Essays about: "Multinationals and and development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words Multinationals and and development.

1. 1. Reimagining a Corporate Workstations Booking Platform Through User-Centered Design Principles and Prototyping Techniques : Improving Efficiency and Satisfaction of Users in Managing Daily Workstations and Rooms

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Carlo Leopoldo Reinotti; [2023]
   Keywords : User-Centered Design; Usability Testing; Corporate Booking Platforms; Prototype Development; User Experience; Användarcentrerad design; användbarhetstestning; bokningsplattformar för företag; prototyputveckling; användarupplevelse;

   Abstract : In the realm of corporate booking platforms, interface design plays a pivotal role in user satisfaction and efficiency. An identified issue concerning the usability of a prominent multinational's platform, used for scheduling workstations and meeting rooms, forms the basis for this investigation. READ MORE

3. 2. Extractions Speak Louder Than Words : Valuation languages in Vattenfall’s purchase of Colombian coal

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Martin Melzi; [2022]
   Keywords : resource extraction; natural resources; valuation languages; valuation of nature; business actors; multinationals;

   Abstract : The role of business actors in resource extraction in developing countries is an understudied topic of research for development studies. The framework of valuation languages and socio-environmental conflicts is useful for studying the values of actors involved in conflicts concerning resource extraction, but previous studies do not sufficiently discuss how to measure the concept. READ MORE

4. 3. Doing the Doughnut: Exploring how Swedish multinationals develop sustainable innovations to drive transformation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Saad Pervez Ghauri; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainability; innovation; strategy; doughnut economics; sustainable development; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This qualitative study explores whether sustainable innovation by multinational enterprises (MNEs) can lead to the transformation of existing regimes through the lens of innovation theory and doughnut economics. The study proposes a conceptual framework to evaluate the practices of businesses and the findings chart how sustainable innovation occurs within two multinational enterprises. READ MORE

5. 4. Licence to Talk : Sustainability Managers and their Managerial Realities within the Corporate Sustainability Paradox

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Mounia El hajjari Borg; Elin Sundberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Sustainability managers; sustainability-dedicated professionals; sustainable development; sustainable management; corporate sustainability; corporate paradox; CSR; stakeholders; governance; sustainability strategies; communication; strategic communication; sustainability reporting; non-financial disclosure; private sector in Sweden; paradox approach; paradox perspective; business case; social and environmental responsibility; organizations; multinationals; MNC; Nils Brunsson; organizational theory; organizational hypocrisy; neo-institutionalism; organizational individuals; organizational tension on the individual level; decision-making; action; business operations; isomorphism; institutional logics; market logics; reporting frameworks; GRI; global reporting initiative; walk the talk; change making; change agent; systemic change; behaviour and human resources; identity work; organizational sociology; legitimacy; organizational external and internal pressures.; Hållbarhetschefer; hållbarhetsrelaterade roller; hållbar utveckling; hållbar ledning; hållbarhet; paradox; CSR; intressenter; styrning; hållbarhetsstrategier; kommunikation; strategisk kommunikation; hållbarhetsrapportering; icke-finansiell information; privat sektor i Sverige; paradox perspektiv; affärsstrategi; socialt och miljöansvar; organisationer; multinationella företag; MNC; Nils Brunsson; organisationsteori; organizational hypocrisy; hyckleri; neo-institutionalism; organisatoriska individer; individnivå; beslutsfattande; affärsverksamhet; isomorfism; institutionell logik; marknadslogik; rapporteringsramverk; GRI; global reporting initiativ; walk the talk; förändringsarbete; förändringsagent; systemförändring; beteende och mänskliga resurser; identitetsarbete; organisatorisk sociologi; legitimitet; externa och interna påtryckningar.;

   Abstract : While sustainability-dedicated managers and related titles represent a profession that has hardly existed for more than a decade, it is not surprising that the field of research concentrating on these professionals is in itself relatively new. With an increasing demand for corporations to take their social and environmental responsibility, and a corporate sustainability characterized by tension and paradox, we found it of importance to explore the role and entanglements of these professionals. READ MORE

6. 5. Is Overseas Political Challenge Always Harmful to Chinese Multinationals? - Implications on Chinese Purchase Willingness

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Hanzhang Jin; Yuchen Liu; [2021]
   Keywords : Overseas political challenge; Consumers purchase willingness; Brand awareness; Brand image; Chinese multinationals; Signaling theor;

   Abstract : Multinationals are subject to questioning about organizational legitimacy issues by foreign governments when expanding overseas. This issue has become more prevalent over the past two decades with the rapid development of emerging countries and the exponential expansion in outward foreign direct investments from the firms of these emerging countries. READ MORE