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Dinwoodie, David. "Diversity, culture, leadership, performance : a performance-oriented model to leading across differences and managing internationalization processes." Thesis, Aston University, 2011. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/22461/.
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Brooker, Barry N., and n/a. "Stakeholders' Meanings of Effective School Leadership: A Case Study in a New Zealand Primary School." Griffith University. School of Cognition, Language and Special Education, 2006. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20061023.151530.
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Guided by the theoretical underpinnings of symbolic interactionism, this study set out to describe and analyse how stakeholders in a New Zealand Primary School understand effective school leadership, and how their meanings of leadership are influenced by the context in which they work. Review of the school leadership literature indicated that there was widespread agreement on the importance of leadership for school effectiveness but limited empirical data on how, or why, this was the case. To gain an understanding of stakeholders' meanings of effective leadership the study adopted a qualitative, case study design. Purposive, criterion-based selection was used to select a school considered to have highly effective leadership practices and to identify a cross-section of stakeholders within that school. The participants were the principal, Board of Trustees chairperson, assistant principal, teacher, general staff member, and student. Data were gathered from concept maps, semi-structured interviews and selected school documents such as the school's Education Review Office report and staff job descriptions. Data were analysed using grounded theory methods of analysis, specifically the use of constant comparison through open and axial coding. The findings of the study are presented and examined in terms of three theoretical propositions that encapsulate the stakeholders' meanings of effective school leadership. The first proposition examines three core values - concern for the individual, a commitment to learning, and an expectation of high performance - that permeated the school and influenced stakeholders' meanings and leadership practices. The second proposition examines the provision of direction, which involved articulation of a strong vision, use of symbols and ceremonies, modelling valued practices and beliefs, and raising the aspirations of staff and students. The third proposition examines leading and managing processes, which included the development of a team structure, leading and managing staff appointments and non-performance, managing communications, meetings and time, and providing opportunities for decision-making and leadership. Although considered in separate chapters, the three theoretical propositions are inter-related. The findings from this study highlight the importance of a set of core, common values for school leadership, confirm the role that leaders play in providing direction through a variety of symbolic activities, re-emphasise the need for studies of leadership to consider the context specific and people-based aspects of leadership, and confirm the place of teams in achieving a school's goals and reinforcing its values. The findings of the study also identify a need for team learning and development, and for a greater focus on values and beliefs in development programmes for principals. In addition, from both a theoretical and practical perspective, the findings establish a need for further research into the conception and practice of distributed leadership, and indicate that principals continue to play a central leadership role in self-managing, primary schools. The study's findings, thus, add to an at present limited base of empirical data on school leadership, and provide an insight into the perspectives of those involved in the leadership processes. Although the study's findings are based on a single school, in a particular context, the research design and methodology, including use of theoretical propositions, means the findings and conclusions generated from the study are pertinent to leadership theory, leadership research and leadership policy and practice in various contexts. The findings of this study are therefore likely to be of use to researchers of educational leadership, school principals, other school leaders, educational policy makers, and those designing and implementing professional learning programmes for principals and other school leaders.
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Brooker, Barry N. "Stakeholders' Meanings of Effective School Leadership: A Case Study in a New Zealand Primary School." Thesis, Griffith University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366450.
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Guided by the theoretical underpinnings of symbolic interactionism, this study set out to describe and analyse how stakeholders in a New Zealand Primary School understand effective school leadership, and how their meanings of leadership are influenced by the context in which they work. Review of the school leadership literature indicated that there was widespread agreement on the importance of leadership for school effectiveness but limited empirical data on how, or why, this was the case. To gain an understanding of stakeholders' meanings of effective leadership the study adopted a qualitative, case study design. Purposive, criterion-based selection was used to select a school considered to have highly effective leadership practices and to identify a cross-section of stakeholders within that school. The participants were the principal, Board of Trustees chairperson, assistant principal, teacher, general staff member, and student. Data were gathered from concept maps, semi-structured interviews and selected school documents such as the school's Education Review Office report and staff job descriptions. Data were analysed using grounded theory methods of analysis, specifically the use of constant comparison through open and axial coding. The findings of the study are presented and examined in terms of three theoretical propositions that encapsulate the stakeholders' meanings of effective school leadership. The first proposition examines three core values - concern for the individual, a commitment to learning, and an expectation of high performance - that permeated the school and influenced stakeholders' meanings and leadership practices. The second proposition examines the provision of direction, which involved articulation of a strong vision, use of symbols and ceremonies, modelling valued practices and beliefs, and raising the aspirations of staff and students. The third proposition examines leading and managing processes, which included the development of a team structure, leading and managing staff appointments and non-performance, managing communications, meetings and time, and providing opportunities for decision-making and leadership. Although considered in separate chapters, the three theoretical propositions are inter-related. The findings from this study highlight the importance of a set of core, common values for school leadership, confirm the role that leaders play in providing direction through a variety of symbolic activities, re-emphasise the need for studies of leadership to consider the context specific and people-based aspects of leadership, and confirm the place of teams in achieving a school's goals and reinforcing its values. The findings of the study also identify a need for team learning and development, and for a greater focus on values and beliefs in development programmes for principals. In addition, from both a theoretical and practical perspective, the findings establish a need for further research into the conception and practice of distributed leadership, and indicate that principals continue to play a central leadership role in self-managing, primary schools. The study's findings, thus, add to an at present limited base of empirical data on school leadership, and provide an insight into the perspectives of those involved in the leadership processes. Although the study's findings are based on a single school, in a particular context, the research design and methodology, including use of theoretical propositions, means the findings and conclusions generated from the study are pertinent to leadership theory, leadership research and leadership policy and practice in various contexts. The findings of this study are therefore likely to be of use to researchers of educational leadership, school principals, other school leaders, educational policy makers, and those designing and implementing professional learning programmes for principals and other school leaders.Thesis (Professional Doctorate)
Doctor of Education (EdD)
School of Cognition, Language and Special Education
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Williams, Richard Wynne. "Leadership, power, ethics : leading and managing in a performative culture." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/14192.
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This thesis is a study of the experience of leadership. The aim throughout the thesis is to find ways of making sense of the idea of leadership by reference to the everyday routines of organisational life. The thesis is therefore preoccupied with the idea of "doing leadership" in the context of enacting specific job roles in organisations. Such an approach to studying leadership is in contrast with other possibilities that may be more theoretical or speculative in their view of what being in a senior leadership role in an organisation is actually like. I completed this thesis whilst working as a principal/CEO of two large inner city colleges in the tertiary sector of the UK. My thesis therefore reflects also the experience of enacting a leadership role bound up with the wider agenda of public service reform. In making sense of this context I apply and develop the idea of "performativity" as signifying a particular culture (rooted expectations, ways of working, generalised assumptions about practice) that are pervasive in public sector organisations. I explore the significance of this culture for the way in which those in leadership roles (and inter alia, their subordinates) experience identity. I suggest too that the cult of performance management makes contingent a pervasive sense of ontological insecurity for those working in political, administrative and organisational leadership roles enacted in this context. Against this background, I propose four key themes as a way of understanding what doing leadership in organisations entails: the administration of power and authority; the practice of ethics; an iconographic role of significance to others in an ongoing generalised process of identity formation; creative action. Finally, in reflecting upon the idea of leadership development, I argue that development should be understood as a movement in the emotional responsiveness (emotivity) of individuals to their situation and context. This I suggest arises from the practice of reflexivity. It is the ability to do this with rigour on the part of those in leadership roles that creates also new possibilities for an ethics of relating in organisations centred on the ideas of participation and emergence. The thesis comprises four project studies. The first is a reflective narrative account of how I came to join the DMan programme in 2002. The second explores issues of leadership relative to thinking about group processes and traditions of group analysis. The third study examines issues of identity as they emerge in the ways in which processes of power relating emerge in group interactions. The fourth study explores these same themes but in relation to the tensions that emerge in the interplay of norms and values informing human actions and conduct. The thesis includes a fifth study which focuses on issues of methodology and the significance of personal narratives of experience to a wider process of academic research. This thesis is explicitly one written by reference to a particular theoretical perspective. This perspective is best described by reference to the idea of complex responsive processes. I account for and describe this perspective in each of the project studies. It was with a view to working explicitly with this perspective that I joined the DMan programme. The work in this thesis is intended to constitute an active intellectual engagement with the idea of complex responsive processes. It is not the intention of the thesis simply to exemplify a fixed set of ideas. The thesis is therefore aiming also to be a contribution to the thinking of complex responsive processes as a set of ideas still in development. I remain committed to the view that the idea of complex responsive processes provides a powerful medium of critical ideas through which life in organisations and patterns of human relating can be understood. Whilst the thesis does not set out to justify a case for the idea of complex responsive processes, a recurrent theme is an exploration of the implications for understanding organisational life in general that arise from adopting the perspective of complex responsive processes relative to those presented by other traditions of thinking.
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Mahari, Veronica. "Contextual intelligence for leading and managing curriculum change in primary schools." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/80463.
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South Africa has gone through a myriad of curriculum changes to correct the imbalances brought about by apartheid education policies. The global changes in politics, economy, the green environment and advances in technology have made a huge impact on the effective implementation of curriculum change. Principals working in this dynamic environment need to study the internal and external context in which they are operating in order to adapt to the new situation. This study sought to examine school principals’ use of contextual intelligence in leading and managing curriculum change. The study is underpinned by the interpretivist worldview and a qualitative case study approach was followed in collecting data. The sample consisted of principals, deputy principals and heads of departments from six Tshwane East schools. The schools involved were three township schools and three former model C schools from Tshwane East. The schools were purposively selected to improve the credibility and transferability of the findings, and 30 participants were involved in the study. For triangulation purposes data were collected using semi-structured face-to-face and focus group interviews and document analysis. Data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis and the findings were analysed using a contextual intelligence leadership construct. The findings reveal that principals are aware of the contextual factors that influence curriculum implementation. However most principals are not making use of contextual intelligence to deal with the challenges in their contexts. The study recommends training for principals on how they can use contextual intelligence in leading and managing curriculum change. There is a clear need to involve all stakeholders in the formulation and implementation of curriculum change.Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2021.
