Essays about: "Institutional Context"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 468 essays containing the words Institutional Context.

1. 16. Investigating The Greek Higher Education Gender Equality Policy Landscape Under an Enhanced Critical Frame Analysis Lens

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

   Author : Stavroula Sant-Geronikolou; [2023]
   Keywords : gender equality; critical frame analysis; WPR analysis; Greek universities; gender equality plans; neoliberalism; new managerialism; gender mainstreaming; counterhegemonic librarian;

   Abstract : Despite the existence of a formalized set of EU strategies, problems seem to abound when it comes to the implementation of Gender Equality policies in universities. Specifically in the Greek context, the potential of GEPs to generate institutional and cultural change is highly contested. READ MORE

3. 17. BREAKING BARRIERS: Unveiling Best Practices for Promoting Urban Cycling

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Karlijn Bruijs; [2023]
   Keywords : Urban cycling; Barriers; Best Practices; Bike Policies; Sustainable Mobility; Case Study; Support Base; Hard Measures; Soft Measures; Urban Context.;

   Abstract : This study investigates the barriers faced by cities in their efforts to increase the number of urban cyclists and aims to identify best practices to fulfil cities' ambitions. The research explores the multi-dimensional nature of the obstacles and highlights the significance of understanding and addressing them effectively. READ MORE

4. 18. The assurance of sustainability information

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Wilhelm Ewert; Tobias Tillgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability Assurance; Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive; Accounting Firms; Professional Associations; Institutional Work; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The thesis researches work undertaken by big accounting firms and the professional association FAR to promote sustainability assurance in a Swedish context from the perspective of institutional work theory. The transposition of the CSRD into Swedish law constitutes a motivation for the study. READ MORE

5. 19. The shadow pandemic : a feminist institutional perspective on civil society's work on gender-based violence in post COVID -19 South Africa

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

   Author : Louise Lindfors; [2023]
   Keywords : Gender-based violence; institutional feminism; CSO civil society organizations; grassroot activists; South Africa;

   Abstract : This field study is a thematic and feminist institutionalist analysis on how the civil society and grassroot activists in Gauteng province, South Africa, has been affected and mitigated during and after the COVID -19 pandemic in their work against gender-based violence. The data consist of five semi structured interviews with primary sources, divided in the two sub-groups of activists and formal NGO representatives. READ MORE

6. 20. Towards a Sustainable Future : An Examination of Corporate Responses to the CSRD in the Real-Estate Sector

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Paulina Mattila; Sara Sasi; [2023]
   Keywords : CSRD; Corporate Response; European Regulations; Strategy Implementation; Value Chain Implementation; CSR; Sustainability; Sustainability Reporting; Sustainability Implementation; Institutional Theory;

   Abstract : Research Purpose: The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is a new regulation within the EU thataims to end greenwashing, by aligning existing frameworks, expand the scope including valuechain activities, simplify reporting, and increase comparability of EU firms for investors andstakeholders. The CSRD was established in January 2023, therefore the purpose of this study isto explore and research the CSRD impact and the corporate response of firms subject to itsstandards soon. READ MORE