Essays about: "Boundary Spanning"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 18 essays containing the words Boundary Spanning.

  1. 6. Organizational Politicking: An Empirical Study on its Application to Communication Practitioners

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Lisa Kenny; [2019]
    Keywords : Organizational Politics; Communication management; Tactics; Impression Management; Second-order management; Influence; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Organizational politicking (OP), otherwise known as workplace politics has for many decades been a deeply subverted topic in the management literature due to its widely negative credo. This study aims to investigate OP and its uncharted utilization within the communication profession drawing upon the empirical foundation of 15 qualitative in-depth interviews with communication practitioners in varying roles. READ MORE

  3. 7. The use of management control systems for enabling users to assess the trustworthiness of actors on platforms

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Sophie Hulling; Lisa Wahlberg; [2018-07-02]
    Keywords : Platform organisations; Trustworthiness; Management control systems; Firm boundary-spanning;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate how platform organisations use control systems to create trustworthy platforms. This is done by studying how platform organisations use management control systems for enabling users to assess the trustworthiness of actors on platforms. READ MORE

  4. 8. Multi-scale modelling of fire in accelerator tunnels: a CERN case study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

    Author : Melchior Schepers; [2018]
    Keywords : Multi-scale modelling; CFD; tunnel fires; FDS; CERN; particle accelerator; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Multi-scale modellering is een nieuwe benadering in het modelleren van rook en brand in systemen waarbij de grootte van het domein een meer conventionele volledige 3D modellering onmogelijk maakt. Het domein wordt opgesplitst in een 1D en 3D gedeelte om zo de simulatietijd te verminderen. READ MORE

  5. 9. 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

  6. 10. Improving Business Excellence in the Business Process; A single case study focusing on processes and people

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Anna Jarskär; Anna Stiblert; [2016-09-27]
    Keywords : Business Excellence; Total Quality Management; Business Process Management; Standardisation; Employee Involvement; Employee Empowerment; Boundary Spanning; Manufacturing Company; Finance; Flowcharting; Case Study;

    Abstract : Background: Business Excellence (BE) frameworks have become increasingly popular in the endeavour for superior business performance and strengthened competitiveness. For BE efforts to prove useful it is important to consider both company processes and the people working in an organisation. READ MORE