Essays about: "Competing logics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words Competing logics.

  1. 1. Doing good while doing well - A qualitative study on how business angels respond to competing logics in impact investing

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

    Author : Maja Ohlsson; Elias Weike; [2021]
    Keywords : Impact investing; Business angels; Institutional logics; Institutional complexity;

    Abstract : Impact investing has emerged as a new mechanism by which early-stage start-ups pursuing social or environmental goals are funded. Business angels are critical actors in supporting early-stage start-ups and therefore could play an important part in accelerating this field. READ MORE

  3. 2. Challenges of Service User Participation in Human Service Organisations: A Case Study in a Swedish Charity Organisation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Monika Larsson; [2020-10-19]
    Keywords : Service user participation; human service organisations; moral work; isomorphism; and institutional logics;

    Abstract : This report aims to explore the failures of service user participation initiatives in human service organisations. Despite the positive portrayals of service user participation and goals towards implementation, often times putting it into practice may fail. READ MORE

  4. 3. Comprehending the concept of AML risk management: From ostrich policy to number one priority

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Viktor Löfgren; Anton Melkersson; [2020-07-01]
    Keywords : AML; Governance; Competing logics; Risk management; AML regulation; Nordic bank scandal;

    Abstract : MSc in Accounting and Financial Management.... READ MORE

  5. 4. The Dawn of a New Era : A Case Study of an Incumbent Car Manufacturer’s Transition to Electric Cars

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen; Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Yashar Modiri; Oskar Olsson; [2020]
    Keywords : organizational ambidexterity; exploration; exploitation; dynamic capability; structural ambidexterity; domain separation; agile management; organizational inertia; ambidextrous leadership; senior leadership; transformation; knowledge diffusion; knowledge integration; goal alignment; innovation; electric cars; Volvo Cars;

    Abstract : How do firms tend to their current viability while remaining competitive in the long-term? This question lays out the basis for this thesis by highlighting their conflicting logics through the concept of organizational ambidexterity. Literature makes a distinction between competing in mature markets and existing technologies (exploitation) versus new markets and new technologies (exploration). READ MORE

  6. 5. Sustainable architecture, technology and place : An in-depth case study exploring how architecture navigates the complex relationship between the construction of technologies and relation to place

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Alina Petersson; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable architecture; technology; relation; place;

    Abstract : Today’s greatest global challenges include managing the environmental crisis and promoting sustainable development. Within architecture, the measures and approaches taken to address these challenges vary. While some promote self-sufficiency, others promote technological advances, creating tensions between technological and social solutions. READ MORE