Essays about: "Firm behavior"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 150 essays containing the words Firm behavior.

1. 11. The influence of ethical leadership on the employee performance in nonprofit orgaanizations

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

   Author : Rawan Alnemer; Nicholas Ssenabulya; [2022]
   Keywords : Leadership; Ethical leadership; nonprofit organizations; Employee performance; Code of ethics;

   Abstract : Despite the fact that charitable organizations are critical to society and the economy, there has been little research on ethical leadership and its impact on employee performance. Because of the different provisions that exist in a nonprofit firm, it is s tated that nonprofit leadership varies from those of forprofit organizations. READ MORE

3. 12. Leadership in Multi-Tier Green Supply Chains : A case study about how supply chain leaders and their followers cascade green sustainability throughout a multi-tier supply chain

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Matthias Thorén; Matthew Wehmueller; [2022]
   Keywords : Multi-tier sustainable supply chain management; Green supply chain management; Supply chain followership; Supply chain leadership; Barriers to green supply chain management.;

   Abstract : Motivation: Previous research has shown that the focal firm’s supply chain leadership styles could have an impact on the outcome of green supply chain management. However, previous studies of focal firms, such as multinational corporations, have shown that many govern their supply chains through an indirect approach, which needs further research due to the lack of research in the combination of different supply chain leadership and followership styles. READ MORE

4. 13. Master of crisis: Strategic management dealing with, and benefitting from, COVID-19 : A multiple case study of Swedish Multinational Manufacturing firms in turbulent markets

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Max Bergstrand; Pontus Jakobsson; Alexander Jarmdahl; [2022]
   Keywords : Strategic management; Crisis; COVID-19; Multinational firms; Manufacturing industry;

   Abstract : Background: The outbreak of COVID-19 caused widespread economic distress with waves of business failures among several industries. Literature suggests that businesses can acknowledge opportunities and profit from shifts in the external environment through strategic management. READ MORE

5. 14. 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

6. 15. Old Habits Die Hard - A Case Study on the Implications of Privatization on Institutional Logics

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jacob Lindgren; Fredrik Gunnarsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Privatization; Institutional Logics; Value Creation; Path Dependence; Legitimacy; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to understand how a privatization process affects a company’s institutional logic in the presence of path dependence mechanisms, and to delineate the implications this has on the firm’s value creation strategy. Theoretical Perspectives: This thesis builds upon general ownership theories from the perspective of institutional logics. READ MORE