Fåfänga konsulter - En studie av spegelbilders påverkan på konsulters uppfattningar av uppköp
(2018) FEKH49 20181Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- The purpose of this study is to deepen and nuance the understanding of employees’ perception of acquisitions involving professional service firms, consultancy firms in particular. The theoretical framework is divided into three sections. Initially, Organizational Identity is presented, followed by Social Identity Theory and lastly Image. The collected material consists of data from seven interviews, with management as well as consultants working at the company of this case study. The company operates in the consulting industry and has its headquarter in Karlshamn, Sweden.
This study shows that consultants’ perception of an acquisition is highly dependent upon the social context that plays a central role in the identity work of the... (More) - The purpose of this study is to deepen and nuance the understanding of employees’ perception of acquisitions involving professional service firms, consultancy firms in particular. The theoretical framework is divided into three sections. Initially, Organizational Identity is presented, followed by Social Identity Theory and lastly Image. The collected material consists of data from seven interviews, with management as well as consultants working at the company of this case study. The company operates in the consulting industry and has its headquarter in Karlshamn, Sweden.
This study shows that consultants’ perception of an acquisition is highly dependent upon the social context that plays a central role in the identity work of the consultant. In order to explain this phenomenon we have coined the concept of the valuing reflection in the mirror. (Less)
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- author
- Lindell, Jonna LU ; Huovilainen, Niko LU and Todevski, Elias LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- FEKH49 20181
- year
- 2018
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Acquisitions, consultants, social identity, organizational identity, image, organizational development, resistance
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8952889
- date added to LUP
- 2018-06-27 15:07:37
- date last changed
- 2018-06-27 15:07:37
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