Essays about: "salience of resources"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words salience of resources.

1. 1. Owner's Salience in Unlisted Businesses

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Gustav Henningsson; Jakob Lewander; [2022]
   Keywords : active ownership; stakeholder salience; corporate sustainability; unlisted businesses;

   Abstract : Shareholder activism in sustainability is increasingly being used to influence companies and their managers. Previous studies have focused on listed firms, but little theory has concentrated on unlisted assets. READ MORE

3. 2. Perceptions of barriers to climate change adaptation by Uppsala farmers

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Alan Saritas; [2019]
   Keywords : Sustainable development; Climate change adaptation; Nordic agriculture; Adaptation decision-making; Barriers to adaptation; Farmers;

   Abstract : Current emissions are likely to produce substantial impacts for the agricultural sector and the salience for adapting to these changes in the agricultural sector is increasing. While Nordic agriculture is faced with both opportunities and challenges from climate change, a still developing political and institutional structure in combination with an extreme drought during the summer of 2018 is exacerbating existing long-term trends of financial pressure in the sector, particularly for meat and dairy farmers. READ MORE

4. 3. THE IMPACT OF CONTEXTUAL CONDITIONS ON THE RESOURCE ACQUISITION STRATEGIES OF CORPORATE VENTURES: A COMPARISON OF INTERNAL VERSUS EXTERNAL CORPORATE VENTURES

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Freya Nickl; Fiona Sheils; [2016]
   Keywords : Corporate venturing; internal corporate ventures; external corporate ventures; resource acquisition strategies; contextual conditions; salience of resources; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Research question: How do the contextual conditions differentiating internal and external corporate ventures influence their resource acquisition strategies? Methodology: The analysis of the study is based on four cases consisting of two internal corporate ventures and two external corporate ventures. Data was gathered through in- depth qualitative interviews with the corporate entrepreneur managing the venture. READ MORE

5. 4. Banking on It: A Material Culture Analysis of Contemporary Private Banking Practices

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

   Author : Joakim Sten; [2014]
   Keywords : Online banking; Financial practice; Private finance; Entanglement; Practice; Materiality; Banking; Material culture; Credit cards; Authentication; MACA; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : Private retail banking is a central aspect of contemporary life in Sweden. By engaging in banking actions and activities, individuals are able to access money, make payments and commercial transactions, and aim to organize and control private finances. READ MORE

6. 5. Addressing Environmental and Social Issues In the Supply Chain: Drivers and Challenges From the Perspective of the Mid-chain Actor - A Case Study of Alfa Laval

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Daniel Olbe; [2011]
   Keywords : Life Cycle Management; Corporate Social Responsibility; Stakeholder salience; Environmental Supply Chain Management; Business and Economics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : In response to stakeholder expectations, and in line with the life cycle idea, a growing number of corporations are working to influence its suppliers for improved environmental and social performance. The number and diversity of the actors and aspects to consider in global supply chains contributes to the complexity of the task. READ MORE