Essays about: "why study organizational development"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 63 essays containing the words why study organizational development.

  1. 21. Exploring Methods for Further Development of Projects in a Cluster Initiative Context : Bridging the commercial handover gap

    University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

    Author : Ario Alipanah; Axel Gother; [2018]
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    Abstract : With the growing concern about resource overconsumption and its consequences, the need for sustainable development is becoming more and more crucial. Sustainability brings about some challenges that are simply too great for any organization to tackle alone and this calls for higher degree of stakeholder engagement in sustainable innovation efforts. READ MORE

  3. 22. Doing Business in the Age of Transparency: A case study of Full Material Disclosure in the electronics sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Alexandra Wu; [2018]
    Keywords : Chemical management; green chemistry; electronics; Full Material Disclosure; case study; cleaner production; chemicals in products; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Electronic products consist of substances that can be harmful to human health and the environment if exposed or leaked during the product use and end-of-life phases. Full Material Disclosure (FMD), which usually requires suppliers to disclose on the concentrations or masses of all substances in a product, is one method of increasing supply chain transparency on chemicals in products. READ MORE

  4. 23. Welcome to the girls' club - A qualitative study on the true motivations for organizational investment in Women Leadership Development Programs

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

    Author : Anna Herbstman Blitz; Julia Martins; [2017]
    Keywords : Women Leadership Development Programs; Gender equality; Female leadership; Second generation gender bias;

    Abstract : For most organizations the reality is that women still remain underrepresented at senior levels. In combination with strategic challenges, initiatives that aim to reduce gender imbalances at the higher levels of organizations is both an ethically and strategically correct move to make. READ MORE

  5. 24. Rules - Sometimes less is more

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Richard Abbott; Espen De Lange; [2017]
    Keywords : rules; procedures; resources for action; work as imagined; work as done; aviation; FLMU06; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The Aviation industry is ultra-safe. Rules and procedures have been attributed as a contributory factor for attaining this high level of safety. The complexity of the aviation system has risen dramatically in the last few decades due to the development and introduction of modern aircraft and on-board technological innovations. READ MORE

  6. 25. Making sense of strategic communication from an organizational culture perspective : a case study of a French NGO dedicated to water protection

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Laura Anty; [2017]
    Keywords : strategic communication; environmental communication; sense-making; organizational culture; environmental NGOs;

    Abstract : Problem statement: According to Hansen and Cox (2015), there is a current need to comprehend the underlying reasons why strategic communication is interpreted the way it is by environmental practitioners. The present thesis is an attempt to answer to this knowledge gap by offering insights on an NGO informing and educating people to protect water. READ MORE