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1. 1. Learning Managerial Work : First-line Managers’ Learning in Everyday Work within Swedish Elderly Care

   Författare :Karin Wastesson; Maria Gustavsson; Peter Nilsson; Anna Fogelberg Eriksson; Oscar Rantatalo; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; First-line manager; Workplace learning; Managerial work; Community of practice; Gender; Elderly care; Första-linjechef; Arbetsplatslärande; Chefsarbete; Praktikgemenskap; Genus; Äldreomsorg;

   Sammanfattning : This study’s overall aim is to contribute knowledge about first-line managers’ learning in everyday work within the context of elderly care. The study used a qualitative research approach and was carried out within four Swedish elderly care organisations. A total of 40 first-line managers were interviewed, 10 of whom kept time-use diaries. LÄS MER

3. 2. Makt utan magi : En studie av chefers yrkeskunnande

   Författare :Lotta Snickare; Kent Eriksson; Maria Hammarén; Pia Höök; Niklas Arvidsson; Lotte Alsterdal; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :managerial skills; professional expertise in banking; management skills; leadership; tacit knowledge; follow the rules; break the rules; regulations; decisions; accommodate uncertainty; homosocial structures; chefers yrkeskunnande; yrkeskunnande i bank; ledarförmåga; ledarskap; tyst kunskap; följa regler; bryta regler; regler; beslutsfattande; härbärgera osäkerhet; homosociala strukturer;

   Sammanfattning : What do executives do, and how do their actions impact on the company’s results? Questions such as these are constantly targeted in leadership research. Despite thousands of reports in the field, there is no consensus on what the concept of leadership entails. LÄS MER

4. 3. Puzzle or Mosaic? : On Managerial Information Patterns

   Författare :Cecilia Gullberg; Alf Westelius; Pär Mårtensson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; information patterns; information behaviour; information systems; management information; management control; governance; management control as a package; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Economic Information Systems; Ekonomiska informationssystem;

   Sammanfattning : Managers and information are key components in most management control literature, and a range of tools and concepts have been developed to better accommodate the information needs of managers so as to ensure efficient action and intelligent decisions. At the same time, the managerial work is often described as highly fragmented, unstructured and interpersonal, with little time for planning and isolated reflection. LÄS MER

5. 4. On the Economic Return of a Software Investment – Managing Cost, Benefit and Uncertainty

   Författare :Emil Numminen; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Economic Return; Managerial Decisions; Real Option; Software Investment; Uncertainty;

   Sammanfattning : The purpose of this dissertation is to explore how the economic return of a software investment can be assessed and managed. This topic has been studied in research and has been a concern for firms making software investments. In order to study this we need a model of the underlying factors affecting the economic return. LÄS MER

7. 5. Costs and Benefits of Delegation : Managerial Discretion as a Bridge between Strategic Management and Corporate Governance

   Författare :Yuliya Ponomareva; Sven-Olof Yrjö Collin; Ruth Aguilera; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Managerial discretion; board of directors; agency theory; delegation; control; transition economy; Sweden; Ekonomistyrning; Ekonomistyrning;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation addresses the question of effective delegation, exploring it through the concept of managerial discretion (i.e., a latitude of managerial actions, which lie in the zone of shareholders’ acceptance). LÄS MER