Essays about: "Critical interpretive study"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 21 essays containing the words Critical interpretive study.

1. 16. Training Organizational Soldiers: Leadership and Control in Trainee Programs

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Anna Piela; Annika Theiss; [2015]
   Keywords : trainee programs; leadership; leadership development; identity; control; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Title: Training Organisational Soldiers: Leadership and Control in Trainee Programs Authors: Anna Piela and Annika Theiss Supervisor: Jens Rennstam Submission Date: May 22, 2015 Purpose: The purpose of our research is to provide a more critical perspective on leadership and leadership development within the context of trainee programs. Therefore we aim to understand how leadership is constructed in trainee programs and how companies make use of trainee programs to control trainees. READ MORE

3. 17. Managing Challenges in Social Enterprises: The Case of Sweden

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för ekonomi

   Author : Eugeniu Cozonac; Senait Asfaw Tilahun; [2015]
   Keywords : Managerial Challenges; Governance Structure; Funding; Network; Public Image; Leadership; Organization.;

   Abstract : Aim: There is a growing body of literature that recognizes the importance of Social Enterprises (SE) to improve the welfare of society. Few empirical studies have attempted to investigate what are the challenges SEs face and how they manage them. A number of researchers have reported that SEs often have a negative connotation. READ MORE

4. 18. Grey selves: Identity work of academics caught between the ‘white’ traditional higher education values and the ‘black’ corporatization forces

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Petya Burneva; Masa Lazarevic; [2014]
   Keywords : identity; academic identity; identity work; higher education; corporatization of higher education; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The purpose of the research was to enrich the understanding of the process of corporatization of higher education and to demonstrate the importance of studying identity work. We conducted an inductive case study research basing our methods and methodology on hermeneutics and an interpretive paradigm. READ MORE

5. 19. Understanding the Business Model ofSocial Enterprise : A Case Study of Indonesia Mengajar

   University essay from KTH/Entreprenörskap och Innovation

   Author : ANNISA RAHMANI QASTHARIN; [2014]
   Keywords : social enterprise; social entrepreneurship; business model; Business Model Canvas; Indonesia; Indonesia Mengajar;

   Abstract : There has been an unexpected wave of growth in social entrepreneurship globally (Bornstein, 2004). This growth is followed by the number of research in the field. Academic research has been mainly focused on defining what it is, what it does and does not have in common with commercial entrepreneurial activity (Nicholls, 2006). READ MORE

6. 20. Giving is Caring? Identity and Control Issues with Employee Benefits

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Louise Dahllöf; Jonna Olsson; [2012]
   Keywords : Employee benefits; Exchange; Gifts; Sensemaking; Identity; Image; Control; Critical interpretive study.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Employee benefits can be seen as an HRM practice that has received increased attention among practitioners, while scholars’ interest in this theme has been moderate. The previous research focus has mostly been on how benefits contribute to organizational outcomes such as commitment, retention and attraction of employees. READ MORE