Essays about: "managerial change"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 204 essays containing the words managerial change.

  1. 1. Unraveling Paradoxical Tensions in Digital Servitization Ecosystems : A case study in the mining industry

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Johannes Åström; Jakob Karlelid; [2024]
    Keywords : Digital servitization; Ecosystem; Paradoxes; Tensions; Digital tjänstefiering; Ekosystem; Paradoxer; Spänningar;

    Abstract : Purpose - This study aims to understand what paradoxical tensions arise within an ecosystem when companies collectively pursue digital servitization and how these tensions impact value co-creation. Method -  The study is an explorative single-case study based on the mining industry in Sweden and involves respondents from industry-leading organizations. READ MORE

  2. 2. Mastering the shift: exploring external CEO successions in a comparative case study

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Nils Karlflo; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Actor-Network Theory; ANT; actors; negotiations; Sociology of translation; Management; Corporate Governance; CEO successions; CEO retirements; CEO departure; chief executive officer; boards; chairman of the board; externalizing; owner-led; owner-steered; owner-led companies; process theory; translation theory; family successions;

    Abstract : This paper critically examines the claim made by previous research that explains CEO successions as a result of a linear process, influenced by isolated factors of causality succeeding one another. Thus, it seeks to provide a more nuanced understanding of the process of CEO successions, acknowledges the complexity, ambiguity, and unpredictability in its nature. READ MORE

  3. 3. Business Intelligence and Analytics – a key driver for efficient production? : An empirical study in the food industry

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Simon Dahlström; Erik Hasslid; [2023]
    Keywords : Fact-based Decision Making; Efficient Production; Food Industry; BI A;

    Abstract : Organizational decisions are significant to an organizations' future. Research shows that many organizations tend to make decisions based on previous experiences, ‘gut feeling’ and assumptions rather than facts. This is troubling since decision-makers leave the organization’s future to the hands of chance. READ MORE

  4. 4. Implementing CSR in Fashion Companies: Increasing Green Trust During the Transformation Process Towards Sustainable Development : An Exploratory Analysis on the Influencing Factors of Green Trust in the Fashion Sector

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

    Author : Janika Förnges; Britta Sieling; [2023]
    Keywords : transformation process towards sustainable development; sustainable development in the fashion industry; green trust on the consumer side; strategic CSR; organizational change;

    Abstract : Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gain insights into consumer behavior to provide managerial implications on what fashion companies need to do to increase green trust during the transformation process towards sustainable development in order to increase green purchase intention. Two sub-research questions are raised to answer the main research question all- encompassing in the end. READ MORE

  5. 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