Essays about: "Formal Control"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 185 essays containing the words Formal Control.

  1. 11. Integration and Implementation of Sustainability into Practice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Josefin Söderlund; Christoph Welter; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; Strategic change; Management Control Systems MCS ; Formal and informal controls; Simons’ Levers of Control LOC ; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose - This thesis examines MCS in Swedish companies. The purpose of the thesis is to assess formal and informal controls to understand how companies use them to effectively integrate a sustainability strategy in their organisation and implement CSR activities into practice. READ MORE

  3. 12. Formally Verified Remote Attestation Protocols with Strong Authentication

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Programvara och system; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Johannes Wilson; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Most commodity processors available today provide hardware-supported security extensions. Remote attestation has been declared an important step towards providing security to users through such solutions, yet remote attestation has seen limited deployment in practice. READ MORE

  4. 13. The ESG Power of the Board Seat - Comparative case studies of how private equity firms implement ESG strategies within their portfolio companies and manage them through the use of control systems

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

    Author : Sanna Sabir; Jonatan Persson; [2023]
    Keywords : Private Equity; ESG; Management Control Systems; Levers of Control;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate how private equity firms use control systems to implement ESG-focused business activities within their portfolio companies. The chosen method was comparative case studies, with interviews and documents from two private equity firms. READ MORE

  5. 14. Implications for Management Control in the Transition towards Hybrid Work - A Case Study of a Professional Service Firm

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Nils Arthursson; Sergi Rodríguez I Rovira; [2023]
    Keywords : Management control; Managerial intention; Professional service firm; Remote work; Hybrid work; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The aim of this thesis is to explore the transition towards a hybrid work model and the implications it may have on the use and adaptation of management control within PSFs. The purpose is further to highlight the reasons behind the adaptations of MCS. READ MORE

  6. 15. Influence of Bold Text on Decision-Making within Formal Argumentation

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Leo Evijärvi; [2023]
    Keywords : formal argumentation; nudging; choice architecture; bold text;

    Abstract : Formal argumentation aims to provide a structured framework for cognitively compatible automated reasoning in the context of artificial intelligence; however, due to its roots in mathematical logic, formal argumentation research is typically focused on formal, ‘object-level’ aspects. It has yet to be studied how environmental, ‘meta-level’ structures, can affect human intuitions regarding the formalized model. READ MORE