Essays about: "institutional legitimacy and material legitimacy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words institutional legitimacy and material legitimacy.
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1. Coupling as a Tool for Organizational Efficiency - the case Swedish Armed Forces
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : A mismatch between what corporations and organizations display to be doing and what actually is being conducted on a day-to-day basis seems to be a rule rather than exception in today’s organizational environment. According to previously presented theories in the field of new institutional organizational theory by Meyer and Rowan (1977), organizations must decouple their formal structure from what is actually being conducted internally to be able to be organizational efficient. READ MORE
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2. Early Experience of Mandatory Non-Financial Information Reporting in Sweden: A case study of how listed SMEs in the industrial sector have implemented the new law
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Motivation/Purpose: Increasing societal pressure on companies for higher transparency and accountability has led to a significant growth in issuance of non-financial reporting. As a result, the Swedish parliament has decided to extend the EU directive on disclosure of non-financial information and diversity information to force more Swedish companies to produce a sustainability report. READ MORE
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3. In the tension between the local and the global : A field study about organizational and cultural challenges faced by NGO:s working with orphans and vulnerable children in Gaborone; Botswana
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HHJ, Avd. för beteendevetenskap och socialt arbeteAbstract : The HIV and AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa calls a great national and global response in order to face the challenges associated with the illness for the individual, households, community and future of nations. The disease has led to an increased number of orphans and other vulnerable children in Botswana where the non-governmental organizations stand for social service delivery to these children. READ MORE
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4. Isomorphic Learning at a Disciplined. Nuclear Power Plant
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : In this thesis we have examined the Swedish nuclear power plant Ringhals by asking three questions: How does the search for legitimacy take shape at Ringhals?, What kinds of disciplining in Foucault’s terms can we find, and how do these affect the organization? and Which types of learning can we find at Ringhals and how do they learn from experiences? To answer these questions we have interviewed 24 employees, mainly about learning issues, but found indicators for legitimacy seeking and disciplining as well. The special characteristics of the nuclear power industry with its safety rules, authority control, terrorist threat, public fear, risk management and environmental issues, make it interesting to study. READ MORE
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5. Fastighetsbolags användning av verkligt värde : En studie i företags uppfattning om värdering av förvaltningsfastigheter till verkligt värde
University essay from Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingAbstract : Bakgrund och problem: Det pågår en diskussion om införandet av värdering av förvaltningsfastigheter till verkligt värde. Diskussionen grundar sig främst i att fastighetsbolagens resultat påverkas av orealiserade värdeförändringar genom att dessa inkluderas i rörelseresultatet. READ MORE
