Essays about: "Sociological Institutionalism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 24 essays containing the words Sociological Institutionalism.

  1. 6. A comparative Study of the Scandinavian Development Cooperation Policies : Evaluating and Contrasting the Similarities and Differences between Denmark, Norway and Sweden

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

    Author : Jamila Zeynalzade; [2021]
    Keywords : Denmark; Norway; Sweden; development cooperation; policy; Danimarka; Norveç; İsveç; inkişaf naminə əməkdaşlıq; siyasət;

    Abstract : This paper examines the development cooperation policies of the Scandinavian countries, namely Denmark, Norway and Sweden. It aims to provide a more detailed understanding of the similarities and differences between the three countries in conducting development cooperation. READ MORE

  2. 7. Does Sweden Need More Robin Hood? : A Study Analysing the Effect of Sweden’s Economic Equalisation for Local Government on Regional Healthcare Quality

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Natasha Maycraft Kall; [2021]
    Keywords : Economic equalisation system; redistribution; municipalities; regions; healthcare quality;

    Abstract : This thesis researched whether or not Sweden’s Economic Equalisation for Local Government evens out differences in regions’ healthcare quality that are due to structural differences, such as differences in demographic and geography. To be able to analyse healthcare quality amongst Sweden’s regions six healthcare quality indicators were created. READ MORE

  3. 8. Organizational Values in a Family-Owned Aquatic Center A Case Study : A Neo-Institutionalist view on the influence of meaning systems, as manifested by organizational values, in a Family-Owned Aquatic Center

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Ernesto Hoyos de la Garza; [2020]
    Keywords : organizational values; organizational; values; neoinstitutional; neo; institutional; neo-institutional; sociological institutionalism; sociological; institutionalism; hybrid; identity; organization; hybrid identity organization; HIO; NIT; family; business; family business; family company; institutional logic; meaning systems; enforcement mechanism; normative; coercive; mimetic; aquatic center; organizational culture;

    Abstract : The main objective of this case study is to understand how organizational values of a family business are influenced – or are the outcome of – the interactions between the controlling family, their employees, and the social context by which they are surrounded. To investigate this topic a case study research design was applied and a family-owned and -managed Aquatic Center was selected as the company in focus. READ MORE

  4. 9. European Countries Choosing Chinese Investment Instruments: An Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Imtiaz Hassan; [2020]
    Keywords : Actorness; BRI; Coherence; CFSP; EU; Member states’ responses; Levels of engagement; Policy; Policy change; Institutions; Structures.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This Masters’ thesis attempts to identify why European countries choose Chinese investment instruments despite their participation in the European single market and access to European Union (EU) resources and technical assistance. Since their inception in 2013, EU members as well as EU partner states in Europe have been divided on their approach towards joining the Chinese investment instruments- namely Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) - due to the absence of a common EU policy in this regard. READ MORE

  5. 10. The Swedish government agencies and the 2030 Agenda, in between hope and despair : A qualitative study about how the Swedish government agencies work to achieve the 2030 Agenda in Sweden

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Statsvetenskap

    Author : Abdirashid Mohamed Abdi; [2020]
    Keywords : Agenda 2030; Collaborative governance; Sociological institutionalism; Swedish governmental agencies; policy coordination; implementation;

    Abstract : In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted A/RES/70/1, 2015, a resolution that entails 17 integrative and indivisible UN Sustainable Development Goals, by the name of 2030 Agenda, a plan of action that calls for the transformation of the world to ecologically, economically and socially sustainable planet where peace and prosperity endure. With its indivisibility and universality characteristics, the Agenda puzzled the world states, demanding a new form of governance style for its realization. READ MORE