Essays about: "Institutional complexity"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 107 essays containing the words Institutional complexity.
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1. The Overlooked Puppeteer - A case study on how LALIGA controls and manages its member clubs' institutional logics through alterations of their performance measurement systems
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : This thesis explores the influence of LALIGA, a renowned football league operating as a meta-organization, on the operational priorities of its member clubs. More specifically, it examines the impact on performance measurement systems and outlines the challenges and tensions arising from the complex meta-organizational structure. READ MORE
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2. Breaking the Status Quo? - An Analysis of Sustainability Managers' Change Efforts
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Societal expectations towards corporations to include social, environmental and ethical considerations have grown in importance, and corporations largely depend on so-called sustainability managers to help them meet these expectations. This thesis provides one of the first studies into how sustainability managers work and asks: how do sustainability managers work to change their organisation for a more sustainable future? Through interviews with 18 senior sustainability managers and an analysis of the empirical findings through institutional entrepreneurship and institutional logics theory, this study identifies sustainability managers as individual actors who adopt strategic approaches and work practices similar to institutional entrepreneurs and shows their efforts to institutionalise sustainability by hybridising it with the perceived dominant market logic and by establishing legitimacy. READ MORE
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3. Institutional Logic Multiplicity Behind the Hiring Processes - In-depth study of a Swedish online platform
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Recent times have witnessed a nascent, highly dynamic and volatile economy that is transforming and determining the way modern businesses and transactions operate with the intervention of digital economic activity and online platforms, shaping the world around us. As a third-party intermediary between producers (sellers) and consumers (buyers), platform organizations that create value with trust control mechanisms make traditional organizational structures a thing of the past. READ MORE
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4. Understanding The Motives Of Scandinavian Retail Companies CSR-efforts At Their Offshore Suppliers
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has gained substantial significance in recent years, driven by the growing societal emphasis on sustainability. Businesses are now expected to contribute to social and environmental goals alongside economic performance. READ MORE
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5. Managing Multiple Institutional Logics in Public Budgeting: A Qualitative Study at Two Ministries of Foreign Affairs
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : The purpose of this study is to create an understanding of how Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFAs) manage institutional complexity in their internal budgeting processes. By looking at public budgeting through an institutional theory lens, we study organizational behavior driven by institutional logics. READ MORE
