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Identitet i arbete(t) – Chefers reflektioner om arbetets dimensioner
(2016-08-18)Managers’ reflections about dimensions at work The purpose of this thesis is to identify, describe and develop the understanding of what aspects at work are important for individuals' identity construction. In this ... -
Inclusive place branding – What it is and how to progress towards it
(2016-11-24)In recent years, scholars have called for a reconceptualisation of place branding. Due to the complex nature of places, the involvement of multiple stakeholders, not least residents, is critical. There is a need for several ... -
Introduktionen av ett försök att förnya sjukhusvården - ringar skrivna på vattnet
(2013-09-06)Introducing an effort to reform hospital care – ripples on water This study deals with organizational change in the health care sector. Can a hospital change itself? Previous studies have pointed to difficulties. The ... -
Investor Relations on the Web – interpretations across borders
(2013-11-29)Motivation/Purpose: Communication is crucial for society, especially in today´s globalized world. Internet has profoundly influenced how listed companies and investors communicate to each other. This study gives insights ... -
It’s Not What You Sell – It’s Whom You Sell it To: How the Customer’s Character Shapes Brands and What Companies Do About it”
(2015-12-18)In this dissertation I investigate the effects of user and usage imagery on brands and how businesses employ user imagery to build brands. Over four articles I present results that suggest that user imagery affects brand ... -
Licensing Games
(2018-12-14)Patents are legal instruments that protect ideas, and the rise of a knowledge-based society was inevitably accompanied with their increased economic importance. As a result of this growth, patented technology became an ... -
Lönsamhet och finansiell flexibilitet. Rederinäringen i Sverige 1997 - 2006
(2012-12-12)This study investigates if financial flexibility can explain firm performance in terms of profitability using financial data from all Swedish shipping companies during the period 1997-2006. Financial flexibility is the ... -
Management accounting fashion setting - Studies on supply-side actors in Sweden
(2015-08-20)The successful introduction of a number of new management accounting concepts or management accounting innovations (MAIs) over recent decades, such as activi-ty-based costing and the balanced scorecard, has had a significant ... -
“Människor, skjortor och siffror – reducera komplexitet och en order blir till”
(2012-03-08)More than 35 years ago, calls were made for research on the constitutive role of accounting. Since then, many statements have been made to specify what accounting is or is not. This study describes what accounting does, ... -
Members in Tourism Settings – their motivations, behaviours and roles
(2012-08-14)Membership programs are widely-used marketing tools. Many customers belong to a number of different membership programs across a variety of organizations and contexts. Memberships are based on the idea of mutual benefits ... -
Mitt hem och min ekonomi - en studie av hur bostadsrättsköpare kalkylerar
(2017-12-20)My home and my economy - A study of how purchasers of a cooperative apartment calculate To purchase a dwelling is one of the biggest investments in a person’s life and probably the financial decision that affects the ... -
Myth Aestheticization
(2022-04-22)This thesis theorizes the process of myth aestheticization for marketing and consumption. A concept of myth aestheticization springs from a simple yet complex idea: What if something is not “aesthetic” in and by itself, ... -
NÄR HANDELSPLATSER VÄXER FRAM - vägen och tiden
(2016-03-08)The questions addressed here are of interest to those who are currently studying and developing retail marketplaces. Development in Sweden shows that retail marketplaces evolve into even larger places, and with an increasing ... -
Nedskrivning av fartyg – En studie av hur IAS 36 har tillämpats i Europeiska rederier
(2015-02-12)national Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are principle-based accounting standards that rely on management judgment and the use of private information. For this reason, it cannot be assumed that the harmonization of ... -
Negotiating the Value(s) of Design(ing): An Organisational Inquiry
(2017-09-29)Organisations are increasingly calling upon design as a strategic asset to generate innovation as part of a wider fascination with ‘design thinking’ in business. Recent scholarship has tended to emphasise design’s many ... -
On Consumer Experiences and the Extraordinary
(2018-08-20)In today’s society, consumers are increasingly looking for experiences that are hedonic, positively intense, and intrinsically enjoyable, or what is called an extraordinary experience. Although, extraordinary experience ... -
Organizing Creativity and Creative Organizing at a high tech company
(2019-09-04)In today’s society, creativity, in close collaboration with innovation, is considered key to the success of many businesses. On the one hand, organizations need to organize people’s efforts and to control the outcomes of ... -
Organizing Innovation. How policies are translated into practice
(2008)ORGANIZING INNOVATIONHow policies are translated into practiceFredrik LavénAKADEMISK AVHANDLINGFör avläggande av ekonomie doktorsexamen i företagsekonomi som med tillstånd avHandelshögskolans fakultetsnämnd vid Göteborgs ...