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Beyond budgeting under coronapandemin: En fallstudie på Ahlsell Sverige AB 
Linnaeus University, School of Business and Economics, Department of Management (MAN).
Linnaeus University, School of Business and Economics, Department of Management (MAN).
Linnaeus University, School of Business and Economics, Department of Management (MAN).
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Det finns forskning som säger att under en kris gynnas organisationer av att använda det  mer traditionella budgetsystemet och forskning som menar att den budgetlösa metoden  är att föredra. Det här undersöks genom att se hur sex stycken principer av beyond  budgeting används inom företaget Ahlsell Sverige AB. Syftet med arbetet är således att  öka förståelsen för hur Ahlsell styr sin verksamhet, hur de använder principerna och se  hur det påverkades under coronapandemin. Har krisen medfört att företaget agerade på  ett sätt som är mindre i linje med beyond budgeting?  Med det ovan nämnda har en fallstudie varit grunden i forskningsdesignen och metoden.  Där en kvalitativ forskning med en induktiv ansats har följts för att sedan utföra  semistrukturerade intervjuer hos ett antal respondenter inom företaget. I och med  intervjuerna har målbilden varit att få ut nyanserad och djupgående information.  Baserat på den insamlade empiriska datan samt analysen tillsammans med teorin, har  slutsatserna varit att Ahlsell använder sex styrprinciper inom beyond budgeting i olika  former. Vissa ligger helt i linje med beyond budgeting men andra ligger mindre i linje  med styrprocesserna. Det framkommer i slutsatserna att coronapandemin inte påverkat  företaget och styrprocesserna särskilt mycket alls. Ahlsell visade fina siffror och  fortsatte att styra budgetlöst i samma riktning utan stora ändringar. 

Abstract [en]

There is research that says that during a crisis, organizations benefit by using the more  traditional budgeting system and research that means that the beyond budgeting method  is to be preferred. The basis of our research is to see how a beyond budgeting company  used the six management control principles during the corona pandemic. This is  examined by seeing how the six principles of beyond budgeting are used within the  company Ahlsell Sverige AB. The purpose of the work is thus to increase understanding  of how Ahlsell manages its operations, how they use the principles and see how it was  affected during the corona pandemic. Did the crisis result in the company operating in a  way that is less in line with beyond budgeting?  With the aforementioned, a case study has been the basis of the research design and  method. Where qualitative research with an inductive approach has been followed to  then carry out semi-structured interviews with a number of respondents within the  company. With the interviews, the goal has been to obtain nuanced and in-depth  information.  Based on the collected empirical data, as well as the analysis together with the theory,  the conclusions have been that they use the six principles within beyond budgeting in  different forms. Some are completely in line with beyond budgeting principles but  others are less in line with beyond budgeting. It appears in the conclusions that the  corona pandemic did not affect the company and the management processes very much  at all. Ahlsell showed good numbers and continued to use control without a budget in  the same direction without major changes. 

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2023. , p. 53
Keywords [en]
beyond budgeting, coordination, goals, planning, forecasting, resources, performance evaluation, rewards, corona pandemic
Keywords [sv]
budgetlös styrning, koordination, mål, planering, prognostisering, resursallokering, prestationsutvärdering, belöningar, coronapandemin
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-122985OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-122985DiVA, id: diva2:1777916
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Available from: 2023-07-03 Created: 2023-06-30 Last updated: 2023-07-03Bibliographically approved

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