Essays about: "globalisation and environment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 essays containing the words globalisation and environment.

  1. 1. Keep Calm and Carry On: An empirical study of how firms can build resilience towards supply chain disruptions in a globalised world

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Hedda Cederlund; Cecilia Lindström; [2023]
    Keywords : Supply chain disruptions; Supply chains; Resilience; Financial flexibility; Covid-19;

    Abstract : Supply chains are navigating through an evolving environment where an increasing number of disruptions occur, in magnitudes reinforced by globalisation. Covid-19 revealed the vulnerability inherent in the interconnected global supply chain networks and unveiled the unpreparedness of firms to effectively manage the disruption's adverse effects. READ MORE

  3. 2. Culture and Transnationalism: Exploring the Effects of Perceived Cultural Difference on Business Operations Between Dutch and Japanese Professionals

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Olivier Duineveld; [2023]
    Keywords : Transnationalism; cultural challenges; othering; sensemaking; schemata; identity; Japan; The Netherlands; Business and Management; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The trend towards greater globalisation brings the matter of cultural identity to the foreground. Transnational corporations or business networks are culturally diverse places where cultural othering – simply put, the assumption that someone is fundamentally different from you based on the cultural identity projected on- or associated with them – can significantly impact operations across the hierarchy. READ MORE

  4. 3. Beyond the logo: the role of branding in B2B services : A case study on the perceptions of the influence of branding in the purchase of recruitment services

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Simone Johansson; Alva Thiel; Jennie Wallin; [2023]
    Keywords : B2B buying behaviour; Branding; Service industry; Service branding;

    Abstract : Background: In the last decade, digitalisation and globalisation have intensified competition and customer power, making price and quality minimum requirements rather than differentiators. As a result, branding has become crucial in the B2B context for creating competitive advantage and customer loyalty. READ MORE

  5. 4. Climate Leadership in the Trade Regime Complex : An Assessment of the United States Preferential Trade Agreements

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Jens Wickström; [2022]
    Keywords : International Climate Leadership; Global Governance; The US; Preferential Trade Agreements; Regime Complex;

    Abstract : Emissions keep rising, states keep trading, and Earth will be 1.5°C warmer within five years. These are results of inadequate global governance. As globalisation has brought complexity to the international settings, creating overlapping webs of interactions: no International Organisation has properly responded. READ MORE

  6. 5. Restaurant wholesalers’ role and participation in a local food network : A comparative case study of two Swedish restaurant wholesalers

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Lukas Hempel; Jessica Hallin Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : Local food network; Local food system; Restaurant wholesaler; Strategic fit; Supply chain; Value chain;

    Abstract : The implications of globalisation of food systems have led to a reconciliation of local food systems in modern times. As the local food systems have started to increase, it can still be seen that the conventional food supply chain is dominating the market. READ MORE