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1. 1. Exploring the influence of ICT on Financial Inclusion and Mobile Money Services in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Noa Almfors; Klara Stenman; [2023-07-10]
   Keywords : Sub-Saharan Africa; Financial Inclusion; Information and Communication Technology; Internet; Mobile Money;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the influence of two types of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), internet and mobile phones, on Financial Inclusion (FI) and Mobile Money Mobile Money (MM) adoption in 24 Sub-Saharan African countries in the last decade. A unique feature of this research is the incorporation of an index measuring financial inclusion, developed specifically for this study. READ MORE

3. 2. Upskilling the Workforce in the Context of Digital Transformation - Managers’ Perspectives on the Learning Process

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Emma Abrahamsson; Beatrice Dicksson; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Upskilling; Learning; Managers; Digital Transformation; Human Resource Development;

   Abstract : The concept of upskilling is argued to be essential for organizations in the digital age since it allows them to remain competitive by providing their workforce with the necessary skills to adjust to new technologies and ways of working. However, previous research has primarily focused on what skills to achieve but studies on how to adapt and train the workforce in the context of digital transformation is still limited. READ MORE

4. 3. A New Landscape for Management Control: Managers Reaching a Balance of Remote Work in a Post-Pandemic Era

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Johannes Akkaya; Oscar Jebsen Setterberg; [2023-06-27]
   Keywords : Remote work; COVID-19; Enabling versus Coercive; Trust; Productivity; Post-Pandemic; Management Control; Managers;

   Abstract : In recent years organisations have faced the COVID-19 pandemic, which entailed extensive restrictions and lockdowns around the world. The new challenges have created new patterns for organisations to work after the pandemic and remote work has been implemented. The overall usage of remote work is applied to various extents in organisations. READ MORE

5. 4. Syrian Refugees in Turkey: An Analysis of Role of the Labour Exploitation in their Integration into the Labour Market

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Şebnem Çerçel; [2023-02-14]
   Keywords : Labour exploitation; vulnerability; consent; control; coercion; Syrian refugees; Turkish labour market; integration;

   Abstract : This study investigates the role of labour exploitation in the integration of Syrian refugees into the Turkish labour market. Vulnerability, control, and consent are key elements in shaping labour exploitation. Informal employment among Syrian refugees is common both within the formal and informal sectors, which makes the line between them blurry. READ MORE

6. 5. Preventing a "derailment" of strategy: A single-case study on how green early-stage companies can drive a proactive sustainability strategy using MCS

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

   Author : Michaela Jungner; Johan Kajerdt; [2023]
   Keywords : MCS; proactive sustainability strategy; intrinsic motivation; formal controls; informal controls;

   Abstract : This paper aims to fulfill two interrelated purposes by investigating (i) how green early-stage companies can use MCS to maintain a proactive sustainability strategy in a high-growth setting, and (ii) how green early-stage companies can design MCS to maintain employees' intrinsic motivation for sustainability. By applying the theoretical lens of the Object of Control framework and intrinsic motivation, the single-case study explores how sustainability-related MCS is employed to drive sustainability strategy and how controls can be designed to maintain employees' intrinsic motivation for sustainability. READ MORE