Essays about: "Informal Control"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 132 essays containing the words Informal Control.

  1. 1. 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

  2. 2. 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

  3. 3. 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

  4. 4. The Decline of Women's Rights : A Case Study About Women's Rights in Afghanistan

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Clara Lindvall; [2023]
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    Abstract : Women all around the world struggle with issues related to gender equality and the patriarchy in many different ways. The women of Afghanistan are one of the groups of women most affected by misogynistic regimes and informal institutions. READ MORE

  5. 5. 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