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Orden som förnyar
(2001)
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Managers work with words - an introduction
(2001)
This report tries to establish a theoretical position on the problem of dealing with contradictory goals in organisations. Our most prominent theories point to `sequential attention to alternatives' or `sequential attention ...
Confrontation and the rules of the game in product development - the micro processes
(2001)
Observations from two car projects are analysed. Video-recordings of two sequences showing team members trying to use confrontation to make other members change their behaviour and pay more attention to the provision of ...
Metaphors and the Cultural Context of organizing
(2001)
When the linguistic turn reached organization studies, it manifested itself in the first place by the interest in metaphors. The crucial role of these tropes for theory building was emphasized, and their place in the very ...
Isolationist Automorphism, Relentless Isomorphism, or Merciless Idealism. The Cultural Context of City Management in Warsaw, Stockholm and Rome
(2001)
This paper employs some results of a study of city management in Warsaw, Stockholm, and Rome by setting them in a cultural context. Contrary to the common opinion, the difficulties in effective city management in Warsaw ...
KNOWLEDGE INTERESTS IN CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2001)
We know from earlier studies that corporate environmental management is a young discipline, not yet integrated in general management and organization studies, but that researchers take an increasing part in the ongoing ...
Farväl till vapnen...? Om samarbete och konkurrens
(2001)
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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, ...
The Digital Invisibility of Broadband and its Representation in the Modern City
(2001)
City managers in several cities have tried to market their city related to information technology; i.e. Osaka as a city of intelligence, Barcelona as a city of telematics, Amsterdam as a city of information, Manchester as ...