Browsing by Author "Olsson, Robin"

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Coordination and how it unfolds in a global corporation: Practical evidence for the case of a German long-haul distance mobility provider
(2018-07-03) Olsson, Robin; University of Gothenburg/Graduate School; Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School
The topic of coordination within global organizations has gained substantial research attention over the past two decades. In this context, this paper specifically studies the coordination of the headquarter (HQ) with geographically distant subsidiaries based on a practical case study of a quickly growing multinational corporation within the long-haul distance mobility industry. It becomes evident that the company applies an emergent approach to coordination, using both formal and informal structures, to integrate a collective set of interdependent tasks into the organizational structure. This paper finds that effective coordination is achieved by combining three different mechanisms such as “accountability”, “predictability” together with developing a “common understanding”. However, the coordination approach is not standardized for all regional offices but is customized to the needs of the subsidiaries. This paper specifically looks into factors like task performance, flow of information and social interactions and comes to the conclusion that the degree and the processes of coordination vary. Additionally, the environmental context that the subsidiaries are operating in has significant influence on the coordination with and the (in-)dependency of the HQ.
The Prevalence of Omission - About the function and frequency of particle ellipsis in Japanese
(2022-03-10) Olsson, Robin; University of Gothenburg/Department of Languages and Literatures; Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer
The aim of this thesis is to investigate current perceptions of what is commonly referred to as particle omission, and in order to compare these perceptions to those of native speakers of Japanese, an online survey consisting of example sentences to be graded by 49 participants between the ages of 18 and 29 was carried out. A short summary of relevant particles will be covered, followed by extensive summaries of two different perspectives on the concept of particle omission. Firstly, the concept known as Zero Particle, which portrays what is commonly referred to as exclusion of a particle as simply another type of particle. This is followed by a more conventional approach, which poses rules for using particle omission based on statistical findings from the CHJ corpus. Results from the survey are then presented in groups based on grammatical category. Through analysis and discussion conditions for the use of particle ellipsis will be confirmed or disconfirmed. Strengths and flaws of theories are pointed out. Through this thesis, it is concluded that existing theories concerning particle ellipsis are wanting, and that the subject is in need of further research.