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Education Management and Policy Studies
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McNeely, James Keith. "Via media towards an Anglican model of managing and leading ministry /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p064-0136.
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Neighbour, Gareth Bryan. "Microstructural processes leading to fracture in nuclear graphites." Thesis, University of Bath, 1993. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.332601.
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Missaoui, Jonas, and Christopher Löfstrand. "Managing Management Consulting." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-194119.
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The management consulting industry is growing. The industryis also described as being exposed to increased pressure fromthe environment. An interesting question is then how resourcesare managed in management consulting firms in order tosustain competitive advantage. The purpose with this thesis isto investigate how firms in the management consulting industrymanage their resources through the lens of the resourcemanagement framework and if there are any signs of change.Through a multiple case study of the processes in two largemanagement consulting firms, the activity (i.e. the use ofresources) perceived as important for the leveraging ofcompetitive advantage is studied. The findings suggest thatcustomers have a much more central part in the resourcemanagement process than depicted in the resourcemanagement framework. The clearest signs of change refer tothe development of new career paths and an increased globalintegration of competencies.
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Closkey, Cynthia. "Developing decision processes for managing supply chain dynamics." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/10478.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1997, and Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1997.Includes bibliographical references (p. [57]).
by Cynthia Closkey.
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Meijer, Sara. "Leading Creative People and Processes : Illustrations from the fashion industry." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-34565.
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Creativity places a more and more important role in organizations today. It is even said that creativity is critical for organizations and seen as a key factor in smaller firms. This thesis is investigating the environment through which leaders involved in creative organizations lead creative people and related issues. Thereof the research issue: “Investigating the environment through which leaders involved in creative organizations lead creative people and processes.” I have been inspired by the method Grounded Theory. The thesis is composed by both secondary- and primary data. Two interviews have been conducted with leaders involved in creative organizations. Further, made the leaders experience from the interviews and the theoretical framework it possible to draw some conclusions in understanding leading creative people and processes.
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Alghamdi, Amal. "Managing Clinical Handover Processes for Cardiology Patients Using BPM." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/32740.
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Health-care delivery involves clinical handover processes that occur at many levels of inpatient care. These processes are essential to an effective health-care system due to their role in achieving efficient communication, reducing transmission time, and lowering costs. Ensuring safe and effective handover requires the coordination of multiple care providers that work together to deliver patient care efficiently. Poor coordination during handover can have major effects on patient care, leading to loss of information and contributing to adverse events.
As health-care delivery evolves to become more patient-centered, handovers from short- to long-term care need to maintain a strong communication, which in turn will depend on the evolution of support systems for that communication.
Due to the wide range of care providers and patient needs, there has so far been a lack of research work on handover processes. This study aims to explore the clinical handover process for patients moving from a cardiology unit to home and community care settings, and how they are affected by varying degrees of communication. It relies on literature review and a case study conducted at Montfort Hospital, Ontario, to identify and analyze the major factors involved in this type of handover, and to form suggestions about how this process could be improved.
This thesis analyzes process scenarios arising in the case study, modeling them using business process management (BPM) tools and techniques to identify problems and formulate solutions. A model of the existing process is created and analyzed using business process management notation (BPMN), and is then subjected to analysis, the results of which identify several communication issues with a potential to cause delays and information loss.
The findings highlight the importance of collaboration among care providers, and indicate the potential uses of BPM methodology to choreograph that collaboration. The study ultimately shows how improvements to collaboration and information exchange can increase the communication effectiveness in handover processes and reduce the probability of adverse patient events.
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Kokay, Christine Margaret, and n/a. "I.C.T. Decision-Making Processes in Self-Managing Secondary Schools." Griffith University. School of Cognition, Language and Special Education, 2005. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20060802.170325.
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This study examines decision-making processes involved in the development, integration and management of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in self-managing secondary schools and influences that affect these processes. To obtain an holistic view of ICT decision-making processes, a case study is undertaken of three co-educational, state secondary schools within a regional New Zealand city, thereby establishing a multiple case study. The principal, network manager and three staff nominated by the principal as playing an active role in ICT decision-making processes were interviewed using an open-ended interview. Five frequently cited generic decision-making models, developed by theorists to describe specific features of the decision-making process, are examined to provide a theoretical platform against which the interview data are analysed and interpreted. The study concludes that ICT decision-making in the case study schools is influenced particularly by technical knowledge and understandings. Such decision-making tends to be ad-hoc, isolated from other important influences particularly in relation to teaching and learning issues, and 'bounded' because of limited information, the limitations of existing technology, and the inability of schools to keep abreast of technological changes. Six implications are therefore put forward to inform future ICT decision-making in schools. They are: 1. Schools should develop a strategic plan that is underpinned with technical planning requirements; 2. Technical advice and professional development should be provided for principals; 3. Principals should consult outside the school environment for technical advice to assist with decisions; 4. The role of the ICT committee should be redefined to include planning and development of ICT; 5. Principals should ensure that staff receive professional development; and 6. Schools should consider student access and the best way of integrating ICT into teaching and learning. The study highlights the need for schools to develop strategic plans that address teaching and learning issues in the development, integration and management of ICT in self-managing secondary schools. Technical decisions should be made in support of these.
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Tsiakkouri, Maria. "Risk management processes for managing disruptions in supply chains." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2010. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/173665/.
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The research focuses on formal supply chain disruption management (SCDM) processes and the usefulness of such procedures. Based on the risk management (RΜ) process, a generic SCDM process consists of the following interconnected phases: define context, identification, assessment, implementation and management and monitoring. Each phase is described, and possible activities and strategies a company may adopt are proposed. Following a literature research in respect of SCDM strategies and RM processes, the application of SCDM processes in two case study company contexts, auto-manufacturing and water utilities, is examined. The auto-manufacturing company, which operates in a global supply chain and follows lean practices, does not adopt formal processes for managing supply chain disruptions. Disruptions are usually managed on a reactive basis by ‘fighting fires’ and proactive measures are based on the company’s experience in handling past disruption events. The water utilities company uses a formal RM process for managing disruptions along its water supply chain, apparently motivated by a requirement to follow regulations set by the regulators and because of its involvement in offering a product which meets basic needs of its customers. The application of RM to supply chains is not a widely practiced concept as is evident from both the literature and the case study findings. Companies usually avoid spending resources on preparing for disruptions that may never materialize, and companies that do apply RM do so either because of regulations or disruptions in the past that had an adverse impact on the companies’ operations. When applied, though, it helps guide decision makers through the SCDM process, with which more informed decisions can be taken and important risks handled, increasing the resilience and robustness of the company to supply chain disruptions.
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Rose, Louis M. "Structures and processes for managing model-metamodel co-evolution." Thesis, University of York, 2011. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/1616/.
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Software changes over time. During the lifetime of a software system, unintended behaviour must be corrected and new requirements satisfied. Because software changes are costly, tools for automatically managing change are commonplace. Contemporary software development environments can automatically perform change management tasks such as impact analysis, refactoring and background compilation. Increasingly, models and modelling languages are first-class citizens in software development. Model-Driven Engineering (MDE), a state-of-the-art approach to software engineering, prescribes the use of models throughout the software engineering process. In MDE, modelling tools and task-specific language are used to generate an ultimate artefact, such as simulation models or working code. Contemporary MDE environments provide little support for managing a type of evolution termed model-metamodel co-evolution, in which changes to a modelling language are propagated to models. This thesis demonstrates that model-metamodel co-evolution occurs often in MDE projects, and that dedicated structures and processes for its management can increase developer productivity. Structures and processes for managing model-metamodel co-evolution are proposed, developed, and then evaluated by comparison to existing structures and processes with quantitative and qualitative techniques.
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Kokay, Christine Margaret. "I.C.T. Decision-Making Processes in Self-Managing Secondary Schools." Thesis, Griffith University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365763.
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This study examines decision-making processes involved in the development, integration and management of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in self-managing secondary schools and influences that affect these processes. To obtain an holistic view of ICT decision-making processes, a case study is undertaken of three co-educational, state secondary schools within a regional New Zealand city, thereby establishing a multiple case study. The principal, network manager and three staff nominated by the principal as playing an active role in ICT decision-making processes were interviewed using an open-ended interview. Five frequently cited generic decision-making models, developed by theorists to describe specific features of the decision-making process, are examined to provide a theoretical platform against which the interview data are analysed and interpreted. The study concludes that ICT decision-making in the case study schools is influenced particularly by technical knowledge and understandings. Such decision-making tends to be ad-hoc, isolated from other important influences particularly in relation to teaching and learning issues, and 'bounded' because of limited information, the limitations of existing technology, and the inability of schools to keep abreast of technological changes. Six implications are therefore put forward to inform future ICT decision-making in schools. They are: 1. Schools should develop a strategic plan that is underpinned with technical planning requirements; 2. Technical advice and professional development should be provided for principals; 3. Principals should consult outside the school environment for technical advice to assist with decisions; 4. The role of the ICT committee should be redefined to include planning and development of ICT; 5. Principals should ensure that staff receive professional development; and 6. Schools should consider student access and the best way of integrating ICT into teaching and learning. The study highlights the need for schools to develop strategic plans that address teaching and learning issues in the development, integration and management of ICT in self-managing secondary schools. Technical decisions should be made in support of these.Thesis (Professional Doctorate)
Doctor of Education (EdD)
School of Cognition, Language and Special Education
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Pedain, Christoph. "Managing processes and information technology in mergers : the integration of finance processes and systems." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2003. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/100.
