Essays about: "change management, case studies"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 282 essays containing the words change management, case studies.
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1. Rethinking performance: Managing socio-ideological tensions with technocratic controls - A qualitative study of the effects on PMS in an organization with a strong culture post-acquisition.
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : By conducting a qualitative single case study on a Swedish acquisition, this paper aims to examine the implications on Performance Management Systems post-acquisition, where the acquiree is characterized by a strong culture. By analyzing the findings from nine interviews using the framework of technocratic and socio-ideological controls by Alvesson & Kärreman (2004), we found a significant interplay in the controls. READ MORE
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2. Exploring risks of blue economy developments to people’s livelihood. A case study of Namibia’s coastal communities.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för marina vetenskaperAbstract : Fuelled by the vision of the blue economy, marine sectors are developing and expanding at a fast rate. Though intended to be done in a sustainable matter, such developments often come with a large set of uncertainties and possible impacts on the environment as well as on the coastal communities who are depending on the natural environment to sustain their livelihoods. READ MORE
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3. Stakeholder Behaviour and Management During the Course of a Project : A Case Study on Green Energy Project Operation
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknikAbstract : Project stakeholder management (SM) as one of the building blocks for project management theory has been studied by many scholars, and a lot of theoretical frameworks are developed to analyse relevant stakeholders based on different groups of attributes to formulate appropriate expectation managing strategies. Nevertheless, contemporary research rarely describes the dynamic change of stakeholder relationship during the course of a project and mainly focuses on public-private partnership projects where the relationships are complex and some external stakeholders can be threatening to project goals. READ MORE
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4. Konst – ett verktyg för att appropriera rum
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Kan konst användas som ett verktyg för att bidra till att medborgare känner större tillhörighet i sin närmiljö, och i så fall hur? För att skapa tillhörighet i sin närmiljö bör medborgare appropriera den. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka på vilka sätt konst har använts av konstnärer tillsammans med medborgare för att appropriera rum, samt att se vilka positiva och negativa sidor konst har som verktyg för att appropriera rum. READ MORE
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5. Challenges of translating after-action reviews to extreme action teams : A qualitative study of firefighters in Sweden
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : This thesis aims to explore the challenges of translation of after-action reviews (AARs) from theory and best practices into real-life. Furthermore, the purpose was to explore if existing theories can be translated to another context and how. This is examined on the case of extreme action teams, more concretely firefighters in Sweden. READ MORE
