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Sin, Khoo Cheok (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Over the past decade, the Government of Malaysia has become increasing aware of the significant contribution of small medium enterprises (SMEs) to the national economy. A number of Government programmes and incentives were offered to the SMEs in the past years but with limited impact. This lecture touches on the nature and contribution of the Malaysian SMEs in the first five years of the 21st century. An attempt was made to identify the success factors and weaknesses of SMEs from official reports of Government agencies, and findings of research studies on the subject. Recognising the challenges posed by globalisation and trade liberalisation on the Malaysian SMEs, the Government revamped its policies, programmes, incentives, and approaches which are currently implemented in the Ninth Malaysian Plan and the Third Industrial Master Plan. The objective is to enhance the SMEs’ capacity and capabilities through continuous product development, knowledge and technology acquisition to empower them to compete with other global players offering high quality products and services at competitive prices. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8023 Files in this item: 1
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A Literature ReviewBwagalilo, Fadhili; Mwamfupe, Asubisye; Olwig, Mette F. (Frederiksberg, 2019)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Forestry decentralization policies follow an inherent logic that centralized governance of forest resources cannot address the multifaceted nature of forest-related problems. It is through a diverse range of institutions and a combination of multiple partners consisting of state, non-state actors and rural communities, that such problems can be efficiently addressed. Central to decentralization policies is the argument that it envisions a triple win involving improved natural resource governance, improved rural livelihoods and improved biophysical conditions. However, an important and often overlooked consequence of these policies is that they also enable a growing commercialization of forests. In this context, increasing profits are constitutive for the governing logic. Based on a review of the state of knowledge on forestry decentralization and its impacts, and drawing on insights from Tanzania’s forestry sector, this literature review discusses the background of decentralization policies in Tanzania and how they have led to a proliferation of community-based forest enterprises with potentially adverse effects on both the sustainability of the forest and local livelihoods. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9720 Files in this item: 1
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A Comparative Analysis of European Union Member StatesLaatsit, Mart (Frederiksberg, 2019)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This thesis studies policy learning in the field of innovation policy. In particular, I look at the sources of policy learning, with a focus on evaluations and informal networks. I provide a comparative perspective across European Union (EU) member states on how they use these sources for policy learning. As such, this thesis is guided by the research question “what are the differences across countries regarding the way in which they use various sources of policy learning”. The current literature on policy learning contains three important gaps. There is a lack of systematic attention to the sources of policy learning, coupled with a lack of conceptual understanding of these sources. In addition, there is a lack of empirical cross-country studies on how these sources are used in different national contexts. With this thesis and its three consisting articles, I address these challenges. In the first article I analyse evaluations a source of learning and provide an empirical overview of the extent to which EU countries have developed systemic approaches for policy evaluation. In the second and third article I study networks as a source of learning by mapping the informal networks of policy makers and analysing the proximity factors behind these networks. The thesis is based on the theory of policy learning. This theory emphasises the role of knowledge in the process of policy-making, offering an alternative to the power-based explanations of policy change. Policy learning can have different sources – some approaches stress the importance of sophisticated analytical tools, others focus on learning from peers through network connections. In this thesis, I look at one example from both strands. On the one hand, I study how evaluations are used a source of learning, by developing the concept of ‘system oriented innovation policy evaluation’. On the other hand, I analyse how countries learn from their peers through informal networks. The empirical focus of the thesis is on innovation policy in EU member states. Over the recent decades innovation policy has occupied a prominent position in the EU and several initiatives have been launched to enhance policy learning within and between member states. In order to gather data on the use of the two sources for learning, interviews were carried out with senior policy makers from the 28 member states. In addition, policy documents and international databases were used to complement the interview data on evaluations. This information was subsequently used to develop an overview of the evaluation practices in all 28 countries and to map the informal networks between policy makers. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9704 Files in this item: 1
