Essays about: "management control systems"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 736 essays containing the words management control systems.

  1. 31. Urban Planning & Governance in the Age of AI : A Study of the Potential Benefits and Risks

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

    Author : Jonas Gummesson; [2023]
    Keywords : Accountability; AI; Artificial Intelligence; Big Data; Cybernetics; Engagement; Equality; Governance; Neural Networks; Participation; Power; Smart City; Systems planning.; Transparency; Trust; Urban Design; Urban Planning;

    Abstract : Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly developing technology which in this project refers to software that given objectives generate content, predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing their environment. Using literature reviews and semi-structured interviews, the current and future uses, sentiments, regulations, and risks of AI in urban planning and governance are gathered. READ MORE

  3. 32. Gap Analysis of Information Security Management Systems in Sri Lankan Higher Education Institutes

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

    Author : Suneth Piumal Don Appuhamilage; Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Dineth Udyan Rathnayake; [2023]
    Keywords : Compliance; Gap analysis; Maturity model; Maturity level; MTO model; ISO IEC 27001:2013;

    Abstract : This work presents an overview of preliminary stages taken towards proper establishment ofan Information Security Management System (ISMS) for Sri Lankan Higher EducationInstitutes (HEIs) based on ISO/IEC 27001:2013 standard. This study consists with a gapanalysis conducted on selected HEIs within Sri Lanka to evaluate their compliance withISO/IEC 27001:2013 standards. READ MORE

  4. 33. Making a difference from the sideline: A case study on accounting system integration following preservation acquisitions

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

    Author : Olof Almgren; Timothy Fredin; [2023]
    Keywords : Management accounting systems MAS ; preservation acquisitions; institutionalization;

    Abstract : This study explores the management accounting system (MAS) integration following preservation acquisitions, and how this process affects the financial control institutions in acquired firms. Drawing upon The Process of Institutionalization (Burns & Scapens, 2000) and the insights from a single case study of a Swedish corporate group specializing in preservation acquisition, we found that financial control institutions expand in acquired firms through three processes. READ MORE

  5. 34. The ESG Power of the Board Seat - Comparative case studies of how private equity firms implement ESG strategies within their portfolio companies and manage them through the use of control systems

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

    Author : Sanna Sabir; Jonatan Persson; [2023]
    Keywords : Private Equity; ESG; Management Control Systems; Levers of Control;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate how private equity firms use control systems to implement ESG-focused business activities within their portfolio companies. The chosen method was comparative case studies, with interviews and documents from two private equity firms. READ MORE

  6. 35. Navigating the Divide: A qualitative case study on management control systems in product and process innovation

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

    Author : Ella Häggström; Astrid Seitz Brutar; [2023]
    Keywords : Product Innovation; Process Innovation; Management Control Systems; Enabling; Constraining;

    Abstract : This thesis examines a company's use of management control systems in product and process innovation, and to what extent they are applied in enabling and constraining manners. In addition, we investigate how the application of management control systems affects the interplay between product and process innovation, and how the firm manages the interplay. READ MORE