Essays about: "loose couplings"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words loose couplings.

1. 1. Who are we and what do we measure? : A case study of the dynamic relationship between performance measurement and organizational identity

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Marcus Källgren; Adrian Vejbrink Kildal; [2022]
   Keywords : organizational identity; performance measurement system; performance management; identity-dynamics; PMS; HR; human resources; acquisition; change management; HR-metrics; employee reward system; evaluation; appraisal; organizational performance; employee performance; perception; tracking; monitoring; organizational culture; organizational control; medium; who we are; who we are as an organization; qualitative measurement; quantitative measurement; case study; life science; organizational members; shared understanding; we-ness; dynamic relationship; relationship; interrelationship; central; enduring; distinctive; CED; implications; identity-related; adjustments; top-down initiative; strategic initiative; strategic sensemaking; sensemaking; ideational; definitional; component; attributes; loose couplings; innovation; enhancing; reinforcing; guiding; stretching; enabling; challenging; threatening; constraining; R D; research; development; idealized identity; desired identity;

   Abstract : Performance measurements have been described as a tool by which management can communicate expected standards of behavior as well as a shared meaning among members regarding the intended direction of the firm. In parallel, the organizational identity field relies on the premise that members can answer the question “who are we as an organization?” through a sense of shared understanding. READ MORE

3. 2. Investigation of Wear in Spline Coupling for Saw Unit JPS R5500

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

   Author : Per Blomqvist; Patrus Athir; [2019]
   Keywords : Wear in Spline; Saw Unit; Harvester heads; Spline coupling; Failure of spline coupling; Root cause analysis;

   Abstract : JPS Teknik AB in Färila, located in the middle of Sweden, is a company in manufacturingsaw units to harvester heads. This thesis is about the company's best selling saw unit, JPSR5500. The saw unit is powered by a hydraulic motor, the torque is transmitted from themotor into the saw unit thought a spline coupling. READ MORE

4. 3. Networking for a Sustainable Future? A qualitative study about the couplings between member organisations and CSR-networks

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Sofia Kringlund; Andreas Wigren; [2018-07-03]
   Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; CSR-Networks; Networks; Loose Coupling; Effects;

   Abstract : The increasing focus on social and environmental issues has led to a rise of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) networks. Studies on CSR-networks have different explanations for the effects of participation in such networks, but has largely ignored to explore how the strength of couplings between the participating organisations and the network shape these effects. READ MORE

5. 4. The sustainability report as a reflection - A multiple case-study of three Swedish governmentally owned companies

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

   Author : Maria Rendahl; Sandra Wahlström-Jonsson; [2015]
   Keywords : sustainability reporting; social and environmental reporting; sustainability accounting; tight coupling; new institutionalism;

   Abstract : This thesis explores whether the sustainability report is a reflection of company objectives and activities within three Swedish governmentally owned companies. Through a multiple case study and an application of the concept of couplings from the theory of new institutionalism, it aims to explore couplings in the context of sustainability reporting. READ MORE

6. 5. Acting the Municipality Vision: The Manifestation of a Management Control Model

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Elisa Stuart; Ida Kronberg; [2014-12-05]
   Keywords : Management control; public sector; municipalities; loose coupling; goal alignment;

   Abstract : The role of management control systems (MCS) within the public sector has gained widespread attention among scholars in the field. Driven by a quest for legitimacy and the efficient management of public resources, many public organizations have applied management techniques traditionally developed for private corporations. READ MORE