Essays about: "Contingency theory"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 68 essays containing the words Contingency theory.

  1. 6. AutoStore performance and the influence of context and configurations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : David Flyrin; Daniel Lundkvist; [2023]
    Keywords : AutoStore; RCSRS; automated small-parts warehouse; goods-to-person picking; compact storage system; contextual factors; configurations; contingency theory; optimization; performance; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Problem description Multiple cases show that companies can improve performance after implementing an AutoStore system. However, research on optimizing the design and how to successfully control the AutoStore system is limited. READ MORE

  3. 7. Blockchain for supply chain transparency and traceability - A contingency framework to implementation challenges.

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Robin Cording; Johan Lückander; [2023]
    Keywords : Blockchain Technology; Supply Chain; Sustainability; Transparency; Traceability; TOE-model; Technological-; Organizational-; Ecosystem-; Environmental challenge;

    Abstract : Purpose - Blockchain technology holds immense potential in increasing transparency in supply chains. However, little is known about the implementation challenges and ways to address them. READ MORE

  4. 8. Crisis Management in Theory and Practice: How and Why Organizations Work the Way They Do

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Linus Johansson; Lukas Pihl; [2023]
    Keywords : crisis management; traditional crisis management; resilience; robustness; antifragility; contingency theory; Scandinavian institutionalism; organizational types;

    Abstract : We live in a turbulent environment in which the unpredictability of crises is unprecedented. Following this, crisis management literature has shifted from traditional planned and process-based approaches to contemporary concepts that emphasize reactivity. READ MORE

  5. 9. BEYOND BUDGETING - The effect of reallocating resources towards agility in an uncertain world

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Matilde Delzanno; Yasin Emin Ayranci; [2022]
    Keywords : Beyond Budgeting; Resource Allocation; Agile; Contingency Theory; Covid-19;

    Abstract : Traditional management continues to be criticized for its ineffective processes as new management control systems slowly enter the market. One of these being Beyond Budgeting, shifting the traditional processes of target setting, resource allocation and forecasting. READ MORE

  6. 10. Pandemic Control

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Javier Francisco Molina Herrero; Emil Augbeck; [2022]
    Keywords : Management Control Systems; Levers of Control; Formal Controls; Informal Controls; Covid-19; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of Management Control Systems in Swedish organizations during the Covid-19 pandemic. For this, the use of MCS, the perceived effectiveness and the differences between organizations are observed. Methodology: This study is quantitative. A self-completion questionnaire is used to collect data. READ MORE