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Many companies use mergers to achieve their growth goals or target technology position. To realise synergies that justify the merger transaction, an integration of the merged companies is often necessary. Such integartion takes place across company business areas (such as finance or sales) and across the layers of management consideration, which are strategy, human resources, organisation, processes, and information technology. In merger integration techniques, there is a significant gap regarding the management of operational level issues. Yet, especially for the finance business area, an integration of processes and information technology is of high importance and often required swiftly after the merger. The author therefore presents an approach designed for managing the operational level merger in the finance business area. To close the gap in considering operational level issues, the author has developed a model for integraring finance processes and information technology of merging companies. For such model development, literature resources have been used along with merger experiences of the author, and interviews with merger experts. Validation of the developed model has been conducted by using in-depth case studies for showing the effects of applying the model. Further validation interviews have been conducted to support the generality of the approach. Accommodating the significant increase of task complexity during mergers compared to normal business operation, the presented approach focuses on managing interdependencies instead of project detail. Features of this approach comprise: An organisational proposal to settinmg up merger programme management; An interdependency model, vertically interconnecting the finance business area with strategic and organisational merger decisions, and horizontally interconnecting the finance business area with other business areas. It could be shown that the presented model improves merger integration quality by reducing complexity of merger management. The model is most applicable for larger companies, and can be used in any merger phase.
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Blacker, Joshua John. "Chemical weathering processes leading to soil development in Arctic glacial forefields." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2018. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/20696/.
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Few Arctic forefields have been studied previously for their role in soil formation and in the carbon cycle. Yet, despite their prevailing polar climate, their soils may develop quickly and be extensive. Rock water residence times are prolonged in glacial tills that contain a rock flour component with high surface area and reactive that amasses in the forefields of glaciers as they retreat. Rapid sulfide oxidation and carbonate dissolution could be a potential CO2 source to the atmosphere, while silicate-weathering and soil organic carbon accumulation a CO2 sink. The extent of these sink-source reactions, and the soil forming processes that affect these, were tested over a century of Arctic forefield soil formation. In young, subglacial till-based moraine soils, the rapid depletion of accessory sulfide and carbonates minerals in the initial, and up to about 60-years of exposure, reflected widespread sulfide oxidation and carbonate dissolution. Defining young forefield soils as a potential transient CO2 source to the atmosphere, since potential CO2 sinks, namely calcium silicate mineral weathering and soil organic carbon accumulation were retarded, and limited to the older moraine soils. The slow onset of biological evolution in Arctic forefields and proton consumption by carbonates, present in the forefield lithologies, are suggested as the principal reasons for the limited silicate weathering and in turn soil formation. The results from this thesis may have new implications for the carbon cycle. Given glacial–interglacial cycles that have waxed and waned throughout Earth history, and carbonate and sulfide minerals are common in most lithologies made up of low to medium grade metamorphic and metasedimentary rocks. However, higher resolution temporal (diurnal to seasonal) and spatial field studies are needed in-order to more confidentially up-scale these findings beyond a glacier catchment scale.
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Hillier, Fleur Jane School of Public Health & community medicine Centre for Clinical Governance Research in Health UNSW. "Managing creative and health production processes : issues, similarities and differences." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. School of Public Health and community medicine. Centre for Clinical Governance Research in Health, 2005. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/22281.
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In this thesis I am concerned to examine the management behaviours and predilections of managers across the two settings of health and theatre considered to be divergent. To do this I explore and map methods, similarities and differences managers employ to ???manage??? workers across the industries. I also deconstruct creativity and its manifestations in both managerial behaviours and environmental contexts and map the complexity issues that managers face in different settings. Further, I explore the extent to which management activity is contextual to the identity of participant organisational aims and processes and examine the level of calculated chaos experienced by managers across the settings. Central to this approach is the utilisation of multi-method design incorporating interview, micro-ethnography, auto-ethnography and a RAND expert panel to assist with interpretation of the results. Core findings include high degrees of similarity in the roles and functions and support systems utilised by managers across the settings despite substantial differences in environmental contexts and organisational aims and processes. Differences were identified in the areas of: levels of chaos, interactions, purposes, and environmental characteristics. To account for these differences I apprehended seven metafactors grounded in the data sets. These seven metafactors can be found in each setting but emerge in different ways. The metafactors that I apprehend are order versus disorder; creativity; experimentation and change; risk; reflection; trust and respect; and time and pressure. While I discuss these seven metafactors as separate factors in reality they are fundamentally inter-related. Suggestions for future research are included.
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Yan, Bingwen. "Managing new product development processes: an innovative approach for SMEs." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1286.
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Thesis (MTech (Mechanical Engineering))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010Many companies are currently focusing on how to stay innovative, how to innovate and how to create an innovation climate in their companies. Why is innovation vital to companies? New Product Development (NPD) can be a key factor in this regard. Companies believe that NPD is their life blood; it can be the better way to survive firmly and be more competitive. In addition, the strategy of how to manage NPD process effectively and efficiently is becoming a powerful way of achieving a competitive edge. As Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a significant role in South African economic development, it is critical for companies especially (SMEs) to seek an ideal way to manage innovation productively. However, to be innovative is not easy for any organization and it should be managed effectively. The effective management of innovation and NPD in SMEs is investigated in this study. Innovation and NPD has already become the key drivers of sustainability and competitiveness for many companies especially SMEs. Innovation and NPD as the main subjects that are carefully studied, discussed and understood in larger corporations and multinational enterprises. It would appear that the same cannot always be said when it comes to SMEs.
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Heikkinen, M. T. (Marko T. ). "Managing in R&D nets:roles, processes, benefits and challenges." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2018. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526218274.
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Abstract Nowadays, the locus of innovations is in research and development (R&D) networks formed by companies, research agencies, universities, and governmental agencies. Innovation is seen as a source of success of corporations, nations and communities, and therefore there is a long tradition for R&D research and innovation research. Networking is the answer for the changed environment caused by globalisation, fragmentation of the knowledge base and specification of the research into several fields that cause increased financial resource and capability demand for the actors developing new offerings. Collaboration in R&D networks is necessary because resources, expertise, and capabilities are not possessed and capable of being managed by single actors. R&D networks may emerge from among willing actors or intentionally by active actors or based on existing social or strategic relationships of actors. This study focuses on intentional R&D nets and managing in these R&D nets. This study describes and understands, firstly how managing in net is conducted during R&D net formation and collaboration, secondly what benefits are achieved, and thirdly what challenges are noted in relation to managing in R&D nets. Managing in R&D nets is seen to consist of managerial processes and roles for managing. Managing in R&D nets is studied in two phases, firstly empirically in four (4) peer-reviewed papers. The papers stem from a single longitudinal case study of managing in an R&D net. The case study includes both a historical and a follow-up time perspective. Secondly, as the studies have been published between 2005 and 2008, their results needed to be compared to more novel and contemporary findings to show the contribution. Hence, in the second phase, a systematic literature review covering studies on R&D and innovation network management published between 2004–14 is conducted. Thereafter and based on the comparison to contemporary research, the findings of this study that are supported, contradicted and/or still novel are discussed. The novel findings of this study are the following. Firstly, this study extends the time frame of managing in R&D nets. Secondly, it proposes a process model for understanding R&D net formation and collaboration, based on overlapping, simultaneous and iterative activities in R&D net. Thirdly, as a novel finding, this study creates a conceptual framework for depicting and typologising roles for managing in R&D nets. Finally, this study extends the understanding of benefits and challenges of managing in R&D nets. This study provides recommendations both for managers as well as for research of managing in R&D netsTiivistelmä Innovaatiot syntyvät yritysten, yliopistojen, tutkimuslaitosten ja julkisten toimijoiden verkostoissa. Innovaatiot ovat yritysten, yhteisöjen ja kansojen menestyksen lähde, joten niiden tutkimuksella on pitkät perinteet. Verkostomaisella tuotekehitystoiminnalla uusien innovaatioiden: tuotteiden ja palveluiden kehittäjät vastaavat markkinoiden globalisaation, tutkimuksen erikoistumisen ja tiedon fragmentoitumisen aiheuttamaan tiedollisten ja taloudellisten resurssien vaatimusten kasvuun. Yhteistyö tutkimus- ja kehitysverkostoissa (T&K) on välttämätöntä, koska tarvittavat resurssit, osaaminen ja kyvykkyydet eivät ole yksittäisten toimijoiden hallussa tai hallittavissa. T&K-verkot voivat olla toimijoiden tarkoituksellisesti kokoamia, muodistua vapaasti toimijoiden havaitessa yhteiset intressit tai muodostua aikaisemmista verkostossa toimineiden toimijoiden sulautuessa tutkimaan ja kehittämään yhdessä. Tämä tutkimus keskittyy tarkoituksellisesti koottujen T&K-verkkojen tutkimus- ja kehitysverkkojen johtamiseen. Tämän tutkimuksen tavoitteena on kuvata, ymmärtää ja käsitteellistää: ensiksi, miten tutkimus- ja kehitysverkoissa johdetaan verkon muodostumisen ja varsinaisen tutkimus- ja kehitystoiminnan aikana, toiseksi mitä etuja tutkimus- ja kehitysverkon johtamisella on verkon toimijoille ja kolmanneksi, mitä haasteita tutkimus- ja kehitysverkon johtamisessa on ja kolmanneksi, T&K-verkkojen johtaminen kattaa tässä tutkimuksessa johtamisen prosessit ja johtamisen rooli. T&K-verkkojen johtamista tutkitaan kahdessa vaiheessa, ensiksi empiirisesti neljän (4) vertaisarvioidun tutkimuspaperin avulla. Tutkimuspaperit perustuvat yhden tapauksen pitkittäistutkimukseen T&K-verkoissa johtamisesta. Tapaustutkimuksessa tarkastellaan tapausta seuranta- ja historiatutkimuksen aikaperspektiivistä. Toiseksi, koska tutkimuspaperien julkaiseminen on ajoittunut vuosille 2005-2008, tulee niiden tuloksista johdettava kontribuutio verrata uudemman aikalaiskirjallisuuden kanssa. Tästä johtuen tutkimuksen toisessa vaiheessa on toteutettu järjestelmällinen kirjallisuuskatsaus vuosien 2004–2014 verkostojen johtamisen kirjallisuudesta. Sen jälkeen ja systemaattisen kirjallisuuskatsauksen vertailuun perustuen, keskustellaan tämän tutkimuksen tuloksista, jotka tukevat, kiistävät ja/tai esittävät yhä uusia tutkimustuloksia. Uusina tuloksia tämä tutkimus esittää T&K-verkkojen muodostumisen ja tuotekehitysyhteistyön johtamisen prosessin tarkastelujakson muutoksia. Toiseksi tutkimus esittää mallin T&K-verkkojen muodostumisen ja tuotekehitysyhteistyön aikaisen johtamisen mallin. Kolmanneksi tutkimus esittää T&K-verkkojen johtamisen roolien tyypittely ja analysointimallin. Lopuksi tutkimus esittää tutkimuksessa havaittuja T&K-verkkojen johtamisen etuja ja haittoja. Tämä tutkimus antaa suosituksia liikkeenjohtajille sekä tulevalle T&K-verkoissa tapahtuvan johtamisen tutkimukselle
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Ollilainen, Anne Marjukka. "Gendered Processes in Self-Managing Teams: A Multiple Case Study." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27105.