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The Organizing of Participation in Contemporary ArtHolm, Ditte Vilstrup (Frederiksberg, 2019)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This thesis engages with the organizing of participation in participatory art that constitutes the so-called social turn in contemporary visual art. The purpose of the research project is to generate new knowledge about participatory art, in particular, by investigating the organizational processes involved in these practices. To this end, an in-depth, qualitative case study of the organizing of participation for a public work of art was conducted. Using sociologist John Law’s notion of modes of ordering as a tool to sharpen an analysis of the patterning effects discerned from fieldwork observations, the thesis argues that the organizing of participation in contemporary art is an effect of four main interacting modes of ordering, termed artistic autonomy, administration, the site, and public interest. First, the thesis respectively explores the modes of ordering as singular ordering patterns in the networks of the social, and then describes how they interact and the effects of that interaction in the case study. The thesis thus contributes to a new ‘organizational turn’ in art theory that considers the way in which artistic practices are concerned with the organizing and reorganizing of social ordering processes, while themselves being embedded within and filtered into other organizing practices. The thesis also contributes to organization studies’ interest in the relationship between art, aesthetics, and processes of organizing, suggesting that contemporary art theory and organization studies both ponder the question of how artistic practices generate new forms of organizing that counter society’s prevailing economic rationale. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9711 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: Som en funktion af den digitaliserede verden vi lever i og idéen om et kontantløst samfund, har vi i de seneste år oplevet hvordan fænomenet mobile betalinger er vokset. Arbejdet med at skabe elektroniske betalingssystemer til implementering i situationer hvor kontanter typisk har været anvendt, har stået på hen over de sidste 20-30 år, og mens mange forsøg har slået helt eller delvist fejl, har vi i Danmark siden 2013 kunne betale med den succesfulde mobilbetalings-app MobilePay. Formålet med denne afhandling er at bidrage med empirisk baseret viden om hvilke faktorer der har bidraget til udbredelsen af mobile betalinger i Danmark, samt at afdække nogle af de adfærdsmæssige konsekvenser af at vi nu kan overføre penge ved hjælp af mobile betalinger. Afhandlingen præsenterer således; en kortlægning af de historiske forhold der går forud for, samt de forhold der omgiver mobile betalinger i Danmark; en forklaring af hvordan to udbydere af mobile betalinger har arbejdet med undersøgelse, udvikling og markedsføring af deres løsninger; samt et eksplorativt studie af brugeroplevelser af mobile betalinger i brugthandel. I afhandlingens tredje del opsummeres de analytiske resultater i et forklarende narrativ, og efter afhandlingens konklusion præsenteres en række implikationer for forskning og erhvervsliv samt forslag til fremtidige studier. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9715 Files in this item: 1
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Determinants, Trajectories, and OutcomesGutiérrez, Adrián Luis Mérida (Frederiksberg, 2019)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: How do the careers of entrepreneurs differ from the rest? Which pathways lead to and result from entrepreneurship? Is entrepreneurial experience valued in the labor market? Despite the increasing attention that the topic of entrepreneurship has captured from scholars across different fields, these and many other questions still remain unsolved. As challenging as it might be, finding answers for such questions is paramount not only to strengthen the current knowledge in the academic literature, but also in light of the increasing interest from policy makers in encouraging entrepreneurial activities. Based on rich observational data from the registers of Denmark and using advanced econometric techniques, this thesis intends to contribute to the extant knowledge on the determinants and outcomes of an entrepreneurial experience by means of three different essays. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9718 Files in this item: 1
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Linkeviciute, Ieva (Frederiksberg, 2019)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This Ph.D. thesis focuses on the demand-side management in electricity markets and a new player in the market { an aggregator of exible demand. The thesis consists of three independent chapters investigating the entrance of this new player in the power markets from di erent angles: focusing on the aggregator, a large power consumer and a producer. The rst chapter, \Aggregation of demand-side exibility in electricity markets: the e ects of portfolio choice", analyses the performance of the aggregator depending on its portfolio choice. I have investigated several portfolios of di erent exibility sources: electrical vehi- cles, heat pumps and/or home appliances like washing machines, dryers and dish washers. I have used Nord Pool power market data for Denmark's bidding area DK2 to identify the e ects of the portfolio choice on the imbalance payments and compensations to consumers that provide exibility. The results show that di erent compositions of exibility sources lead to di erent imbalance payments and compensations to consumers. However, there is no signi cant additional value of having an access to all types of exibility sources unless there is a xed contract cost. This suggests that the aggregator would choose to specialise in cer- tain types of exibility sources. Also, I nd that the incentives for consumers to participate in demand-side management programs might be not su cient, since the compensation for the provided exibility is very low. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9708 Files in this item: 1
