Essays about: "Boundary Spanner"

Found 4 essays containing the words Boundary Spanner.

  1. 1. Portfolio Company CEOs as Boundary Spanners in Private Equity: An Institutional Logics Perspective on Inter-Organizational Management Control

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

    Author : Kevin Bomboma; David Berg; [2021]
    Keywords : Private Equity; Portfolio Company CEO; Inter-Organizational Management Control Mechanisms; Institutional Logics; Boundary Spanner;

    Abstract : This paper responds to the call for further research into management control mechanisms (MCMs) used in inter-organizational relationships between private equity (PE) firms and portfolio companies (PCs). Drawing on a cross-sectional field study consisting of 10 PC CEOs of a large Nordic PE firm, this paper investigates how PC CEOs use inter- organizational MCMs to achieve a functional alignment between the different parties' institutional logics. READ MORE

  3. 2. The safety manager as a boundary spanner between communities of practice : The employment of a safety manager in a Swedish construction company

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Martin Desmond; Henrik Hansson; [2017]
    Keywords : Safety management; safety manager; boundary spanning; communities of practice; human resource management;

    Abstract : Safety is an important concern within the construction industry.  Many different management strategies exist in the literature, but despite ambitious efforts to improve the safety and prevent accidents, the accident incidence is still unacceptably high. READ MORE

  4. 3. Unlocking successful sustainability : innovative communication strategies for science based policy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Saahil Waslekar; [2016]
    Keywords : professional environment science communicator PESC ; boundary work; science communication; Science Policy Interface SPI ; science-based policy; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Environmental policy should be made up of scientific evidence. This thesis paper supports science based policy and its formulation through innovative communication strategies. READ MORE

  5. 4. Life Science Boundary Spanners and Their Role in Exchange Processes with Academia

    University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Stefan Kristoffer Nilsson; Peter Widding; [2009]
    Keywords : boundary spanner; innovation; life science; network; exchange processes; collaboration;

    Abstract : Innovation and entrepreneurship are recognized by many scholars as two of the key factors in company, regional and ultimately national growth. Up until now scholars have focused on macro level research leading to theories such as different innovation systems which explain how society through legislation and other incentives can facilitate the collaboration process between e. READ MORE