Essays about: "Institutional demands"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 80 essays containing the words Institutional demands.

  1. 1. Sustaining Sustainability - A qualitative study on how a company's performance management system (PMS) is used to navigate the co-existing pressures of sustainability and profitability

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

    Author : Charlotta Hallin; William Bramberg; [2024]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Performance management systems; Sustainability control systems; Institutional logics;

    Abstract : This paper examines the escalating pressures on organizations to adopt sustainable practices in response to the climate crisis. The urgency to address sustainability concerns has driven the enactment of reporting legislation, necessitating an exploration of challenges on this topic. READ MORE

  3. 2. Powering the Future: Unveiling the challenges associated with planning of charging infrastructure for heavy electric vehicles - A master thesis on the future planning of heavy charge infrastructure in Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Hassan Abbas Cheema; Robin Holmgren; [2023-11-01]
    Keywords : heavy charge infrastructure;

    Abstract : The transport sector is currently transitioning into a more sustainable use of fuel. The current aim of the European Commission is to reduce the greenhouse gas net emissions by 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. Electric trucks are considered an important aspect in this transition. READ MORE

  4. 3. The recruitment process to corporate boards - A qualitative study investigating female underrepresentation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Johanna Berg; Lina Holmqvist; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : recruitment; social network; gender; equality; social structures; female underrepresentation;

    Abstract : This research put emphasis on the election committee and its role in the recruitment process for corporate boards. Particularly, it investigates the cause of female underrepresentation in the boardroom of corporations listed on the Swedish stock exchange. READ MORE

  5. 4. Civil society organizations in a complex institutional landscape : Investigating institutional logics in Swedish civil society organizations work with social impact measurement

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Hanna Franziska Fischer; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The role of civil society has been discussed frequently as of the last decades, and with growing influence of new public management and related market-oriented reforms in public sector, civil society organizations have become welfare service providers too. As part of this development, social impact measurement has been a way for financers to prove and private actors to invest in social change. READ MORE

  6. 5. Do institutional investors care about material ESG disclosure? Evidence from the SASB standards

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : João Monteiro; Laura Bahde; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG disclosure; SASB standards; institutional ownership; financial materiality; sustainable finance;

    Abstract : This paper examines the relationship between institutional ownership and SASB disclosure, by applying a linear probability model with fixed effects to our panel dataset. We find that certain groups of institutional investors demand SASB disclosure, and that their demand is sensitive to the disclosure costs faced by firms, namely information production and proprietary costs. READ MORE