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  1. 1. Balancing relationship between academia and business community in terms of soft skills supply and demand in the labour market

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Anastasiia Reznikova; [2021-06-29]
    Keywords : Labour market; Academia; Actors; Institutional logics; Institutional complexity; Multiple institutional logics; Market logic; Professional logic; Soft skills;

    Abstract : The interplay between the different logics and possibility of their balancing is of great interest and these issues have been extensively studied. Such actors as academia and the business community follow different institutional logics in the labour market. READ MORE

  3. 2. Steering towards Circular Economy- A case study about how individual translation of circular economy influences a multinational corporation (MNC)

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Carl-Fredrik Fock; Julia Carlsson; [2021-06-28]
    Keywords : Circular Economy; Translation; Institutional logics; Organisational change; Legitimacy; Individual motives; MNC;

    Abstract : Circular Economy (CE) has been argued to be a necessary guideline for improving sustainable development, with the objective to gradually decouple growth from the consumption of finite resources. The findings in this report emphasise the complexity of finding a coherent definition of CE and outline why the concept is translated differently by individuals in a multinational corporation (MNC). READ MORE

  4. 3. Catching the Audiowave: A study on the audiobook's effect on Swedish publishing houses

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Amanda Johansson; Tobias Schreiber; [2021]
    Keywords : Audiobooks; Publishing industry; Institutional Logics; Disruptive Technology; Legitimacy;

    Abstract : Through a qualitative study, this thesis aims to investigate how Swedish publishers have managed the adoption of the disruptive audiobook innovation. Semi-structured interviews were held with nine managers in Swedish publishing houses. READ MORE

  5. 4. Fighting for sustainability on Instagram: Uncovering who sustainability influencers are

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Gara Trujillo Ferreres; [2021]
    Keywords : sustainability; influensers; instagram; institutional logics; Q methodology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: Social media has permeated practically every aspect of our everyday lives. One of these social media platforms is Instagram, which enables people to connect, communicate and share information with other users. The potential of these and social media influencers (SMI) to influence users’ behaviours is considerable. READ MORE

  6. 5. TIME TO MOVE ON? - Shedding new light on the sacred and secular divide debate about the use of accounting in religious organizations from an institutional logics perspective

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

    Author : Sebastian Huber; Lukas Linde; [2021]
    Keywords : Religion; Sacred and Secular Divide; Institutional Logics; Institutional Complexity; Case Study;

    Abstract : The literature on accounting in religious organizations has become stuck in a theoretical dead-end. For years scholars debated over the existence and adequacy of the sacred and secular divide (SASD), a concept developed by Laughlin (1988, 1990) and Booth (1993) to explain the role of accounting in religious organizations. READ MORE