Essays about: "Upper Echelon Theory"
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1. Determinants of SMEs' Sustainable Practise : A case study of a Swedish financial firm
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Purpose – To find out what factors hinder and promote SMEs to practice sustainable business. Methodology – Qualitative case study based on interviews and archival data. Findings – This research resulted in five different propositions. 1. READ MORE
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2. Knowing Your Top Management Team - A Sustainability Success Factor?
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledningAbstract : Today, there is increasing pressure on companies to conduct sustainable business if they want to survive long-term. To understand why certain companies report higher levels of sustainability performance than others, it is of interest to explore the potential role that the composition of top management teams (TMTs) plays in this matter. READ MORE
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3. The attitude behind TMTs sustainability strategies in the real estate industry : A quantitative study of the characteristics behind TMTs attitude towards the perceived gain of positive publicity by stakeholders if implementing a sustainability strategy.
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : Background & problem: In a fast-moving environment where organizations are forced to meet changing stakeholder needs, the importance of understanding top management teams (TMT) becomes more prominent given their influential position. Further on, with a growing population, the demand in the real estate industry is deemed to have a continuous growth. READ MORE
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4. Mirroring Gender Diversity: is Reporting a Reflection ofthe TMT? : A Quantitative Study of Gender Diversity Disclosure in Swedish State-Owned Enterprises
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to explain how the gender diversity of the top management team affects the disclosure strategy regarding gender diversity, in state-owned enterprises. The study, in addition, tests if hybridity, conceptualized as conflicting institutional logics, has a moderating effect on this relationship. READ MORE
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5. The forgotten accounting chioce : A study about Attention to Detail in the note disclosure
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : Background: Investors does seldom use the information provided within the notes when making investment decisions even though it is evident that notes impact the organisations share price. The reason is unclear, though hypothetically it is possible that the unawareness of potential advantages and disadvantages might be the problem. READ MORE