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Finnischer Tangotanztourismus als verkörperter Raum in einer „Kultur der Schweigsamkeit“

Thimm, Tatjana - In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 14 (2022) 2, pp. 164-183

Zusammenfassung In diesem Beitrag wird der finnische Tangotanztourismus unter Berücksichtigung des Konzeptes des verkörperten Raumes (Low 2003) und des Raumverständnisses von Lefebvre (1991) auf den vielschichtig miteinander verbundenen Ebenen von Körper, Kultur und Raum analysiert. Die...

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Ensuring legitimacy through rhetorical changes? : A longitudinal interpretation of the environmental disclosures of a leading Finnish chemical company

Laine, Matias - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 22 (2009) 7, pp. 1029-1054

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed further light on how corporate environmental disclosures are used to respond to institutional pressures stemming from the social context. Design/methodology/approach – Interpretive textual analysis is applied to discuss how the environmental...

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Social responsibilities of MNCs in downsizing operations : A Finnish forest sector case analysed from the stakeholder, social contract and legitimacy theory point of view

Mäkelä, Hannele; Näsi, Salme - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 23 (2010) 2, pp. 149-174

Purpose – This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of the social aspects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) by studying a case of organizational downsizing. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses a theoretical framework consisting of stakeholder theory and legitimacy...

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Contending legitimations : Performance measurement coupling and decoupling in two Finnish cities

Rautiainen, Antti - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 23 (2010) 3, pp. 373-391

Purpose – “Contending legitimations” (Meyer and Scott) in cities – and especially multiple conflicting institutional pressures on decision makers – have not received sufficient accounting study. Therefore this paper aims to analyse the multiple institutional pressures on the...

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Just a passing fad? : The diffusion and decline of environmental reporting in the Finnish water sector

Vinnari, Eija; Laine, Matias - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 26 (2013) 7, pp. 1107-1134

Purpose – The study seeks to add to the understanding of the diffusion and decline of environmental reporting practices. Design/methodology/approach – Semi-structured interviews and municipal water utility publications are analysed to identify factors which have influenced the diffusion and...

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The uncertainties of risk management : A field study on risk management internal audit practices in a Finnish municipality

Vinnari, Eija; Skærbæk, Peter - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 27 (2014) 3, pp. 489-526

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the implementation of risk management as a tool for internal audit activities, focusing on unexpected effects or uncertainties generated during its application. Design/methodology/approach – Public and confidential documents as well as...

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Market segmentation in the cell phone market among adolescents and young adults

J. Haverila, Matti - In: Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics 25 (2013) 3, pp. 346-368

' and young adults' cell phone product-market in Finland, United Arab Emirates, Canada, China, and New Zealand. Drawing upon … questionnaire, data was gathered from 403 high school and 892 undergraduate students in Finland, UAE, China, Canada and New Zealand …

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Linking strategy into operational management : A survey of BSC implementation in Finnish energy sector

Haapasalo, Harri; Ingalsuo, Kari; Lenkkeri, Timo - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 13 (2006) 6, pp. 701-717

not been very prevalent in Finnish electricity companies. However, the deregulation of the energy markets in Finland, from …

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On the suitability of the self‐organizing map for analysis of the macro and firm level competitive environment : An empirical evaluation

Länsiluoto, Aapo; Eklund, Tomas - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 15 (2008) 4, pp. 402-419

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to present and compare the results of an evaluation of two self‐organizing map (SOM) models' suitability for financial environment analysis. The models are constructed for analyzing the macro‐ and firm‐level environments in the international pulp...

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Benchmarking Russian and Finnish food industry supply chains

Tuominen, Tommi; Kitaygorodskaya, Natalia; Helo, Petri - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 16 (2009) 3, pp. 415-431

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the differences between Finnish and Russian, namely Karelian, food industry supply chains. The main objective is to find out the reasons for low productivity in Russian food industry from supply chain management (SCM) point of view....

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