Essays about: "board culture"

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1. 1. Integration and Implementation of Sustainability into Practice

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Josefin Söderlund; Christoph Welter; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; Strategic change; Management Control Systems MCS ; Formal and informal controls; Simons’ Levers of Control LOC ; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose - This thesis examines MCS in Swedish companies. The purpose of the thesis is to assess formal and informal controls to understand how companies use them to effectively integrate a sustainability strategy in their organisation and implement CSR activities into practice. READ MORE

3. 2. What Difference Does It Make? : Comparative Panel Data Analysis of the Relationship Between CSR Initiatives and Board Composition in Sweden and the United States

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet (USBE); Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Kristina Björling; Viktor Hansson; [2023]
   Keywords : CSR; ESG; Corporate Governance; Gender Diversity; Board Independence; CEO Duality; Inclusion; Board Compositions; Agency Theory; Resource Dependence Theory; Critical Mass Theory; Hofstede’s National Cultural Theory.;

   Abstract : More companies have responded to the call for action, increasing their attention to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Corporate governance structures have proven to have an effect on how well companies are able to facilitate a sustainable trajectory, all influenced by values and norms. READ MORE

4. 3. Getting There : Mobility Cultures in New York City's Bus-Dependent Communities

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Marissa Fabricant; [2023]
   Keywords : Mobility culture; bus-dependency; power; New York City; Mobilitetskultur; bussberoende; makt; New York City;

   Abstract : Transportation planning often takes a one-size-fits-all approach that overlooks hyper-local and personal aspects of mobility. Mobility is frequently thought of as movement from ‘Point A’ to ‘Point B’; however, the concept of mobility cultures reframes mobility as a socio-cultural phenomenon. READ MORE

5. 4. Hop on Board the Open-Source Bus : The Possibilities of an Open-Source Trip Planner for Public Transport

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Datalogi

   Author : Billie Westerlund; Alexander Wiklund; [2023]
   Keywords : OpenTripPlanner; open-source; software development; public transport; trip planner;

   Abstract : Open-source software development is becoming increasingly popular in the public sector due toits potential for innovation and technology integration. This study investigates the possibilities of developing an open-source trip planner using OpenTripPlanner (OTP) for the Uppsala region's growing public transport needs. READ MORE

6. 5. Re-adapting the Laundry : Inquiring about culture-graded buildings By Participatory Action Research

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Ture Askvall; [2022]
   Keywords : Participatory Action Research; Culture-Grades; Participatory design; design inquiry.;

   Abstract : According to the Stockholm City municipality’s publication The City Museums Cultural and Historical Classifications[Stadsmuseets kulturhistoriska klassificering], culture-graded buildings in Stockholm are classified by The Stockholm CityMuseum, according to a model of evaluation created by the National Heritage Board, seeking to define what cultural heritage brings to the table (Stockholm City, 2022). As it says in the Swedish National Board of Housing´s Building and planning publication Corruption Prohibition, to ensure the preservation of the positive impacts culturally significant buildings provide for their surroundings, the municipalities enforce laws that affect the development process of the built environment (Boverket, 2021). READ MORE