Search for dissertations about: "organizational size"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 57 swedish dissertations containing the words organizational size.
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1. Size Matters : Ostensive and performative dimensions of organizational size
Abstract : Organizational size is a common way to describe and understand organizations invarious settings: in every-day situations as well as in organizational research. Withinorganization theory, organizational size has been seen variously as a basic feature ofthe organization (an independent variable); as a result of a reaction to the environmentof the organization (a dependent variable); or as a basic criterion for the selectionand categorizing of empirical cases (a selective variable). READ MORE
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2. Modeling Organizational Dynamics : Distributions, Networks, Sequences and Mechanisms
Abstract : The study of how social organizations work, change and develop is central to sociology and to our understanding of the social world and its transformations. At the same time, the underlying principles of organizational dynamics are extremely difficult to investigate. READ MORE
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3. Quantifying Process Quality : The Role of Effective Organizational Learning in Software Evolution
Abstract : Real-world software applications must constantly evolve to remain relevant. This evolution occurs when developing new applications or adapting existing ones to meet new requirements, make corrections, or incorporate future functionality. READ MORE
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4. Competitive Capabilities of a Technology Born Global
Abstract : Since the early 1980s, rapidly internationalizing start-ups have captured attention of the academia, media and institutions. These ’born global’ firms seem to disregard the traditionally established views of firm internationalization. READ MORE
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Abstract : This thesis deals with aspects of how to manage the precursor of innovation in organizations, namely, organizational creativity. Literature on innovation is prolific but is under-theorized in terms of organizational creativity, which is an emerging research area. At the same time, few empirical studies are grounded in an organizational context. READ MORE