Essays about: "institutional development"
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6. Measurement of Business Incubator Performance by Governments: Studying the Practices in the Nordic Region
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This master thesis aims to investigate the measurement of business incubator performance by governments. Business incubators play a vital role in nurturing startups, promoting innovation, and fostering economic development. READ MORE
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7. Analysing the development of materiality disclosures in sustainability reporting within the Swedish construction sector during the last decade
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This study examines the disclosure of materiality assessments in sustainability reports of prominent Swedish construction firms, aiming to explore the extent to which companies adhered to GRI guidelines and whether there were any discernible shifts in disclosure practices from 2012 to 2021. We have used content analysis to gather data and analyse it through scoring. READ MORE
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8. Structural Hybridization and Dual Roles: A Case Study of Coexisting Logics in a Government Agency
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The area of coexisting institutional logics has been extensively discussed at the field and organizational level. However, there is currently a lack of research on the role of individual actors in creating and sustaining organizational hybrids, e.g. organizations operating under contradicting logics. READ MORE
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9. Breaking the Status Quo? - An Analysis of Sustainability Managers' Change Efforts
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Societal expectations towards corporations to include social, environmental and ethical considerations have grown in importance, and corporations largely depend on so-called sustainability managers to help them meet these expectations. This thesis provides one of the first studies into how sustainability managers work and asks: how do sustainability managers work to change their organisation for a more sustainable future? Through interviews with 18 senior sustainability managers and an analysis of the empirical findings through institutional entrepreneurship and institutional logics theory, this study identifies sustainability managers as individual actors who adopt strategic approaches and work practices similar to institutional entrepreneurs and shows their efforts to institutionalise sustainability by hybridising it with the perceived dominant market logic and by establishing legitimacy. READ MORE
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10. Leadership perspectives on mitigating corruption in India's nonprofit sector
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : Corruption is a well-known issue in India, yet research on its prevalence in the nonprofit sector is limited, particularly from the perspective of nonprofit professionals. This qualitative research, therefore, aimed to explore corruption in nonprofit organizations through the insights of nonprofit leaders. READ MORE
