Este trabalho consiste em um estudo de caso que procurou analisar instrumentos de comunicação dirigida acionados na rede de cooperação empresarial Associação Sul Móveis e Eletrodomésticos - Redlar. O método foi indutivo e a principal técnica de pesquisa utilizada foi a análise de conteúdo, aplicada nos documentos gravados do CD-R: Estatuto Social, Código de Ética, Regimento Interno, Manual de Expansão e Manutenção, e Manual de Identidade Visual, entregue ao novo associado no momento do ingresso na rede. Após a leitura flutuante destes, foram identificados os índices Padrões na Comunicação, Práticas de Gestão, Normativas Comportamentais e Diretrizes Compartilhadas, os quais constituem-se das categorias logomarca, slogan, atividades presenciais, procedimentos operacionais, deveres e obrigações, direitos, penalidades e punições, relacionamentos, objetivos, missão, visão e princípios. O resultado do estudo demonstra que os significados compartilhados constroem a cultura e a identidade da organização e são disseminados pelo instrumento de comunicação dirigida auxiliar CD-R , objeto de análise deste trabalho. / This work presents a case study that analyzed targeted communication aid tools on the business cooperation network Associação Sul Móveis e Eletrodomésticos Redlar. The inductive method was utilized and the main research technique used was content analysis, applied to the documents stored on the CD-R: Social Statute, Code of Ethics, Internal Regiment, Maintenance and Expansion Manual and Visual Identity Manual, given the new associated at the time of entry into the network. After the initial reading of these were identified indices Standard in Communication, Management Practices, Regulatory Behavior and Shared Guidelines, which are in the categories logo, slogan, present activities, operating procedures, duties and obligations, rights, penalties and punishments, relationships, goals, mission, vision and principles. The result of this work shows that the shared meanings defined the culture and the identity of the organization and are disseminated by means of the targeted communication aid CD-R analyzed in this work.

Employer branding has over the last 15 years gone from being a fashion concept to becoming a strong, established priority for many employers. Earlier research points to the importance of a strong employer brand for the well-being of a company. The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of Västerås city’s work with employer branding and to highlight employee experiences of Västerås city as an employer. The following questions are answered in the essay: • How do HR staff in Västerås city work with employer branding? • How do the existing employees experience Västerås city as an employer? To answer these questions, a qualitative methodology was used with case study as a research strategy. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews. One interview was conducted with HR staff in Västerås city and four interviews were conducted with employees in various sectors within Västerås city. Their answers were then analyzed based on the chosen theoretical framework. The result showed that Västerås city emphasizes internal staff work to create a strong employer brand. This is done by emphasizing the importance of a good working environment, values and good leadership. Employees are involved in external communication through, for example, ambassador programs and EVP. All employees emphasized job security as one of the most important factors for their employers' choice. It was also a decisive factor in making them stay in Västerås city. Other important factors that were mentioned by the employees in the study were; personnel policy and administrative systems as well as work in itself. Improvement points raised by the staff in the study were to be more visible as employers for existing employees as well as more development opportunities to an even greater extent. / Employer branding har under de senaste 15 åren gått från att vara ett modebegrepp till att bli en stark, etablerad prioritering hos många arbetsgivare. Den tidigare forskningen pekar på vikten av ett starkt employer brand för ett företags välmående. Syftet med denna studie är att få en förståelse för hur arbetet med employer branding går till inom Västerås stad samt belysa medarbetares upplevelser och erfarenheter av Västerås stad som arbetsgivare. Följande frågeställningar besvaras i uppsatsen: • Hur arbetar HR-personal inom Västerås stad med employer branding? • Hur upplever befintliga medarbetarna Västerås stad som arbetsgivare? För att besvara dessa frågeställningar användes en kvalitativ metod med fallstudie som forskningsstrategi. Datamaterialet samlades in genom semistrukturerade intervjuer. En intervju genomfördes med HR-personal på Västerås stad och fyra intervjuer genomfördes med medarbetare inom olika sektorer inom Västerås stad. Deras svar analyserades sedan utifrån det valda teoretiska ramverket. Resultatet visade att Västerås stad betonar det interna personalarbetet för att skapa ett starkt employer brand. Detta görs genom att framhäva vikten av en god arbetsmiljö, värderingar och bra ledarskap. Medarbetarna involveras i den externa kommunikationen genom exempelvis ambassadörsprogram och EVP. Samtliga medarbetare framhävde anställningstrygghet som en av de viktigaste faktorerna till deras val av arbetsgivare. Det var även en avgörande faktor för att få de att stanna inom Västerås stad. Andra faktorer som benämndes positiva enligt medarbetarna i studien var; personalpolitik och administrativa system samt arbetet i sig självt. Förbättringspunkter som lyftes av medarbetarna i studien var att visa sig mer synliga som arbetsgivare för de befintliga medarbetarna samt fler utvecklingsmöjligheter i ännu större omfattning.