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Staykova, Kalina S. (Frederiksberg, 2019)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Despite their growing economic importance and rapid proliferation across various industries, successful digital platform ecosystems remain difficult to build and sustain over time. Facing challenges stemming from the turbulent and uncertain environment, in which they operate, and from the accumulated over time internal inefficiencies, digital platform ecosystems need to evolve and adapt rapidly. Despite the importance of understanding how and why this evolutionary process occurs, research on this topic has remained elusive. Building upon the notion of generative mechanisms, this PhD dissertation seeks to unravel the various mechanisms, which contingently shape the evolution of digital platform ecosystems. To this end, this research investigates the evolutionary process from three theoretical perspectives – Punctuated Equilibrium, Dialectical and Teleological, and by adopting multi-method approach. As a result, the PhD dissertation puts forward three process theories, each characterized by distinctive generative mechanisms, which collectively provide in-depth insights how digital platform ecosystems evolve over time in response to internal and external challenges. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9707 Files in this item: 1
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Essays on Clientelism in New DemocraciesBøttkjær, Louise Thorn (Frederiksberg, 2019)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: During electoral campaigns in new democracies, parties and candidates often employ clientelist strategies such as vote buying to mobilize electoral support. The academic consensus is that when voters are offered gifts or money in exchange for their votes, it has detrimental consequences for democratic and economic development. Therefore, it is imperative to explore to what extent, why, and how does clientelism occur in new democracies? A framing paper and four articles address this question using new survey data from South Africa and cross-country data from Africa and Latin America. The framing paper develops a conceptual framework of vote buying as a four-step process, validates why South Africa is a relevant setting for the study of clientelism and outlines the extensive data collection conducted for this dissertation. Using an unobtrusive measurement technique called the list experiment, the first article explores the level of vote buying during the 2016 municipal election campaign in South Africa. Furthermore, the first article provides a methodological contribution to the literature by conducting an experimental test of an augmented version of the list experiment against the classic list experiment and showing that the augmented procedure produces biased results. The second article examines why candidates employ vote buying as a strategy to mobilize electoral support when the ballot is nominally secret, which enables voters to renege on their vote bargain commitments and vote as they please. The third article explores why voters vote for corrupt candidates, which enhances our understanding of how clientelism can mitigate voters’ willingness to punish corrupt politicians. The fourth article examines how the character of the electoral system affects the relationship between poverty and vote buying in Africa and Latin America. Overall, this dissertation increases our theoretical understanding and empirical knowledge of how widespread clientelism is in the developing world and why and under what conditions it flourishes. This dissertation contributes conceptually, methodologically, empirically, and substantially to the literature on clientelism and vote buying and has important implications for policy makers seeking to reduce the prevalence of clientelism in new democracies. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9709 Files in this item: 1
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Blomgren-Hansen, Niels (Frederiksberg, 2019)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The paper analyzes the excess entry hypothesis for sealed-bid first-price public procurement auctions. The hypothesis is proved analytically for any feasible combination of bid preparation cost and bid evaluation cost when the bidders face a rectangular cost density function and confirmed in numerical simulations based on a family of flexible cost density functions. The excess entry hypothesis implies that the procurer may reduce both his own cost and the social cost by imposing a positive fee on the bids. Sequential search is a superior strategy to a public procurement auction whether or not the procurer imposes an optimal fee on the bids. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9710 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: This Ph.D. thesis, titled Essays in Labor Markets – Gender, Fertility and Education, analyzes different economic problems within the field of labor economics. It consists of three independent research papers that can be read separately. Although the topic in each chapter is different, they have common ground in the empirical methods applied. The first chapter of this thesis, Does Early Childbearing Matter? New Approach Using Danish Register Data, studies how women’s timing of fertility affects their long-term labor market outcomes. This paper is currently resubmitted to the academic journal Labour Economics. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9714 Files in this item: 1
