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1. 1. Management Control and Motivation in Management Consulting

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Markus Lundström; Samuel Ögren Brunsberg; [2020]
   Keywords : Agile; Mechanistic Management Control; Management consulting; Intrinsic motivation; Extrinsic motivation; Motivation Crowding Theory; Two-Factor Theory; Management Control;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study the interplay between agile and mechanistic management control and the motivation of the employees affected by them, and thereby contribute to the understanding of how management control interplays with motivation. Research question: How does agile and mechanistic management control interplay with employees’ motivation in the management consulting profession? Methodology: Qualitative research with Semi-structured interviews. READ MORE

3. 2. A Stewardship Perspective on Goal Alignment in International Social Franchising

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Jonas Billen; Saga Schéele; [2020]
   Keywords : Stewardship Theory; Social Franchising; NGO; Goal alignment; International Franchising;

   Abstract : Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are among those that have adopted the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Some NGOs may strive to address global challenges and aim to expand internationally. Social franchising offers a possible strategy for that matter. READ MORE

4. 3. Philanthropic Motivation : A Study of CSR in the Workplace

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Företagsekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Reagan Meyers; Libby Weaver; [2018]
   Keywords : Philanthropic; Corporate Social Responsibility; Motivation; Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs; Herzberg’s Motivation Hygiene Theory; McGregor’s X and Y Theory; Self-Determination Theory; Motivation Crowding Theory; Intrinsic Motivation; Extrinsic Motivation Table;

   Abstract : In the present study, the topic under scrutiny is how Philanthropic Corporate Social Responsibility plays a role within the workplace. This study is being presented due to the fact that CSR is often researched with the frame of reference of marketing, whereas the managerial perspective is not often considered. READ MORE

5. 4. Performance Management Systems in a Mutual Company - A Case Study of Länsförsäkringar Gotland

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

   Author : Rikard Franzén; Valtteri Lassila; [2017]
   Keywords : performance management systems; measures; standards; rewards; mutual company;

   Abstract : The thesis explores the performance management system (PMS) in place at the mutual company Länsförsäkringar Gotland (LFG) and how and why the measures, standards and rewards they use to construct this PMS differs when compared to companies acting on the capital market. The data collection was conducted as a qualitative single case-study where seven (7) of LFG's top managers, including the CEO, were interviewed. READ MORE

6. 5. Managerial Incentive Systems : Reasons Behind Use and Design

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Peder Kron; Daniel Kaluski; [2015]
   Keywords : Managerial incentive systems; short-term structures; agency theory; motivation crowding theory; institutional theory; stakeholder pressure; qualitative approach;

   Abstract : Managerial incentive systems have for a long time been criticized by different fields within the academia for contributing to a short-term focus among managers, which undermines the long-term interest of shareholders. Despite the critique put forward by business scholars and behavioral scholars, short-term structures are still prevalent within managerial incentive systems. READ MORE