Essays about: "Institutional norms and rules"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words Institutional norms and rules.

  1. 1. Innovation Diffusion from the Service-Dominant Logic: The case of the Metaverse

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Abdul Aziz Sukkar; Rabih darwish; [2022-08-02]
    Keywords : institutional work; service-dominant logic; innovation diffusion; metaverse; service ecosystems;

    Abstract : This paper aims to examine the diffusion of innovation as a collective endeavour of actors, more specifically, market disruptors. Drawing on service-dominant (S-D) logic and service ecosystems perspective, innovation is conceptualised as a process of altering the set of interrelated institutions – long-lasting rules, norms, values and beliefs – that coordinate and govern value cocreation and resource integration practices. READ MORE

  3. 2. Off with the Offset: The Reshaping of Voluntary Carbon Market Post-Paris Agreement

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

    Author : Shilin Wang; Arnachani Riaseta; [2022]
    Keywords : Paris Agreement; Voluntary Carbon Market; Carbon offsetting; Market-shaping; Market work;

    Abstract : The 2015 Paris Agreement presented a fundamental disruption to the fabric of international carbon markets, while at the same time it has been increasing voluntary demand for carbon credits. As a result, voluntary carbon market (VCM) actors, particularly those producing and distributing carbon credits, are facing an intriguing dilemma. READ MORE

  4. 3. "IS INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TOO HARD FOR AZERBAIJANI WOMEN?" MFA Azerbaijan as A Gendered Institution

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Salima Ismayilzada; [2021-07-20]
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    Abstract : The main aim of this thesis is to examine MFA Azerbaijan as a gendered institution for studying the status of Azerbaijani women in international affairs. Following this research aim, the thesis relies on three sets of theoretical factors (institutional sex ratios, hierarchies and divisions of labour, gender rules and norms). READ MORE

  5. 4. Adapt or die : A qualitative study on how institutional pressures influence the strategies of sustainable investors and their holdings

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Rasmus Linhart; Daniel Nyborg; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainable investing; Institutional investors; Institutional norms and rules; Selection processes; Active engagement; Divestment;

    Abstract : Large institutional actors in the financial arena are moving their capital in a sustainable direction. This implies a change of the institutional norms and rules regarding sustainable investing. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Puzzling Resonance Of Political Homophobia : A case study exploring the relationship between framing and institutions involved in the elite driven anti-LGBTQ campaign in today’s Poland

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maria Löwdin; [2021]
    Keywords : Political Homophobia; Opposition to gender equality; Populism; Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights; Poland; Frame analysis; Institutional analysis;

    Abstract : Although the world has experienced great progress in the area of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), the contemporary transnational turn towards nationalist, right-wing and populist politics has generated a backlash, primarily affecting women and members of the LGBTQ-community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning). Yet, opposition to gender and sexual equality, particularly in the European context, is undertheorized. READ MORE