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- Argento, Daniela, et al.
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The ‘externalisation’ of local public service delivery : experience in Italy and Sweden
- 2010
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Ingår i: International Journal of Public Policy. - Olney : InderScience Publishers. - 1740-0600 .- 1740-0619. ; 5:1, s. 41-56
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In recent years, the local government sector in European countries has undergone important changes involving, among other things, the externalisation of local public service provision through various forms of corporatisation, public-public collaboration, public-private partnerships and contracting out. An important consequence of these institutional changes has been the recasting of local governance systems through the need for increased cooperation between public and private actors. This article addresses these matters with comparative reference to the experience in Italy and Sweden. In doing so, it considers local governments in their constitutional and legal contexts, leading to more detailed discussions of their externalisation initiatives and resultant organisational forms and governance arrangements. Issues of ownership have been important concerning the significance of 'community' and 'place' in the management of public affairs. © 2010 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
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- Bredin, Karin, et al.
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Fit for purpose? : Designing HR organisations and HR departments in project-based organisations
- 2010
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Ingår i: International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management. - : InderScience Publishers. - 1465-6612 .- 1741-5160. ; 10:4, s. 327-361
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper makes three contributions: 1) it suggests a conceptual separation between HR organisation and HR departments to better comprehend the challenges facing HRM in project-based firms, 2) it identifies two configurations of HR departments to advance the comparative analysis across project-based organisations, and 3) it offers a model and a set of propositions to determine the organisational conditions influencing the design of the HR organisation and the HR department. The paper emphasises the importance of the character of functional coordination and type of project participation for the design of the HR organisation and HR department.
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- Bredin, Karin, 1977-
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Improving people capability of project-based organisations : A study of the change of HRM in two engineering-intensive firms.
- 2010
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Ingår i: International Journal of Project Organisation and Management. - : InderScience Publishers. - 1740-2891 .- 1740-2905. ; 2:4, s. 328-360
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper contributes to the research into HRM in project-based organisations. Drawing on a capabilities perspective on project-based organisations, the paper elaborates on a conceptual framework for people capability of project-based organisations. This framework is used for a comparative analysis of the efforts made by two engineering-intensive, project-based organisations to change their people management systems in order to improve their people capability. The comparison demonstrates important activities that the firms undertake to improve their people capability, and it also indicates similarities and differences that are discussed based on the framework. Finally, the paper discusses suggestions for future research.
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- Bredin, Karin, 1977-
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Projektarbejdsformen stiller nye krav till HR.
- 2010
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Ingår i: Børsen Ledelseshåndbøger. - Köpenhamn.
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Projekter, fleksibilitet, tværfunktionelle team, fokus og deadlines er “hotte” ord i dagens arbejdsliv. Projekt skaber fokus, og mange oplever det som en spændende, udfordrende og udviklende arbejdsform, hvor man som medarbejder får mulighed for at få stort selvstændigt ansvar. Den ideelle projektmedarbejder er vidende, kompetent, dynamisk og fleksibel, en holdspiller og ansvarlig for at holde sine kundskaber ved lige, så man er attraktiv for fremtidige projekter. Projekter er dagligdagen for disse individer, og det er deres erfaringer fra deltagelse i forskellige projekter, som opbygger deres kompetence og karriere. Det er deres præstationer i tidligere projekter, som skaber deres renommé og gør dem attraktive for fremtidige spændende projekter. Projektintensive og vidensbaserede organisationer er afhængige af talentfulde projektdeltagere og deres kompetencer. Samtidig skaber den projektorienterede virksomhed udfordringer for HR-opgaven. Derfor må organisationer, som vil forbedre deres evne til at arbejde projektorienteret, også udvikle deres evne til at håndtere HRM på en måde, som møder den projektbaserede organisations udfordringer.
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| 85. |
- Bredin, Karin, et al.
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The HR quadriad : a framework for the analysis of HRM in project-based organizations
- 2011
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Ingår i: International Journal of Human Resource Management. - : Routledge. - 0958-5192 .- 1466-4399. ; 22:10, s. 2202-2221
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper introduces the idea of the HR quadriad as a framework for the analysis of HRM as a collective, configurational, and complementary system of roles and practices. The framework highlights the interplay between HR specialists, line managers, project managers, and project workers in the implementation of HR practices. On the basis of a multiple case study comprising six project-based organizations, two organizational factors are singled out as important for the design of the HR quadriad: (1) the nature of project work as either intra-functional or inter-functional, and (2) project participation as either focused or fragmented. The paper gives empirical support to recent research on HRM favoring the synergic integration of the elements of HRM systems designed in a way that acknowledges internal coherence and organizational conditions.
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| 86. |
- Canonico, P., et al.
