Essays about: "Bureaucratic competition"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 essays containing the words Bureaucratic competition.

  1. 6. Who’s on first Teacher professionalism in the wake of the förstelärare-reform

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Peter Sundell; [2014-10-02]
    Keywords : Förstelärare; Teacher careers; Critical discourse analysis; Teacher professionalization;

    Abstract : Aim: The aim of this thesis is to straighten out the question mark of the ambition of professionalism which is present in the first teacher reform’s background work. But the concept of professionalization is not without controversy, over time a new definition of professionalism has come into use, the so called organisational professionalism could influence the notion of professionalism in the background work and also in the whole reforms implementation. READ MORE

  2. 7. Dynamic capabilitites and growth strategy sustainability : A case-study of Russian high-growth private companies

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Marina Deviatykh; Ekaterina Sobakina; [2014]
    Keywords : dynamic capabilities; growth strategies; sustainable growth; competitive advantage; high-growth companies; IT-industry; Russia;

    Abstract : Companies operating in emerging markets face highly turbulent and complex environments. Russia is no exception; the firms acting on the Russian market perform in the conditions of economic instability, energy export dependence, state bureaucratic constraints and unfair competition from the part of oligarchic groups. READ MORE

  3. 8. R&D Efficiency in China: Can State-owned Firms Compete?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : John Boylston; [2013]
    Keywords : China; R D; R D Efficiency; Aerospace; Data Envelopment Analysis; SOE; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Can state-owned firms’ R&D compete with that of more nimble private and foreign innovator firms? This paper analyzes R&D efficiency in China’s high tech industries (i) theoretically, based on previous studies, and (ii) empirically, through Data Envelopment Analysis under both Constant and Variable Returns to Scale. Though Chinese state-owned firms can theoretically be R&D efficient in industries where the underlying science is well understood, a myriad of factors including persistent soft budget constraints and policy burdens mitigate the potential advantages – bureaucratic pre-screening and access to finance – that characterize state-owned firms. READ MORE

  4. 9. Key factors in project making : a study of three successful landscape architecture projects initiated by community actors

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Christel Lindgren; [2013]
    Keywords : project making; landscape architecture; urban design; local initiative; creativity; community actor; innovation; narrative;

    Abstract : This thesis studies three projects in which a community group, or small architecture firm, with local knowledge has realized an idea in the public realm by their own initiative, despite their lack of power, financing, or extensive experience. In the post-industrial economy many cities struggle to find their new identity, and commonly, contemporary urban theories revolve around the competition between cities. READ MORE

  5. 10. ”J’ai en tête de faire gagner de l’argent à ma banque” : - The paradox of measuring performance among bank employees -

    University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Sandra Kankaanpää; [2008]
    Keywords : Bank; sales goals; paradox; measuring performance; human capital;

    Abstract : Fast changes and external demands have made companies to continuously needing to improve their performance. Banks in particular have come to make a complete changeover to keep up with the competition. They have gone from bureaucratic structures to become more sales oriented. READ MORE