Essays about: "new institutional theory"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 203 essays containing the words new institutional theory.

  1. 11. Accessing credit through social relationships : a case study of cassava farmers in Central Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Susanna Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : credit; access; agricultural market systems; value chain; moral economy; institutional bricolage;

    Abstract : The FAO aims to support local farmers in Nakasongola District, Uganda, to tap into value-added cassava market opportunities. This thesis critically examines farmers' experiences in these cassava markets, challenging classical economic assumptions that underpin the FAO project. READ MORE

  3. 12. Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive : An analysis on the pre-implementation phase of CSRD in relation to stakeholder engagement, institutional logic, and networks

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Katharina Staudt; Emma Bloem; Maureen ter Steege; [2023]
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    Abstract : The European Union (EU) has proposed and adopted the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) to enhance businesses' sustainability performance across the EU. The study focuses on the pre-implementation phase of CSRD within an audit and consulting company and its perceived effects on organizational processes and structures. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Impact of Diversity on Company Performance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lisa Hamberg; Greta Hjärre; Sofia Johansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Diversity; Company Performance; Diversity Management; External Factors; New Institutional Theory; Information Processing Theory; Social Identity Theory.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Research Question: How has diversity impacted performance in the Asian, European and American divisions of Education First? Methodology: A qualitative case study using an abductive approach, aiming to detect how national corporate diversity impacts performance. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 senior managers of Education First, providing empirical findings that were triangulated with the literature review and theoretical framework in the data analysis. READ MORE

  5. 14. Adapting to the CSRD and Reporting of Scope 3 Emissions: Strategies for Newly Affected Companies : A Study of the Challenes and Potential Solutions for Companies Newly Affected by the CSRD

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Alexandra Munthe Nilsson; Karin Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive; CSDR; Scope 3; Outsourced Transportation Emissions Potential Solutions; Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive; CSRD; Scope 3; Hållbarhetsrapportering; Outsourcade Transportutsläpp; Utmaningar; Potentiella Lösningar;

    Abstract : As part of the EU’s sustainable strategy in reducing emissions and combating climate change the EU introduced the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) in 2022. This directive requires the reporting of sustainability information from a significantly wider group of companies. READ MORE

  6. 15. Balancing the books and the planet: A single-case study investigating the relation between sustainability involvement and the occupational identity of management accountants

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

    Author : Hedda Jonasson Blank; Jakob Söderblom; [2023]
    Keywords : Occupational identity; Sustainability reporting; Management accountant practices; Aspirational identities; Role enlargement;

    Abstract : Through practice of a single-case study, this paper aims to shed new light on the interdisciplinary area of management accountants' approach to, and involvement in, sustainability-related activities. Through the application of identity theory, with particular influence from Hughes' (1951) findings of a moral division of labour and Thornborrow and Brown's (2009) concept of aspirational identities, we show the existence of an interdependent relationship between the occupational identity of management accountants, and their engagement towards sustainability reporting and adjacent activities. READ MORE