Essays about: "Organizational Pressures"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 43 essays containing the words Organizational Pressures.

  1. 21. Blockchain accounting: claiming professional legitimacy through disruptive narratives

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

    Author : Carl Hurtig; Annahita Nikavar; [2019]
    Keywords : Accounting and auditing; Blockchain; Digital technology; Domain change; Institutional work;

    Abstract : Purpose - This thesis aims to explore how and why accounting firms engage in adopting emerging, potentially disruptive technologies such as blockchain as part of their professional domain. While previous research has addressed blockchain's potential impact on accounting systems, the current study focuses on its institutional implications. READ MORE

  3. 22. Time to walk the talk : investigating the incorporation of sustainability at Lund University School of Economics and Management

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Benedikt John; [2018]
    Keywords : sustainability science; business education; Lund University School of Economics and Management; organisational Change; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Business and management are key in the transition toward a more sustainable world. Educating leaders of tomorrow, business schools bear a profound responsibility to endow students with the right tools and knowledge to successfully manage the challenges of tomorrow. READ MORE

  4. 23. Understanding Institutional Logics by Sense Making : A case study of a sustainability project

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Pascalina Hiller; [2018]
    Keywords : Organizational Sensemaking; Institutional Logics; Sustainability; Case Study; Embedded Agency; Organizational Culture; Organizational Pressures; Sustainability Integration;

    Abstract : Background: Sustainability is realized by companies to different extends as plenty of pressures operate on projects which influence the outcome. One specific influence are the actors who make sense of the pressures based on organizational and personal experiences. READ MORE

  5. 24. Doing Business in the Age of Transparency: A case study of Full Material Disclosure in the electronics sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Alexandra Wu; [2018]
    Keywords : Chemical management; green chemistry; electronics; Full Material Disclosure; case study; cleaner production; chemicals in products; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Electronic products consist of substances that can be harmful to human health and the environment if exposed or leaked during the product use and end-of-life phases. Full Material Disclosure (FMD), which usually requires suppliers to disclose on the concentrations or masses of all substances in a product, is one method of increasing supply chain transparency on chemicals in products. READ MORE

  6. 25. ‘In the Region for the Region’ – Tailoring Solutions to the Mid-Segmnet in Emerging Markets . A case study of Bühler Bangalore’s Mid-Segment Innovations

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Sarah Franz; Kristine Åsblom; [2016-10-13]
    Keywords : Emerging Markets; Mid-Segment; Business Model Innovation; R D Network; Development Process; Internationalisation of R D;

    Abstract : Western MNCs active in emerging markets have traditionally catered the high-income customers of the premium-segment. Meanwhile, the economic growth in emerging markets, such as China and India, has led to a vast mid-segment with differing needs. READ MORE