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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 26 avhandlingar innehållade orden firm manager.
1. Målstyrning och mellanchefers arbete - hierarki, delaktighet och tillfälligheternas spel : en fallstudie av ett privat företag och en offentlig förvaltning
Sammanfattning : This study deals with how goal steering is perceived and experienced at intermediate levels in two organizations, a private firm and a public administration. More specifically, the following three questions are posed: Firstly, how do middle managers perceive and experience goal steering in relation to: (a) what the goals are and what functions they perform; (b) involvement in the formulation and detailed specification of goals in the organization; (c) control of the activity; (d) evaluation of the achievement of goals in terms of the results obtained. LÄS MER
2. Predicting who stays or leaves after the acquisition: : Target’s top manager turnover
Sammanfattning : In acquisition of high-tech and knowledge intensive firms, scholars have paid special attention to top managers’ status after the deal. Literature suggests that these managers in particular CEOs if kept in post-acquisition provide coordination capacity for the acquirer to transfer the knowledge and technology from the target to the acquirer while minimizing the disruptive effect of post-acquisition integration process. LÄS MER
3. Financial Frictions and Firm Dynamics
Sammanfattning : Essay 1: In light of the recent Great Recession, it has become painfully clear that financial factors are central to macroeconomic dynamics. This paper evaluates a micro-level financial friction which plays a central role in the theoretical literature on financial frictions, namely the external finance premium. LÄS MER
4. Continued entrepreneurship and small firm growth
Sammanfattning : The label entrepreneur is often used for the founder of a firm. Do owner-managers of small firms then remain entrepreneurial? Do they actually innovate, expand, and start additional ventures? While there are clear signs that small firms are of increasing importance to the economy, several studies suggest that the willingness among small firm managers to pursue goals for growth and development is limited. LÄS MER
5. Small Firm Growth and Performance : Entrepreneurship and Beyond
Sammanfattning : Why is it that some small firms perform well and grow while others do not? Does entrepreneurship play a role in this process? These are the two principal questions addressed in this text.On the basis of an extensive literature review, variables enhancing and restricting small firm growth and performance were identified. LÄS MER
