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On Time, Space, and Action Nets
(2004)
Laboratory studies, especially those by Latour and Woolgar (1979/1986) and Knorr Cetina (1981) proved to be an invaluable source of inspiration for students of organizing. Laboratories, however, are mostly reminiscent of ...
Intelligent suicide?
(2008-10-21)
This is an essay discussing how far the limits of intelligence can be stretched, without risking that it becomes counter-productive. It focuses primarily on Sweden and the concretisations are Swedish. However, I believe ...
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 ...
Negotiating Selves: Gender
(2006)
This paper suggests a way of framing gender production in workplaces as a negotiation with varying results. The basis for such a frame is a combination of the notions of ”positioning” (the discoursive production of selves, ...