Essays about: "KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE FIRM"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 57 essays containing the words KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE FIRM.

  1. 21. Careers in Practice – A Processual Approach. How consultants make sense of their career in a Knowledge Intensive Firm

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Adisa Hodzic; Johanna Westling; [2017]
    Keywords : Career Development; Career planning; Careers in practice; Processual Career Approach; Knowledge Intensive Firms; Knowledge worker; Business and Economics;

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  3. 22. KNOWLEDGE SHARING IN LONG TERM PROJECTS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ugur Atalay; Noora Andell; [2017]
    Keywords : KNOWLEDGE SHARING; KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE FIRM; COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS; SOFTWARE CONSULTING; PROJECT LENGTH; Business and Economics;

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  4. 23. Transcending autonomy and control through management accounting: A neoliberal perspective on MCS in the knowledge-intensive firm

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

    Author : Victoria Scheer; Carl Lekvall; [2017]
    Keywords : Management Control Systems; Knowledge-intensive firms; Foucault; Neo-liberalism;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine how Management Control Systems (MCSs) can balance the tension between autonomy and control in knowledge-intensive firms (KIFs). The study was carried out by conducting an in-depth single-case study at the Swedish branch of an international management consulting firm. READ MORE

  5. 24. The 30-hour Workweek - A Promising Alternative for Knowledge Workers?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Juliana Wolfsberger; Jutta Lena Rübelmann; [2017]
    Keywords : alternative working time concepts; empty labour; knowledge intensive firm; knowledge work; knowledge worker; overtime; presenteeism; psychological contract; reduced working hours; work intensification; work-life balance; work-life integration; 30-hour workweek; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Long working hours and burnout as well as other stress-related symptoms are common concerns amongst knowledge workers. An obvious solution might be to reduce working hours, for example, to a 30-hour workweek. Hence, this explorative study is interested in exploring the effects of the 30-hour workweek on knowledge workers. READ MORE

  6. 25. A Little Play Goes a Long Way: The Limitations of Managing Play in a Knowledge Intensive Firm

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Áslaug Theodóra Smáradóttir; Karla Pedak; [2017]
    Keywords : Knowledge Intensive Firm; Leadership; Management; Serious Play; Play; Organisations.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The activities work and play were seen as antithesis in the literature since the early 20th century. However, during the past four decades, play has been argued to produce beneficial outcomes within organisations. READ MORE