Essays about: "professional service firm"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 36 essays containing the words professional service firm.

  1. 21. Herding cats - A holistic study of management control in the context of a professional service firm

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Tom Mäkelin; Johan Kjellson; [2016]
    Keywords : Professional service firm; Knowledge-intensive firm; Management control as a package; Management control systems; MCS;

    Abstract : Professional service firms (PSFs) make up an increasingly important part of the global economy.The knowledge-intensive nature of these firms does however contribute to management control challenges. Conducting a single-case study on a law-firm, the contextual challenges' impact on the management control package was examined. READ MORE

  3. 22. Prevalent business model elements in the startup stage

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Juanita Casas; Paula Cuevas; [2014]
    Keywords : Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Entrepreneurs; Startup; Osterwalder;

    Abstract : This study aims to discover the use and benefit of business models in the early stages of startup businesses. The researchers focused on the professional services and retail sales industry and interviewed entrepreneurs from two countries as their case study in order to assess the success of business models through the first hand experiences of the entrepreneurs as they applied business models in their startup companies. READ MORE

  4. 23. Expatriates as a Knowledge Sharing Mechanism - A case study of A Professional Service Firm

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Axel Norderyd; Linus Nolgren; [2013-07-16]
    Keywords : transnational organization; professional service firms; expatriation; knowledge management; knowledge transfer; tacit knowledge; explicit knowledge;

    Abstract : Professional service firms are gaining more attention in the academic field today due to the improved importance of the sector in the developed world. When professional service firms internationalize, expatriation is a common tool for transferring company specific tacit and explicit knowledge, unique for the firm. READ MORE

  5. 24. Pawnshop of hearts? The dynamics of identification and meaning creation in a property management organization.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Mathilda Welin Brook; Linnea Hansson; [2013]
    Keywords : identity; organizational identity; identification; meaningfulness; work; meaning creation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Title: Pawnshop of hearts? – The dynamics of identification and meaning creation in a property management organization. Submission Date: 22nd of May 2013 Course: BUSN49- Degree Project in Managing People, Knowledge and Change (Master level) Authors: Linnea Hansson and Mathilda Welin Brook Supervisors: Jens Rennstam and Stephan Schaefer Department of Business Administration School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Sweden Keywords: identity, organizational identity, identification, meaningfulness, work, meaning creation Thesis purpose: The purpose of our thesis is to create interesting theoretical and practical insights by exploring the dynamics of different sources of identification and meaning creation. READ MORE

  6. 25. Leading a Professional Service Firm Without Formal Managers - An explorative study of the co-created leadership model at Centigo

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Catharina Adamsson; Anni Sandgren; [2013]
    Keywords : Leadership model; professional service firms; social constructionism; shared leadership; distributed leadership;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to in depth study and describe a leadership model in a Professional Service Firm. This is important since the society is becoming more knowledge intensive and information intensive, a fact that is strengthened by the increased number of knowledge intensive firms. READ MORE