Essays about: "opportunism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the word opportunism.

1. 1. Breaking out of Boundaries: A multiple case-study examining the role of entrepreneurship for the internationalization of small skincare born global firms

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Celina Hua; Mimmy Ly; [2023-07-18]
   Keywords : Born Global; Internationalization; Entrepreneurial Capabilities; Effectual Logic; Human Capital; Networking Capabilities; Serendipity;

   Abstract : As the beauty and skincare market continues to grow globally, there is also a growing trend of early and rapid internationalization among skincare brands that are looking to capitalize on the global market. While this constitutes a great opportunity for companies, internationalization can be difficult for young and small firms, in particular, to effectively navigate. READ MORE

3. 2. Corporate Social Responsibility and Earnings Management

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

   Author : Amanda Jansson; Johanna Radler; [2023]
   Keywords : earnings management; corporate social responsibility; ESG; discretionary accruals; transparent financial reporting;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate the relationship between CSR and constraint of earnings management on Swedish firms listed on OMX Stockholm. Earnings management is estimated using two accrual-based models to detect discretionary accruals. The first hypothesis explores whether a continuous CSR score is correlated with earnings management. READ MORE

4. 3. Twice the price : An empirical study in procurement of homogenousgoods for Swedish municipalities

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Farzam Ebrahimi; Jakob Sunström; [2022]
   Keywords : Procurement; Municipalities; Price discrepancies; Homogenous goods; Opportunism; Transaction Costs; Horizontal Integration; Asymmetric information;

   Abstract : Background: Studies of complex and big-ticket tenders such as construction contracts have been the main research focus of public procurement. The efficiency of these low frequency transactionsis inherently hard to study, since the real world offers a wide range of variables that could explain the discrepancies. READ MORE

5. 4. Narratives of Collaborative Governance : An Exploration of the National Innovation Council

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Kayla Van Cleave; [2020]
   Keywords : governance; collaborative governance; ethnography; narratology; stakeholder; National Innovation Council; Sweden;

   Abstract : Governance is a predominant paradigm in political science, characterizing how current regimes are increasingly steered by multiple societal actors and structures. The specific purpose and processes of such arrangements however, remain vague in theory and in practice. READ MORE

6. 5. Assessing the value of advice : Evaluation approaches of small management consulting firms

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Niklas Grufman; Cornelia Larker; [2020]
   Keywords : Management consulting; Evaluation; Knowledge Intensive Services; Customer satisfaction; Relationship management; Performance-based pricing;

   Abstract : Whilst utilization of management consulting services has become an integral part of the contemporary economy and functioning of many organizations, intangibility leaves clients unable to predict or objectively assess the values created in consulting engagements. According to scholars, attempts to counteract the principal-agent related risks of opportunism and divergent incentives are expected to increase following higher competition, consumer awareness and anticipated increased demand for performance-based pricing. READ MORE