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Satu Koskinen
Researcher-Practitioner Collaboration During a PhD Study : A Single-Case Study
The academic-practitioner relationship has been alleged to be subject to various tensions and dualities; the divide between academia and practice has even been characterized as unbridgeable. This paper presents a research case of a long-lasting, successful collaboration between a researcher and senior practitioners during a PhD research process. An intensive single-case study was conducted to describe the unique characteristics of this collaborative process and to analyse and discuss the factors which contributed to the success of the collaboration. The objectives, practices as well as benefits and drawbacks of the collaboration are also described and discussed. Several factors of success r…
The Process of CEO Dismissal: An Exploratory study
The decision to change the CEO is one of the most important decisions of the Board of Directors in a company. This study increases understanding of the process that leads to a Board’s decision to dismiss the CEO under conditions of poor performance, and of the meaning of attributions in CEO dismissal. The role of the Chair of the Board in this process is also explored. An exploratory, empirical study concerning nine CEO dismissal processes is conducted based on open-ended interviews with seven Chairpersons of the Board. The findings shed light on the issues that impact the relationship between poor company performance and CEO dismissal. In particular, the results increase understanding of t…
Taitoluistelijan taidon kehittyminen
Koskinen,S. 2002. Taitoluistelijan taidon kehittyminen. Seminaarityö VTE.210. Jyväskylän yliopisto. Liikuntabiologian laitos. 35 s. Taidon oppiminen on riippuvainen hermoston, lihaksiston ja psyykkisten tekijöiden muodostamasta kokonaisuudesta. Taidon oppimisessa on otettava huomioon lapsen kehityksen taso ja siihen liittyvät herkkyyskaudet, jolloin eri osa-alueiden kehittämismandollisuudet ovat parhaimmillaan. Näitä herkkyyskausia hyväksi käyttämällä saadaan aikaan paras mandollinen oppimistulos ja tulevaisuuden taitotaso. Taitoluistelu on urheilulaji, jossa huippu-urheilu ja taide yhdistyvät. Huippuluistelijalta vaaditaan monipuolisia fyysisiä ominaisuuksia, unohtamatta vahvaa psyykkistä …
Development of trust in the CEO-chair relationship
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the trust development in the dyadic relationship of CEO and chair of the board. Design/methodology/approach A narrative approach is adopted to examine the meanings that CEOs and chairpersons give to trust in their relationship, and to explore trust as an evolving phenomenon that can increase or decline over the course of the relationship. The data include 16 CEO-chair dyads from Finnish limited companies. Findings The results suggest that trust may exist on different levels and evolve in various ways during the course of the relationship. Integrity and agreement on company strategy are proposed to form the foundation for trust in the CEO-chai…
The CEO-Chair relationship from a relational leadership perspective
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conceptualise how the chief executive officer (CEO) and chairperson of the board (Chair) construct their relationship through their leadership practices, and to analyse the meaning of these practices to the relationship. An empirical investigation from both partners’ viewpoint is conducted. Design/methodology/approach The data were gathered through in-depth interviews with 16 CEOs and 16 chairpersons from the same companies. Content analysis was used to analyse the data. Findings Four types of leadership practices in the CEO-Chair relationship were conceptualised: emergent practices on company- and person-related issues, and scheduled practices on co…
At the heart of the Board: CEO and Chair. Processes, practices and relationships
This doctoral dissertation explores leadership in the dyadic relationship of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Chair of the Board, and in the process leading to CEO dismissal. The study contributes to the literature on relational leadership and the human side of corporate governance and Board work by increasing understanding of the relational practices and processes of the CEO and Chair. A theoretical model is developed of the construction of the CEO-Chair relationship. Additionally, the study makes a methodological contribution by examining researcher-practitioner collaboration during the writing of this study. A qualitative research approach was adopted in the study, with open-end…