Essays about: "Organizational Pressures"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 43 essays containing the words Organizational Pressures.

  1. 11. Making Sense of the Challenges of Diversity Management : An Explorative Study from the Perspective of Change Agents

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Glas; Victoria Ulander; [2021]
    Keywords : Diversity Management; Inclusion; Organizational Change; Process; Culture; Communication; Change agents; Change recipients; Sensemaking; Sensegiving; Mental models;

    Abstract : The importance of incorporating Diversity Management (DM) in organizations has become a viral debate in recent years in response to social pressures worldwide. While there is extensive research on the effects of DM, how the implementation process is managed is much less obvious. READ MORE

  3. 12. Licence to Talk : Sustainability Managers and their Managerial Realities within the Corporate Sustainability Paradox

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Mounia El hajjari Borg; Elin Sundberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainability managers; sustainability-dedicated professionals; sustainable development; sustainable management; corporate sustainability; corporate paradox; CSR; stakeholders; governance; sustainability strategies; communication; strategic communication; sustainability reporting; non-financial disclosure; private sector in Sweden; paradox approach; paradox perspective; business case; social and environmental responsibility; organizations; multinationals; MNC; Nils Brunsson; organizational theory; organizational hypocrisy; neo-institutionalism; organizational individuals; organizational tension on the individual level; decision-making; action; business operations; isomorphism; institutional logics; market logics; reporting frameworks; GRI; global reporting initiative; walk the talk; change making; change agent; systemic change; behaviour and human resources; identity work; organizational sociology; legitimacy; organizational external and internal pressures.; Hållbarhetschefer; hållbarhetsrelaterade roller; hållbar utveckling; hållbar ledning; hållbarhet; paradox; CSR; intressenter; styrning; hållbarhetsstrategier; kommunikation; strategisk kommunikation; hållbarhetsrapportering; icke-finansiell information; privat sektor i Sverige; paradox perspektiv; affärsstrategi; socialt och miljöansvar; organisationer; multinationella företag; MNC; Nils Brunsson; organisationsteori; organizational hypocrisy; hyckleri; neo-institutionalism; organisatoriska individer; individnivå; beslutsfattande; affärsverksamhet; isomorfism; institutionell logik; marknadslogik; rapporteringsramverk; GRI; global reporting initiativ; walk the talk; förändringsarbete; förändringsagent; systemförändring; beteende och mänskliga resurser; identitetsarbete; organisatorisk sociologi; legitimitet; externa och interna påtryckningar.;

    Abstract : While sustainability-dedicated managers and related titles represent a profession that has hardly existed for more than a decade, it is not surprising that the field of research concentrating on these professionals is in itself relatively new. With an increasing demand for corporations to take their social and environmental responsibility, and a corporate sustainability characterized by tension and paradox, we found it of importance to explore the role and entanglements of these professionals. READ MORE

  4. 13. Managerial differences despite Isomorphic forces : A comparative study of Handelsbanken and Nordea

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sophia Björklund; Olivia Stern; [2020]
    Keywords : Management; Banking; Institutional Isomorphism; Organizational identity; Organizational culture; Management consulting;

    Abstract : In this comparative case study between Handelsbanken and Nordea, the homogeneous industry of banking is investigated together with the phenomena of management consulting. The two banks are scrutinized under the same laws and regulations, offering the same products and services and tend to recruit similar people. READ MORE

  5. 14. Adoption of Blockchain for Sustainable Supply Chains: An Identification of Benefits, Challenges, and Risks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Nadir Yigit Kurtoglu; Abdulazeem Adesanya; Muhammed Manneh; [2020]
    Keywords : BC technology; SCM; sustainability; SSC; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Supply chain management (SCM) has become more challenging than ever, considering the effect of globalization on organizations as operating through transnational business networks. Conventional supply chains have been facing struggles such as lack of advanced technologies and traceability in operation, which then leads to operational inefficiencies. READ MORE

  6. 15. All That Glitters Is Not Gold: An exploratory study into converging and diverging stakeholders perceptions of sustainability reporting

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Seline van de Wouw; Natali Bremer; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainability reporting; EU Dir 2014 95; Global Reporting Initiative; Stakeholder theory; Stakeholder salience; Institutional theory; Isomorphic pressures; Normativity; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to critically explore how a regulatory, community and organizational stakeholder perceive their role in the context of sustainability reporting as well as identify convergence and divergence between these different stakeholder perceptions. Methodology: We chose a qualitative-abductive approach to our case study of sustainability reporting by interviewing three stakeholders representing three different stakeholder perspectives. READ MORE