Essays about: "Multiple rationales"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Multiple rationales.
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1. Grassroots Initiatives for Urban Sustainability Transition: A Case Study of Urban Farming Projects in Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Cities in the Global South are undergoing rapid urbanization, where a high percentage of the urban poor live in informal settlements that lack basic services, are associated with unemployment, low-income levels, and insecurity. The impacts of climate change, intensive agricultural practices, and highly globalized food systems pose challenges to food security. READ MORE
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2. Operationalizing a Market in Transit: How Multiple Accounting Calculations Mediate Multiple Rationales of the Market
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : This thesis aims to understand how accounting calculations are used to operationalize the market in an intra-organizational value chain. Building on a case study, TransportCo is followed in its efforts to go from a stable market towards meeting a new uncertain market. READ MORE
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3. Visualizing Strategic Value in CVC - an Impossibility or Solely a Consequence of Inadequate Practices?
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategiAbstract : This paper presents empirical findings from a multiple case study inspired by a transactional design on strategic value within the field of corporate venture capital (CVC), motivated by its increasingly prominent role in enhancing the strategy of large corporations. Steered by an identified lack of knowledge about how to concretize and measure the strategic value created by CVC firms, the paper contributes with a conceptual framework primarily directed to the automotive industry. READ MORE
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4. We've Got Nothing to Hide - A qualitative study of how corporate identity influence Swedish fashion companies’ commitment to supply chain transparency as a way to compete
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Motivated by the ambition to understand how supply chain transparency can be used as a tool for competition in an industry where environmental and social issues are alarming, this paper examines what influence corporate identity has on fashion companies’ commitment to supply chain transparency in regards of competition. A multiple case study was implemented, where five Swedish fashion companies were examined with respect to the theoretical framework covering transparency, rationales for transparency and corporate identity. READ MORE
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5. “It feels like this is good for many people” The multiple rationales of municipal owned food production
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : There have been moves towards greater localization in our approaches to the economy and services we consume, especially within the sphere of food. In particular, self-sufficiency approaches have increased in interest to utilize and create a resilient local food system, as this shields an area from the uncertainty and fluctuation of global trades while securing local development. READ MORE
