Essays about: "progressive culture"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 31 essays containing the words progressive culture.

  1. 6. Incentivising Intra-Organisational Sustainability Development at GANNI

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Melanie Hermeling; Laura Dittmann; [2021]
    Keywords : Social Physics; Management Control Systems; Fashion; Institutional Theory; Resource-Based View; Sustainability Development; Incentivisation; Design Thinking;

    Abstract : Background – Under the acceleration in globalising tendencies of monopoly capitalism aided by social hyper-connectivity and a supply of cheap international labour, fashion companies struggle to find sufficient agency to manoeuvre their way out of the unsustainable, self-inflicted problems. Since fashion companies' rhetoric on sustainability matters is often far ahead of corporate action, it requires further development and engagement by all actors. READ MORE

  2. 7. Towards a generational transformation of the role and meaning of friendship

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Julie Kirketorp; [2021]
    Keywords : Friendships; individualization; biographical narrative; identity; life witnesses; intimacy; and care.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The thesis sets out to explore the role and meaning of friendships across two age groups. This is attained by a generational interview design where the groups are separated by nearly 20 years. READ MORE

  3. 8. Organizational Subculture And Circular Economy : A Case Study Of Circular Purchasing In The Municipality Of Malmö

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

    Author : Nikolina Strahinic; Hagbom Hanna; [2021]
    Keywords : Circular Economy; public agency; municipality; organizational culture; organizational subculture; Malmö; circular purchasing;

    Abstract : To this day, literature has mainly been focused on the implementation of Circular Economy in the business sector, but as more and more nations adopt the approach of Circular Economy there is a need to further research the role of public agencies in this transition. The City of Malmö is seen as a progressive actor in the field of climate issues and has integrated sustainability objectives widely across the entire organizational culture. READ MORE

  4. 9. Flags don’t feed people: nationalism and agri-culture in the UK : a critical framing analysis of nationalism as it appears in British agri-cultural discourse in the context of Brexit

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Anoushka Carter; [2020]
    Keywords : Nationalism; agriculture; ecological patriotism; far right; neoliberal capitalism; ecomodernism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : As Europe witnesses a rise in support of the far-right, more attention is being paid to why nationalistic sentiment is gaining popularity, particularly amongst rural populations. However, less known is how nationalism interacts with pressing ecological issues, even less so with agricultural matters. READ MORE

  5. 10. The art to transact an acquisition and merger - A qualitative study of a merger and acquisition transaction unfolding and aspects influencing the process

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Yosef Duman; [2019-07-03]
    Keywords : MERGER ACQUISITIONS; CULTURE; POST PRE-MERGER ANALYSIS; PROCESSES; COMMUNICATION;

    Abstract : Studies are presenting that approximately less than a third of mergers and acquisition are set to satisfy managers, resulting in high levels of unsound activities that are strategically inadequate and costly for the organizations, making the concept merger and acquisition as a strategy of growth and synergy to critically being evaluated. What aspect could possibly result in such un-sound outcome? This paper studies and examines an acquisition and merger transaction of a privately owned and managed firm since traditionally, there is multiple challenges with an sale of a privately owned and managed firm whereas some complications being information asymmetry between the seller and buyer, valuation difficulties and future uncertainties of how acquired firm should be operated and managed. READ MORE