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Author:   Björn Rombach ,  Oskar Svärd
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9783032110305

ISBN 10:   3032110300
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   01 March 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Debating the Speed of Organizational Change Oskar Svärd and Björn Rombach.- Chapter 2: Measuring the speed of change – studying cultural symbols in Swedish football clubs Oskar Svärd.- Chapter 3: On Pulsatile Dynamics, Arrhythmic Revolutions, and AI as an Event Alf Rehn and Stefan Roth-Kirkegaard.- Chapter 4: Globalization, Digitalization and Competition - influencing the speed of change Erik A. Borg.- Chapter 5: Jerky Change processes Cristian Lagström.- Chapter 6: Setting the Table – The State as a Pace-Setter for Change Louise Skoog.- Chapter 7: Running at the forefront while simultaneously trailing behind the others Björn Rombach and Rolf Solli.- Chapter 8: How time affects change when projects are used Mikael Löfström.- Chapter 9: A two-way change in crystalline time Johanna Andersson and Hanna Hellgren.- Chapter 10: Entrepreneurship Education: Social acceleration or impatience? Mika Mård.- Chapter 11: Resistance to change as a business concept Oskar Svärd.- Chapter 12: The speed of change in the change process itself Hanna Hellgren.- Chapter 13: When problems lead to change – the Ikea case Björn Rombach.- Chapter 14 : Posing the right question regarding the speed of change Björn Rombach and Oskar Svärd.

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Björn Rombach is Emeritus Professor of Public Administration at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His research has focused on evaluation, management control, quality improvement, organization, and leadership in public administration. He has published widely in books and journals. Oskar Svärd holds a PhD in Public Administration from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His research primarily focuses on the governance and management of public organizations, with particular interest in boards of directors and corporate governance in companies where the public sector has significant ownership. He is currently responsible for community outreach and collaboration at the School of Public Administration, University of Gothenburg.

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