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Håndtering af ledelsesparadokser og dilemmaer i praksisNielsen, Rikke Kristine; Mogensen, Mette; Bévort, Frans; Hjalager, Anne-Mette (København, 2019)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Denne bog er det endelige resultat af projektet ”Ledelses-GPS til en ny tid: fra komfortzone til konkurrencekraft”. Projektet er udført af Copenhagen Business School i tæt samarbejde med Aalborg Universitet og Syddansk Universitet. I løbet af de sidste to år har 55 erhvervsledere, forskere fra tre forskellige universiteter samt repræsentanter for interessere- organisationer bidraget med ny viden og ekspertise om ledelse og kompetenceudvikling i danske virksomheder samt håndtering af aktuelle ledelsesdilemmaer- og paradokser. Projektet er støttet af Industriens Fond med 2,1 mio. kr. Som led i Fondens temaindkaldelse om nye ledelsesprincipper i januar 2017 efterspurgtes projektideer til, hvordan erhvervsledere kan navigere med de nye muligheder, men også udfordringer, som den globaliserede verden bringer. Fonden har i den forbindelse støttet syv projekter, som alle har bidraget med kompetencer og ny viden til, hvordan kvaliteten af ledelse i dansk erhvervsliv kan styrkes. Dette projekts udgangspunkt er, at en af de største ledelsesudfordringer i moderne virksomheder er at håndtere uundgåelige, komplekse dilemmaer og paradokser i virksomheden. Dilemmaer og paradokser, der indebærer at løsningen af ét problem forværrer eller komplicerer håndteringen af andre. Ledelse handler derfor ikke om at træffe en beslutning én gang for alle, men om at navigere mellem modsatrettede hensyn, som man ikke kan prioritere sig ud af. Man må gå balancegang mellem dem som menneske, leder, medarbejder og virksomhed. Ligesom der ikke er én af retningerne, der er særlig vigtig på et kompas, handler denne bog om at finde vej i ledelse ud fra en erkendelse af, at verden er flerdimensionel. Man skal finde sin ledelses-GPS i en mangefacetteret og dynamisk verden. Bogen handler om denne ledelseopgave. Projektets motor har været et seks måneder langt aktionslæringsforløb, hvor forskere og deltagende virksomheder har arbejdet sammen om at blive klogere på, hvordan dilemmaer tager sig ud i praksis, hvilke balancegange de kræver, og hvordan de kan håndteres. Bogen opsamler og videreudvikler de erfaringer og værktøjer, der i fællesskab er opnået og udviklet i projektet. Vi håber, at andre ledere kan drage nytte af disse indsigter. Bogens erfaringer er baseret på et omfattende datagrundlag og den engagerede, åbenhjertige medvirken af de deltagende virksomheder. Vi vil gerne takke alle deltagende erhvervsledere for godt samarbejde. Vi håber, at erhvervsledere vil finde inspiration i bogen til at bevæge sig ud af komfortzonen, identificere deres egen ledelses-GPS og finde konkurrencekraft fra et ståsted, der ikke er enten-eller, men derimod både-og. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9713 Files in this item: 1
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A Comparative Study of the Policies on Inclusion and Equity in the Circumpolar NorthBeaton, Mhairi C.; Hirshberg, Diane B.; Maxwell, Gregor R.; Spratt, Jennifer (Rovaniemi, 2019)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This book celebrates the University of the Arctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity. The Network was established in Ulan Ude, Republic of Buryatia in Russia, in 2015 with six founding member organisations from Finland, Canada, Russia, Scotland and Mongolia. Led by the University of Lapland, the Network is finding its feet and gradually establishing itself. In three years, it has grown quickly and currently hosts 22 organisations that share interest in promoting social justice and resilient societies through teacher education. The Network now includes institutions from all of the eight Arctic countries as well as Scotland, Mongolia and France. The Network is in line with the Finnish Chairmanship of the Arctic Council’s priority area of education. From 2017 to 2019, the Arctic Council’s Sustainable Development Working Group hosted the project ‘Teacher Education for Diversity and Equality in the Arctic’, which emphasises that teachers are the key factor in providing a quality education. To promote sustainable communities, teachers who work in the Arctic and in northern communities must be committed to their work and be inspired by the Arctic. The project has strengthened the Network of education specialists in the Arctic in cooperation with the University of the Arctic. This book is part of that project’s outcome and an excellent example of global networking. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9716 Files in this item: 1
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A prescriptive perspectiveObed Madsen, Søren (Frederiksberg, 2019)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Even though the concept of translation has been widely used in organization theory and the agency of the translator has been acknowledged, there haven’t been studies that focus on the prescriptive aspects such as what is a good translator? Nevertheless, the concepts of translation quality and competences indicate that a translator can be more or less competent. In order to explore what is a good translator in organizations, this paper draws on translation studies as the theoretically frame and uses the concepts of translation quality and competences to analyze 64 interviews about their organizational strategy. The interviews were conducted with middle managers and employees from three public organizations. As expected from the theory, a good translator has certain translation competences but the empirical findings also show that the working conditions play a crucial rule in order to create a good translation. The results show that a good translator can identify the basic idea in the strategy, is able to translate the abstracts concepts in the strategy document to concrete concepts in their own context and can handle the ambiguity in these abstract concepts. Since an organization has many texts, the translator also has to be able to distinguish the source text from other texts in the organizations that are similar to the source text. The individual competences cannot stand-alone since the working conditions can constrain or support the ability to use these competences. The translator can affect these working conditions by facilitating a process that creates a common language. This paper contributes to translation theory by adding the prescriptive aspects to the existing descriptions of how actors translate in organisations. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9717 Files in this item: 1
