Essays about: "Conceptual Stretching"

Found 4 essays containing the words Conceptual Stretching.

1. 1. Who are we and what do we measure? : A case study of the dynamic relationship between performance measurement and organizational identity

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Marcus Källgren; Adrian Vejbrink Kildal; [2022]
   Keywords : organizational identity; performance measurement system; performance management; identity-dynamics; PMS; HR; human resources; acquisition; change management; HR-metrics; employee reward system; evaluation; appraisal; organizational performance; employee performance; perception; tracking; monitoring; organizational culture; organizational control; medium; who we are; who we are as an organization; qualitative measurement; quantitative measurement; case study; life science; organizational members; shared understanding; we-ness; dynamic relationship; relationship; interrelationship; central; enduring; distinctive; CED; implications; identity-related; adjustments; top-down initiative; strategic initiative; strategic sensemaking; sensemaking; ideational; definitional; component; attributes; loose couplings; innovation; enhancing; reinforcing; guiding; stretching; enabling; challenging; threatening; constraining; R D; research; development; idealized identity; desired identity;

   Abstract : Performance measurements have been described as a tool by which management can communicate expected standards of behavior as well as a shared meaning among members regarding the intended direction of the firm. In parallel, the organizational identity field relies on the premise that members can answer the question “who are we as an organization?” through a sense of shared understanding. READ MORE

3. 2. A typology of ontological insecurity mechanisms : Russia's military engagement in Syria

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hugo von Essen; [2021]
   Keywords : ontological security; ontological insecurity mechanism; Russia; military engagement; Syria conflict; International Relations; Giddens;

   Abstract : The concept of ontological security has grown extensively in the International Relationsliterature, owing to the new explanations it generates for states’ security- and identity-relatedbehavior. In the process, however, the concept has become sprawling, vague and incoherent,due to the multitude of different understandings of the concept. READ MORE

4. 3. Under Pressure - Tensions in the acquiring firms' corporate brand identity

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Anna-Maria Ostermann; Emma Impeciati; [2020]
   Keywords : Corporate Brand Identity; Merger and Acquisition; Integration; B2B Branding; Tensions; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Thesis Purpose: The purpose is to explore post-acquisition tensions in a B2B firm's corporate brand identity to better understand why tensions emerge, what effect those tensions have, and lastly, how these tensions may be dealt with, if at all. Methodology: A qualitative multiple case study based on four companies with a constructionist and inductive approach has been executed in this thesis. READ MORE

5. 4. Framing Corporate Social Responsibility in the Chemical Industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Frida Åkerberg; [2013]
   Keywords : Product Stewardship.; Responsible Care; Conceptual Stretching; Framing Theory; CSR; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been around for many years and has been viewed in different forms, aspects and by different actors because of the ever changing society. In 1984 a terrible incidence happened when a leaking chemical by the name of methyl isocyanate (MIC) was leaking in and outside of the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) Pesticide Plant in Bhopal, India. READ MORE