Este trabalho consiste em um estudo de caso que procurou analisar instrumentos de comunicação dirigida acionados na rede de cooperação empresarial Associação Sul Móveis e Eletrodomésticos - Redlar. O método foi indutivo e a principal técnica de pesquisa utilizada foi a análise de conteúdo, aplicada nos documentos gravados do CD-R: Estatuto Social, Código de Ética, Regimento Interno, Manual de Expansão e Manutenção, e Manual de Identidade Visual, entregue ao novo associado no momento do ingresso na rede. Após a leitura flutuante destes, foram identificados os índices Padrões na Comunicação, Práticas de Gestão, Normativas Comportamentais e Diretrizes Compartilhadas, os quais constituem-se das categorias logomarca, slogan, atividades presenciais, procedimentos operacionais, deveres e obrigações, direitos, penalidades e punições, relacionamentos, objetivos, missão, visão e princípios. O resultado do estudo demonstra que os significados compartilhados constroem a cultura e a identidade da organização e são disseminados pelo instrumento de comunicação dirigida auxiliar CD-R , objeto de análise deste trabalho. / This work presents a case study that analyzed targeted communication aid tools on the business cooperation network Associação Sul Móveis e Eletrodomésticos Redlar. The inductive method was utilized and the main research technique used was content analysis, applied to the documents stored on the CD-R: Social Statute, Code of Ethics, Internal Regiment, Maintenance and Expansion Manual and Visual Identity Manual, given the new associated at the time of entry into the network. After the initial reading of these were identified indices Standard in Communication, Management Practices, Regulatory Behavior and Shared Guidelines, which are in the categories logo, slogan, present activities, operating procedures, duties and obligations, rights, penalties and punishments, relationships, goals, mission, vision and principles. The result of this work shows that the shared meanings defined the culture and the identity of the organization and are disseminated by means of the targeted communication aid CD-R analyzed in this work.

