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  1. 1. Institutional Logic Multiplicity Behind the Hiring Processes - In-depth study of a Swedish online platform

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Khan Mohammad; Lei You; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : online platforms; hiring processes; institutional logics; institutional complexity; logic multiplicity;

    Abstract : Recent times have witnessed a nascent, highly dynamic and volatile economy that is transforming and determining the way modern businesses and transactions operate with the intervention of digital economic activity and online platforms, shaping the world around us. As a third-party intermediary between producers (sellers) and consumers (buyers), platform organizations that create value with trust control mechanisms make traditional organizational structures a thing of the past. READ MORE

  3. 2. Lost in The Grocery Aisle: Navigating the challenges of food waste management through performance measurement systems and sensemaking

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

    Author : Lucile Vanin; Hannah Bozorgnia; [2023]
    Keywords : KPIs; Management Control Systems; Sustainability; Sustainability Performance Measurement Systems; Sensemaking;

    Abstract : This paper aims to uncover how Sustainability Performance Measurement Systems (SPMS), and more specifically KPIs, can be used as tools to make sense of the challenges inherent to sustainability management, within the specific empirical setting of food waste. Through a case study based on a global food retailer in Sweden, we aim to comprehend how employees use food waste KPIs to make sense of the challenges inherent to food waste management. READ MORE

  4. 3. Micromechanical Characterization of Thin Paper Materials

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Fasta tillståndets fysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Lunds Tekniska Högskola

    Author : Linus Bengtsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Micromechanical characterization; SEM; In situ tensile testing; Paper deformation; Fiber orientation; Paper mechanics; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Hur ser framtidens hållbara förpackning ut och vad är den tillverkad av? För att besvara denna fråga blir mikromekanisk karakterisering av material en viktig parameter att utforska och förstå. I synnerhet är mikromekaniken hos tunna pappersmaterial intressant då materialet har användningspotential i flera förpackningsapplikationer. READ MORE

  5. 4. From Mandate to Influence: The Role of the EEAS in Shaping EU Foreign Policy

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Stina Kinnerbäck; [2023]
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    Abstract : The Lisbon Treaty reformed the institutional design of the EU's foreign policy, expanding the mandate of the HR/VP and establishing a new foreign service to assist the HR/VP, the European External Action Service (EEAS). Concerns by other EU actors to delegate too much power and independence resulted in the EEAS being characterized by multiple control mechanisms and vaguely formulated tasks. READ MORE

  6. 5. Management control mechanisms in a private equity buy-and-build investment

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

    Author : Julius Tärning; Sebastian Gerell; [2023]
    Keywords : Management control mechanisms; Buy-and-build; Coercive; Enabling; Private equity;

    Abstract : With the aim of contributing to the management control literature within private equity ("PE"), this paper investigates the management control mechanisms ("MCMs") implemented in a PE investment with a buy-and-build ("B&B") strategy by utilising a single case study. The case company is a fast-growing acquirer of entrepreneur-led companies which operate fairly autonomously, hence leading to a constant balancing act between controlling the discourse whilst simultaneously enabling action. READ MORE