Essays about: "project management thesis download"

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1. 6. Creating Shared Value as a management control tool - A case study of control mechanisms in inter-organizational relationships

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

   Author : Alexander Norrman; Lisa Valfridsson; [2014]
   Keywords : Creating Shared Value; Inter-organizational relationships; Appropriation concerns and coordination requirements; The coffee industry;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate what impact a Creating Shared Value strategy has on inter-organizational relationships (IORs). More specifically, the study seeks to understand the impact of CSV as a management control tool when structuring IORs and the control mechanisms that govern the relationships. READ MORE

3. 7. The Client-Consultant Relationship in a Nonprofit Setting

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

   Author : Hannes Jakobsson; Gregor Kainz; [2014]
   Keywords : management consulting; 180 Degrees Consulting; client-consultant relationship; nonprofit organization; nonprofit setting;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to understand how the client-consultant relationship in a management consulting project is affected by a nonprofit setting, i.e. a situation in which the consulting is done by an NPO for another NPO. READ MORE

4. 8. Managing Upward and Downward Accountability in an International Development Project - A Case Study of a World Bank Telecommunications Infrastructure Project in Benin

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

   Author : Catharina Kulldorff; Eva Kolker; [2013]
   Keywords : upward accountability; downward accountability; international development industry; the World Bank; stakeholder saliance;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the research question: How is the Results Framework used to manage upward and downward accountability in a World Bank project and what implications does this have on project effectiveness? The thesis looks at the complex case of accountability in the international development industry, where the literature predicts that the needs of donors for control for showing impact (upward accountability) are incompatible with the needs of beneficiaries for learning for project management and participation for ownership (downward accountability). When these needs clash, stakeholder salience theory predicts that upward accountability wins out over downward accountability, which has negative implications on project effectiveness. READ MORE

5. 9. Leveraging Cultural Heterogeneity in Swedish-Indian Offshoring Teams - A Managerial Perspective

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

   Author : Anna Björnberg; Kanza El Kadiry; [2013]
   Keywords : Social Integration; Self-Verification; Swedish-Indian Offshoring Teams; Leveraging Heterogeneity; Cross-Cultural Management;

   Abstract : In today's global business environment firms strive to increase their competitiveness and reduce costs by various means. As a consequence the trend towards offshoring has accelerated at a fast rate and become increasingly relevant for the developed economies of the world, including Sweden. READ MORE

6. 10. Performance Evoluation of vertical handover between UMTS and WLAN

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Avdelningen för telekommunikationssystem

   Author : Syed Amjad Iqbal; Muhammad Ahmad; [2009]
   Keywords : Vertical Handover; UMTS; WLAN;

   Abstract : Our Master’s thesis is about Vertical handovers in Heterogeneous networks. Due to lot of benefits provided by both the third generation Mobile phone networks and WLANs, it is desirable to integrate both of these networks. READ MORE