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Du, Shihan (Frederiksberg, 2019)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This PhD thesis, entitled "Essays in Empirical Studies Based on Administrative Labour Market Data", is composed of three independent chapters, a general introduction for all three chapters at the beginning, and a brief conclusion in the end. While all three chapters are independent research papers and can be read as such, each chapter applies and compares different econometric frameworks by using individual-level administrative labour market data, addressing important topics within the field of labour economics. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9702 Files in this item: 1
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Li, Xin (Frederiksberg, 2019)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Professor Peter Ping Li has made important contribution to the promotion of indigenous management research in China in general and application of Chinese Yin-Yang philosophy to organizational paradox research in particular. However, his interpretation of Yin-Yang is incomplete and inaccurate. Namely, his notion of Yin-Yang balancing relates to only one of five distinct epistemological expressions of Yin-Yang in the Chinese literature and its derived methodological prescription, i.e., Confucian principle of Zhong-Yong. Yet, his notion of Yin-Yang balancing is an inaccurate representation of Zhong-Yong due to his dogmatic insistence on asymmetry in the structure of combination of opposites that is not a prescription of the Zhong-Yong principle. Due to his incomplete understanding of Yin-Yang, he has not been able to see the value of the ambidexterity approach and its compatibility with the Yin-Yang thinking in particular and the similarity between Chinese and Western approaches to solving paradox in general. This paper alerts Chinese management scholars to the danger of overconfidence and Chinese exceptionalism and calls for a modest and prudent attitude in pursuing Chinese indigenous management research. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9703 Files in this item: 1
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Wynne, Peter J. (Frederiksberg, 2019)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: To gain the strategic benefits of acquisitions, firms must successfully execute post-acquisition IS integration. Unfortunately, a key reason acquisitions regularly fail is because firms fail to successfully leverage the post-acquisition IS integration capability. This capability is not found in non-acquisitive firms. Although research has shown that this capability must be built during the years preceding an acquisition, it has not comprehensively explained what the capability is, nor how it is proactively developed. Through an engaged scholarship learning partnership, this PhD examines how Maersk, proactively built their post-acquisition IS integration capability prior to their first acquisition. By adopting the resource-based view and its extension into dynamic capabilities this PhD contributes mid-range theory that describes and explains this proactive capability building process. Firms can leverage this useful knowledge when building their own IS integration capability to become capable of executing post-acquisition IS integration. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9705 Files in this item: 1
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Hebous, Shafik; Klemm, Alexander; Stausholm, Saila (Washington D.C, 2019)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We estimate the revenue implications of a Destination Based Cash Flow Tax (DBCFT) for 80 countries. On a global average, DBCFT revenues under unchanged tax rates would remain similar to the existing corporate income tax (CIT) revenue, but with sizable redistribution of revenue across countries. Countries are more likely to gain revenue if they have trade deficits, are not reliant on the resource sector, and/or—perhaps surprisingly—are developing economies. DBCFT revenues tend to be more volatile than CIT revenues. Moreover, we consider the revenue losses resulting from spillovers in case of unilateral implementation of a DBCFT. Results suggest that these spillover effects are sizeable if the adopting country is large and globally integrated. These spillovers generate strong revenue-based incentives for many—but not all—other countries to follow the DBCFT adoption. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9706 Files in this item: 1
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Transforming Governance and Organizational Form in Collaborative E-governmentWang, Cancan (Frederiksberg, 2019)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The increasing digitalization in the process and the end-result of public service, a phenomenon widely known as e-government, is changing the range and ways of collaboration among governments and their stakeholders. Especially with the pervasive use of social media for knowledge sharing, today’s local governments are teaming up with their non-government stakeholders in an unprecedented width and depth to exchange knowledge and resources to build digital public services together. While these collaborative initiatives benefit from the complementation of knowledge and resources that are associated with extensive participation, these initiatives also exist under a shadow of confusion and conflict when organizing the changing range and relationships of stakeholders, aligning technology uses with divergent objectives of knowledge sharing, as well as coordinating different distributions of decision-making power and