Essays about: "accounting, strategy and control"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words accounting, strategy and control.

  1. 1. Paths forward for Sustainable Maritime Transport : A techno-economic optimization framework for next generation vessels

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Julian Ulrich Hausweiler; [2023]
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    Abstract : Recently, the decarbonization of maritime transport has received increased attention, in order to align with the targets of the Paris Agreement. In 2023, the International Maritime Organization unveiled their revised greenhouse gas strategy with an ambitious target: net-zero emissions by 2050. READ MORE

  2. 2. Can you trust the process? A study about the relationship between governance structures and management control in Swedish municipalities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Victor Hedman; Madeleine Axelsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Governance in public sector; New public management; Post-new public management; Management Control in public sector; Management control as packages.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Title: Can you trust the process? A study about the relationship between management control and governance structures in Swedish municipalities Seminar date: 1st of June, 2022. Course: BUSN79, Degree project in Accounting and Finance, Master level, 15 ECTS Authors: Madeleine Axelsson and Victor Hedman Supervisor: Johan Dergård Keywords: Governance in public sector, New public management, Post-new public management, Management Control in public sector, Management control as packages. READ MORE

  3. 3. Does leadership only have one gender?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Rebecca Rosenqvist; Christina Papadopoulou; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Role Theory; Management control; enabling and coercive control; communal and agentic characteristics; feminine culture; leadership style and characteristics; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Title: Does leadership only have one gender? - A study about the influence of gender and leadership roles on the leadership style and use of management controls in Sweden. Seminar date: 1 June 2022 Course: BUSN79, Degree Project in Accounting and Finance, Master level, 15 ECTS Authors: Rebecca Rosenqvist and Christina Papadopoulou Supervisor: Elin Funck Key words: Social Role Theory, Management Control, Enabling and Coercive Control, Communal and Agentic Characteristics, Feminine Culture, Leadership style and characteristics Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine whether gender roles and leadership roles have an influence on leadership style and consequently on the use of management controls. READ MORE

  4. 4. Examination of Strategic Management Accounting Techniques among SMEs (Perception of the Usefulness, Adoption, and Outcomes) : A multiple Case Study of SMEs in the Food Processing Industry in Nigeria

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

    Author : Muhammad Naveed Akhtar; Kayode Olumide Eniodunmo; [2021]
    Keywords : Strategic Management Accounting Techniques; Small and Medium Scale Enterprises; Food Processing Industry of Nigeria;

    Abstract : Purpose: This thesis examines the perception of the usefulness of SMAT, its adoption, and expected outcomes among SMEs in the food processing industry of Nigeria. Research Questions: Three research questions have been addressed in this thesis; (1)What is the perception of the usefulness of SMAT among SMEs in the food processing industry in Nigeria? (2) What leads to SMEs adoption of SMAT (antecedents) among SMEs in the food processing industry in Nigeria? and (3) What outcomes (consequences) are believed to result from using SMAT among SMEs in the food processing industry in Nigeria?  Methodology: Qualitative studies are employed to handle empirical data gathering by semi structural interviews from four SMEs in the food processing industry in Nigeria. READ MORE

  5. 5. Implementation of environmental strategies in companies’ management and control system : -a study of sustainability reporting in the forest-, paper-, mining- and steel industry in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Anna-Carin Fahlberg; [2020]
    Keywords : accounting postulates; corporate sustainability strategy; GRI; levers of control; sustainability management and control system; sustainability reporting;

    Abstract : Sustainability reporting has grown in importance and transparency over the years. The reporting has in many countries gone from being voluntarily to become mandatory. This is the case within the EU, which adopted the non-financial reporting directive (2014/95/EU) in 2014. Sweden applied the directive in 2017 in the Annual Account Act. READ MORE