Essays about: "national culture and performance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 essays containing the words national culture and performance.

  1. 1. The influence of Cultural Distances on the relationship between Motivational Practice and Job Satisfaction: A quantitative study comparing Multinational Corporations in Vietnam and Sweden

    University essay from

    Author : Linh Pham; Simon Rosén; Tran Nguyen; [2023]
    Keywords : Cultural distances; Motivation; Motivational practices; Job satisfaction; Vietnam; Sweden; MNCs; Moderation effect;

    Abstract : Background: Cultural differences provide challenges for multinational corporations, due to the differences in norms, values, and beliefs accompanying national cultures. Multinational corporations must adapt to the new environment to achieve optimal performance and attain competitive advantages. READ MORE

  3. 2. Healthcare Production Control Maturity Model

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Fredrik Elsnitz; Filippa Ramberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Healthcare; maturity model; production control; resource planning; capacity planning; Swedish healthcare.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Sweden has been struggling with bad access to healthcare. The National Healthcare Guarantee is not fulfilled, and Sweden has low productivity numbers. One suggested solution to deal with this issue is increased healthcare production control. READ MORE

  4. 3. Critical Mass & Masculinity

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Erik Borg; Josephine Struik; [2022]
    Keywords : Board Gender Diversity; Firm Performance; Corporate Governance; Culture;

    Abstract : In this study, we investigate a non-linear relationship between board gender diversity and firm performance as suggested by the critical mass theory. Further, we examine the moderation of national culture based on institutional theory. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Worm in an Apple : An analysis of hegemonic masculinity, personal responsibility and the nature of the Shadow in Ursula K. Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Gwendolyn Maddy Hansson; [2022]
    Keywords : A Wizard of Earthsea; Ursula K. Le Guin; genre deconstruction; masculinity; hegemonic masculinity; personal responsibility; school culture; boy problem; fantasy literature; upper-secondary school; secondary school; English as a Foreign;

    Abstract : In this paper, Ursula K Le Guin’s 1968 fantasy novel, A Wizard of Earthsea will be investigated in two ways. First, through a thematic analysis of the primary antagonist through a deconstructive close-reading technique. Second, through a pedagogic analysis of the depiction of hegemonic masculinity in the novel. READ MORE

  6. 5. Competitive Productivity in the South African Renewable Energy Procurement Programme

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Paul Frick; [2020]
    Keywords : Competitive Productivity; Trust; Pragmatism; Renewable Energy Procurement Programme;

    Abstract : Title: Competitive Productivity in The South African Renewable Energy Procurement Programme Level: Final assignment for the Master Programme in Business Administration Author: Paul Frick Supervisor: Dr. Daniella Fjellström Date: 2020 – 01 Aim: The aim of the study is to examine the concept of Competitive Productivity (“CP”) in the context of the renewable energy independent power producer procurement (“REIPPP”) programme in South Africa, as the case study, which consists of private public partnerships and to understand how the actions of government have an influence on the competitiveness of the procurement programme. READ MORE