Essays about: "internal and external forces of change"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words internal and external forces of change.
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1. Taking Climate into Account - Carbon Management Tools for Investment Decisions and Progress Tracking at an Energy Company
University essay from Lunds universitet/InnovationsteknikAbstract : Background: Climate change is becoming a more urgent issue, where global agreements and regulations are putting pressure on companies to calculate and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions to combat the problem. Other driving forces of carbon disclosure for companies include social, economic, and financial pressure, as well as firm specific internal factors. READ MORE
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2. Agile Transformation in the Automotive Industry : A Case Study of Volvo Trucks
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknikAbstract : The automotive industry has seen revolutionary changes in the past two decades. Vehicles are starting to incorporate within themselves a significant amount of electronic and software based components, due to which the industry has seen rapidly changing customer requirements. READ MORE
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3. Competing on sustainability - A study on stakeholder interaction, becoming truly sustainable and obtaining a sustained competitive advantage in an industry characterized by low sustainability maturity
University essay from Lunds universitet/ProduktionsekonomiAbstract : Although more and more companies are facing increasing pressure to take responsibility for their actions impacting sustainability, the pharmaceutical industry and in extension the cold chain solutions industry, have previously been exempted from scrutiny. Research on sustainability in the industry is lagging, why this master thesis aims to explore how sustainability can be incorporated into the business model while avoiding creating a disconnect between corporate strategy and actual sustainability impact. READ MORE
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4. Driving forces and expectations for sustainability within the corporate sector
University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildningAbstract : Climate change is a long-term challenge that requires urgent actions. An increased amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, causing changes in the climate system such as melting glaciers and extreme weather conditions, are correlated to economic growth. READ MORE
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5. Swedish Luxury Leading the Way Toward Sustainable Change : An explorative study investigating sustainable change in the Swedish luxury goods industry
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : Background: Luxury is growing in market size and a wider group of consumers are setting new demands in the industry. The increasing awareness of the environment has put the industry in a direction towards sustainable change. READ MORE