Essays about: "organisation strategic importance"

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1. 1. Breaking the Status Quo? - An Analysis of Sustainability Managers' Change Efforts

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Lucas Rennkamp; Alicia Schmidt; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Sustainability Managers; Institutional Entrepreneurship; Sustainability Logic; Sustainable Business Development; Institutional Theory; Institutional Logic; Qualitative Research;

   Abstract : Societal expectations towards corporations to include social, environmental and ethical considerations have grown in importance, and corporations largely depend on so-called sustainability managers to help them meet these expectations. This thesis provides one of the first studies into how sustainability managers work and asks: how do sustainability managers work to change their organisation for a more sustainable future? Through interviews with 18 senior sustainability managers and an analysis of the empirical findings through institutional entrepreneurship and institutional logics theory, this study identifies sustainability managers as individual actors who adopt strategic approaches and work practices similar to institutional entrepreneurs and shows their efforts to institutionalise sustainability by hybridising it with the perceived dominant market logic and by establishing legitimacy. READ MORE

3. 2. Internationalising scale-ups: an organisational capability approach : A multiple-case study of knowledge acquisition and integration in innovative and internationalising scale-ups.

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Nils Grönberg; Madeleine Tell; [2023]
   Keywords : Scale-up; Scaling; Internationalisation; Organisational capability; Knowledge-based view.; Scale-up; Escalamiento empresarial; Internacionalización; Capacidad organizativa; La teoría de la empresa basada en el conocimiento;

   Abstract : Background: “Scale-ups”, characterised by their high growth and significant contribution to economic development, receive increasing attention in today's economies. They are often young and innovative SMEs that grow rapidly across international borders. READ MORE

4. 3. Financial Technology's effect on the Swedish banking Industry - A study on competition and competitive strategies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

   Author : Douglas Wilsby; Knut Winström; [2023]
   Keywords : FinTech; competition; competitive strategy; digitalisation; technology; Open Banking; Strategy; Business model; Digital.; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Titel: Financial Technology's effect on the Swedish banking Industry - A study on competition and competitive strategies Authors: Douglas Wilsby, Industrial Engineering 2018, LTH; Knut Winström, Mechanical Engineering 2018, LTH Supervisor: Ingela Elofsson, Division of Production Management at Faculty of Engineering LTH Background: The rapid advancement of technology has the potential to disrupt established industries, including the banking sector. Companies that fail to adapt to technological shifts risk losing their competitive advantage and face challenges. READ MORE

5. 4. Integration and Implementation of Sustainability into Practice

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Josefin Söderlund; Christoph Welter; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; Strategic change; Management Control Systems MCS ; Formal and informal controls; Simons’ Levers of Control LOC ; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose - This thesis examines MCS in Swedish companies. The purpose of the thesis is to assess formal and informal controls to understand how companies use them to effectively integrate a sustainability strategy in their organisation and implement CSR activities into practice. READ MORE

6. 5. Implementing Strategy through PPM in an Internal Development Department

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Projekt, innovationer och entreprenörskap

   Author : Simon Millard; [2023]
   Keywords : project portfolio management; project management; portfolio management; PPM; PBO; PMO; PMI; PM; SPM; project based organization; strategy; portfolio strategy; project portfolio structuring; portfolio structuring framework; resource allocation; matrix organization; strategic effectiveness; strategic alignment; aggregate planning; project evaluation; portfolio prioritization; project prioritization; prioritization method; portfolio selection; project selection; portfolio balancing; project scoring; portfolio budgeting; portfolio roadmap; project screening; projektportfölj; projekt portfölj; projekt-portfölj; portföljhantering; projektorganisation; projekt organisation; resursallokering;

   Abstract : The focus of strategy research has long revolved around strategy formulation rather thanstrategy implementation, despite the evidence indicating that intended strategies are rarelyachieved. Project portfolio management, PPM, assumes a crucial role in enabling strategyimplementation and can be regarded as a representation of the organization's actual pursuedstrategy. READ MORE