Bridging Boundaries in the Borderland of Bureaucracies : Individual Impact on Organisational Adaption to Demanding Situations in Civil and Military Contexts

Bridging Boundaries in the Borderland of Bureaucracies : Individual Impact on Organisational Adaption to Demanding Situations in Civil and Military Contexts

The purpose of this thesis is to reach a deeper understanding of how boundary spanners are bridging boundaries between uniformed bureaucratic organisations and their environment, characterised by demanding conditions. The main part of this thesis is based upon empirical data gathered through 71 inte...

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Main Author: Alvinius, Aida
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för sociala och psykologiska studier 2013
Subjects:
Boundary spanners
uniformed organisations
bureaucratic organisations
adaption
systems theory
contingency
stressful environment
civil-military relations
disaster management
emotional labour
Gränsöverskridare
uniformerade organisationer
byråkratier
anpassning
systemteori
påfrestande förhållanden
civil-militära relationer
katastrofhantering
emotionellt lönearbete
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