Essays about: "Conflicting logics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words Conflicting logics.

  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. 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]
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    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

  4. 3. How sustainable are sustainable enterprises? Examining sustainability and economic value trade-offs in a Danish coffee company

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Dominik Mazur; Linnea Partelow; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainable enterprise; entrepreneurship; trade-offs; sustainability; triple bottom line; coffee roastery; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Starting a sustainable business is challenging because growth decisions need to balance sustainability impact and economic feasibility. This thesis seeks to examine what trade-offs sustainable enterprises face and how they balance decision making when faced with these dual logics. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Art of Balancing Directions : A qualitative study on how Dramaten balances its goals

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jonas Fagerlund; David Mellström; Alexander Yng; [2023]
    Keywords : Institutional logics; hybrid organizations; culture and art; balancing goals; quantifiability;

    Abstract : Hybrid organizations, such as the Royal Dramatic Theater (Dramaten) in Sweden, face the challenge of balancing conflicting institutional logics and their prescribed goals. Dramaten, as the national stage for theater, is expected to uphold high artistic standards set by its sole owner, the Swedish state. READ MORE

  6. 5. Allies and Atrocities : A quantitative analysis of external support to rebel groups and the effects on violence against civilians

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Daan Vegter; [2023]
    Keywords : external support; rebel groups; non-state actor; one-sided violence; civilians; civil war;

    Abstract : The intentional killing of civilians by rebel groups is an often observed phenomenon in civil wars. An aspect of civil war that may influence this phenomenon is support by foreign actors to rebel groups. This thesis aims to answer the research question of how external support to rebel groups affects violence against civilians. READ MORE