Essays about: "organizational and national cultures"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 27 essays containing the words organizational and national cultures.

  1. 21. Internal Corporate Governance Controls and Its Impact on Business Ethics

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för management

    Author : Thao Pham and Marta Hnevkovska Kubisova; [2011]
    Keywords : Business Ethics; Internal Controls; Corporate Governance; Management Control System;

    Abstract : Purpose of this thesis is to describe internal corporate governance controls that businesses use to control and direct the companies’ operations and how these controls impact companies’ business ethics. Author posed three research questions: What internal corporate governance controls are used at different levels in research companies?; How can we determine whether companies, given their characteristics, have more elaborate internal control systems?; and How do research companies communicate internal corporate governance controls to their involved parties in order to maintain a high level of business ethics?. READ MORE

  2. 22. A study of cultural differences in cross-border Mergers & Acquisitions : Case studies review in Swedish companies

    University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Vu Cao; Rusi Li; [2010]
    Keywords : Cross-border M As; Integration process; Cultural integration; Cultural differences;

    Abstract : Among the challenges that companies may face during the post M&A phase, cultural integration can be seen as one of the trickiest tasks. Cultural differences which are inevitable in any deal are always there. READ MORE

  3. 23. CORPORATE CULTURE IN AN INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURE - A case study of Sony Ericsson

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola; Akademin för hållbar samhälls- och teknikutveckling

    Author : Arslan Ahmed; Zhaohua Pang; [2009]
    Keywords : International joint venture; national culture; organizational culture; culture dimensions;

    Abstract : Research Problem: To what extent the corporate culture of an international joint venture resembles the organizational and national culture of its parent firms? Purpose: The purpose of this research is to study and explain the organizational and national culture of the partner companies that are involved in the international joint venture and finds out the extent to which the corporate culture that is embedded in the joint venture possess a resemblance with its parent's culture. Method: Our research is qualitative in nature and is based upon the case study and the secondary information gathered during the research. READ MORE

  4. 24. ORGANIZENSATIONAL CULTURE - Cultural connections in multinational companies

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Josefine Strömberg; Emma Soikkeli; [2008-06-10T13:45:23Z]
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    Abstract : Introduction: Our world is changing. Due to globalization, multinational companies are meeting fiercer competition and the pressure to be competitive and successful is increasing. The characteristics of the companies seem to be more in focus now and ever since the eighties the concept of organizational culture has been a much-discussed topic. READ MORE

  5. 25. Reward & Recognition Strategies : A case study of GE Healthcare in Umeå

    University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Tugba Öztoprak; Richard Lundmark; [2007]
    Keywords : Business Management; Reward and Recognition strategies; HR Management;

    Abstract : In a world characterized by increased global competition, and a rapidly changing business environment, companies and organization are forced to continuously reevaluate how they work. Since the first systematic studies of manual labor began during the last century, the focus have changed from a strict control of employees toward looser organizations, increased globalization, and the emergence of HRM-Human Resource Management during the 80’s. READ MORE