Essays about: "Sensemaking structures"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Sensemaking structures.

  1. 1. Sensemaking Structures in Multiproject Settings and their Implications on Projects

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Isabella Hedström; Karl Magnil; [2021]
    Keywords : Sensemaking structures; discipline and chaos; self-leadership; multi-project setting; Meningsskapande strukturer; disciplin och kaos; självledarskap; flerprojektsmiljö;

    Abstract : Previous research has shown that sensemaking structures within organizations are not only present, but vital in project settings. Informal individually produced sensemaking structures, such as task lists, are a mean to formulate ones' own project work into individual actions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Under Pressure: How Top Managers Are Affected by Ownership Structures

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

    Author : Olof Almgren; Simon Wassberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Ownership structure; Shareholder value policy; Short-termism; Sensemaking;

    Abstract : This study investigates how top managers are influenced by ownership structures in the forming of an investment agenda. The research is based on a comparative multiple case study of three competing firms, two private and one public, within a Swedish durable goods industry. READ MORE

  4. 3. Beyond the figures of organisational culture surveys

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Marina Ivolga; Samantha Booth; [2019]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : An increasing number of organisations are purchasing culture measurement solutions without reflecting on how ‘measurement’ mirrors organisational reality. This is because the dominant perspective of culture measurement caters to managers and claims to deliver absolute readings. READ MORE

  5. 4. Decision-Making on Life and Death A case study on how critical and urgent decision-making is done by the Swedish Police Authority

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Alice Kristiansen; Vlora Bara; [2018-07-03]
    Keywords : Decision-Making; Crisis; Experience; Bounded Rationality; Logic of Consequences; Logic of Appropriateness; Sensemaking;

    Abstract : There is a growing interest in crisis management, due to an increased understanding of the dilemmas that appear when organizations face critical situations. As a result of this, decisionmaking has also been more highlighted. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Cultural Approach to Crisis Management : Comparison between Sweden and Germany

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Sandra Richter; Stefanie Lehmann; [2016]
    Keywords : Crisis; Crisis Management; Culture; Cultural Origin; Sensemaking; Building Theories from Case Study Research; Pragmatism; Grounded Theory Method; Volkswagen;

    Abstract : Problem:  Triggered by the present emission scandal of Volkswagen, we came across the fact that corporate crises constitute a revenant topic in the business world. They often entail significant consequences for the affected companies such as reputation damages, financial losses and loss of trust from stakeholders. READ MORE