Sökning: "Conceptual Stretching"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 uppsatser innehållade orden Conceptual Stretching.
1. Who are we and what do we measure? : A case study of the dynamic relationship between performance measurement and organizational identity
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenSammanfattning : Performance measurements have been described as a tool by which management can communicate expected standards of behavior as well as a shared meaning among members regarding the intended direction of the firm. In parallel, the organizational identity field relies on the premise that members can answer the question “who are we as an organization?” through a sense of shared understanding. LÄS MER
2. A typology of ontological insecurity mechanisms : Russia's military engagement in Syria
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : The concept of ontological security has grown extensively in the International Relationsliterature, owing to the new explanations it generates for states’ security- and identity-relatedbehavior. In the process, however, the concept has become sprawling, vague and incoherent,due to the multitude of different understandings of the concept. LÄS MER
3. Under Pressure - Tensions in the acquiring firms' corporate brand identity
Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenSammanfattning : Thesis Purpose: The purpose is to explore post-acquisition tensions in a B2B firm's corporate brand identity to better understand why tensions emerge, what effect those tensions have, and lastly, how these tensions may be dealt with, if at all. Methodology: A qualitative multiple case study based on four companies with a constructionist and inductive approach has been executed in this thesis. LÄS MER
4. Framing Corporate Social Responsibility in the Chemical Industry
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been around for many years and has been viewed in different forms, aspects and by different actors because of the ever changing society. In 1984 a terrible incidence happened when a leaking chemical by the name of methyl isocyanate (MIC) was leaking in and outside of the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) Pesticide Plant in Bhopal, India. LÄS MER
5. Att göra det enklare att öppna plastpåsar : Ett produktutvecklingsprojekt på uppdrag av Binar Elektronik AB
M1-uppsats, Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap och fysikSammanfattning : Rapporten behandlar ämnet att göra det enklare att öppna plastpåsar och görs på uppdrag av Leif Gustavsson vid Binar Elektronik AB i Trollhättan. Arbetetet utförs i kursen Examensarbete för högskoleingenjörsexamen i innovationsteknik och design, MSGC12 vid fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap på Karlstad universitet under våren 2013. LÄS MER