Essays about: "Sociological Institutionalism"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 24 essays containing the words Sociological Institutionalism.

1. 11. Human Rights Cities in Indonesia - A case study of diverse approaches in Bandung City and Wonosobo Regency

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Sofie Viborg Jensen; [2019]
   Keywords : Cities; Urban Development; Human Rights; Local Governance; Indonesia; Case study; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Building on a previous thesis, which focused on the historical emergence and transformations of different conceptions of so-called human rights cities (HRCs), this study focuses on the ramifications of operationalising the concept in practice in two cities on the Indonesian island Java. The thesis adopts sociological- and discursive new institutionalism as a point of departure for its analysis, looking at the social- and political practices of diffusing HRC. READ MORE

3. 12. Private Enterprises as Actors in Integration Processes in Denmark

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sara Jensen; [2018]
   Keywords : Public-Private Partnership; Institutional change; Integration; Corporate Social Responsibility.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Within integration policies in Denmark, something new has happened. Private enterprises have been included in the delivery of a public policy in a Public-Private Partnership that aims at integrating refugees into society. The current issue of the welfare state is to provide public services without increasing the cost for the taxpayers. READ MORE

4. 13. Correlations between Health and Communication Trends: An Analysis of the Impact on Swedish Supermarkets

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Anna-Louisa Werner; Amelie Hartung; [2016]
   Keywords : Health; Communication; Social Media; Health Trends; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to examine the development of health trends in Sweden, since it is argued that they will prevail and even become more extreme in the near future. Supermarkets will have to understand the impact of those health trends on consumer behaviour and therefore are required to comprehend the sociological, cultural and psychological factors behind these. READ MORE

5. 14. A Principal's Homework: A study of principals' reactions to the Swedish School Inspectorate's auditing process

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Patrik Andersson; [2016]
   Keywords : principals; school; inspection; inspectorate; audit; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis attempts to study and explain Swedish school principals’ reactions to and perceptions of the auditing process of the Swedish School Inspectorate. Guided by two strands of institutional theory, rational choice and sociological institutionalism, the author identifies certain factors that can potentially affect how principals react and think about the auditing process. READ MORE

6. 15. The Dilemma of Public Procurement. How interactions between public and private institutions unfold in practice

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Hedwig Yllner; Anne-Kristine Toussaint; [2015-07-13]
   Keywords : public-private partnership; logic of appropriateness; neo-institutionalism; decision-making;

   Abstract : Abstract: Public-private partnerships are growing in importance, popularity and number as an attempt from the governments to cope with globalization pressures and are seen as a product of the New Public Management. The study focuses on the public procurement process where organizations from the public and private sectors are required to collaborate. READ MORE