Essays about: "Strategic change in an organisation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 52 essays containing the words Strategic change in an organisation.

1. 1. Breaking the Status Quo? - An Analysis of Sustainability Managers' Change Efforts

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Lucas Rennkamp; Alicia Schmidt; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Sustainability Managers; Institutional Entrepreneurship; Sustainability Logic; Sustainable Business Development; Institutional Theory; Institutional Logic; Qualitative Research;

   Abstract : Societal expectations towards corporations to include social, environmental and ethical considerations have grown in importance, and corporations largely depend on so-called sustainability managers to help them meet these expectations. This thesis provides one of the first studies into how sustainability managers work and asks: how do sustainability managers work to change their organisation for a more sustainable future? Through interviews with 18 senior sustainability managers and an analysis of the empirical findings through institutional entrepreneurship and institutional logics theory, this study identifies sustainability managers as individual actors who adopt strategic approaches and work practices similar to institutional entrepreneurs and shows their efforts to institutionalise sustainability by hybridising it with the perceived dominant market logic and by establishing legitimacy. READ MORE

3. 2. Integration and Implementation of Sustainability into Practice

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Josefin Söderlund; Christoph Welter; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; Strategic change; Management Control Systems MCS ; Formal and informal controls; Simons’ Levers of Control LOC ; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose - This thesis examines MCS in Swedish companies. The purpose of the thesis is to assess formal and informal controls to understand how companies use them to effectively integrate a sustainability strategy in their organisation and implement CSR activities into practice. READ MORE

4. 3. Managing the Implementation of Metal Additive Manufacturing : A Case Study at SAAB

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

   Author : Emily Weimar; Eric Antila; [2023]
   Keywords : Metal Additive Manufacturing; MAM; Implementation; Diffusion; Adoption; Innovation; Challenges; Overcoming; Immature Technology; Product Development;

   Abstract : As industries are transitioning towards mass customisation, manufacturers are looking for alternative techniques that can support the need for a more innovative, flexible, and sustainable production process. One such technique that is currently gaining a lot of momentum is Additive Manufacturing (AM). READ MORE

5. 4. Employee preferences in preparing for a change - A case study of strategic project implementations

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

   Author : Alfons Hallgren; Maja Svensson; [2023]
   Keywords : Employee; Managers; Project Lead; Top Management; First-line managers; Employee preferences;

   Abstract : As market conditions constantly change in today's competitive landscape, businesses must invest in organizational changes to stay relevant. Despite the high frequency of change projects worldwide, multiple sources state that 70% of all change projects fail. READ MORE

6. 5. Workplace Coaching and Facilitation of Stress-Management and Well-being in Slovakia

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Linda Rattajova; [2022]
   Keywords : employee well-being; stress management; occupational stress; coaching; coaching in Slovakia;

   Abstract : The research explored when workplace coaching can facilitate stress management and well-being in corporations in Slovakia. It looked at the challenges and opportunities of workplace coaching through individual and organisational perspectives. It was found that masculine and directive leadership style is present in the organisations. READ MORE