Essays about: "organisation of work"
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6. Breaking the Status Quo? - An Analysis of Sustainability Managers' Change Efforts
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : 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
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7. CO-OPS and UNIONS: allies or rivals? A comparative analysis of union density and co-op employment density.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : While cooperatives and unions are two different approaches to the same problems, and while they are ideological siblings, the relationship between the two organisations is complicated. The benefit of each organisation is well established in the literature and much of the contemporary literature on co-ops is based in advocacy work either by co-op federations or a handful of niche scholars. READ MORE
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8. The Potential of Intentional Ambiguity: The Role of Leadership Development Programmes in Organisational Change
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This paper examines the role of leadership development programmes (LDPs) in organisational change, through a case study of Volvo Group's Exploration programme aimed at emerging leaders. Through 27 interviews divided between executive members, programme facilitators and former programme participants, a more detailed picture is painted about the programme and the organisation’s change effort from a rule-based to a value-based approach to leadership. READ MORE
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9. Erratic Patterns : Unravelling the Cultural Transfers of Library Classifiers
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABMAbstract : This thesis investigates the oft-overlooked influence of the classifier's input during the assignment of library classifications and draws upon cultural transfer theory to shed light on the underlying principles that guide the process. Classifiers' personal knowledge, experience, and beliefs, have a critical role in determining the 'aboutness' of a work and its subsequent classification. READ MORE
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10. HR Analytics for Competitive Advantage: Bringing organisational value while empowering the HR profession
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : 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
