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1. 11. 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

3. 12. Assessing the Recruiter Demand for Graduates With Non-Business Bachelor Degrees and a Master in Management (MiM)

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Christian Lundwall; Russell Peter Reitter; [2017]
   Keywords : T-shaped individual; T-shaped professional MiM students and MiM graduate: these terms are used interchangeably throughout the paper and referred to a student with a non-business bachelors degree and a master’s degree in management.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The current study addresses the proposal that students with a non-business bachelor’s degree and a masters in management (MiM) possess a profile that is T-shaped; as a result of, gaining general managerial knowledge in a MiM program (top of the T) and in-depth knowledge as a result of an undergraduate degree from a specific degree field (vertical part of the T). The key concepts that we focus on are, the abilities that students have and if they match T-shaped abilities found in literature and the demand for these abilities at global companies. READ MORE

4. 13. Mind the Gap - Lived experiences relating to gendered aspects of management control systems - A case study of a Swedish professional services firm

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

   Author : Sofie Agmén; Caroline Carleson; [2016]
   Keywords : Gender; Lived experiences; MCS; Technocratic control; Socio-ideological control;

   Abstract : Gender and accounting research has typically studied the logic behind gender skewness within accounting firms. Yet, a more nascent research stream has begun to inspect accounting logics from a gender lens. READ MORE

5. 14. Internationalization of health care services : Networking aspects

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Julius Hreinsson; Yonathan Woldearegay; [2015]
   Keywords : Networks; internationalization; health care; cross-border care; medical tourism;

   Abstract : Principles of business management are increasingly being used to analyze health care systems. Conceptualizing health care as business networks offers the possibility to apply the ARA model of Actors, Resources and Activities to understand the functioning of the system. READ MORE

6. 15. Disruptive Forces Afoot : Prospective Conundrums for Management Consulting - An Explorative Study of Disruptions within the Swedish Industry

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : David Fhürong; Jonathan Rex; [2015]
   Keywords : Management consulting; Disruptive innovation theory; Professional services; Big data analytics; Consolidation; Diversification; Client-targeting; Big Four; MBB Big Three ;

   Abstract : We examine the influence of disruptive forces and innovations on the role of management consultants; specifically how the practitioners themselves interpret changes in fundamental conditions for their profession, later analyzed through the lens of the disruptive innovation theory. With the help of in-depth interviews limited to the Swedish consulting industry, the Big Three traditional strategy consulting firms and the Big Four accounting firms are included in the study, with the aim to study the possible differences in the effect on and reaction from these firms. READ MORE