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This study examines how gender as a socio-cultural construction factors in the currently occurring change from a bureaucratic work organization to more interactive and team-based structures. Informed by Joan Acker's theory of gendered organization, I identify processes that produce and reproduce gendered relationships of domination and subordination in self-managing teams, despite the premise that self-managing teams foster more egalitarian workplace relations. In a multiple case study, using in-depth interviews and participant observation, I examine four currently functioning, mixed-sex, self-managing teams in two service sector organizations and one manufacturing plant. The objective of the study is to uncover how and in what ways gender is present in teamwork and shapes various routine work processes.
The so-called “gendered processes“ I found to occur in the four case-study teams include a gender division of team tasks that required women to perform clerical work even when teams were supposed to implement cross-functional task sharing. Gendered processes also took place through interaction and team metaphors of “family“ and “football team.“ I illustrate how the construction of emotions in teamwork marginalized women's contributions and how women and men consciously employed strategies to fit into expectations of gender-appropriate behavior. Despite these gender divisions, I suggest that one possible way for teams to improve organizational gender equality is that they emphasize non-hierarchical spatial arrangements. Finally, although I found gendered processes in all four teams, the ways in which gender shaped teamwork varied according to the organizational status position of a team. Also self-management proved the most comprehensive in teams that functioned at the higher organizational levels.
I thank the Finnish Work Environment Fund, The Foundation for Economic Education, and Ella and Georg Ehrnrooth's Foundation, all of Helsinki, Finland, for their financial support towards the completion of this dissertation. This study was also supported by dissertation grants from Eemil Aaltonen's Foundation of Tampere, Finland and Oskar à flund's Foundation of Espoo, Finland, for which I am grateful.Ph. D.
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Bwika, Racheal Musonda, and Syeda Samra Munir. "Nursing the Egg : Evaluation of facilitating factors leading towards innovation through managing corporate incubation process." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-66107.
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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the facilitating factors that lead towards innovation through the management of corporate incubation process. Design/methodology/approach: This research was conducted through utilising the multiple case study research design. The interviews were semi structured (Skype and in person) with multinational companies having corporate incubators. Number of interviews conducted were 13 in 6 companies out of 12 companies contacted. Theoretical framework: The theoretical framework firstly encompasses corporate incubation process literature that relates it to innovation, followed by the description of the business incubation process and corporate incubation process and comparison between both. Lastly, the facilitating factors that are identified from theory related to general business incubation process by (Patton et al. 2009) are identified for investigation on corporate incubation process. Afterwards the proposed drivers related to each facilitating factor and literature associated with themare elaborated in order to thoroughly explain the identified facilitating factors’ impact on corporate incubation process. Findings: From the findings, innovation can be considered as the outcome of corporate incubation process. The results showed that the factors: a quality ‘pipeline’, picking the winners, developing commercialisation skills in new tenant/client companies’ team, monitoring and evaluating progress, creating synergies within the internal support network, building and maintaining an effective external support network, access to appropriate funding streams and managed exit are the facilitating factors for the management of corporate incubation process. The drivers proposed in the existing study are proven to be useful in order to explain the impact of these facilitating factors on corporate incubation process. Furthermore, it is found that out of these eight facilitating factors, having a quality pipeline is the most important factor that should be developed and improved, in order to make the corporate incubation process more efficient. Managerial implications: For managers of multinational firms, it is recommended that they should utilise the corporate incubation process in order to contribute towards organisational innovation. However, the purpose of bringing innovation should be aligned with the long term objectives of the firm. Furthermore, they should concentrate on developing a quality pipeline of ideas in the initial phase of the process, since it will reduce the chances of failure of projects at a later stage of the corporate incubation process. Limitations: Small sample size without adequately diverse geographical spread. Since,the study is conducted on the basis of interviews of 6 multinational firms having corporate incubators, and out of which majority were from Northern European countries. Originality/value: This paper is one of the first to analyse the facilitating factors leading towards innovation exclusively for corporate incubation process by interviewing those multinational firms which are currently following the process.
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Wood, Justin Paul. "The cost of refraining from managing earnings when an industry-leading peer is reporting fraudulently." Diss., University of Iowa, 2017. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6015.
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In this study, I explore whether managers and firms are penalized when they face pressures to manage earnings, but chose not to do so. I use periods in which an industry-leading firm inflates earnings fraudulently, and in which the public is unaware of the fraud, as a setting where managers at industry peer firms face pressures to manage earnings. Using the Dechow et al. (2011) F-score, I identify two groups of industry peer firms: one group where firms show no evidence of having managed earnings in response to the industry leader’s fraud, and another group where firms do show evidence of having managed earnings in response to the industry leader’s fraud. I hypothesize that managers of firms in the first group face a penalty in terms of personal compensation, and that the firms they lead face an increase in the cost of equity, but not in the cost of debt.
I find evidence of a negative association between the decision to refrain from managing earnings and managerial compensation. However, I also observe declining compensation for managers who do manage earnings over the same period. This latter result precludes me from being able to entirely attribute the drop in compensation for the managers of the first group to the decision to refrain from managing earnings. I find that the cost of equity increases in the period of industry-leader fraud for firms that refrain from managing earnings, but the increase is statistically insignificant. The difference in the change in the cost of equity capital for these firms and for those who manage earnings is insignificant. The latter two results preclude me from being able to entirely attribute the increase in the cost of equity for firms in the first group to the decision to refrain from managing earnings. I find no evidence of changes in the cost of debt for firms in either group.
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Kiritsis, Vasilios James. "Managing change in educational organizations : managing and leading higher education in an era of change in Greece : case study, University of Indianapolis, Athens." Thesis, Middlesex University, 2009. http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/2088/.
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This project attempts to contribute to the field of education, by presenting and analysing change and its management and how change has affected the operations of a foreign University branch. It describes a set of recommendations that will aid the case organization (University of Indianapolis Athens - UIA) and consequently educational organizations / institutions, in listing the various challenges affecting education and their operations in the 21st century. It is argued that identifying these changes / challenges is a requirement towards planning and managing them for any organization. The project goes beyond identification of changes, examining how these affect a specific organization. One of the objectives of this research is to consider the level of resistance and to identify ways to cope with change at educational organizations. In essence, the project deals with identifying the various triggers of change and attempts to examine how educational organizations can successfully cope with changes affecting them. In doing so, it examines a specific educational institution in Greece, UIA, and its state of readiness in coping and implementing change. Despite the importance of the topic, the existing literature contains little empirical evidence in relation to academic institutions such as Universities, Colleges or any form of educational establishment in Greece. Through a qualitative research activity using a sample of UIA staff and academics, it was suggested that there is a need for the University to ensure that it takes into consideration the various challenges affecting the Greek educational industry. The findings suggest that the recognition issue expected in 2007 – 2008 in Greece will transform the educational scene in Greek private education and this change will trigger new changes that will most probably be coping with increased enrolment, increased competition due to the low entry barriers, a more business – like stance towards the education industry and the students and a increased reliance on up to date technology in many of the University’s departments and operations. The findings also suggest that the University will need to plan and manage the changes anticipated through appropriate leadership and adequate communication and participation to avoid conflict and resistance.
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Vander, Maas Andrew. "Speaking of delivery an examination of the processes leading through sermon delivery /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2009.
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Jonczyk, Jennine. "Processes leading to nutrient pollution at the field and sub-catchment scale." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.442220.
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Wang, Ping. "Managing suppliers beyond tier 1 an exploration of motivations and strategies leading to a normative model /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1180447864.
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Cohen, Orit. "Perceptions of curriculum change of Israeli secondary headteachers : managing and leading the pilot of 'Bagrut 2000'." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/30841.
