Essays about: "Legitimacy theory"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 374 essays containing the words Legitimacy theory.
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6. The Creation of Sustainable Infrastructure: A qualitative study of internal stakeholders cooperation and understanding of sustainable infrastructure on an operational level in the case of project Västlänken.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : This qualitative case study has been compiled by semi-structured interviews with management of internal stakeholders (Trafikverket, Västtrafik, NCC) at project Västlänken about their understanding and perception of how to create sustainable infrastructure and collaborate with one and other. The thesis begins with a background on the CSR (corporate social sustainability) directive and the SDG 9 (sustainable development goal), followed by an overview of the project Västlänken. READ MORE
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7. 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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8. WHY WOMEN’S DESCRIPTIVE REPRESENTATION DOES NOT LEAD TO SUBSTANTIVE REPRESENTATION: An interview study of women politician’s perceptions of hindrances for political inclusion in Bolivia
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The purpose of this study is to understand why a high descriptive representation does not result in a high substantive representation. The theory of politics of presence (Phillips, 1995) suggests that there should be a link between descriptive and substantive representation. READ MORE
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9. A Gender Perspective on Repression the Effect of Gender-based Violence on the Likelihood of Success for Maximalist Nonviolent Campaigns
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : This thesis investigates how repression in the form of gender-based violence (GBV) towards women in maximalist nonviolent campaigns affect the likelihood of success for the campaigns, as this has been identified as a gap in the previous research. The hypothesis in the paper was that maximalist nonviolent campaigns where women have been subjected to gender-based violence are more likely to succeed than campaigns where women have not been subjected to gender-based violence. READ MORE
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10. En flerfallsstudie av svenska marknadens arbete med gröna obligationer
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Marknaden för gröna obligationer har haft stor framväxt under de senaste åren, i Sverige såväl som internationellt. Detta beror på hållbarhetens stora roll på de finansiella marknaderna. READ MORE
