Browsing Handelshøyskolen BI by Subject "change"
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Graduates Working Virtually: Its Effects on Newcomer Socialization
(Master thesis, 2021)Covid-19 has accelerated the trends of digital socialization. The differences between traditional and digital socialization are enough to influence the socialization process for graduate newcomers. Researchers have yet ... -
High-quality leader-member exchange and attitudes toward change : the mediating role of mindset
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How companies in Norway approach mindfulness in organizations
(Master thesis, 2020)The purpose of this research was to investigate and further clarify the process of how Norwegian companies approach mindfulness in their organizations, how the training is organized and perceived. We thoroughly studied ... -
How does Laissez-Faire Leadership Affect the Psychosocial Work Environment in the Norwegian Armed Forces – The Moderating Role of Gender
(Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of the study was to explore a universal perspective that laissez-faire leadership has a negative impact on psychosocial factors at work, including role conflict, stress and motivation. Further, the study aimed ... -
How to Transform Large Organizations From a Legacy Way of Organizing and Working to Be Agile and Centered Around Autonomous Teams
(Master thesis, 2023)Purpose: This thesis aims to explore how to structure an organization to be more agile in the context of digitalization and find the common success factors and challenges the organizations face to transform. Hence, this ... -
Implementing Circular Business Models in the Norwegian Construction Industry: Barriers and Enablers
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis provides potential enablers to overcome the current barriers to implement circular business models in the Norwegian built environment. Based on interviews with 20 participants from 16 different organizations ... -
Investigating the interaction of team virtuality, cultural diversity and team member adaptivity in relation to perceived subgroup formation and how it affects team p formation and how it affects team
(Master thesis, 2018)This study aims to examine the interaction of virtuality, cultural diversity, and team member adaptivity in relating to team effectiveness, and the role that perceived subgroup formation plays in mediating these ... -
The Involuntary Use of Home Office and Perceived Work- Related Social Isolation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Work Engagement and Burnout in the Norwegian Banking Sector Navn:
(Master thesis, 2021)The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to dramatic changes in people's everyday life and organizations have experienced a radical shift to follow the government's restrictions. Restrictions aiming to segregate ... -
Leader’s Personal Need for Structure and the Subordinate’s Perceived Autonomy in a Digital Transformation Process: The Moderating Roles of Leader’s Trust in Subordinates and Digital Self-Efficacy
(Master thesis, 2020)Digital transformations challenge traditional leadership models, and new leadership practices are required to manage digital change successfully. The goal of this study was to research the relationship between leader ... -
Managers’ international exposure and its influence on international startup performance: an investigation of the Nordic startup community in Silicon Valley
(Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate whether a manager’s previous international exposure influences the performance of their international startup firm. A cross-sectional study is performed by using an online ... -
New ways of working in high-tech consulting start-ups - How investing in employees returns with yield
(Master thesis, 2020)The consulting industry is gradually evolving, although it is still characterised by commission-based salaries, high levels of competition, and turnover. This paper documents an investigation into the three unconventional ... -
A Perspective on the Potential of Chinese Business Schools: A Call for Greater Attention to Context, Differentiation, and Developing an Indigenous Model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Chinese business schools have made impressive progress in improving their quality, but there is still room for improvement. However, they have improved largely by copying the traditional American model of business education ... -
Police Culture and Women in Police Leadership
(Master thesis, 2019)We have in this thesis chosen to write about the organizational culture of the police and female police leadership development. The study has been carried out with the cooperation of eleven different females in leadership ... -
Project management in a public transformation change process
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The purpose of this paper is to investigate the applicability of project management as a tool and framework for managing a public transformation change process. The studied case concerns a large public merger project ... -
Prosperous Micromanagement : A qualitative study of leadership behaviour in light performing retail stores
(Master thesis, 2016)In response to the negativity surrounding micromanagement, we aim to research and show that micromanagement is not a one-sided evil, as it is viewed in today’s literature. We will explore and compare three different ... -
Prosperous Micromanagement ; A qualitative study of leadership behaviour in high performing retail stores
(Master thesis, 2016)In response to the negativity surrounding micromanagement, we aim to research and show that micromanagement is not a one-sided evil, as it is viewed in today’s literature. We will explore and compare three different ... -
Ready, steady, go ... or no? : Perceived human resource practices, change readiness and change turbulence
(Master thesis, 2017)In a world where digitalization and an accelerating environmental complexity is affecting organizations, managing changes with great complexity and high frequency is required. This can result in unexpected challenges, ... -
Recruiter perceptions of interview faking in selection processes
(Master thesis, 2021)Existing literature determines that faking occurs within employment interviews but has not yet focused on patterns among faking behaviors. Furthermore, extant research has stated that recruiters, in general, are poor at ... -
The relationship between employees' perceived interpersonal justice and job burnout in the Norwegian consulting industry, and the mediating role of LMX quality
(Master thesis, 2023)This master thesis aims to examine the relationship between employees’ perceived interpersonal justice and job burnout in the Norwegian consulting industry. Further, it explores the potential mediating role of ...