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1. Breaking the Status Quo? - An Analysis of Sustainability Managers' Change Efforts
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Societal expectations towards corporations to include social, environmental and ethical considerations have grown in importance, and corporations largely depend on so-called sustainability managers to help them meet these expectations. This thesis provides one of the first studies into how sustainability managers work and asks: how do sustainability managers work to change their organisation for a more sustainable future? Through interviews with 18 senior sustainability managers and an analysis of the empirical findings through institutional entrepreneurship and institutional logics theory, this study identifies sustainability managers as individual actors who adopt strategic approaches and work practices similar to institutional entrepreneurs and shows their efforts to institutionalise sustainability by hybridising it with the perceived dominant market logic and by establishing legitimacy. READ MORE
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2. Dynamic Capabilities in Digital Transformation How to be Successful in Digital Transformation
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Although firms on a large scale seemingly have realised the importance of becoming more digital in order to stay relevant in the future, organisations struggle to implement and scale digital initiatives outside isolated functions. This highlights the strategic and organisational hardships of transformation efforts. READ MORE
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3. WHY REINVENT THE WHEEL AGAIN? Investigating Challenges to Develop and Maintain Structural Capital in a Knowledge Intensive Network-Based Organisation
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : In a fast changing knowledge-intensive business environment, the importance of harnessing knowledge from employees has intensified. Thus, a key success factor for organisations stresses the ability to institutionalise knowledge from employees into structural capital. READ MORE
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4. Sustainable Business Model Innovation Within The Automotive Manufacturing Industry - A Comparative Case Study of Volvo Cars and Lynk & Co
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Title: Sustainable Business Model Innovation Within The Automotive Manufacturing Industry – A Comparative Case Study of Volvo Cars and Lynk & Co Authors: Isak Gunnarsson & Simon Johansson Tutors: Hani Elzoumor & Rick Middle Background: Traditional business models centred on a neoclassical economic focus are being called into question, as demands for sustainable practises that incorporate social and environmental values escalate. This call for sustainability is pushing organisations towards sustainable innovation efforts, aimed at transforming components of their business models and the network in which they operate. READ MORE
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5. Platformisation - An exploratory study on how organisations can adopt a platform business model
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The emergence of digital technologies has altered new opportunities and profoundly changed how organisations are structured and operate, giving rise to the platform paradigm. In a rapidly changing environment, platforms can quickly respond to new conditions and significantly increase customer value. READ MORE
