QM initiatives that fail and one reason for this is the organization’s inability to create a supportive culture, a culture that rests on a number of values which aim at improving the quality and thereby customer satisfaction. READ MORE