Essays about: "Institutional entrepreneur"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words Institutional entrepreneur.

  1. 1. (Re) Shaping the South African food system : a case study on alternative food system actors and the potential to transform the South African food system towards more inclusiveness

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Johanna Magdalena Scheiber; [2023]
    Keywords : alternative food system; social inclusion; youth; social capital; collective action; South Africa;

    Abstract : Conventional food systems have proven to exploit natural resources and deepen socio-economic disparities, with South Africa’s youth suffering particularly from these effects due to the historic burden of structural inequalities. Alternative food systems (AFSs) have the potential to transform the conventional agri-food value chains into inclusive and more sustainable systems with the social inclusion of youth acting as a driving force. READ MORE

  3. 2. Working partially on the working poor: Explaining the indirect approach of the European Social Fund+ towards in-work poverty

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Iñigo Perez Mugica; [2022]
    Keywords : in-work poverty; European Social Fund; process-tracing; Multiple stream; Qualitative Content Analysis; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In-work poverty is a societal problem that should be prevented according to the European Pillars of Social Rights. However, the European Social Fund Plus, being the main European social policy, only addresses the issue indirectly. The aim of this thesis is to build an explanation for this partial actuation of the European Union. READ MORE

  4. 3. Doing sustainability work in SMEs- Setting new standards, maintaining others’ - or navigating a middle way?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Henrik Andersson; Matilda Möller; [2021-06-24]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Sustainability work; Sustainability work in SMEs; Institutional work; Institutional caretaker; Institutional entrepreneur; Institutional troublemaker; Paradox of embedded agency; Isomorphism;

    Abstract : Sustainability work is nowadays high on the agenda for businesses to deal with, and practices for how to enact sustainability have been established and institutionalized over time. However, larger companies have set the agenda for this debate, putting small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in the shadows. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploring the entrepreneurial barriers and coping strategies of highly academically skilled immigrant entrepreneurs in Sweden: ethnic minority perspectives

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hannah Barker; Karl Yves Vallin; [2021]
    Keywords : Entrepreneurial barrier; Entrepreneurial Coping Strategy; Highly Academically skilled Immigrant Ethnic Minority Entrepreneur; Highly Academically skilled Entrepreneur; Immigrant Entrepreneur; Ethnic Minority Entrepreneur; Mixed Embeddedness Theoretical Framework; Social Embeddedness; Political-Institutional Embeddedness; Economic Embeddedness; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to explore the entrepreneurial barriers and entrepreneurial coping strategies that highly academically skilled ethnic minority entrepreneurs [EMEs] experience in operating a start-up in Sweden. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 10 participants to support the inductive nature of this study and to better understand the entrepreneurial experiences of this population group. READ MORE

  6. 5. How initiatives towards transforming the Role of Controllers play out – A field study examining the changing role of controllers at Volvo Cars

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Victoria Andersson; Karin Enström; [2020-07-01]
    Keywords : Controllers; Management Accountants Accounting; Institutional Theory; Institutional Environment; Institutional Entrepreneur Entrepreneurship; Digital Transformation; Big Data and Business Intelligence Analytics;

    Abstract : Background and Purpose: As the digital transformation alters organizations the controlling profession changes and boundaries are blurring. Controllers are moving away from a beancounter image and are evolving into business partners with an organizational value-adding focus. READ MORE