Essays about: "strategic change in organizational behaviour"

Found 4 essays containing the words strategic change in organizational behaviour.

1. 1. Licence to Talk : Sustainability Managers and their Managerial Realities within the Corporate Sustainability Paradox

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Mounia El hajjari Borg; Elin Sundberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Sustainability managers; sustainability-dedicated professionals; sustainable development; sustainable management; corporate sustainability; corporate paradox; CSR; stakeholders; governance; sustainability strategies; communication; strategic communication; sustainability reporting; non-financial disclosure; private sector in Sweden; paradox approach; paradox perspective; business case; social and environmental responsibility; organizations; multinationals; MNC; Nils Brunsson; organizational theory; organizational hypocrisy; neo-institutionalism; organizational individuals; organizational tension on the individual level; decision-making; action; business operations; isomorphism; institutional logics; market logics; reporting frameworks; GRI; global reporting initiative; walk the talk; change making; change agent; systemic change; behaviour and human resources; identity work; organizational sociology; legitimacy; organizational external and internal pressures.; Hållbarhetschefer; hållbarhetsrelaterade roller; hållbar utveckling; hållbar ledning; hållbarhet; paradox; CSR; intressenter; styrning; hållbarhetsstrategier; kommunikation; strategisk kommunikation; hållbarhetsrapportering; icke-finansiell information; privat sektor i Sverige; paradox perspektiv; affärsstrategi; socialt och miljöansvar; organisationer; multinationella företag; MNC; Nils Brunsson; organisationsteori; organizational hypocrisy; hyckleri; neo-institutionalism; organisatoriska individer; individnivå; beslutsfattande; affärsverksamhet; isomorfism; institutionell logik; marknadslogik; rapporteringsramverk; GRI; global reporting initiativ; walk the talk; förändringsarbete; förändringsagent; systemförändring; beteende och mänskliga resurser; identitetsarbete; organisatorisk sociologi; legitimitet; externa och interna påtryckningar.;

   Abstract : While sustainability-dedicated managers and related titles represent a profession that has hardly existed for more than a decade, it is not surprising that the field of research concentrating on these professionals is in itself relatively new. With an increasing demand for corporations to take their social and environmental responsibility, and a corporate sustainability characterized by tension and paradox, we found it of importance to explore the role and entanglements of these professionals. READ MORE

3. 2. A Marriage of Cultures – A qualitative case study of cultural integration in the pre-stage of a merger

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Matilda Gerhamn; Klas Johansson; [2017]
   Keywords : Mergers and acquisitions; cultural integration; pre-merger; organizational cultural change.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Aim: The aim of this thesis is to get a deeper understanding of cultural integration in the pre-stage of a merger process and by doing so also contribute to an understanding of merger outcomes. Research Question: How is cultural integration managed in the pre-merger stage and how is this perceived by employees? Methodology: Through an interpretative epistemological approach we developed a qualitative case study, where we simultaneously worked with theory and empirical material through an abductive approach. READ MORE

4. 3. Strategy Development for Building Digital Collections of the University of Cape Coast Library, Ghana : A Case Study

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap / Bibliotekshögskolan

   Author : Nesba Adzobu; [2013]
   Keywords : case study; digital collections; Ghana; interviews; Mintzberg; strategic planning; UCC;

   Abstract : Strategic planning is a critical issue for higher education academic libraries, especially in developing countries like Ghana, due to limited financial resources and the rapid change in the information environment during the last several decades. Theory-testing case study methodology was used in this thesis to examine strategy formulation and implementation in building the digital collections of the University of Cape Coast Library (UCCL) in Ghana. READ MORE

5. 4. Shaping the Identity of the International Business School : Accreditation as the Road to Success?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet (USBE)

   Author : Monica Palmqvist; [2009]
   Keywords : Accreditation; Business School; Identity; Institutionalization; Internationalization; Sensemaking; Strategy as Practice; Quality Frameworks;

   Abstract : Internationalization is an important strategic issue for survival for most business schools of today. Following this, various international accreditation bodies have in recent years been very succes­s­ful in promoting accreditation as a means of gaining status and prove high quality. READ MORE