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  1. 1. Risky Business: Quantitative Risk Assessments as Enabling Devices in Cybersecurity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Colette Alexander; [2024]
    Keywords : Quantitative risk assessment; cybersecurity; enabling device; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Quantitative risk assessment (QRA) is a growing practice in the cybersecurity field. This paper examines QRA the use in various industries and the problems with its use. The focus of the qualitative research is to understand why cybersecurity organizations might want to use QRA even if it produces untrue and potentially problematic results. READ MORE

  3. 2. An Analysis of Environmental Sustainability Practices of Swedish Start-ups : From an Ecological Orientation Perspective

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för ekonomi

    Author : Mohammad Arafat Rahman; Nusrat Jahan Suchy; [2023]
    Keywords : Start-ups; Sustainability; Ecological orientation; Environmental sustainability; Sustainable Development; Sustainable entrepreneurship;

    Abstract : Purpose: The paper aims to identify the ecological orientations of the Swedish start-ups and explore the opportunities and challenges to determine their environmental sustainability actions. Methods: The study used a qualitative method for conducting this exploratory type of research. READ MORE

  4. 3. Creating a safe workplace: Leadership and Psychological Safety

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

    Author : Natalie Koutny; Pavlos Chatziadam; [2023]
    Keywords : Leadership; Leadership styles; Project Management; Psychological safety; Project Teams; IT industry;

    Abstract : The success of numerous organisations nowadays, especially in the IT sector, is closely connected with project success. Project managers can influence and determine how a project is run and its overall success, as it has been well established throughout the literature. READ MORE

  5. 4. Managing Multiple Project Management Information Systems : A Case Study of a Swedish Manufacturing Company

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Oskar Aazar; Simon Gamdrup; [2023]
    Keywords : Project Management; Project Management Information Systems PMIS ; Information Systems; Organization; Project Outcome; Complexity; Information Scattering; User Experience; Projektledning; Projektledningsinformationsystem PMIS ; Informationsystem; Organisation; Projektresultat; Komplexitet; Informationspridning; Användarupplevelse;

    Abstract : Project Management Information Systems (PMIS) play a critical role in supporting project outcome. However, little attention has been paid to the impact of having multiple PMIS while governing projects within organizations. This thesis explores the effects of the presence of multiple PMIS at a large manufacturing organization. READ MORE

  6. 5. Mitigating Resistance to Change: Face-to-Face versus Digital Communication Channels

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Yuliia Hrabenko; Qiuji Chen; [2023]
    Keywords : Communication Channels Face-to-Face Communication Channel Digital Communication Channel Resistance to Change Readiness for Change Change Management; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study aims to discover the impact of face-to-face and digital communication channels on effective communication, focusing on their roles in mitigating resistance and creating readiness for change, ultimately leading to a reduction in resistance during change processes. The result is generated through a mixed method: literature research that reveals the role of communication in change processes, identifying key criteria of effectiveness of the communication that are used to analyze the effects of the channels; online surveys with 58 respondents to acquire the status quo of how individuals are communicated about changes, perceptions of advantages and disadvantages of the channels respectively, and the preference of communication channel that individuals would like to be communicated with; interviews with 10 professionals from diverse industries to acquire perceptions of communication channel effects from a managerial perspective, discovering complementary factors related to the effectiveness of communication. READ MORE