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  1. 6. Popular management discourses as constituents of organizations : A case study of Stephen R. Covey's discourses on organizational conflict management

    Magister-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Pedagogiska institutionen

    Författare :Marija Smidte-Hegelund; [2015]
    Nyckelord :organizational learning; consulting; Foucault; Derrida;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this study is to examine what current discourses within the expanding popular management culture carry to organizations in terms of worldview, knowledge view, ideologies, norms, and values, and how these discourses shape leader’s roles in modern organizations. A case study is conducted on a conflict management book by a popular management guru, Stephen R. LÄS MER

  2. 7. It’s a Guru Thing - Vlog Popularity in the Beauty Community : En kvantitativ samt kvalitativ studie om vad det är i skönhetsvideor som genererar visningar.

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsforskning

    Författare :Sara Nordin; Sarah Larsson; [2014]
    Nyckelord :YouTube; Beauty Community; Beauty Guru; Sociala medier; Popularitet; Videoblogg; Vlog;

    Sammanfattning : The overall purpose of this essay is to come to a deeper understanding about videos in the Youtube beauty community by using a mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods. By answering the main questions of the essay which are; What quantitatively measurable components are there in the videos that can be seen as contributing factors leading to the fact that some generate more views that others?; Is there a set mold for success containing certain aspects that a video must have to stand out?; What correlations can be found between the two categories of analysis and how do these potential correlations affect the popularity of the video? and What effects do specific components on the level of popularity of the video?, we’ve been able to distinguish differences as well as similarities on both qualitative and quantitative levels. LÄS MER

  3. 8. Coopetition for innovative freight transport solutions in Swedish retail

    M1-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Författare :Klas Örne; Andreas Holmberg; [2014]
    Nyckelord :Horizontal cooperation; retail; distribution; collaboration; joint transportation network; Technology and Engineering;

    Sammanfattning : Many companies today strive to reduce their environmental impact. A potential strategy to reduce CO2 emissions is horizontal cooperation between actors on the same level of different supply chains. LÄS MER

  4. 9. Percy Barnevik’s 200 Advice- Corporate Bullshit or Scientifically Proven Praxis : A picture of how well Guru Theory in general and Percy Barnevik specifically is connected to management research and practice

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Ella Erika Öster; Emilie Sjögren; [2014]
    Nyckelord :Percy Barnevik; Advice; Rigor; Relevance; Evidence; Guru Theory; Evidence Based Management; Managers; Practitioners; Management Research;

    Sammanfattning : Percy Barnevik is one example of a renowned leader publishing a book, “Leadership- 200 advice”, on his experiences as a manager. The overall quantity of this so called Guru Literature on the market demonstrate that it exist a great interest in advice from business leaders but further raise a question of soundness of the advice. LÄS MER

  5. 10. God-like or just like you?

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Jelle Vonk; Carolyn Fox; [2013]
    Nyckelord :Management autobiographies; CEO; management books; guru literature; management fashions; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : Purpose: Management autobiographies are an important discourse in today’s management literature and we believe that they have become a great influence on management practitioners. In this study we aim to analyse how CEOs portray themselves in their autobiographies. LÄS MER