Essays about: "mimetic isomorphism"

Found 4 essays containing the words mimetic isomorphism.

  1. 1. Are Big 4 role models in sustainability reporting? : A content analysis on sustainability reports of Big 4 and Swedish listed companies.

    University essay from Jönköping University

    Author : Almedina Dzankovic; Dea Celami; [2022]
    Keywords : Audit firms; sustainability; sustainability reporting; normative isomorphism; mimetic isomorphism;

    Abstract : Research problem: The purpose of this study is to extend existing knowledge on the determinants of sustainability reporting. Institutional theory, legitimacy theory, CSR and TBL are used to find out if: (1) audit firms’ sustainability reports are an influencing factor on non-audit firms’ sustainability reports, (2) if audit firms’ sustainability reports are an influencing factor on their clients’ sustainability reports. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Knowledge rhetoric in the “Big Four” consulting firms – the quest for legitimacy, and the peculiar case of similarity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Joachim Lindberg; [2015]
    Keywords : Knowledge rhetoric; normative; mimetic; isomorphism; legitimacy; KIF; Big Four; Deloitte; PwC; EY; KPMG; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to conceptualize the practice of knowledge rhetoric in knowledge-intensive firms (KIFs). The methodology applied to this qualitative study is based on the principles of a social constructivist paradigm. READ MORE

  5. 4. Stock Repurchases - A Fashion in the Corporate Wardrobe? : A Quantitative Study of Institutional Isomorphism within the Swedish Industrial Sector

    University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Jan-Johan Larsson; Leander Schorr; [2007]
    Keywords : Stock repurchases; Payout policy; Institutional theory; Mimetic; normative and coercive isomorphism; Swedish industrial sector;

    Abstract : In May 2000 share repurchases were legalized in Sweden, with the purpose to provide companies with an efficient and flexible way to distribute capital. To buy back shares gives companies several benefits which are discussed in our study. READ MORE