Essays about: "Managers Interpretations"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 21 essays containing the words Managers Interpretations.

  1. 16. The structuring of management control in Swedish home care units : An explorative discourse study

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Linda Lindström; [2014]
    Keywords : management control; elderly care; home care; health care management; public management; Ouchi; Giddens’ structuration theory; bureaucracy; clan control; discourse analysis; case cluster analysis; interpretative repertoires; NVivo; hemtjänst; styrning;

    Abstract : Background. The research on management in Swedish home care has been conductedmainly from sociological perspectives where structural conditions have been of interest (see for example Hagerman et al., 2013; Andersson, 2014; Österlind, 2013). READ MORE

  3. 17. Making Sense of Strategic Ambiguity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Peter Malmberg; Victor Malmqvist; [2013]
    Keywords : sensemaking; cues; frames; strategic ambiguity; organizational change; communication; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose Our purpose is to increase the understanding of an organization’s change process by interpreting organizational members’ lived experience during a change process where messages are being communicated ambiguously. We will draw on Weick’s theoretical framework of sensemaking in order to analyze the effects of top managers’ strategic ambiguity. READ MORE

  4. 18. Dealing with Guanxi and Mianzi : Challening the Traditional Unifying Approach towards Culture

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Hannes Rask; Kishi Di Pan; Emelie Nyreröd Sandahl; [2012]
    Keywords : culture perceptions; Hofstede; guanxi; mianzi; China; Australia; Sweden;

    Abstract : This paper will display a comparative analysis on how one culture is viewed, differently and similarly, by two other cultures, and how such perceptions impact on cross-cultural management. Hofstede’s (1980) studies on culture dimensions are incorporated substan-tially in the research, nevertheless, his assumption that culture is apprehended universal-ly will be refuted. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Impact of TQM and Outsourcing on Quality and Costs for OEMs in the Automotive Industry

    University essay from Ekonomihögskolan, EHV

    Author : Anna-Lena Zelfel; Tobias Quaing; Lorenz Heller; [2008]
    Keywords : Quality; Quality Management; Costs; Cost Management; Total Quality Management TQM ; TQM in Automotive Automobile Industry; Outsourcing; Outsourcing in Automotive Automobile Industry;

    Abstract : Background The OEMs are facing fundamental changes. The importance of the quality of products in the automotive industry has changed to being exclusively dependent on the demand and sense of the customer. The OEMs have to react quickly on trends to fulfill the customer demands and be technically innovative. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Role of Cultural Differences in the Product and Promotion Adaptation Strategy: A L'Oréal Paris Case Study

    University essay from Ekonomihögskolan, EHV

    Author : Lauranne Fina; Tytti Luc; Emilie Venezia; [2006]
    Keywords : Culture; Consumer Behaviour; Adaptation Strategy; L Oréal Paris;

    Abstract : Nowadays, firms are becoming more and more global. However, are consumers becoming global too? Therefore, the challenge for the firms consists in determining if they should adapt their products or if they should consider the consumers as being global, and keep their product standardized. READ MORE