Essays about: "Institutional Work"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 375 essays containing the words Institutional Work.

1. 16. The assurance of sustainability information

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Wilhelm Ewert; Tobias Tillgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability Assurance; Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive; Accounting Firms; Professional Associations; Institutional Work; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The thesis researches work undertaken by big accounting firms and the professional association FAR to promote sustainability assurance in a Swedish context from the perspective of institutional work theory. The transposition of the CSRD into Swedish law constitutes a motivation for the study. READ MORE

3. 17. The shadow pandemic : a feminist institutional perspective on civil society's work on gender-based violence in post COVID -19 South Africa

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

   Author : Louise Lindfors; [2023]
   Keywords : Gender-based violence; institutional feminism; CSO civil society organizations; grassroot activists; South Africa;

   Abstract : This field study is a thematic and feminist institutionalist analysis on how the civil society and grassroot activists in Gauteng province, South Africa, has been affected and mitigated during and after the COVID -19 pandemic in their work against gender-based violence. The data consist of five semi structured interviews with primary sources, divided in the two sub-groups of activists and formal NGO representatives. READ MORE

4. 18. Towards a Sustainable Future : An Examination of Corporate Responses to the CSRD in the Real-Estate Sector

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Paulina Mattila; Sara Sasi; [2023]
   Keywords : CSRD; Corporate Response; European Regulations; Strategy Implementation; Value Chain Implementation; CSR; Sustainability; Sustainability Reporting; Sustainability Implementation; Institutional Theory;

   Abstract : Research Purpose: The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is a new regulation within the EU thataims to end greenwashing, by aligning existing frameworks, expand the scope including valuechain activities, simplify reporting, and increase comparability of EU firms for investors andstakeholders. The CSRD was established in January 2023, therefore the purpose of this study isto explore and research the CSRD impact and the corporate response of firms subject to itsstandards soon. READ MORE

5. 19. The effect of time pressure on human behavior regarding phishing susceptibility : Human aspects in information security

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi; [2023]
   Keywords : Cybersecurity behavior; phishing susceptibility; cybersecurity awareness; time pressure; the human factor;

   Abstract : Human errors are common in the contemporary cyber ecosystem, and in an organization’s cybersecurity chain, humans are considered the weakest link. Cybercriminals exploit human vulnerabilities using sophisticated attacks such as phishing. READ MORE

6. 20. Translanguaging; transcending conventional language teaching,effects, attitudes, and perceptions.

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

   Author : Lexros Erik; Timrin Nicolina; [2023]
   Keywords : translanguaging; vocabulary acquisition; first language; second language; second language acquisition; bilingualism; multilingualism; English as a second language ESL ; English as a foreign language EFL ;

   Abstract : This study investigates how translanguaging could affect the acquisition of a second language for young language learners and how teachers and other authoritative agents' attitudes/perspectives affect implementation of translanguaging in school. Cummins(2018) describes translanguaging as a concept of focusing on the dynamic correlations between different languages for a bilingual individual. READ MORE