Essays about: "Law firm management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Law firm management.

  1. 1. The Failing Firm Defence: Are the Failing Firm Defence Criteria Formal Conditions or a Tool to Help Assess Overall Effects of a Merger?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Frosti Haraldsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Failing Firm Defence; Merger Control; Competition Law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The failing firm defence is an exception to the underlying philosophy of merger control. When the failing firm defence is applied successfully mergers that have anti-competitive effects are approved, due to the fact that the competitive structure would deteriorate in a similar fashion in the absence of the merger. READ MORE

  3. 2. Post-employment protection of undisclosed information in an intellectualized economy - A study on how to prevent undisclosed information from walking out of the door after the termination of employment

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Carl Oscar Rosén; [2018-10-05]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Secrecy has been used in commercial activities for thousands of years as a tool to create and control competitive advantage. In today’s economy, the control and protection of undisclosed business or technical information are, regardless of industry, imperative to obtain first-mover returns from innovation-related activities and facilitate innovation-driven collaborations across industries and countries. READ MORE

  4. 3. Being a Manager Just Comes With the Job: Managerial Challenges Law Firms in Sweden Face

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Helga Pálsdóttir; Charlotte Brännström; [2018]
    Keywords : Management; Law firm management; Knowledge management; Swedish law firms; Managerial challenges; Managerial challenges at law firms; Law firms; Management in law; Lawyers; Gender inequality among law firms; experts; Managing experts; Information management; Partnership; Long-term vision; associates; Billable hours; Law firm partnership; Svenska advokatbyråer; Ledarskapsutmaningar på advokatbyråer; Ledarskapsutmaningar; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: A lot has been written on the topics revolving around management, professionals and workplace attractiveness. However, the knowledge is fragmented and there is no research that links these three together. The overarching aim of this exploratory research is, therefore, to see how they come together. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Patchwork of Knowledge Management A qualitative study on how Knowledge Management is understood in the professional context of Swedish business law firms

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ida Ahlsson; Marija Stupljanin; [2017-07-04]
    Keywords : Knowledge Management; Professional Service Firms; Business Law Firms; KM Professionals; Institutional Logics; Emerging Logics;

    Abstract : This paper investigates how the Knowledge Management (KM) phenomenon is understood in the field of business law firms in Sweden, by focusing on KM professionals and practitioners across hierarchical levels. The study uses a qualitative method and examines how four business law firms as well as one KM consulting firm perceive the management phenomena of KM within their highly institutionalized field. READ MORE

  6. 5. Performance of Young Public Firms : Managerial vs Outside Shareholder Control in an international context

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Daniel Bogdanski; [2017]
    Keywords : International; Financial; Management; Ownership; Firm Performance;

    Abstract : This paper studies the relationship between firm performance, proxied by Tobin's Q, and two distinct ownership types, managerial owned firms and outside owned firms. The sample consists of 2005 young firms from Europe and the US that incorporated since the dot-com-bubble 2001. READ MORE