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Getting control of multi-project organizations : Combining contingent control mechanisms
- 2010
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Ingår i: International Journal of Project Management. - : Elsevier. - 0263-7863 .- 1873-4634. ; 28:8, s. 796-806
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The literature on management control has expanded considerably in the past few decades, yet only a limited number of publications have been devoted to multi-project organizations (MPOs). This is somewhat a problem given the increasing rise and importance of project-based structures and the role of project management as a significant part of many firms' management control system. This paper elaborates on a contingency framework of management control in MPOs and aims at investigating the control issues that call for holistic frameworks of control mechanisms. Relying on a comparative case study, the analysis shows how control mechanisms are deployed and what implications different choices of management control systems have on the organizational structure of MPOs. In particular, the paper addresses the importance technical complementarities, and the role of ‘project interdependencies’ and ‘project openness’ for the design of management control system
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| 87. |
- Cronemyr, Peter, et al.
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Changing from a product to a process perspective for service improvements in a manufacturing company
- 2010
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Ingår i: The TQM Journal. - : Emerald. - 1754-2731 .- 1754-274X. ; 22:1, s. 26-40
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate service improvements in a manufacturing context. Design/methodology/approach – Action research at the gas turbine manufacturer Siemens was performed during a five-year period. In addition, 336 fault reports sent to the service division concerning severity, cost, and occurrence were analyzed. Findings – When moving from a fire-fighting culture to a proactive culture, a company needs to change from a product to a process perspective. The benefit of changing from a product to a process perspective is the change in focus from reduction of internal costs to value creation through service delivery. Practical implications – This paper shows how feedback from dissatisfied customers can be used as a driving factor in process improvements. Based on this knowledge, a company can select the most important Six Sigma projects to improve their service processes. The change from a product to a process perspective shows that traditionally the severity of almost 50 percent of all faults is underestimated. Originality/value – The paper provides a number of fruitful insights on how to work with service improvements in manufacturing companies.
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| 88. |
- Dille, T., et al.
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Managing inter-institutional projects : The significance of isochronism, timing norms and temporal misfits
- 2011
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Ingår i: International Journal of Project Management. - : Elsevier. - 0263-7863 .- 1873-4634. ; 29:4, s. 480-490
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Conventional analysis of project organization has paid limited attention to projects in their institutional environment. Such analysis would be particularly relevant and important when dealing with projects in which actors represent different institutional environments. Accordingly, this paper suggests and defines the notion of “inter-institutional projects” and develops a conceptual framework consisting of three concepts and a set of guiding propositions. The following concepts are singled out: (1) isochronism highlights an important aspect of institutions and particularly how organizations within the same organizational field come to resemble each other in the tempos and phases of their activity cycles; (2) the notion of timing norms is used to analyze the surrounding rhythms and beats of the project at the institutional level and recognizes that different actors and involved units in the project adhere to conflicting timing norms; and (3) the concept of temporal fit/misfit is used to analyze the conflicting timing norms among organizations within the same project. The paper ends with implications and ideas for future research
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| 89. |
- Fried, Andrea
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Performance measurement systems and their relation to strategic learning: A case study in a software-developing organization
- 2010
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Ingår i: Critical Perspectives on Accounting. - : Elsevier BV. - 1045-2354. ; 21, s. 118-133
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Authors have often suggested that expert systems for measuring and assessing intangible andtangibleresourcesfulfillstrategiclearningpurposes. This role requires further theoretical discussion and empirical investigation since strategic learning does not automatically result from the implementation of performance measurement systems (PMS). PMS can be used for internal or external control purposes in addition their development and usage can lead to strategic learning processes. Depending on how PMS are conceptualized they can be related to different modes of learning. Thus, this article links different types of PMS enactment with specific modes of learning. Strategic learning is thereby defined as specific mode within the organizational learning approach by Bateson (1972) and Argyris and Schön (1978). Orlikowski’s work on technologies (2000) provides a framework for the different types of PMS enactment. A strategic learning process initiated by the development of PMS is illustrated through a case study in the software development industry.
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| 90. |
- Fried, Andrea, 1972-
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„Wachsen oder nicht, das ist die Frage …“ : Systemdifferenzierungen junger Unternehmen am Beispiel einer Kommunikationsagentur
- 2010
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Ingår i: Schmalenbach Business Review. - : Springer. - 0341-2687. ; 62:3, s. 334-360
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Wenn etablierte unternehmensbezogene ansätze der Gründungsforschung Unternehmenswachstum untersuchen, dann zielen sie auf eine analyse der kausalen Beziehungen von Erfolgsfaktoren ab. Wachstum junger Unternehmen wird in diesem Beitrag alternativ als evolutionärer Prozess verstanden. Der Begriff Wachstum vereinigt hier die quantitative wie qualitative Veränderung junger Unternehmen im Zeitverlauf. Grundlage für die analyse von Wachstum sind die funktional-strukturellen Überlegungen innerhalb der Theorie sozialer Systeme nach Niklas Luhmann (1964). Im Beitrag wird eine problemorientierte analyse des Wachstumsdrucks junger Unternehmen anhand von fünf Merkmalen vorgeschlagen: Mitgliedschaft, arbeitsteilung, Formalisierung, Führung und Grenzstellen. Exemplarisch geschieht dies am Fall einer jungen Kommunikationsagentur. auf diese Weise wird das Potential organisationstheoretischer ansätze und qualitativer Forschungsmethoden für die Gründungsforschung erschlossen. Zudem wird deutlich, wie auch Gründungsforschung und -beratung voneinander profitieren können.
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