Essays about: "competing logics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words competing logics.

  1. 1. Accounting and the Dark Side of Passionate Interest - The Case of a Swedish Elite Women's Football Team

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Tova Isberg; Jessica Kollberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Sports; Women s football; Passionate interest; Institutional logics;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the interrelationship between accounting practices and the coexistence of multiple institutional logics in a Swedish elite women's football team. While previous studies have investigated the nexus of accounting and sports, the perspective of a female sports organization remains unexplored. READ MORE

  3. 2. Becoming a UNESCO City of Literature : A discourse analysis of the Gothenburg effort to become a City of Literature in the UNESCO creative cities network

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

    Author : Ebba Wahlbom; [2022]
    Keywords : discursive formations; ideology; UNESCO; creative cities network; literature; literary work; cultural policy research;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to create knowledge on discursive formations surrounding literature that is being produced and/or reproduced in Sweden today. This is achieved by studying how the project group members responsible for writing the Gothenburg application to become a UNESCO City of Literature, and other key players involved in this process, argue for the values of literature and why a membership in the UNESCO creative cities network would be beneficial for Gothenburg city, its citizens and the literary field. READ MORE

  4. 3. "It's a bit naïve to believe that being a doctor is a medical profession" Exploring medical doctors' responses to competing institutional logics

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Pontus Jansson; Andreas Qvick; [2021]
    Keywords : NPM; Institutional logics; Healthcare; Institutional complexity;

    Abstract : In this thesis, clinical doctor's experiences and responses to competing logics are studied. This is done in order to build an understanding of the implications NPM has from a bottom-up perspective. Eleven doctors participate in this qualitative study. READ MORE

  5. 4. Doing good while doing well - A qualitative study on how business angels respond to competing logics in impact investing

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Maja Ohlsson; Elias Weike; [2021]
    Keywords : Impact investing; Business angels; Institutional logics; Institutional complexity;

    Abstract : Impact investing has emerged as a new mechanism by which early-stage start-ups pursuing social or environmental goals are funded. Business angels are critical actors in supporting early-stage start-ups and therefore could play an important part in accelerating this field. READ MORE

  6. 5. Challenges of Service User Participation in Human Service Organisations: A Case Study in a Swedish Charity Organisation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Monika Larsson; [2020-10-19]
    Keywords : Service user participation; human service organisations; moral work; isomorphism; and institutional logics;

    Abstract : This report aims to explore the failures of service user participation initiatives in human service organisations. Despite the positive portrayals of service user participation and goals towards implementation, often times putting it into practice may fail. READ MORE