Essays about: "power delegation"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 19 essays containing the words power delegation.

  1. 11. Can Scania Be Stronger Than Steel?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gustaf Lilja; Malin Karlsson; [2011]
    Keywords : Purchasing; control; delegation; principal-agent; power relationship; purchasing leverage; steel; forgings; Scania; Technology and Engineering; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Research about delegating or controlling purchasing with 2nd tier suppliers does not seem to be convergent; it discusses benefits and disadvantages of both purchasing tactics in various situations. There is no single tool today that we have found, that helps manufacturing companies decide when to control and when to delegate purchasing in the supply chain. READ MORE

  3. 12. Swedes in Australia - and their thoughts about business communication and culture

    University essay from Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS)

    Author : Johanna Gustafsson; [2009]
    Keywords : Intercultural communication; Communication; Business communication; Culture differences; Culture; Culture diversity; Cross-culture communication; International Business; Geert Hofstede; Fons Trompenaars; William Gudykunst; Edward Hall;

    Abstract : The purpose of the thesis is to study Swedes who live in Australia about their thoughts concerning differences between the cultures and their communication styles in the following four areas; Power Distance, Masculinity verses Femininity, Affective verses Neutral, and Time. I have chosen a qualitative approach for this study. READ MORE

  4. 13. A matter of context - Why negotiating mandates given in the Swedish Riksdag's EU committee differ

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Markus Johansson; [2009]
    Keywords : EU negotiations; European Affairs; EU committee; Swedish Riksdag; delegation-accountability; flexible mandates; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the mandates given to cabinet representatives in the Swedish Riksdag‟s EU committee before negotiations in the EU council of ministers. The mandate is the first step to secure accountability in the delegation between the Riksdag and the cabinet and it consists of the cabinet‟s proposed standpoint for each council agenda point and the committee discussions. READ MORE

  5. 14. Empowering the Regional Level?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Olof Junesjö; [2009]
    Keywords : Process Tracing; lag om strukturfondspartnerskap; regional influence; governmentality; multilevel governance; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The regional level in Sweden has traditionally been characterized as extremely weak in comparison to the more powerful national and local levels. Some scholars even go so far as to say that the regional level in Sweden is merely a tool of the government. READ MORE

  6. 15. Inside the giant's mind: A discourse analytical perspective for discerning characteristics of an agent of power

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Johannes Karreskog; [2008]
    Keywords : china; discourse theory; instrumental power discourse; foreign policy; power analysis; state character; Peace and conflict research; polemology; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The essay deals with how one can predict a state's behaviour through discourse analysis. It argues that while actors must have a real capacity for action, their re-spective discourse must also house a conceptualization of that capacity in order for an actor to be expected to make decisions to employ said action. READ MORE