Purposeful action taker how managers enable strategic agency in practice

Tutkimusten osoittaessa suuren osan muutosaloitteista epäonnistuvan (Higgs & Rowland 2005), niin tutkijat kuin yritysjohtajatkin ovat alkaneet kiinnittää huomiota strategian toteuttamiseen. Strategy as Practice (SAP) on uudehko tutkimusnäkökulma, joka tuo sosiologian käsitteitä strategian ja joh...

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Main Author: Hienonen, Jussi
Other Authors: Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, Jyväskylän yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu, Taloustieteet, Business and Economics, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2021
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