Essays about: "organizational hypocrisy"

Showing result 6 - 7 of 7 essays containing the words organizational hypocrisy.

1. 6. Making sense of adaptability initiatives in the teeth of rigidity

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Fredrik Nikolaev; Leonor Zubillaga; [2018]
   Keywords : Adaptability; Flexibility; Sensemaking; Institutional Norms; Macro Constraints; Legitimacy.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This case study explores how members of a large complex organization make sense of its efforts to be more adaptable. Using ideas from institutional theory, we problematize efforts toward adaptability and identify adaptability as an area where organizations engage in some degree of hypocrisy, meaning that they talk about being flexible to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment, but often act according to rigid processes that are in place. READ MORE

3. 7. The Sandwich Life : Paradoxes and dilemmas that middle management handle within higher education

   University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle

   Author : Eleonor Nilsson; Oscar Svensson; [2016]
   Keywords : Organizational hypocrisy; middle management; leadership; higher education; critical theory paradox;

   Abstract : The field of critical theory within organizational theory discusses different specific situations in a middle manager´s work life. The focus often lies within the private sector and a gap can be found in research in the public sector. READ MORE