Essays about: "Business Partnering"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 18 essays containing the words Business Partnering.

  1. 6. A business ecosystem perspective on partner alignment for sustainability : A case study in the construction industry

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : Alma Brinkman; Emma Hedlund; [2020]
    Keywords : sustainability; partner alignment; business ecosystem; collaborative strategies; construction; incentives; norms; shared values; hållbarhet; ekosystem; samarbetsstrategier; byggindustrin; incitament; normer;

    Abstract : Purpose The purpose of the study is to understand how partner alignment can be created in a business ecosystem to work towards sustainability in the construction industry. The following research questions will therefore be studied: RQ1. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Data Scientist: A Cuckoo in the Management Accountant's Nest?

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

    Author : Christoph Beis; Andreas Friedrich; [2019]
    Keywords : Business Intelligence Analytics; Business Partner; Data Scientist; Jurisdictional Competition; Management Accounting;

    Abstract : Data Science has been one of the most used buzzwords on corporate agendas in recent years and with it, a new professional, the data scientist, has entered the organizational stage. Surprisingly, Management Accounting literature has not investigated the role of data scientists and their interactions with management accountants so far. READ MORE

  4. 8. Business partnering shift - How do financial managers cope with paradoxes?

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

    Author : Hélène Börjesson; Cecilia Johnell; [2019]
    Keywords : Financial managers; CFO; Business partnering; Strategies; Paradox;

    Abstract : This thesis examines which paradoxes finance functions face in a business partnering shift and how financial managers handle them. Drawing upon paradox theory and insights from a multiple case study on three listed Swedish large cap firms in different industries, we identify three main paradoxes: (1) control and collaboration, (2) dual community, (3) change and stability relating to digitalisation. READ MORE

  5. 9. The number crunching business partner : A case study on the role of the controller

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Oscar Lindqvist; Fredrik Matson; [2019]
    Keywords : Bean counter; Business partner; Case study; Controller; Role development; Role theory;

    Abstract : Most recent research show that the role of the modern controller has changed from thetraditional bean counter towards a business partner role. However, all literature does notagree with this notion, claiming that the controller is still more of a bean counter. Further,what it actually means to be a business partner also differs between researchers. READ MORE

  6. 10. From bean counter to ball counter? An evaluation of the current role of the finance function in professional Swedish ice hockey and football clubs

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

    Author : Olle Göransson; Carl Hedström; [2019]
    Keywords : Accounting in sports; CFO; Business partner; Role theory; Contingency theory;

    Abstract : This study examines the current role of the finance function in Swedish football and ice hockey clubs. We make three contributions to previous literature. READ MORE