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On the locus of justice in the resource allocation of a small city
(1999)
A narrative presenting the development and reforms of the budgetary process
and related organisational changes in the city of Gothenburg is subjected to an
analysis inspired by Rawls' Theory of Justice. It is found that ...
Action towards time structures in product development processes - observations on the micro level
(2003)
In product development processes conventional wisdom has it that structure is provided by strict specifications of product properties, budgets and time schedules that are followed up (Womack et al 1990, Clark & Fujimoto, ...
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 ...
Var finns rättvisan i fördelningen av resurser i en liten storstad?
(2000)
En berättelse om budgetreformer och med dem sammanhängande organisatoriska förändringar i Göteborgs Stad analyseras mot bakgrund av Rawls `Theory of Justice'. Man finner då att beslutscentrum vad gäller prioriteringar har ...
Posten Futurum - Utvärdering av verksamheten i Postens omställningsprogram
(2002)
Förutsättningarna för Postens verksamhet har förändrats under en följd av år. Posten bedriver en affärsverksamhet i bolagsform under konkurrenstryck, och dessa villkor har ställt krav på omstrukturering av organisationen. ...
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 ...
The nature of control. A study of CEO behavior
(2000)
How do CEOs exercise control over their organizations? This question is to be answered through a study, which consists of direct observation of eight Swedish CEOs in their everyday work. Of special interest is to investigate ...
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 ...