Essays about: "knowledge-intense business"

Found 4 essays containing the words knowledge-intense business.

  1. 1. Factors affecting trust in a remote leader – employee relationship

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Astrid Ortman; [2019]
    Keywords : Leadership; relationships; trust; remote context; Ledarskap; relationer; tillit; avlägsen kontext;

    Abstract : Background Globalization and technological progress have enabled working in a remote context. This is a common feature among actors providing Knowledge-Intense Business Services (KIBS) to companies and organizations, such as consultancy firms. READ MORE

  3. 2. The business strategy from employee perspective : A qualitative study of using the business strategy as a control tool at a parallel import company of pharmaceuticals

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Louise Hardne; [2017]
    Keywords : Management control; horizontal operative control; knowledge work; strategic communication;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to analyse how the business strategy is communicated by the senior management and interpreted by the employees at a parallel distribution company of pharmaceuticals. These knowledge intense organizations are characterized by complex and ambiguous work tasks. READ MORE

  4. 3. Managing knowledge sharing in software development organizations

    University essay from Projekt, innovationer och entreprenörskap; Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Malin Olofsson; [2012]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In the competitive world of business, more challenges than ever are putting higher pressure on enterprises to become more time-efficient, increase the quality of their offer, and at the same time keep the costs low. For the knowledge-intense business of software development the pressure becomes even higher. READ MORE

  5. 4. I use it, therefore it is : The case of knowledge transfer during repatriation within management consulting

    University essay from Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Marianne Södersten; Carolin Westman Wall; [2009]
    Keywords : repatriate; repatriation; international assignent; management consulting; knowledge-intense business; knowledge transfer;

    Abstract : This thesis examines which processes enable knowledge transfer and which factors affect the transfer of knowledge from a repatriate to the home office within management consulting services. The results from one firm engaging in management consulting activities in Sweden suggest that the prime process for knowledge transfer is through providing post-repatriation assignments, which requires the repatriate to use the acquired knowledge and to cooperate with coworkers and thus share the knowledge. READ MORE