Sökning: "Institutet för Ekonomisk forskning"

Visar resultat 11 - 13 av 13 avhandlingar innehållade orden Institutet för Ekonomisk forskning.

1. 11. Participant, Catalyst or Spectator? – A study of how managers apply control in innovation processes

   Författare :Wen Pan Fagerlin; Institutet för Ekonomisk forskning; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : This study is motivated by two research questions: (1) How is an organizational control system established and maintained in product and process innovation? (2) How are innovation processes facilitated or hindered as a result of the interplay between forms of control and autonomy? The thesis investigates these questions by means of an in-depth longitudinal case study involving 15 innovation projects at a Swedish multinational industrial organization – the Trelleborg Group. The established literature has recognized top management involvement as one of the most critical success factors in firms’ innovation efforts. LÄS MER

3. 12. Inside the Box - Cultures of Innovation in a Mature Industry

   Författare :Yaqian Wang; Institutet för Ekonomisk forskning; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Innovation; Organizational Culture; Innovation Culture; Dynamics; Mature Industry;

   Sammanfattning : Innovation has been regarded a crucial means by which organizations adapt to the changes in the environment. Previous studies have identified organizational culture as a key factor that influences innovation, suggesting that a culture with certain characteristics can lead to superior innovation performance. LÄS MER

4. 13. Hyenas of the Limpopo : The Social Politics of Undocumented Movement Across South Africa’s Border with Zimbabwe

   Författare :Xolani Tshabalala; Stefan Jonsson; Carl-Ulrik Schierup; Amanda Hammar; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; migration; undocumented movement; assisted border crossings; illegibility; border practices; informality; social politics; dispossession; cheap labour; Beitbridge; Southern Africa; South Africa; Zimbabwe.; migration; papperslös mobilitet; assisterade gränsovergångar; oläslighet; vardagspolitik; informalitet; fördrivning; billig arbetskraft; Beitbridge; södra Afrika; Sydafrika; Zimbabwe;

   Sammanfattning : An increasing number of people today cross the Beitbridge border of South Africa and Zimbabwe. This comes with a corresponding growth of creative strategies that seek to aid the crossing of those people and goods that may lack the necessary documentation. LÄS MER