accountability. To tackle these issues, in this dissertation I develop an understanding of the co-evolution of governance, organizational form of e-government collaboration through the mediation of social media. Here I define governance as the attempts to address the issue of coordination, and organizational form as the structural features of the e-government collaboration. And I define social media as the Internet-based collaborative technologies that are accessible to both government and non-government stakeholders for creating, circulating, sharing and exchanging knowledge. My primary research inquiry is thus how do the governance and organizational form of e-government collaboration occur through the mediation of social media? To pursue this line of inquiry, I further explore the relationship between social media and the governance and organizational form of e-government collaboration. Specifically, I ask: • How does the governance of e-government collaboration occur through the mediation of social media? • How does the organizational form of e-government collaboration occur through the mediation of social media? Conceptually I take an ensemble view to understand the relationship between social media and organizational changes (i.e., governance and organizational form) and argue that while social media has the potential to change social arrangements, these arrangements also influence the use of social media. In particular, I use the technology enactment framework as a conceptual map to identify the embeddedness of technology adoption in institutional, organizational and cognitive arrangements. Furthermore, I complement the framework with the theory of institutional logics, technology frames of references, and temporary organization, to operationalize the understanding of the institutional, organizational as well as cognitive arrangements. I choose e-government in China as the empirical setting to address the research questions for its unique environment, including its recent strong policy push for e-government initiatives and public-private collaboration, its complex public administration environment, as well as the pervasiveness of social media (i.e., WeChat) for work communication in both public and private spheres. Such an environment provides a good number of e-government collaboration cases that are characterized by the heterogeneity of stakeholders, mediation of social media, innovative administration arrangements, and that can be followed and studied from their early stages. The dataset for this dissertation is collected from four cases of e-government collaboration in China. To better understand the development of e-government collaboration through the mediation of social media over time, I conducted a longitudinal study on one of the cases, of which the communication between the stakeholders is primarily mediated through the Chinese social media WeChat. For data collection, I used qualitative methods including interviews, participant observations, as well as document analysis. For the first research question, the findings indicate the key dimensions in the governance of e-government collaboration center around the distribution of decision-making power and accountability between government and non-government stakeholders. And social media, as a knowledge-sharing platform, is crucial for achieving balances as such in an undefined collaboration, as it provides ambiguity between stakeholders’ interests and needs, while still allowing stakeholders to develop a sense of consensus and informedness. For the second research question, the findings indicate that e-government collaboration can be organized differently through the mediation of social media. Nevertheless, a long-term examination shows the organizational form of e-government collaboration has to accord with the institutional logics at play. The form changes as the dynamics of institutional logics change. During the transition of these organizational settlements, social media plays an important role as a sandbox for experimenting with configurations of organizational structures, as well as a repository for shared knowledge and experiences. This dissertation makes three central contributions: First, it contributes to the conceptualization of governance in the era of e-government by highlighting the role of social media and its enactment in the occurrence of governance, and proposing an empirically driven typology of adaptive governance. Second, it contributes to the understanding of the organizational form of e-government collaboration by identifying the social media mediated hybridization process, and the characteristics of a social media enabled organizational form. Third, the findings extend the understanding of social media adoption in the context of e-government collaboration by providing a longitudinal account of social media enactment, and insights in the relationship between social media and government transformation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9722 Files in this item: 1
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Regli, Frederik (Frederiksberg, 2019)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This thesis is submitted in partial ful lment of the requirements for a PhD degree in Finance. Admittedly, the thesis is more closely related to the eld of maritime economics and focuses on crude oil tanker markets. This thesis studies freight rates, which have sparked the interest of maritime economists at least since the seminal work by Tinbergen (1931) and Koopmans (1939). This thesis has special emphasis on how freight rates evolve, how they are linked to oil prices through the oating storage arbitrage relationship, and how they re ect the relative bargaining power of shipowners and charterers. The thesis consists of three chapters, which can be read independently. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9721 Files in this item: 1
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