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This thesis reports and analyses the perceptions of curriculum change of Israeli secondary headteachers who led and managed the implementation of the pilot of a significant change to the curriculum known as "Bagrat 2000". "Bagrat 2000" represents an approach to reforming and reorganizing secondary education studies.;The research paradigm is interpretive. The data were collected mainly from semi-structured in-depth interviews with 19 headteachers. The 19 schools that these headteachers manage are from the different educational sectors and different regions of the country.;The analysis offered was based on a typology of the headteachers' perceptions according to their preliminary decision-making process in entering "Bagrat 2000". Three types of headteachers were found. Type 1 - those who had decided alone to participate in the curriculum change, Type 2 - those who had applied a participatory decision-making process and Type 3 - those who had begun, in their schools, the changes in teaching, learning and evaluation methods prior to "Bagrat 2000".;The presentation of the findings shows that no significant differences were found in the personal data of the headteachers or the schools' characteristics. All the headteachers perceived the change as a requirement. No significant differences were found in the different stages of the implementation, as "Bagrat 2000" is a combination of imposed and voluntarily change. In addition, although the issue of partners in the staff was perceived as a very important goal, there was a gap between this perception and the actions taken by Type 1 headteachers. Differences were found between the types when focusing on opposition. However, all the headteachers, regardless of the type they belonged to, could be described as 'transformational' and 'people-oriented' leaders. Yet, when the change was not by mutual agreement between partners in the enterprise, the leadership included both 'transactional' and 'task-oriented' characteristics.;One of the central issues that any headteacher will have to deal with is the constantly evolving nature of the curriculum. It is believed that the research outlined in this submission will be relevant to our developing knowledge of headteachers' perceptions of curriculum change.
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Östlin, Johan. "On Remanufacturing Systems : Analysing and Managing Material Flows and Remanufacturing Processes." Doctoral thesis, Linköpings universitet, Monteringsteknik, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-11932.
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The aim of remanufacturing is to retrieve a product’s inherent value when the product no longer fulfils the user’s desired needs. By taking advantage of this inherent value through different product recovery alternatives, there is a potential for both economically and environmental advantageous recovery of products. Remanufacturing is a complex business due to the high degree of uncertainty in the production process, mainly caused by two factors: the quantity and the quality of returned products. These factors have implications both on the external processes, e.g. coordinating input of returned products with the demand for remanufactured products, as well as the internal processes that coordinates the operations within the factory walls. This additional complexity needs to be considered when organising the remanufacturing system. The objective of this dissertation is to explore how remanufacturing companies can become more competitive through analysing and managing material flows and remanufacturing processes. The first issue discussed in this dissertation is the drivers that make companies interested in remanufacturing products in the first place. The conclusion is that the general drivers are profit, company policy and the environmental drivers. In a general sense, the profit motivation is the most prevalent business driver, but still there are situations where this motivation is secondary to policy and environmental drivers. Secondly, the need to balance the supply of returned products with the demand for remanufactured products shows that the possible remanufacturing volumes for a product are dependent on the shape of the supply and demand distributions. By using a product life cycle perspective, the supply and demand situations can be foreseen and support is given on possible strategies in these different supply and demand situations. Thirdly, how used products are gathered from customers is categorised by seven different customer relationship types. These types all have different effects on the remanufacturing system, and the characteristics of these relationships are disused in detail. When considering the remanufacturing process within the factory walls, a generic remanufacturing process was developed that divides the remanufacturing process into five different phases; pre-disassembly, disassembly, reprocessing, reassembly and the post-assembly phase. These different phases are separated by three different key decision points in the process that also have a major impact on the material planning of the process. For the remanufacturing material planning and production planning, the possibility to apply lean principles can be difficult. One foundation for implementing lean principles in new production is the existence of standardised processes that are stable and predictable. In the remanufacturing system, the possibilities to realise a predictable process is limited by the “normal” variations in quantity and the quality of the returned cores. Even though lean principles can be problematic to implement in the remanufacturing environment, this dissertation proposes a number of solutions that can be used to make the remanufacturing process leaner.
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Östlin, Johan. "On remanufacturing systems : analysing and managing material flows and remanufacturing processes /." Linköping : Department of Management and Engineering, Linköpings universitet, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-11932.
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Löfqvist, Lars. "Product innovation in small established enterprises : Managing processes and resource scarcity." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-139064.
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This thesis examines product innovation processes in small established enterprises. The research questions are: (1) what motivates small established enterprises to innovate, (2) how do small established enterprises perform product innovation, and (3) how do small established enterprises manage resource scarcity in their product innovation processes? To answer the research questions, a multiple case study approach was chosen with three small established enterprises as cases and different product innovation processes as embedded units of study. The data collection method used was observation during a period of five months, complemented by interviews and secondary data. Product innovation in small established enterprises seems to be motivated by solving existing customers’ problems and the need for a sustained steady cash flow. A steady cash flow is also found to be a prerequisite during the product innovation processes. Product innovation seems to occur when there is a risk of decreased cash flow and/or when existing customers can be satisfied with new products that increase their loyalty so as to secure future sales, cash flow, and the enterprise’s survival in the long run. Promising innovation ideas alone do not result in product innovation. An innovation idea must also have supportive existing customers for product innovation to occur. Product innovation processes in the studied small established enterprises are found highly context dependent, intertwined in operational processes and made possible by a small organic organization and closeness to existing customers. The product innovation processes are further found to follow a flexible and informal overall scheme optimized for decreasing market and technology uncertainty and risk, dealing with resource scarcity, and facilitating fast and easy commercialization to avoid or moderate dips in cash flow. The design processes within the innovation processes can be linearly structured or cyclical and experimental, depending on the experienced novelty. To manage resource scarcity during the product innovation processes, the studied small enterprises used many different bootstrapping methods in combination. These methods can be divided into three categories according to their overall functions: for using existing resources more efficiently, for increasing resources and to secure a fast payback on resources invested in NPD. The studied small enterprises were due to their resource scarcity further found to favor an innovation strategy, only involving new products done with known technology and targeting existing markets. This way to innovate, which creates new products in a resource-efficient way that are accepted by the enterprises’ existing markets, seems to prevent unsuccessful product innovation, while at the same time excluding technologically radical innovation and innovation targeting new markets.QC 20140102
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Oak, Padmakar. "An approach to managing the complexity of knowledge intensive business processes." Thesis, University of the West of England, Bristol, 2013. http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/22169/.
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Organisations face ever growing complexity in the business environment and use processes to deliver value in a stable, sustainable and controllable way. However complexity in the business environment is threatening the stability of processes and forcing their continuing evolution in ever shorter time cycles, which then creates significant management challenges. Addressing complexity requires a change in management thinking about processes. The research explores the nature of complexity, how businesses respond to it, and the consequent impact on process complexity. The research reviews the notion of complexity and its relevance to organisations, business processes and knowledge contexts. The research focuses on knowledge intensive firms, as these exhibit several of the features and allow early application of the approach suggested by this thesis. The research draws upon concepts from several fields including complexity and complex systems, business process management, and knowledge management. This thesis addresses the question: “How can organisations address the complexity of knowledge intensive business processes?” In answering the question the thesis argues the need to integrate multiple perspectives involved in managing such processes, proposes an approach to complex knowledge intensive business processes that reduces the management challenge, and argues the need to develop an agile shared knowledge context in support of the approach. This thesis develops a theoretical framework consisting of a set of hypotheses rooted in the literature, and then proposes an approach to addressing complex knowledge intensive business processes based upon these hypotheses. Then,through a series of QDS investigations and action research cycles, this thesis tests the hypotheses, further develops the approach and examines its application in different problem domains in multiple organisations. This thesis then discusses the process and the outcomes of applying the approach, identifies its limitations, assesses its contribution to knowledge and suggests directions for further research.
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Venter, Petrus Albertus. "Change processes related to managing outsourced distribution within a life insurer." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5541.
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Thesis (MBA (Business Management))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.Financial services and in particular the insurance industry, has been exposed to large-scale pressures and challenges from various fronts. For the past few decades, the life insurance industry has been self-regulated through the Life Offices Association (LOA). The LOA, representing life insurers, however never succeeded in keeping the industry abreast of market, and the needs of the role players' (authors' opinion based on interaction with in the industry and supported by the implementation of consumer-driven legislation). The LOA together with a range of other financial services industry bodies have since been disbanded (2008) and will in future form part of the greater industry body ASISA (Association for savings & investment South Africa) Over the past 10 years the slow transformation caught up with the insurance industry. Life insurers wanting to satisfy their shareholders focussed on the generation of new business, often to the detriment of the consumer. Consumer understanding of what they bought increased at a faster rate than the knowledge of many of the brokers selling these products, partly due to the information era and the free availability of information. Lack of transparency, misrepresentations and bad advice from insurers and brokers have been exposed at an increasing rate since the late 1990s. The South African government decided to correct the wrongs of the past by taking control of the situation, copying the UK model on Financial Services. Government instituted the Financial Services Board and implemented a number of regulations to ensure compliance to set criteria. If compared to the regulatory model and processes applied in the UK (FSA), the insurance industry can expect more regulatory pressures in the immediate future. The increased regulation will increase the cost of doing business for all role-players. A reduction in broker numbers can also be expected. Insurers will have to find new ways of increasing production with a reduced distribution capacity. Insurers need to produce sufficient returns on investment for their shareholders to ensure continued capital. By being creative and partnering existing distribution structures, such as distribution networks, bank brokerages, etc., insurers will be able to lock-in distribution capacity without incurring excessive costs. It is undeniable that insurers will have to revisit their distribution strategies if they are to survive the next few years. At the current cost of distribution, insurers will not survive the changing environment. Distribution through existing internal distribution structures will continue to be under severe cost pressures in servicing brokers with low to average production levels. If the international trends are to filter through into the South African insurance industry, larger number of brokers will join networks merely to limit the impact the changing environment has on their practices. Such a move works in favour of all role players: • Insurers are able to reduce/restructure their costs and lock-in distribution capacity through singular points of entry. • Brokers are less fragmented and so improve their ability of being heard, through a greater unified voice. • Regulators can drive change and compliance through singular points of access to multiple brokers. • The industry is able to retain the knowledge and expertise to deliver their products and improve its overall public image. • Government are assured of a larger part of the population having access to financial services and in particular life insurance. • Clients would experience improved and standardised service levels from the brokers. Insurers unable to lock-in distribution capacity will find it extremely difficult to survive the changing climate. Insurers have been locking-in distribution capacity by means of: • agency forces that write products of the specific insurer • bank-assurance agreements where insurers and banks have cross shareholding • franchise agreements where the sales people are in fact agents of the franchisee • call centres either owned by the insurer or having dedicated seats selling products of the insurer • loyalty programmes aimed at gaining a larger portion of the brokers production • recently the formation of distribution networks provide insurers on the network platform access to affiliated brokers. The formation of networks and distribution networks counteracts the constrictions these structures place on broker independence by providing increased operational freedom to their affiliated brokers. The choice of partnering a distribution network needs to be supported by the following: • The choice of partner • A cost-benefit analysis • The timing of entering the partnership • The resources and supporting structures • The communication of the change • The preparation for the change • An approach in support of the partnership Partnering with a network is a strategic initiative as it involves outsourcing what was previously thought to be a core function of the insurer. This change in approach impacts many of the current structures and various people at all levels of the operation. How to approach partnering and implementing a model to support outsourcing to external distribution networks is dealt with in this study. The success of partnering with external distributors is reliant upon eight identified critical factors. These relate to: • fit, management, formalities and relationships of the partnership • systems, processes and support structures in support of the partnership • management of risk, control and growth within the partnership. The changing business environment will continue to increase the attractiveness of distribution networks to brokers. A shift in distribution capacity demographics towards distribution networks can thus be expected. In order to maximise their distribution capacity life insurers will need to embrace the change and adapt their approach towards the partnership. Without understanding, managing and finding solutions to each of the critical success factors (CSFs) an insurer will find it extremely difficult competing and increasing market share within the distribution network. The findings indicate a realistic probability that insurers are able to adapt to the changing environment. This however requires a change in style of management from one of control towards one of influence. Effectively, each partner should be treated as partners.
