Essays about: "Identity-work"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 55 essays containing the word Identity-work.

  1. 21. Digitalization in Accounting- Construction of identity in new role by accountants during digitalization

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Mahendra Rajput Priyanka; Ritu Igral; [2021-06-29]
    Keywords : Role; identity work; identity construction; behavior; expectations; accountants; digitalization;

    Abstract : Digitalization is being used across all sectors to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of any organization and the field of accountancy is not immune to it either. Due to advancements in technologies, the accountants’ role has become broader in terms of responsibilities. READ MORE

  3. 22. Liminal Space Duality- Socialisation into the consultant working context

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Adam Ahlbom; Holmer Medbo Andreas; [2021-06-24]
    Keywords : Liminality; Rites of Passage; Socialisation; Organisational entry; Temporal work; Liminal work; Consultancy work; Identity work; Sensemaking; Sensegiving; Liminal space duality;

    Abstract : This study investigates the working condition of the management consultant and how a newcomer is socialised into it by drawing insights from liminality, sensemaking and sensegiving research. 25 interviews were held with employees from three different global consultancy firms with experience ranging from 0-6 years. READ MORE

  4. 23. IT identity construction of Management Accountants: A multiple case study about the influence of digitalization on Management Accountants' identity

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Johannes Bock; Daniel Friedrich; [2021]
    Keywords : Management Accounting; IT identity; Identity work; Identity regulation; Information systems;

    Abstract : This paper examines how Management Accountants' IT identities are constructed in an organizational context. Current research claims that IT systems affect the role as well as the required skill set of Management Accountants and thereby change their occupational role to the forward-looking role of a "Business Partner" (Goretzki et al. READ MORE

  5. 24. Can I bring my whole self to my workplace? : A qualitative study of immigrant Muslim women’s workplace experiences in Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Rawah Zeidan; [2021]
    Keywords : Immigrant Muslim women; Identity; Identity intersections; Identification; Coping; Adaptation; Integration; Workplace culture; Identity work; Stereotyping; Stigmatization.;

    Abstract : In general, immigrants face various problems as they adjust to their new surroundings and begin a new life. The educated, employed Arabic immigrant Muslim women, (EEAIMW), live between two worlds: a Swedish world at work and an Arabic world at home. In this East-West dichotomy, they keep trying to find who they are and where they belong. READ MORE

  6. 25. Licence to Talk : Sustainability Managers and their Managerial Realities within the Corporate Sustainability Paradox

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Mounia El hajjari Borg; Elin Sundberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainability managers; sustainability-dedicated professionals; sustainable development; sustainable management; corporate sustainability; corporate paradox; CSR; stakeholders; governance; sustainability strategies; communication; strategic communication; sustainability reporting; non-financial disclosure; private sector in Sweden; paradox approach; paradox perspective; business case; social and environmental responsibility; organizations; multinationals; MNC; Nils Brunsson; organizational theory; organizational hypocrisy; neo-institutionalism; organizational individuals; organizational tension on the individual level; decision-making; action; business operations; isomorphism; institutional logics; market logics; reporting frameworks; GRI; global reporting initiative; walk the talk; change making; change agent; systemic change; behaviour and human resources; identity work; organizational sociology; legitimacy; organizational external and internal pressures.; Hållbarhetschefer; hållbarhetsrelaterade roller; hållbar utveckling; hållbar ledning; hållbarhet; paradox; CSR; intressenter; styrning; hållbarhetsstrategier; kommunikation; strategisk kommunikation; hållbarhetsrapportering; icke-finansiell information; privat sektor i Sverige; paradox perspektiv; affärsstrategi; socialt och miljöansvar; organisationer; multinationella företag; MNC; Nils Brunsson; organisationsteori; organizational hypocrisy; hyckleri; neo-institutionalism; organisatoriska individer; individnivå; beslutsfattande; affärsverksamhet; isomorfism; institutionell logik; marknadslogik; rapporteringsramverk; GRI; global reporting initiativ; walk the talk; förändringsarbete; förändringsagent; systemförändring; beteende och mänskliga resurser; identitetsarbete; organisatorisk sociologi; legitimitet; externa och interna påtryckningar.;

    Abstract : While sustainability-dedicated managers and related titles represent a profession that has hardly existed for more than a decade, it is not surprising that the field of research concentrating on these professionals is in itself relatively new. With an increasing demand for corporations to take their social and environmental responsibility, and a corporate sustainability characterized by tension and paradox, we found it of importance to explore the role and entanglements of these professionals. READ MORE