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722A35 Examensarbete i företagsekonomi

722A35 Examensarbete i företagsekonomi Proposed topics for Master theses in management control and innovation (spring term 2013) Supervisor: Andrea Fried. 722A35 Proposed topics for Master theses - spring term 2013.

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722A35 Examensarbete i företagsekonomi

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  1. 722A35 Examensarbete i företagsekonomi Proposedtopicsfor Master thesesin managementcontrolandinnovation(spring term 2013) Supervisor: Andrea Fried

  2. 722A35 Proposedtopicsfor Master theses - spring term 2013 1. Specialistcareerprogramsfor R&D personnel in knowledge-intensive organizations • R&D specialistcareerprogramsasincentivesystemsandenablersoftechnicalinnovation • Diffusionofspecialistcareerprograms in Sweden/ in theworld • Comparisonofspecialistcareersprograms: documentanalysis (aims/ motivationforsettingupandimplementation) and qualitative interviews(realization) • Aim: Development ofevaluationcriteriaforspecialistcareers: contributiontothe innovative capacity/ forenablingtechnicalinnovationoforganizationsandothercriteria andrea.fried@liu.se

  3. 722A35 Proposedtopicsfor Master theses - spring term 2013 2. Power in organizations and its consequences for the implementation of performance measurement systems (PMS) • Analysis of how power/ resistance/ supportwill be generated by management and employees during the enrollment of a specific PMS • Taking into account a constantly changing environment: alterations in participating actors, their interests, PMS alternatives etc. • Theoreticalbasis: e.g. Actor Network Theory • Potential empiricalexamples: BalancedScorecard, CapabilityMaturity Model Integrated (CMMI), Six Sigma orsimilar • Eithersecondaryanalysisofexisting qualitative dataorsurveyofownprimarydataasbasisfor a casestudy Castells, M., 2011. A Network Theory of Power. International Journal of Communication5(2011), 773-787. Karstens, L. 2006. Management concepts: theirtransferandimplementation. Critical perspectives on international business2(3), 195 – 207. Latour, B., 2005. Reassembling the social: an introduction to Actor-Network-Theory. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. andrea.fried@liu.se

  4. 722A35 Proposedtopicsfor Master theses - spring term 2013 3. Performance measurementsystems (PMS) andtheirrole in national and international outsourcingsettings ‚Standard Trap‘ thesis Process standards (=PMS) tend to destroy the innovative capacity of the outsourcee. Innovationsin thefutureareeventuallylowerthaninnovationstodaywhencompanies in developing countries areincreasinglyinvolved in outsourcingssettings. Innovationsin thefuture Standard trapzone Outside standardtrapzone Innovationstoday • How influential are process standards in outsourcing settings? • Does the standard trapexist (finding evidence for/ against thesis) ? • Which different strategies can be found on the outsourcee’s side when dealing with the implementation of a certain standard? andrea.fried@liu.se

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