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Karjalainen, S. M. (Satu Maaria). "Identification of processes leading to long-term wastewater purification in northern treatment wetlands." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2016. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526212777.
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Abstract Treatment wetlands (TW) constructed on natural wetlands potentially perform efficient purification of wastewater, but the longevity of TWs at northern latitudes is not well known. This thesis examined processes affecting nutrient and suspended solids (SS) retention in TWs during their lifetime. In total, 15 TWs were studied using water and peat quality and gas flux data for different TW life lengths, the longest period being 18 years. The TWs commonly retained nutrients and suspended solids efficiently, even after 18 years of wastewater loading. For nitrogen (N) removal, sedimentation, nitrification-denitrification and plant uptake were efficient processes in the wetlands studied. However, emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) from TWs are not a major contributor to climate change due to the small total surface area of TWs. The significance of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) and other newly discovered nitrogen processes in TWs remains to be clarified. Phosphorus (P) adsorption capacity in TWs remained efficient over a 12-year study period, the process being continuous when surfaces for adsorption were available or freed up through alternating absorption/desorption/adsorption. Phosphorus accumulation by peat accretion was low, but has not been well assessed in northern TWs receiving nutrient-rich waters. Iron (Fe) and aluminium (Al) in peat extraction runoff and purified wastewater from sewage treatment plants were of great importance for precipitation of P in TWs. Filtration and sedimentation of organic humic substances with Fe- or Al-bound P were other probable P retention pathways. In peat extraction runoff, Fe was more significant than Al for P retention, but Fe-bound P is susceptible to desorption in anaerobic environments, whereas Al-bound P is more strongly retained. Suspended solids were generally retained well, although there was great variation in percentage retention in individual TWs in different years and different seasons. Changes in discharge affected SS transportation and retention. SS were retained by sedimentation, the rate of which was affected by particle size. It is plausible that smaller particles from old peat extraction areas where the extracted peat has a high humification degree erode more easily than poorly humified particles in surface peat. Weakened SS retention may also have been caused by development of preferential flow areas (PFA) in TWs, changes in sediment delivery characteristics and sampling involving too few samples to show SS transportation sufficiently accurately for estimating SS retention. Thus TWs are potentially ideal for purification of wastewater and can have high purification efficiency even after long-term use in northern regions. They are also more widely applicable as long as their limitations are understoodTiivistelmä Kosteikkopuhdistamot, jotka on rakennettu luonnonkosteikoille, voivat tehokkaasti vähentää erilaisten maankäyttömuotojen ja pistekuormituslähteiden vesistökuormitusta. Niiden käyttöikää pohjoisilla alueilla ei kuitenkaan tunneta hyvin. Tässä väitöskirjassa tarkastellaan kosteikkopuhdistamoissa tapahtuvia biologisia, kemiallisia ja fysikaalisia prosesseja, joilla on vaikutusta ravinteiden ja kiintoaineen pidättymiseen. Yhteensä 15 eri-ikäisen kosteikkopuhdistamon toimintaa tutkittiin veden ja turpeen laadun sekä kasvihuonekaasumittausten avulla. Näistä vanhinta kosteikkoa oli tutkimusta tehdessä käytetty 18 vuotta turvetuotannon valumavesien puhdistukseen. Tyypillisesti kosteikkopuhdistamot pidättivät ravinteita ja kiintoaineita tehokkaasti jopa 18 vuoden käytön jälkeen. Typenpoistossa sedimentaatio, nitrifikaatio-denitrifikaatio ja kasvien ravinteidenotto olivat tutkituilla kosteikoilla tehokkaita prosesseja. Kosteikkopuhdistamoiden typpioksiduulipäästöt (N2O) ilmaan eivät kuitenkaan ole merkittäviä ilmastonmuutoksen aiheuttajia, koska tällaisten kosteikkopuhdistamoiden kokonaispinta-ala on pieni. Anammox- (anaerobic ammonium oxidation) ja muiden viimeaikoina muissa tutkimuksissa havaittujen typpiprosessien merkitys kosteikoilla tulisi vielä selvittää. Fosforin adsorptiokyky kosteikkopuhdistamoilla pysyi tehokkaana 12 vuoden tutkimusjaksolla, koska niissä adsorptiopintoja oli joko vapaana tai niitä vapautui absorptio- ja desorptioprosessien seurauksena. Kosteikkopuhdistamolla fosforin kertyminen turpeen muodostuksessa arvioitiin vähäiseksi, tosin kertymistä ei ole tarkkaan määritetty pohjoisilla kosteikkopuhdistamoilla, joihin tulee ravinteikasta vettä. Turvetuotannon valumavesissä ja jätevedenpuhdistamoilta tulleissa vesissä orgaanisten humusaineiden rautaan ja alumiiniin sitoutuneen fosforin suodattuminen ja sedimentoituminen olivat muita todennäköisiä fosforin pidättymismekanismeja kosteikoilla. Turvetuotannon valumavesissä rauta oli alumiinia merkittävämpi tekijä fosforin pidättymisessä. Rautaan sitoutunut fosfori on kuitenkin altis desorptiolle hapettomissa olosuhteissa, kun taas alumiiniin sitoutunut fosfori pidättyy pysyvämmin. Kiintoaines pidättyi kosteikkopuhdistamoissa yleensä hyvin, vaikka pidättyneen aineen osuudessa kokonaiskuormituksesta oli suurta vaihtelua yksittäisissä kosteikkopuhdistamoissa eri vuosina ja eri vuodenaikoina. Muutokset virtaamissa vaikuttivat kiintoaineksen kulkeutumiseen ja pidättymiseen. Kiintoaines pidättyy sedimentaatiossa, jonka suuruuteen vaikuttaa kiintoaineen partikkelikoko. On todennäköistä, että vanhojen turvetuotantoalueiden korkean humusasteen pienikokoiset turvepartikkelit erodoituvat helpommin kuin pintaturpeen vähemmän hajonneet partikkelit. Heikentynyt kiintoaineen pidättyminen saattaa aiheutua myös kosteikkopuhdistamoiden oikovirtauksien kehittymisestä, muutoksista sedimentin kulkeutumistavoissa ja liian harvoista näytteenotoista, jolloin ei pystytä riittävän tarkasti arvioimaan kiintoaineksen pidättymistä. Kosteikkopuhdistamot voivat olla ideaalisia jätevesien puhdistamiseen ja ovat osoittaneet hyvää puhdistustehokkuutta myös pitkäaikaisessa käytössä pohjoisissa olosuhteissa. Siten ne ovat laajasti sovellettavissa, kunhan niiden käyttömahdollisuuksien rajoitteet on otettu huomioon
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Hall, Jennifer Lynn. "Processes leading to the formation of tectonic features on the Moon and Mars." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/54305.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 1985.Microfiche copy available in Archives and Science.
Vita.
Bibliography: leaves 283-306.
by Jennifer Lynn Hall.
Ph.D.
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Kanehira, Naoto S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Leading for learning : behavioral, educational, and methodological perspectives on multicultural team learning processes." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/44432.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2008.Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-192).
This study starts from the notion that leadership is about mobilizing learning, and simultaneously pursues multifaceted purposes that benefit from each other: 1) to shed new light on learning behaviors of teams facing unfamiliarity, 2) develop one model of practical and effective leadership education, and 3) apply new technology to make methodological contributions to organizational studies, leadership education, and management practices. 1) The central research question is what behavioral factors affect team learning when the team faces both internal and external unfamiliarity - which stems from diversity and cultural barriers, and disruptive threats from the environment. The study examines 6 multicultural teams undergoing increasingly complex tasks, revealing the structures and processes with which they self-organized and temporal responses to the difficulties. 2) The experimental setting was a 10-days intensive leadership workshop with a distinct educational purpose to raise the participants' levels of contextual, reflective, and moral awareness, with the premise that exercising leadership involves mobilizing learning to adapt to unfamiliarity. The study attempts to assess the effectiveness of the workshop, while examining the effects of exercise of leadership on the teams' learning processes. 3) The study also applies wearable sensors that capture nonlinguistic social signals and visualize group interaction patterns, for 3 intended applications as (a) research tool for social network analysis to supplement ethnography, (b) learning tool to stimulate reflection and dialogue, and (c) intervention tool to alter the flows of information.
