Essays about: "knowledge management and bureaucracy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words knowledge management and bureaucracy.

  1. 1. Managing Innovation in Knowledge-Intensive SMEs: A Multiple Case Study of Balancing Exploration and Exploitation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Anders Persson; Filip Mannefred; [2023-07-20]
    Keywords : Ambidexterity; Innovation management; Innovation Strategy; Innovation Processes; Knowledge-Intensive firms; SMEs;

    Abstract : Managing the innovation processes and strategies is a common challenge for companies due to the complexity and difficulties of creating processes that favor exploitation and exploration, and not limiting the capabilities to one or the other. Being able to have a split focus and balancing these capabilities constitutes a paradox since stability and predictability are associated with exploitation, and since risk and unpredictability are associated with exploration. READ MORE

  2. 2. Transnationalism challenges  of Saccos through diaspora accounts : Evidence from a Kenyan Emerging markets

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU

    Author : Vinicky Odongo; [2023]
    Keywords : Internationalization; Saccos; challenges; diaspora accounts; remitances;

    Abstract : A lot of empirical research has been done on Savings and credit cooperative Societies in Kenya for decades but majority have focused more on the challenges that these Sacco’s face. Most of these research have focused on finding ways of increasing the competitiveness of these Sacco’s within a certain geographical region. READ MORE

  3. 3. Clash of Cultures - Why Organizational Schizophrenia is Bad for Performance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Oskar Lundin; Valdemar Olin; [2018]
    Keywords : Management control; Professional service firms; Clash of Cultures; Motivational theory; Social psychology theory; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Seminar date: 30th of May 2018 Course: BUSN79 Business Administration; Degree Project in Accounting and Finance Authors: Oskar Lundin & Valdemar Olin Supervisor: Johan Dergård Keywords: Management control, Professional service firms, Clash of Cultures, Motivational theory, Social psychology theory Purpose: The purpose of this study is to contribute to the knowledge of why the performance of professional service firms decreases when facing high levels of bureaucracy and identify the major aspects of importance for this change in performance. Methodology: To answer the research question the study has a qualitative research approach, starting with a theoretical review, followed by a multiple-case study of professional service firms. READ MORE

  4. 4. Puzzle pavement : a competition project for better streetscapes in unpaved informal settlements

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Jonathan Anderson; Daniel Eriksson; [2017]
    Keywords : dust pollution; informal settlements; public space; slum; slum upgrading; streetscapes; unpaved streets; water management;

    Abstract : The developing world’s population is becoming more and more urbanized in a very rapid pace. The urbanization combined with a too normative city planning and use of inefficient approaches from governments has in many cases led to the formation of informal settlements, where 860 million people lived in the year of 2013. READ MORE

  5. 5. Enablers for Improving the Innovative Culture where Ideas Emerges from all Coworkers : A case study at Saab Naval Operations

    University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

    Author : Hanna Eriksson; Elin Svensson; [2015]
    Keywords : innovation culture; innovation management; idea management; innovationskultur; idéhantering; innovation management;

    Abstract : Innovation is a necessity for organizations long term survival in today's rapidly changing society. Many organizations struggle with their innovation management and a prerequisite to succeed with innovation is considered to be, creating and maintaining an innovation. READ MORE