Essays about: "cultural tightness"

Found 3 essays containing the words cultural tightness.

  1. 1. Management Control During Forced Remote Working Conditions - A Case Study of a Global Leader in Container Shipping and a Big Four Accounting Firm

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Rebecka Dejus; Hedvig Rönnberg; [2021-06-24]
    Keywords : Contingency; Management Control; Organizational Prerequisites; Forced Remote Work;

    Abstract : Purpose: This study investigates how forced remote working may have affected the design and use of management controls within organizations. Methodology: Interviews were conducted with respondents from two well-established organizations with different organizational approaches. READ MORE

  3. 2. Management control of Swedish SMEs : Swedish small and medium-sized enterprises’ management control mechanisms in the Asian business environment

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Företagsekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Felix Baart; Frej Ericsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Management control; Swedish SME; Asia; Export; Subsidiary; Partner;

    Abstract : Background: The Swedish economy is dependent on exports as it represents 45% of the country's GDP. Simultaneously, Swedish exporting market shares are decreasing on a global scale. READ MORE

  4. 3. What can be learned from the Maple Leaf? : A comparative study between Sweden and Canada regarding perceived institutional discrimination of minority groups and their views on the labor market.

    University essay from Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Walian; Ruben Christensen; [2013]
    Keywords : labor market; institutional discrimination; minority groups; cultural tightness; Canada; Sweden; arbetsmarknad; institutionaliserad diskriminering; minoritetsgrupper; kultur; Kanada; Sverige;

    Abstract : This study aims to investigate whether perceived institutional discrimination among job seekers within minority groups in Sweden is higher than in Canada. Perceived institutional discrimination is argued to be determined by cultural differences, more specifically, cultural Tight-Looseness and perceived everyday discrimination. READ MORE