Essays about: "Fredrik Nikolaev"

Found 1 essay containing the words Fredrik Nikolaev.

  1. 1. Making sense of adaptability initiatives in the teeth of rigidity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Fredrik Nikolaev; Leonor Zubillaga; [2018]
    Keywords : Adaptability; Flexibility; Sensemaking; Institutional Norms; Macro Constraints; Legitimacy.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This case study explores how members of a large complex organization make sense of its efforts to be more adaptable. Using ideas from institutional theory, we problematize efforts toward adaptability and identify adaptability as an area where organizations engage in some degree of hypocrisy, meaning that they talk about being flexible to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment, but often act according to rigid processes that are in place. READ MORE