Essays about: "cognitive institutionalism"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words cognitive institutionalism.
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1. Narratives in European Union Enlargement - The impact of experience on continuity and change
University essay from Lunds universitet/EuropastudierAbstract : Enlargement has become a current subject as attention has been brought to its process and direction. The aim of this thesis is to study the narrative within enlargement in the European Union. READ MORE
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2. Understanding Institutional Influences on Environmental and Social Responsibility in Family-Run Wineries : A look at US and Hungarian CSR practices
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)Abstract : Purpose – The purpose of the research is to explain how and why the internal and external influences faced by family-run wineries affect their CSR practices and communication through institutional theory and stakeholder theory. Methodology – Ten wineries were analyzed in winemaking regions in Hungary and the US, of which nine semi-structured interviews were undertaken with family members and employees. READ MORE
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3. For the People, for the Planet: How Social Entrepreneurs in the Global South and Facilitators from the Global North Construct Legitimacy for the Field of Social Entrepreneurship
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategiAbstract : In efforts to leverage private sector approaches for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), social entrepreneurship has gained popularity drawing on a hybrid approach of business-minded strategies for pursuing a social mission. Legitimacy construction serves to justify resource allocation by facilitators from the Global North and pitch for resource acquisition by social entrepreneurs in the Global South. READ MORE
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4. The Evolving Role of the CFO : An institutional conception of professional roles and identities
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)Abstract : An extensive discussion can be observed that addresses the role of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as an essential part of a company’s strategic function, whilst the professional origin lies in the technical area of accounting. In relation to the discussion, little academic research has been conducted on the CFO. READ MORE
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5. Community-Policing in Kikuyu : Assessing the need for organizational change within a Police department from an institutional approach.
University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, SVAbstract : Focusing on a community-policing pilot-project initiated in Kikuyu, a suburb of Nairobi, Kenya, the current paper seeks to create an understanding concerning local premises for community-policing implementation. It is based on a field study that combined participatory observations and semi-structured interviews to investigate how the management of the pilot-project on the one side and the local police officers on the other side perceives the latter’s professional duty in Kikuyu. READ MORE
