Browsing Master theses by Title
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Maintaining Legitimacy as a Criticized Institution. How Swedish TWAs discursively defend against criticism
(2015-07-13)Abstract Organizations must maintain legitimacy in the eyes of wider society and clients to achieve longevity and success. However, how does a criticized institution, like the Swedish temporary work industry, maintain ... -
Maintaining Social Boundaries Through Equal Treatment A Qualitative Study on the Integration of Immigrants at a Swedish Workplace
(2017-07-05)In recent years several different labour market initiatives have been established in Sweden in order to encourage companies to take their responsibility for the integration of the record number of immigrants. The current ... -
Maintaining Values: Institutional Work in the Social Services
(2020-06-22)This study investigates how front-line employees engage in institutional work to maintain their ‘client-focused’ value. By conducting a single-case study of a Social Service department within a Swedish middle-sized ... -
Major motorsport events are under siege. How major motorsport events can become viable in the long-term by implementing Shared Value throughout the stakeholder sphere.
(2017-07-26)Background and Problem: Major motorsport events are under siege. Creating social and environmental value without sacrificing financial profitability remains unsolved. Successful creation of such is termed Shared Value ... -
Making obsolescence obsolete - A practical study of obsolescence management theory in the context of a truck OEM
(2020-07-22)Truck manufacturers are facing unprecedented technological disruptions from electrification, digitalization and automation. When disrupted, sustainment-dominated industries such as the trucking industry, face increased ... -
”Making Pepper smart somehow” A qualitative case study on how sensemaking, enactment and boundaries take part in the ongoing construction of Pepper, a humanoid robot
(2017-07-05)This qualitative study addresses the recursive, continuous and iterative nature of sensemaking in organizations, in relation to new technology. By adopting an ANT-inspired approach to our case study, we have collected ... -
MAKING SENSE OF THE CUSTOMER JOURNEY: THE MOBILE DEVICES ROLE IN CONSUMERS’ SHOPPING EXPERIENCES
(2021-07-02)The changes taking place in the retail setting, both in consumer behavior and technological advancements, are making consumers’ shopping experiences continually more intricate, especially for the younger generation who ... -
Making sustainability a part of the event - A study on how sustainable marketing communication is applied in the event industry
(2020-07-02)Purpose This study aspires to add theoretical understanding of how sustainable marketing communication is applied in the event industry’s digital media channels. By assessing how events transform their organisational ... -
Management Accounting development in small companies - A study of four Swedish businesses
(2018-07-05)Background and Problematization: Despite SMEs’ influence on economies worldwide, research regarding Management Accounting (MA) in Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has only recently gained a growing interest ... -
Management Accounting Practices in Spain
(2003)Until the 1980’s Management Accounting, M.A., has had a limited importance in the management of the Spanish companies. One of the more accepted explanations in the research communities for the expansion has been ... -
Management Control During Forced Remote Working Conditions - A Case Study of a Global Leader in Container Shipping and a Big Four Accounting Firm
(2021-06-24)Purpose: This study investigates how forced remote working may have affected the design and use of management controls within organizations. Methodology: Interviews were conducted with respondents from two well-established ... -
Management of Obsolete Products A case study of a Swedish wholesaler focusing on product disposition alternatives
(2016-07-04)Product life cycles have been getting shorter as a result of technological developments and increased customer expectations. A consequence of this is that subsequent product introductions overlap in time, which often ... -
Management of Supply Network Relationships in an Emerging Market
(2003)This thesis examines how an MNC in the bus industry operating in China manages its local supply network relationships. Our research is based on exploring Volvo Sunwin Bus Corporation, one of Volvo Bus Corporation ... -
Managerial Influence on Simulation Driven Product Development - A study on simulation technologies and the role of management
(2020-07-23)The intensifying global competition and technological advancements are forcing companies to change their organizational structures and redevelop their product development processes. In many cases, simulation technologies ... -
Managing a demerger process- A case study of a corporate divorce
(2012-07-11)With increased M&A activities, and the fact that most mergers fail to meet their initial targets, it is likely that demergers will become more frequent. Since there is no previous conceptual framework explaining the forces ... -
MANAGING A SUSTAINABILITY-ORIENTED INNOVATION THROUGH DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES - A Multiple Case Study on Swedish companies
(2022-08-04)This thesis aims to describe the key dynamic capabilities and critical factors that contribute to the development of sustainability-oriented innovation along with the main challenges companies face during the process of ... -
Managing an Environmental Jolt- A Case Study of How a Swedish SME Made Sense of a Sudden Increase in Demand from the Global Covid-19 Pandemic
(2021-06-29)In today’s society organisations frequently have to cope with and respond to unexpected events. This study aims to investigate how a sudden increase in demand from an environmental jolt, in this case, the global Covid-19 ... -
Managing Corporate Social Responsibility in Relation to a Subsidiary’s Charter. A Case Study of Bank Relations at Swedbank AB
(2017-07-27)In step with increased pressure on organisations to take responsibility for their impact on the external environment, many multinational corporations (MNCs) have implemented corporate social responsibility (CSR) into their ... -
Managing dangerous goods in reverse logistics Addressing the challenges of transporting parcels of dangerous goods in the reverse flow
(2018-07-02)With the meteoric rise of e-commerce, shipments of products containing dangerous goods is extensively increasing. This, along with the easement of return policies that has developed, customers have consequently gained a ... -
Managing external relations to impose an industry standard; Volvo and the self-driving cars: a case study
(2017-09-13)The present master thesis aims at studying the process of standard imposition under a relational perspective. After an analysis of the existing literature, a theoretical model is developed to study what are the optimal ...