Essays about: "sensemaking"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 193 essays containing the word sensemaking.

1. 36. A Celebration of Communication: A qualitative case study on the importance of communication in an agile organization

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

   Author : Elin Nilsson; [2022]
   Keywords : agile; agility; communication professionals; sensemaking; professional communicative logic; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In a world colored by change, being agile is considered one of the most important traits for communication professionals in a modern corporate landscape. However, research concludes that the concept of agility stills lacks clarity to the profession and what being agile actually implies to the profession. READ MORE

3. 37. On Cultural Forms : The sensemaking and expression of cybersemiotics

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Jonathan Madeland; [2022]
   Keywords : cultural forms; transdisciplinarity; pragmaticism; cybersemiotics; case study; consonance management; mixed methods; Ernst Cassirer; C.S. Peirce; Søren Brier;

   Abstract : This study contributes to the understanding of cultural forms, inspired by Cassirer’s notion of a general function manifesting in the many particular expressions of human culture. The special case of cybersemiotics (a newly established scientific discipline) is studied as a social system to make sense of how it operates as a viable cultural form. READ MORE

4. 38. Who are we and what do we measure? : A case study of the dynamic relationship between performance measurement and organizational identity

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Marcus Källgren; Adrian Vejbrink Kildal; [2022]
   Keywords : organizational identity; performance measurement system; performance management; identity-dynamics; PMS; HR; human resources; acquisition; change management; HR-metrics; employee reward system; evaluation; appraisal; organizational performance; employee performance; perception; tracking; monitoring; organizational culture; organizational control; medium; who we are; who we are as an organization; qualitative measurement; quantitative measurement; case study; life science; organizational members; shared understanding; we-ness; dynamic relationship; relationship; interrelationship; central; enduring; distinctive; CED; implications; identity-related; adjustments; top-down initiative; strategic initiative; strategic sensemaking; sensemaking; ideational; definitional; component; attributes; loose couplings; innovation; enhancing; reinforcing; guiding; stretching; enabling; challenging; threatening; constraining; R D; research; development; idealized identity; desired identity;

   Abstract : Performance measurements have been described as a tool by which management can communicate expected standards of behavior as well as a shared meaning among members regarding the intended direction of the firm. In parallel, the organizational identity field relies on the premise that members can answer the question “who are we as an organization?” through a sense of shared understanding. READ MORE

5. 39. Swedish, Polish or Swolish? Cultural perceptions from a Swedish start-up expanding into Poland: A qualitative case-study examining cultural differences in a Swedish firm with a Polish office

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

   Author : Max Knutsson; Anton Johansson; [2022]
   Keywords : Organizational culture; Culture; Perceptions; Cultural strategy;

   Abstract : Through a qualitative case study this thesis aims to answer how cultural differences are managed and interpreted in a tech start-up operating in two countries, Sweden and Poland. The case study examines the company Astros (fictitious name) and is based on 11 in-depth semi-structured interviews. READ MORE

6. 40. Sensemaking & Decision Making in Uncertainty : A case study on how tech leaders´ navigate the Metaverse

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Delphie Wåhlström; Tony Sun; [2022]
   Keywords : Metaverse; Sensemaking; Decision Making; Uncertainty; Effectuation; Causation; Strategy;

   Abstract : The Metaverse constitutes a unique and radical business field that decision-makers try to make sense of and make decisions in without knowing what it will become, or even if it will exist in the near future. This situation lays the foundation for investigating sensemaking and decision making in a present-day, fast-moving, and highly uncertain environment. READ MORE