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  1. 1. Constructing Capabilities : Military Strategies of Small States in an Age of Transition: Examining the Influence of Strategic Culture

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Lara Kristjansdottir; [2024]
    Keywords : Strategic culture; neorealism; military strategy; defence planning; small state security; Sweden and Denmark.;

    Abstract : Scholars tend to approach small states’ military strategies in terms of restraints and opportunities in the external security environment, largely overlooking the influences of a state’s domestic particularities. This thesis aims to explore how the theory of strategic culture, regarded here as an inherent, domestic context in which strategy is formulated, can add nuance to such realist analyses of how small states build and adjust their defence capabilities. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Crossing the digitalisation chasm: Overcoming barriers to industrial digitalisation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

    Author : Anton Öreberg; Anton Nyberg; [2023]
    Keywords : digitalisation; digitalization; digital transformation; industry 4.0; manufacturing industry; challenges; barriers; digitalisering; industri 4.0; tillverkningsindustri; utmaningar; barriärer; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Digitalisation is a global megatrend revolutionising every aspect of society and especially impacting businesses. Consequently, the term Industry 4.0 has emerged in the manufacturing industry. READ MORE

  5. 4. Internationalising scale-ups: an organisational capability approach : A multiple-case study of knowledge acquisition and integration in innovative and internationalising scale-ups.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Nils Grönberg; Madeleine Tell; [2023]
    Keywords : Scale-up; Scaling; Internationalisation; Organisational capability; Knowledge-based view.; Scale-up; Escalamiento empresarial; Internacionalización; Capacidad organizativa; La teoría de la empresa basada en el conocimiento;

    Abstract : Background: “Scale-ups”, characterised by their high growth and significant contribution to economic development, receive increasing attention in today's economies. They are often young and innovative SMEs that grow rapidly across international borders. READ MORE

  6. 5. HR Analytics for Competitive Advantage: Bringing organisational value while empowering the HR profession

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Elin Engsfelt; Louise Rosén Fång; [2023]
    Keywords : HR Analytics; Artificial Intelligence AI ; Human Resources HR ; Legitimacy; HR Profession; HR Processes; Organisational Processes; Diffusion of Innovation Theory DOI ; Four Stages of Analytics; Isomorphism; Functions; Challenges; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Title: HR Analytics for Competitive Advantage: Bringing organisational value while empowering the HR profession Authors: Elin Engsfelt & Louise Rosén Fång Supervisor: Rikard Larsson Problem definition: The HR profession has throughout history, and still has, a legitimacy problem, where the HR department typically becomes administrative support, rather than a strategic business partner. Purpose: Explore HR professionals' perceptions and opinions on the use of HR Analytics in their work and identify the functions and challenges that HR Analytics brings to the organisation, the HR department, and the HR profession. READ MORE