A identidade pode ser definida como o conjunto de características que fazem as pessoas, grupos e organizações similares e diferentes uns dos outros, considerando a continuidade e a diferenciação. É um conceito que pode ser abordado em diversos níveis: pessoa, grupo, organização, nação e mundo e é importante porque constroi interesses, valores e projetos. A pergunta central de pesquisa é Como se estabelece a identidade organizacional em parques tecnológicos, em suas reciprocidades com a identidade pessoal? O objetivo geral deste estudo consiste em investigar como se estabelece a construção da identidade organizacional em parques de ciência e tecnologia a partir do entendimento do construto de identidade pessoal, gerando subsídios para modelos de gestão. Operacionalmente, a identidade organizacional foi estudada considerando elementos estruturantes encontrados na literatura de identidade pessoal, que são o histórico (o quê, como, por quem, para quê), visão de futuro, confiabilidade, autonomia, integração, recapacitação e relacionamentos, bem como aspectos centrais e distintivos. A identidade organizacional é o guia final para a tomada de decisões, quando um conflito parece insolúvel. É, portanto, um conceito importante em contexto de competitividade, cujo conceito seminal foi publicado em 1985. Os parques tecnológicos são entendidos como um instrumento de interação entre universidade e empresa para gerar competitividade através da inovação, promovendo qualificação, aumento de empregos e bem-estar social pela geração do conhecimento. Os parques tecnológicos são um fenômeno recente no Brasil, cujas primeiras iniciativas ocorreram há trinta anos, em 1984, e intensificou-se após a lei da inovação, há dez anos, em 2004. O estudo caracteriza-se como exploratório, qualitativo, com estudo de casos múltiplos e seu nível de análise é o organizacional. Foram estudados o Parque Eco Tecnológico Damha, o Parque Tecnológico - São José dos Campos e o Parque Tecnológico de Sorocaba. Foram utilizadas múltiplas fontes de evidências, que são observação, documentos, materiais audiovisuais e reuniões individuais e em grupo. Foram realizadas reuniões com os gestores dos parques tecnológicos bem como em três empresas; adicionalmente, foi realizada uma entrevista com especialista no tema Parques Tecnológicos. O valor que gera distintividade e diz respeito à essencialidade da existência dos parques estudados está na inovação, como fruto do desenvolvimento científico, e fomento de empresas inovadoras, que gere competitividade, mesmo que isto ocorra em detrimento dos setores enunciados, como forma de continuidade e diferenciação, ou seja, a competência de adaptar-se a novos horizontes. Esta pesquisa contribui com o estudo da identidade organizacional de parques tecnológicos, que é um fenômeno recente e pouco estudado, considerando os aspectos centrais, duradouros e distintivos, e com a proposição de parâmetros que norteiam o estabelecimento das identidades organizacionais, a partir do estudo do construto de identidade pessoal, que são confiabilidade, autonomia, integração, recapacitação e, ainda, o entendimento das parcerias como stakeholders internos nestes ambientes e pelas perguntas como, por quê, quando e por quem. O modelo gera inovação psicossocial, e verifica que a mudança para o parque gerou incremento da qualidade de vida no trabalho, percebido nos aspectos de qualidade de ambiente, de empreendedorismo e cordialidade; facilidades; confiabilidade; recapacitação; integração; imagem e acesso a financiamentos, embora este último constitua ainda uma barreira. Ressalva-se que estes achados limitam-se aos casos estudados. / Identity can be defined as the set of characteristics that make people, groups and organizations similar and different from each other considering continuity and differentiation. It is a concept that can be approached at different levels: individual, group, organization, nation and world, and is important because it builds interests, values and projects. The central research question is How organizational identity is established in technology parks in reciprocity with personal identity? The purpose of this study is to investigate how to establish the organizational identity construction in science and technology parks from the understanding of personal identity construct, generating subsidies for management models. Operationally , organizational identity has been studied considering the structural elements found in the personal identity literature , which are historical ( what, how , by whom and for what ) , forward thinking , reliability , autonomy , integration , retraining and relationships , as well as central and distinctive features . The organizational identity is the ultimate guide to making decisions when a conflict seems insoluble. It is therefore an important concept in the context of competitiveness, which seminal concept was published in 1985. Technological parks are seen as a tool for interaction between university and company to generate competitiveness through innovation, promoting skills, job growth and social welfare from knowledge generation. Technological parks are a recent phenomenon in Brazil, whose first initiatives occurred thirty years ago , in 1984 , and intensified after the innovation law , ten years ago , in 2004. This study is characterized as exploratory, with multiple cases and their level of analysis is organizational. São José dos Campos Technology Park, Sorocaba Technological Park and Damha Eco Technology Park were studied. It were used multiple sources of evidence, which are observation, documents, audiovisual materials and individual and group meetings. Meetings with managers of technology parks and three companies were held and, additionally, an interview with an expert on the subject. The value that generates distinctiveness and concerns the essentiality of the existence of the studied parks lies in innovation as the result of scientific development , and promotion of innovative companies that generate competitiveness , even if this occurs at the expense of the sectors listed, as a form of continuity and differentiation , that means , the power to adapt to new horizons. The study contributes by organizational identity study in technology parks , which is a recent phenomenon and little studied , considering the central , enduring and distinctive features , and the proposition of parameters that guide the establishment of organizational identities , from the study of construct of personal identity , which are reliability, autonomy, integration, requalifying and further the understanding of partnerships and internal stakeholders in these environments and the questions how, why, when and by whom . The model generates psychosocial innovation, and finds that moving to the park improves the quality of working life, noted in quality aspects of the environment, entrepreneurship and warmth; facilities; reliability; requalifying; integration; image and access to finance, although the latter still constitutes a barrier. It is emphasized that these findings are limited to the cases conducted.

