Essays about: "Institutional Work"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 375 essays containing the words Institutional Work.

  1. 1. Voices from Rwanda

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

    Author : Daphne Lindberg Spångvall; [2024]
    Keywords : Developing countries; Institutional theory; Foreign Investment; CSR; Entrepreneurship;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to explore how the institutional environment in which an organization operates affects the work with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in developing countries. The study has been conducted as a case study in Rwanda, collecting data using a qualitative study with in-depth interviews with three core groups: local entrepreneurs, foreign investors, and government organizations. READ MORE

  3. 2. Who Deserves to Be Included? Diffraction of Diversity and Inclusion in Swedish International Organizations

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Kanae Wada; [2023-08-21]
    Keywords : Diversity; Inclusion; Diversity management; Differences; Neoliberalism;

    Abstract : My thesis explores how diffraction on D&I is created by the entanglement of the nature of institution (institutional will and wall) and dissemination of neoliberal rationality, and how it perpetuates power relations that creates inequality and exclusion. I will explore this through critical discourse and intersectionality analysis thereby aiming to offer suggestions to improve diversity and inclusion (D&I) work at the Swedish organizations. READ MORE

  4. 3. Key challenges in SFI education: teacher’s perspectives

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Fatemeh Heravi; [2023-07-04]
    Keywords : Swedish for immigrants; marketisation; SFI; procurement; Teachers’ challenges; public policy;

    Abstract : Aim: The study aims at investigating SFI teachers’ perspectives about different types of challenges they confront with, and the impact that perceived challenges have on teachers’ practices in Gothenburg, Sweden. Theory: Socio-ecological framework was used to comprehend how multiple factors at various levels affect the teachers work and their practices as well. READ MORE

  5. 4. The recruitment process to corporate boards - A qualitative study investigating female underrepresentation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Johanna Berg; Lina Holmqvist; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : recruitment; social network; gender; equality; social structures; female underrepresentation;

    Abstract : This research put emphasis on the election committee and its role in the recruitment process for corporate boards. Particularly, it investigates the cause of female underrepresentation in the boardroom of corporations listed on the Swedish stock exchange. READ MORE

  6. 5. Structural Hybridization and Dual Roles: A Case Study of Coexisting Logics in a Government Agency

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Johanna Axelsson; Sofie Karlsson; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Institutional Logics; Coexisting Logics; Structural Hybrid; Dual Roles; Government Agency; Compartmentalization; Shieling; Segmentation;

    Abstract : The area of coexisting institutional logics has been extensively discussed at the field and organizational level. However, there is currently a lack of research on the role of individual actors in creating and sustaining organizational hybrids, e.g. organizations operating under contradicting logics. READ MORE