Essays about: "Formal and informal controls"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words Formal and informal controls.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. 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

4. 3. 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

5. 4. Hållbart styrande i små och medelstora företag : en kvalitativ forskningsstudie om hållbara styrverktyg med hänsyn till företagets resurser

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Thea Lempiäinen; Carolina Witell; [2022]
   Keywords : hållbarhet; styrverktyg; SME; resursbaserad teori; begränsade resurser;

   Abstract : Att arbeta hållbart inom SME ses oftast som ett problem på grund av begränsade resurser. SME är i behov av en tydligare vägledning kring hur de kan arbeta med sina resurser på ett effektivt sätt. Tidigare forskning har fokuserat på antingen styrverktyg eller utvecklingen av hållbarhetsarbete. READ MORE

6. 5. Management Control Systems : A Tool for Startup Fashion Companies to Implement and Scale Sustainability Initiatives

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Janika Wittje; Louisa Frenz; [2022]
   Keywords : Fashion Industry; Startups; Sustainability; Management Control Systems Package; Formal and Informal Controls;

   Abstract : The research adds to current management control system and textile and fashion management literature by developing a MCS framework which is specially targeting startups within the textile and fashion industry in order to implement and scale sustainability initiatives. The framework provides potential to impact and facilitate managers to foster sustainable development. READ MORE