Over the last three years, Heimstaden, a real-estate company based in Sweden, has gone through a complex process of redefinition of its identity, defining values and principles. This process is especially delicate in one of the neighborhoods managed by the company, Flogsta, where Heimstaden owns and administrates 2014 student apartments. In the context of this identity definition process, this study analyzes the communication strategies and the organizational identity transmission practices within the company, focusing on the local-level employees’ understanding and experience of Heimstaden’s identity and strategies. From a theoretical standpoint, the research parts from Hallahan, Holtzhausen, van Ruler, Verčič and Sriramesh´s (2007) initial ideas on strategic communication, and implements van Ruler´s (2018) approach to the role that communication plays within strategic communication, as well as to the dichotomy between one-way vs two-way strategies of communication. The analysis also incorporates Schinoff, Corley and Roger’s (2016) views of organizational identity. The research consists of 6 semi-structured interviews with Heimstaden employees. In addition to that, participant observations were also carried out daily over a period of 5 months, due to my position as a Heimstaden employee stationed in Uppsala. The findings of the study reveal that many of the one-way communication strategies currently in use within Heimstaden, are failing at making the local-level employees aware and participant of the company’s identity and changes. Consequently, this study identifies great differences in the way that local-level employees relate to the company’s new identity and principles with respect to the way in which top-level employees do. These differences, in turn, generate that the company’s identity and new way of doing things is not projected properly towards the clients, generating, arguably, reputational problems for Heimstaden in the studied area.

In this comparative case study between Handelsbanken and Nordea, the homogeneous industry of banking is investigated together with the phenomena of management consulting. The two banks are scrutinized under the same laws and regulations, offering the same products and services and tend to recruit similar people. Hence, they are under the same isomorphic pressures. At the same time, it has been acknowledged in the media that the two big banks clearly have different opinions towards management consulting, which additionally is a business area that has increased dramatically over the past years. With this in mind it is interesting to examine why the two actors take such different stands towards the usage of management consultants? In order to answer the research question, theories within management consulting, isomorphism, organizational identity and culture are presented. Semi-structured interviews are used as a primary method and the result of our study is twofold. First, the banks have different ideas about what a management consultant contributes with. Second, the result emphasizes the importance of organizational culture to a greater extent than expected. Hence the cultural palette and the existing understanding of management consulting in these two banks are crucial in order to understand the differences within a homogeneous industry.

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Family business is a vital form of business with high representation across the world, yet the majority do not make it past the second generation. This study explores how organizational identity affects the decision-making process in family businesses. By looking at how family values affect decision-making in internal processes specifically seeks to uncover how family businesses can benefit from understanding and utilizing their organizational identity. The study thereby addresses a gap within existing business literature on how organizational identity affects internal processes in family businesses. This study was based on semi-structured in-depth interviews with six managers from three Swedish family businesses. The collected data were analyzed through a thematic analysis. The findings showed four justifications as to how organizational identity impacts decision-making in a family business. Findings revealed that organizational identity does have a presence in decision-making and that the owning family plays a big role in shaping the organizational identity.

Background: For the last decade, the Swedish audit industry has experienced a turnover problem as there is a steady decline in authorized auditors. Furthermore, studies shows that more than half of the entry-level auditors leave the profession within the first three years of employment.  Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to examine the impact professional identity and organizational identity has on job satisfaction among entry-level auditors. In addition to that, to investigate the impact job satisfaction has on job performance.  Methodology: This study adopts a positivistic perspective of research philosophy and employs a deductive approach, using a quantitative method. A survey was distributed to Swedish entry-level auditors who have worked within the profession for a maximum of three years. The collected data were analyzed through a Pearson Correlation matrix and multiple regression analysis. Findings: When studying the combined effect of organizational identity and professional identity on job satisfaction, the findings show that organizational identity has a positive impact on job satisfaction while professional identity do not. Furthermore, the findings show that job satisfaction has a positive impact on job performance.