Essays about: "normative pressure"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 25 essays containing the words normative pressure.

  1. 6. The influence of social sustainability criteria on the process of selecting international suppliers - A multiple case study on the Swedish fashion industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Johanna Hansson; Océane Klink; [2020-06-29]
    Keywords : Supplier selection process; Social sustainability; Sustainable supply chain management; International suppliers; Swedish fashion industry;

    Abstract : Prior research has emphasised the selection of international suppliers as one of the most crucial tasks in global supply chain management since companies are said to only be as performant as their suppliers. Therefore, putting high pressure on companies regarding the importance of selecting their suppliers. READ MORE

  3. 7. Influence of External Pressures on the Digital Transformation of Institutions

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jiayin Yu; Fenfen Pan; [2020]
    Keywords : Digital transformation; organizational institutionalism; coercive pressure; mimetic pressure; normative pressure; organizational response;

    Abstract : More and more institutions have begun to implement digital transformation. Identifying the reasons behind institutions’ digital transformation can help them make the right strategies. READ MORE

  4. 8. Unga lantbrukares attityder, normer och hinder inför förvärv av lantbruksfastigheter : en enkätundersökning baserad på Theory of Planned Behaviour

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Christian Esbjörnsson; Erik Bertilsson; [2020]
    Keywords : attityder; normer; hinder; enkätundersökning; generationsskifte; teorin om planerat beteende; Theory Of Planned Behaviour; TPB; lönsamhet; unga lantbrukare;

    Abstract : Sveriges lantbrukare blir äldre och färre. Medelåldern för dessa är 58 år och samtidigt har andelen lantbrukare under 35 års ålder sjunkit från 8 % till 4 %. Antalet sysselsatta i lantbruket år 2016 var 171 400 personer vilket är resultatet av en minskning med 1300 personer sen 2013. READ MORE

  5. 9. Workplace Burnout Within the Project Management Discipline: a Comparative Look at Sweden and the UK

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Nolwenn Lecompte; Alyssa Nicole Whitcomb; [2020]
    Keywords : Keywords: Project Management; Burnout; Engagement; Sweden; UK; Areas of Worklife; Maslach Burnout Inventory - General Survey; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Research into burnout has often focused on the helping professions, such as medical care (Schaufeli, Leiter & Maslach, 2009). However, the cost of burnout to private organisations is high, since it correlates with lower productivity and increased turnover/turnover intention amongst others (Maslach, Schaufeli, & Leiter, 2001). READ MORE

  6. 10. Asset management in the utility sector : The challenges of breaching the gap between current practice and best practice

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

    Author : Emil Mårtensson; Philip Rumman; [2019]
    Keywords : Infrastructure Asset Management; Asset Management Systems; Implementation Challenges; Water Utilities; Public Companies; Performance Assessment; Risk Management; Standardization; Standards; ISO; ISO 55000; Strategic Planning; Infrastruktur Tillgångshantering; Tillgångshanteringssystem; Implementeringsutmaningar; VA-företag; Offentlig Verksamhet; Prestationsmätning; Riskhantering; Standards; Standardisering; ISO; ISO 55000; Strategisk Planering;

    Abstract : Vital societal functions are upheld by public infrastructure. For some time, normative theories describing asset management have disseminated in research and in business. READ MORE