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En dag i Haga - resultat från en stadssittning
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En dag på Magasinsgatan - Resultat från en stadssittning
(Centrum för konsumtionsvetenskap, 2015-11)Fredagen den 22:a Maj 2015 samlades medarbetare från forskningsprojektet Re:heritage, Göteborgs Universitet och Göteborgs Stadsmuseum på parkeringsplatsen/torget på Magasinsgatan för att tillsammans genomföra en ... -
Deadweight or Turbokick? On support for line management and the implementation of change.
(2000)Change is easy to decide upon and to plan, but hard to implement. This paper deals with the paradox that despite the most favourable conditions, such as consensus and abundant resources, the outcome of all the efforts is ... -
Doing interventionist research in management accounting
(2005)Interventionist research is not unobtrusive since the researcher deliberately seeks to make an impact on the world in order to gain knowledge. In this chapter we examine the fundamental nature of interventionist research ... -
Elements of Narrative Analysis
(2006)This article is intended to be an introduction to narrative analysis. It introduces key terms in narrative theory (e.g. story and plot), discusses various types of narratives relevant for social studies and features three ... -
Emerging Institutions: Pyramids or Anthills?
(2006)In the present text, an institution is understood to be an (observable) pattern of collective action, justified by a corresponding social norm. By this definition, an institution emerges slowly, although it may be helped ... -
Enabling human-robot collaboration and intelligent automation in the automotive industry: a study of stakeholders perspectives
(Gothenburg Research Institute, 2022)Introduction Intelligent and flexible robots using sensors and adaptable programming are promoted as state-of-the-art technology with great potential of improving industrial production. It is commonly associated with ... -
Etik som teknik och som kritik
(2006)Artikeln börjar med en historisk tillbakablick över företagsetikens tillkomst som akademiskt och praktiskt ämne. Etiken kan ses såväl som en teknik ämnad åt att förbättra lönsamhet och som grunden för en kritik av nutidens ... -
The Evolution of Swedish Pharmacies and Recent Reforms
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Examining the stability of managerial behavior: A replication of Henry Mintzbergs classic study 30 years later
(2001)A replicating study about Swedish CEOs reveals a different pattern of behavior compared to the original study of Henry Mintzberg. The CEOs in the new study for instance spent much more time on meetings with subordinates, ... -
Expectations and accountability in managerial work
(2002)Based on a direct observation study of eight CEOs for large corporations, this paper examines how control is exercised in the era of financial transparency. In particular, the link between corporate governance and managerial ... -
Exploring the Performativity Turn in Management Studies
(Gothenburg Research Institute, 2013-09)One of the contemporary “turns” in management studies is the “performativity” turn. In this paper, we present a genealogy of the concept of performativity as it has been used in management and organization studies (MOS). ... -
En extern utvärdering av magisterprogrammet Management i byggsektorn
(2005)Sedan 1999 anordnar Chalmers och Centrum för management i byggsektorn (CMB), en 1,5 årig masterutbildning med namnet Management i Byggsektorn (MB-utbildningen). En viktig orsak till denna utvärdering av MB-utbildningen är ... -
Femmes Fatales in Finance, or Women and the City
(2004)This paper concerns the representations of women working with finances in popular culture. Popular culture retrieves plots from a common repertoire, and in this way transmits ideals and furnishes descriptions of reality, ... -
First International Research Forum on Guided Tours - Proceedings
(2010-01-22)Since the empirical phenomenon of Guided tours involves several aspects, such as tourism, sustainable spatial planning, cultural heritage, the mediation of place through technologies, place marketing and management, Guided ... -
Flexibel handel. En studie av bemanningsstrategier i svensk detaljhandel
(Gothenburg Research Institute, 2014-09)Sedan i mitten av 1990-talet har antalet personer med en tillfällig anställning ökat i Sverige. Utvecklingen inom detaljhandeln är likartad, om än på en något högre nivå än genomsnittet. Det är dessutom en sektor med ...