The purchasing function has become a strategic position for most companies. Activity in an organization cannot be performed without the presence of the information, which means that communication is important for being able to perform a task or activity. Communication related to the purchasing process has been investigated at Gavlegårdarna, a real estate company located in Gävle. In this work, Gavlegårdarna wanted to examine whether there is an opportunity to improve communication and investigate factors that lead to a lack of communication. The purpose of this study was to get a general image and increase understanding of factors that affect communication. The study is based on a case study, where one interview took place in the purchasing department and a questionnaire sent out to people who work daily with purchasing function.

I denna uppsats redogörs för definitionen av intraorganisatorisk konkurrens mellan enheter inom en organisation. Vi beskriver de underliggande faktorer som anses uppmuntra till förekomsten av intern konkurrens, samt potentiella konsekvenser därav. Tidigare forskning i ämnet har nästan uteslutande inriktat sig mot multinationella företag på marknader som anses vara teknologidrivna. Resultaten har visat på att intern konkurrens i vissa fall kan göra organisationer mer flexibla, utmana status quo och motivera anställda till att prestera bättre. Denna studie har gjort en distinkt avgränsning med avseende på val av studieobjekt, för att undersöka tillämpligheten av aktuella teorier hos ett medelstort företag. Med hjälp av respondenter och det teoretiska ramverket, besvaras vår forskningsfråga: Hur ter sig de bakomliggande faktorerna för intern konkurrens på ett medelstort företag? Resultatet av denna studie visar på att hård konkurrens ute på marknaden, kan vara en bidragande faktor till intern konkurrens hos en organisation. Dessutom visar studien på brister i den teoretiska modellen avseende intern konkurrens på enhetsnivå.

Based on an assumption that legal space can contribute to improved collaboration in social work, while at the same time it with its scope for interpretation can create obstacles to collaboration, this study has been made. This qualitative study has been limited to a smaller municipality in southern Sweden, where all interviewees, work at the social services in the adult unit, but in different sections thus problems specialized specializations. During the course of the study, another study was discovered on collaboration between the police and social services, where collaboration and cross-border cooperation work better in smaller municipalities. Based on interviewee statements, this can be confirmed even if these cannot generalize all municipalities' social workers' experience of collaboration. The social services on which the study is conducted are focused on problems for adults and collaborate with a number of different actors, units and authorities at the same time, including within the unit. In order to be able to understand and explain how collaboration takes place and is experienced, the study has been structured in such a way that the social services as the organization are described and explained based on, among other things, organizational theory. The social services are clarified based on which structure, the social secretaries work. Where both collaboration theory and complexity theory can be applied, it is also explained in more detail about internal and external collaboration, intraorganizational collaboration, interorganizational collaboration. The social secretaries are then described in their role and work performance, with a special focus on collaboration.Where specialization, legitimacy and profession form the basis for a desirable and evidence-based practice (EBP) performance of social work.  Finally, based on previous research and interviewees' statements, it has been possible to make a reflection from the clients' perspective of how they experience collaboration. This structure has facilitated the explanation of each component for a functioning collaboration and created an overview to be able to develop and clarify the social workers' experience of the collaboration.