(cont.) The study identified 3 team learning strategies: inoculation (face internal difficulties earlier and get prepared for an external threat), time out (stop actions when facing a threat and use it to re-orient team's attention to internal difficulties), and structure it away (develop an internal structure that eliminates the internal difficulties). The conditions for team learning and personal development, appropriate challenge and support, resulted from exercise of leadership that emerged from complex interactions among the team members and the facilitators. Commonly observed signs of such conditions included surfacing and facing conflicts, revealing vulnerabilities, accommodating emotional breakdowns, and sense of mutual respect based on demonstrated acceptance. The study indicates that use of sensors contributed to formation of the team learning condition.
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Mantz, Yves André 1974. "Theoretical and experimental studies of heterogeneous chemical processes leading to stratospheric ozone depletion." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/16806.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemistry, 2002.Vita.
Includes bibliographical references.
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The microscopic chemical mechanisms of heterogeneous reactions involving HC on crystalline ice and nitric acid trihydrate (NAT) are of fundamental interest to physical chemists, because such reactions yield "active" chlorine compounds that are readily photolyzed to yield radicals responsible for the annual destruction of polar stratospheric ozone. Using molecular-orbital and density-functional-based computational methods that are extensively validated, partial dissociation of HCl is shown to be kinetically rapid and thermodynamically favorable on an extended ice Ih surface model with two dangling OH groups in close proximity to adsorbed HCl at a binding site on the surface. Additionally, surface disordering of this ice model is observed at polar stratospheric temperatures when HCl is adsorbed at this site. The partial dissociation of HCl on/atop ice will compete with other proposed mechanisms only if the local density of surface dangling OH groups is high. This alternative mechanism of chlorine activation is not important on NAT, based on the theoretical study of HCl interacting with various low index NAT faces. This is due to the fact that the NAT (001) face (which may be the most prevalent in the polar stratosphere) possesses a low surface density of dangling OH groups. In addition, other selected defect-free low-index NAT faces do not have their dangling OH groups situated favorably for effective partial solvation of HCl. The efficiency of aluminum oxide particulate, which is emitted by solid rocket motors (SRMs), as a catalyst for "activating" chlorine involved in the less dramatic, but still consequential,
(cont.) depletion of ozone at mid-latitudes in the lower stratosphere is also of interest. The pseudo-first-order rate constants for the heterogeneous reaction of ClONO2 + HCl on laboratory a-alumina and actual SRM emissions are measured experimentally using a narrow-bore capillary tube interfaced to a chemical ionization mass spectrometer under reactant partial pressure and temperature conditions typically encountered in the mid-latitude lower stratosphere. Preliminary results indicate that the rate constants are the same. It is likely that the global atmospheric models that employ a reaction probability of 0.02 for ClONO2 + HCl previously measured on laboratory [alpha]-alumina do not need to be revised.
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Bouten, Pinto Carolina. "Culturewise Practice: From Managing Diversity to Practicing Inclusion." Thesis, Griffith University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/385599.
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This research endeavour, through the use of qualitative methodology and methods explores practitioner involvement in three Managing Diversity (MD) consultancy cases. As such, the thesis represents a social constructionist and interpretivist qualitative study where autoethnography provides the overall framing for the approach (Boyle & Parry, 2007; Chang, 2008; Denzin, 2006; Ellis, Adams, & Bochner, 2011; Holman Jones, 2005). Reflexivity provides the means through which a systematic three-phased analysis is conducted (Alvesson, Hardy, & Harley, 2008; Cunliffe, 2004; Cunliffe & Jun, 2005; Hibbert, Coupland, & MacIntosh, 2010).
Two lenses frame the analysis – that is, MD and sensemaking, in order to explore three consultancy cases which revolved around training to enhance individual and organisational capabilities to respond to workplace and client diversity. In addition, the study explicates and explores the emergence and evolution of the Culturewise Practice (CWP) methodology that underpinned these initiatives.
This study is located within the broader context of Australian MD practice and revolves around providing insights into what happens when people in organisations engage in MD initiatives, more specifically it provides insight into the influence of the Business Case/Social Justice dichotomy and the three dilemmas of sameness/difference, group/individual and change catalyst/status quo as outlined in the MD literature (Holvino & Kamp, 2009: Tatli & Özbilgin, 2012; Ghorashi & Sabelis 2013) on MD initiatives in practice. As such, the study provides insights into the following research questions:
• How are the complexities in the MD literature enacted in MD approaches in Australia as represented by the three cases?
• What does a focus on sensemaking reveal about participants in organisational MD initiatives as demonstrated by the three cases?
• How can sensemaking be theorised as a foundation for practicing inclusion?
• How can organisations shift from MD to practicing inclusion?
Therefore, the thesis reveals individual and organisational sensemaking processes that are embedded in MD initiatives and it explores and provides examples of what happens when people in organisations engage in such initiatives. It proposes and outlines how the work concerned with diversity is different from the work concerned with inclusion. Subsequently, it provides considerations and a Principles based Framework for Practicing Inclusion based on sensemaking for organisations and practitioners to use when focusing on the dynamics that are created when diverse people in organisations interact. The Framework enables organisations and practitioners to develop a strategic approach to inclusion in organisations, thereby balancing the business and social justice cases, renegotiating the three dilemmas and articulating in practice the difference between diversity work and inclusion work. Thus, this framework provides a means by which organisations can begin to shift from MD to practicing inclusion.
Contributions are further made to the sensemaking body of literature by providing examples of sensemaking in the context of organisational MD initiatives in Australian organisations. Specifically, examples of how ambiguity (fear) and equivocality (curiosity) responses to diversity influence individual and organisational dynamics. This is important as it outlines how understanding these forces can influence the design of organisational MD initiatives to achieve change within this context.Thesis (Masters)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Dept Empl Rel & Human Resource
Griffith Business School
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Selmanovic, Erik. "Implementing and managing a digital change: : A case study of how three different Swedish office-based organizations are managing a change to a Digital Workplace." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-41084.
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Change within organizations is something that happens every day. Lately, more and more continuous digital changes are occurring that all need good management. If an organization implement too many digital changes without the right management during the implementation and following the implementation, it may cause more problems than what is gained. The question is, do you manage a digital change as you manage an “ordinary” change? To find out how managers are leading digital change, a study of how one of the current digital changes, the digital workplace, has been completed to see how the implementation was/is managed and how the completed change is continuously managed. The findings show that some steps in the change process differ from earlier studies and needs to be considered, mostly policies of how digital work should be implemented and completed. And the overall wellness of the workforce is the most important factor of the continuous management. This study will add to the wide area of management, mostly to the digital management and especially to them, yet not studied, the area of the digital workplace. It will serve as an addition, focused on the digital workplace, to great and accepted management studies such as the 8-step model of leading change. The study will also give some valuable tips for the continuous management of a digital workplace.
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Woods, Phillip. "Pharmacists managing capably: A grounded exploration and reconceptualisation of managerial capability." Thesis, Griffith University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/373965.
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Successful business enterprises require capable managers who readily learn and
adapt so as to respond with sensible actions to meet increasing business environment
changes. Capability as a concept is generally understood to be the ability of a manager to
identify and act to solve unfamiliar problems in unfamiliar situations. Managerial
capability is characterised by adaptability and flexibility. However, understandings of
the concept ‘capability’ and what it means to be ‘capable’ are indirect and incomplete.
Theoretical explanations concerning capability have arisen from the dominant functionalist
philosophical paradigm, that is, dual (or realist) ontology and a positivistic epistemology. This
perspective has delivered explanations of capability as a collection of attributes such as skills,
abilities, and particular knowledge. The meanings of these attributes are taken for granted
and are believed to objectively exist, or not, within individuals or organisations.
Little is understood about how supposedly crucial attributes or capabilities are
enacted. Explanations of capability are disconnected from the social context and temporal dimension
through which the management performance takes place. The ‘how and why’ of previous explanations of
managerial capability has remained indirect and under-theorised.
In response to calls for philosophical approaches to theorising that enable closer explanations
of ‘the how’ of human endeavour, this study has utilised a social constructionist
mode of the grounded theory methodology to explore managerial capability not as something
that a manager has, but rather something a manager does. Social constructionist research relies
upon philosophical tenets that eschew ontological dualisms and the notion of objects or
entities, but preserves relationality, temporality, situatedness and interpretive
open-endedness (Tsoukas, 2016).
The context for the study is the community pharmacy industry in Australia, which is
presently undergoing serious disruptive changes through a range of regulatory, competitive and
other pressures. The focus of this thesis is upon how capable management is
accomplished by top Australian managers of community pharmacies who are attempting to
find their way while experiencing unprecedented business environment change.
The purpose of the research is captured in the thesis-response to the research
question: How can we understand managerial capability as it relates to effective community pharmacy management? The aim of the research was to reconceptualise the phenomenon of
managerial capability as an ongoing accomplishment in the given emergent context, getting
to the heart of how managerial capability is performed through time.
Following the grounded theory methodology as explained by Corbin and Strauss (2008), and utilising
the wisdom of the Pragmatist philosophers as the bedrock of the methodology, the study engaged an
in-depth exploration of pharmacists’ experiences as managers. Interpreting these experiences
through the Pragmatist philosophical lens revealed how managers enacted meaningful social
processes through emergent context and time. The emerging world of managers was interpreted as a
social arena (Strauss, 1993), which is constituted by relational trans-actions: a dynamic nexus of
comings and goings, doings and sayings, in time. Trans-actions across individuals rather
than interactions between individuals formed the relevant level of analysis, and trans-actions are
shown as being either divergent or convergent in character.
