Essays about: "The Institutional Imperative"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words The Institutional Imperative.
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1. Growth and Success: In the Context of Startups in Sub-Saharan Africa
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Sub-Saharan Africa is currently witnessing a proliferation of innovative startups, brimming with immense potential, yet grappling with formidable adversities that hinder the realisation of their latent capabilities to tangible economic benefits and substantial developmental progress for the region. Employing a qualitative research approach, this study investigates the internal and external factors that shape the growth and success trajectories of startups. READ MORE
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2. Balancing the books and the planet: A single-case study investigating the relation between sustainability involvement and the occupational identity of management accountants
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : Through practice of a single-case study, this paper aims to shed new light on the interdisciplinary area of management accountants' approach to, and involvement in, sustainability-related activities. Through the application of identity theory, with particular influence from Hughes' (1951) findings of a moral division of labour and Thornborrow and Brown's (2009) concept of aspirational identities, we show the existence of an interdependent relationship between the occupational identity of management accountants, and their engagement towards sustainability reporting and adjacent activities. READ MORE
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3. God, homeland, and those who had the right to neither: An overview of private property laws and human capital accumulation during dictatorial colonial rule in Angola
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Human Capital is deemed as an imperative factor for economic growth, however, it is argued the extent of this interrelation. Acemoglu, Gallego and Robinson (2014) claim that the institutional framework of a nation, in specificthose of private property are deemed as pivotal for a nation’s development. READ MORE
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4. The Impact of Mergers & Acquisitions on Credit- and Investment risk. : -Evidence from Sweden
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)Abstract : We examine the impact of Mergers & Acquisitions on credit- and investment risk using a sample of 402 acquisitions by 215 Swedish firms from 2000 to 2020. We find significant evidence that, on average, M&A increases the credit risk and inversely decreases the investment risk of the acquiring firm. READ MORE
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5. Sorry, can I take this call? Ethnography of an Integrated Development Plan in South Africa
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : The South African government has since its democratisation launched Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) to engage institutions and communities in shaping local development. These IDPs have yielded mixed results, especially in relation to participation and institutional integration. READ MORE
