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- Adenfelt, Maria, et al.
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Communication in global development projects: Objectives, mechanisms and interpretations
- 2009
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Ingår i: Organizational communication and sustainable Develoment - ICTs for mobility. - Hershey PA : IGI Global Publications. - 1605668222
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Globalization trends make the task of revisiting the nature of the organization of global development projects (GDPs) within MNCs imperative. In this study, GDPs are viewed as contemporary ventures that seek scale economies in response to opportunities and threats posed by globalization trends. Our focus is to obtain a better understanding of how communication is managed and organized in GDPs. The study is of a GDP with the aim of developing a common global product to be used by all subsidiaries in an MNC, but with openings for local market adaptations. The empirical findings show that: (1) the management had two goals with the project, which were conveyed and understood differently depending on organizational level and organizational belonging, (2) the administrative heritage of the MNC influenced the use of information communication technology for sharing information and knowledge, and (3) the impact of frequency and structure of communication for information processing.
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- Jacobsson, Mattias, 1976-, et al.
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The Relation Between ICT and Environmental Management Practice in a Construction Company
- 2010
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Ingår i: Organizational Communication and Sustainable Development. - Hershey, PA : IGI Global. - 9781605668222 - 1605668222 - 9781616923891 - 9781605668239 ; , s. 170-188
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The aim of this chapter is to draw attention to the use of ICT in the buildning and construction industry with a special interest in the dag-to-day activities of those companies that are working to develop more environmentally friendly and sustainable production processes. The chapter is based on a comprehensive survey of ICT use and attitudes to environmental related issues in in middle and large sized construction companies in Sweden and two case studies: One of ICT use in a larger Swedish building and construction company and one of communication, coordination, and decision making processes in a construction project. Based on the empirical data we argue that in order to enhance a more environmentally friendly building and construction industry there is a need for a more genuine cooperation and knowledge sharing between different actors both in crossing project boundaries as well as overriding contractual limitations. Decisions in a construction project must be taken earlier in the process and construction companies need to focus more on those processes over which they actually do have power.
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