Three Sub-core categories are offered as constructed but grounded findings, which
together represent the foundations of a substantive grounded theory of managerial
capability. The Sub-core categories are titled “Experiencing uncertainty, change and
complexity”, “Re-orienting meaningfully” and “Inquiring”. The Core category, “Wayfinding
– Knowing as you go” emerged as the central explanation which binds the three Sub-core categories
into the grounded theory of managerial capability in this research context. The Core category
reconceptualises how pharmacist managers ‘find-their-way’ through engaging in a range of
iterative (mostly) social processes that produce incremental knowledge-in-action, or
‘knowing-as-they-go’. “Wayfinding” occurs as an effect of patterned relationality, involving
relationships that unfold within an emergent and continuously changing social arena. Managers learn
as an effect of a variety of specified social and experimental processes, which result in
the continuous acquisition of more varied predispositions to act.
A range of exploratory interpretations and implications resulting from this research are
discussed. Interpretations involve both theoretical and practice related assertions and
useful implications are elucidated for research methodology, management theory
and pharmacy management practice and education. The central theoretical contribution is
represented by the grounded theory “Wayfinding – Knowing as you go”, as a new and insightful
reconceptualisation of managerial capability in the context of the Australian community pharmacy
sector. The theory illuminates a closer logic of managerial practice by including i) the meaningful
totality in which individuals
are immersed within a life-world, ii) the situational uniqueness of context as it relates to
individuals and what they do, iii) time as experienced by individuals within their
unfolding life-world, and therefore iv) relationality and dynamism within the resultant theory
(Sandberg & Tsoukas, 2011). The grounded theory “Wayfinding – Knowing as you go” bridges the
theory/practice gap by presenting a clear and direct understanding of the enactment of
managerial capability within the chosen managerial group. Limitations of this
research and suggestions for future research are discussed at the conclusion of this dissertation.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Dept Intnl Bus&Asian Studies
Griffith Business School
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Ebrahimi, M. Sajjad. "Concurrent Engineering Approaches within Product Development Processes for Managing Production Start-up phase." Thesis, Högskolan i Jönköping, Tekniska Högskolan, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-18021.
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Nowadays in a turbulent market, developing and launching a new product is one of most competitive strategies implemented by many large and small enterprises. In fact, launching a new product depends upon the performance of four critical functions: design, manufacturing, distribution and marketing. Their performances would increase or decrease the total time-to-market and consequently time-to-money. Time-to-market would be improved if the manufacturing system can diminish time-to-volume/quality/cost during production start-up phase. In order to overcome the impediment during a start-up phase, the significant parameters which are influencing a production start-up phase should be identified and managed. Hence, a system-wide approach would facilitate a product realization process so as to achieve global optimization throughout the entire process. One of such systems is Concurrent Engineering which can be applied owing to being enable to choose the best practice to improve product introduction process, being capable to improve cross functional integration and communication, and being empowered to apply a set of comprehensive methods for design analysis so that designers can select the most optimal design solution which is not only considering the design constraints, but also taking the constraints of production system, logistics and distribution into account. Hence, it can cover majority of problems in start-up phase which are generated due to lack of empathy between design and manufacturing. This research studied the significant parameters influencing a production start-up phase. Then, it investigated whether the principle of concurrent engineering would support an efficient start-up phase. The selected research methodology is based on a conceptual and supportive literature review of the current scholars. The research design is according to a three-step process which is applied to catch most relevant literatures. The research implements an analogy reasoning logic to establish the outcome of the research through the comparison between principles of a concurrent engineering program and significant parameters. As a result of the research, the significant parameters are identified, in addition, a managerial framework is structured that can present the requirements to manage an efficient start-up phase. Moreover, the results indicate how a concurrent engineering program would support a start-up phase.
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Crombleholme, C. J. "The effect of organizational processes on the strategy to introduce new technology into retailing." Thesis, Durham University, 1988. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/944/.
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Yeoh, Jean M. "Managing the evidence : the context and processes of information use by clinical nurse specialists." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2001. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/33846.
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Information need and use literature relating to nurses has tended to treat them as a homogeneous group without distinguishing their role or contribution to service delivery. Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) operate across the whole range of nursing specialisms and their role includes advanced clinical care, education, research, consultation and facilitation of change. They are relatively autonomous in their practice and are able to exert considerable influence on nursing activities. The purpose of this research is to examine the advanced practice role, the social and organisational frameworks within which CNSs operate and the inter-relationship of these with information use.
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Foss, Kyle J. "Reducing total trihalomethanes by removing total organic carbon and managing preoxidation and disinfection processes /." abstract and full text PDF (UNR users only), 2009. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1461527.
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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2008."December 2008." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 66-67). Library also has microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [2009]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. Online version available on the World Wide Web.
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Uji, Makoto. "Practice conditions leading to the acquisition of perceptual-cognitive-motor processing." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2016. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/4324/.
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In this thesis, specific practice conditions were examined for skill acquisition and transfer of perceptual-cognitive-motor processes underlying dynamic and complex performance. The availability of visual and cognitive processes during practice was modulated to examine contribution of each process to the skill acquisition using a novel computer-based task where participants were required to select and execute decisions to move a cursor to a target whilst avoiding random moving objects. Results demonstrated that practice with necessary information and processes improved the task performance, whereas limiting the underlying processes attenuated skill acquisition. Subsequently, the underlying processes were examined by measuring eye movements and condition-action pairs. Successful skill acquisition was underpinned by the modified visual search and decision making processes through practice. However, limiting necessary sensory information and decoupling cognitive processing during practice developed specific sensorimotor behaviour that did not lead to successful task performance. These results provided an insight of the skill acquisition by suggesting that when a task requires the acquisition of perceptual-cognitive-motor processes to be successful, integration of these processes would be necessary, whereas decoupling of these processes would limit skill acquisition. Moreover, transfer of acquired processes was examined between two tasks. Both tasks required the acquisition of similar perceptual-cognitive processes in order to select successful cursor trajectories, but the main goal differed between tasks. In addition, for both tasks a yoked condition aimed to limit cognitive processes to investigate the role of transfer-appropriate processing in skill acquisition. Results showed positive transfer indicating that practice on another task improved performance on the other task, whereas limiting cognitive processes attenuated the skill acquisition and transfer. Transfer would be maximised when the underlying processes between practice and transfer domain are similar or matched, whereas the transfer would be attenuated when the necessary processes are decoupled during practice. The overall findings extend the research in perceptual-cognitive-motor processes and have several theoretical and applied implications.
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Duhigg, Julie Marie. "PROCESSES LEADING SELF-IDENTIFIED HETEROSEXUALS TO DEVELOP INTO SEXUAL MINORITY SOCIAL JUSTICE ALLIES: A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION." Lexington, Ky. : [University of Kentucky Libraries], 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10225/715.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Kentucky, 2007.Title from document title page (viewed on March 25, 2008). Document formatted into pages; contains: ix, 101 p. : ill. Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 90-97).
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Byrne, Ailish Helena. "Evaluating social development and primary health care : reflections on a qualitative research process with a leading South African NGO." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.302095.
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Shaya, Bashar. "Process handling : A study for optimizing the processes for sourcing IT and managing software licenses." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-99177.
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During a six-month period, the author has studied, observed and analyzed the situation within Skanska ITN, headquartered in Haga Norra, Sweden. Licenses and supplier relationships and management of these are areas Skanska ITN, which delivers and manages IT services and products to Skanska AB, would like to have investigated and analyzed. The problem reveals itself in the current situation because there is no process for managing software asset management (SAM), i.e. management of licenses and software. There are significant savings to be made when it comes to managing licenses and dealing with suppliers. The purpose of this paper is to identify the processes in dealing with the sourcing of licenses, products and services related to IT and to propose a suitable recommendation that can be adopted by Skanska ITN and the SAM processes. During the study the author found several factors such as lack of responsibility and a defined purpose of the SAM process, which had been defined by the global IT department (GSU IT). These were affecting the parties involved and their work tasks regarding sourcing and purchasing licenses. Three suggestions for improvements and implementations have been presented and these are: Connect the SAM and purchase relationship with IT roadmaps and Enterprise Architecthure (EA) Initiate a common platform as a forum for sharing documents and agreements which can be stored and managed by the SM3 model Examine and analyze the licenses and agreements within the current situation. To be able to perform this a common policy and purpose must be defined for a SAM tool.Under en sexmånadersperiod har författaren studerat, observerat samt analyserat situationen på Skanska ITNs huvudkontor i Haga Norra, Stockholm. Licenser och inköpsrelationer och hantering av dessa är områden som Skanska ITN, vilka leverarar och förvaltar IT tjänster och produkter för Skanska AB, vill ha undersökta och analyserade. Problemet grundar sig i att det i dagsläget ej finns en process för att hantera software asset management (SAM), i.e. hantering av mjukvara och licenser. Det finns betydande besparingar att göra när det kommer till att hantera licenser och relationer med leverantörer. Syftet med detta examensarbete är att identifiera potentiella processer för att hantera inköp av licenser, produkter och tjänster relaterade till IT, samt rekommendera en kvalificerad lösning som kan anammas av Skanska ITN och SAM processerna, vilken kan identifiera svagheter och brister och optimera dessa. Under studiens gång fann författaren faktorer såsom brist på ansvarsområden och syfte med den SAM process som hade definierats av den globala IT avdelningen (GSU IT), vilken påverkar inblandade parter och dess arbetsområden. Tre förslag till förbättringar och implementationer har presenterats och dessa är: Koppla SAM och inköpsrelationen mot IT roadmaps och Enterprise Erchitecture (EA) Initiera en gemensam plattform i form av ett forum där delning av dokument och avtal kan lagras vilken kan förvaltas av SM3 modellen Inventera samt analysera de licenser och avtal som existerar i dagsläget och de som bör omförhandlas. För att det ska kunna ske måste ett syfte och direktiv vara aktuellt för vilket SAM verktyg som ska användas.
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Egan, Ian. "Measuring and managing mechanical engineering design processes using a derivation of a capability maturity model." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/121.
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Ridderstråle, Jonas. "Global innovation : managing international innovation projects at ABB and Electrolux." Doctoral thesis, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, Institute of International Business (IIB), 1997. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hhs:diva-1786.
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