Essays about: "Building competitiveness"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 42 essays containing the words Building competitiveness.

  1. 16. Analysis of photovoltaic businessmodels competitivenessCase study in Poitiers, France

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Yvonnick Collin; [2017]
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    Abstract : Today in France, almost all the electricity production of small and large PV installations is directly sold to the grid. However, thanks to the constant drop of photovoltaic module costs and the rise of electricity purchase price, a new business model gains in profitability and seems to become an attractive option to the classic feed-in to the grid: namely maximum self-consumption at the point of electricity production. READ MORE

  3. 17. Knock on (Engineered) Wood: Pathways to Increased Deployment of Cross-Laminated Timber

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Jack Fraser; [2017]
    Keywords : Cross-laminated timber; Low-carbon building materials; Bio based building materials; Swedish building sector; Decarbonisation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Significant negative environmental impacts are attributed to the building sector. To complement operational building efficiency, mitigation strategies could further decrease these environmental impacts. One mitigation strategy is increased use of low-carbon and bio based building materials. READ MORE

  4. 18. Leadership in Geographically Dispersed teams : The Impact of Virtuality on Leader’s Role

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Riia Hyppönen; [2017]
    Keywords : Virtual Leadership; Geographic Dispersion; Virtual Teams; Computer-Mediated Communication;

    Abstract : Globalization and fast developing technology are allowing organizations to spread their operations across the world. While this is often cost effective and increases companies’ competitiveness, a new challenge for leadership has arisen as people and teams are becoming geographically dispersed. READ MORE

  5. 19. How working as a Global Virtual Team affects capability-building in a Born Global

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Freja Borgstrand; Rebecca Yttermalm; [2017]
    Keywords : Global Virtual Team; Born Global; Resource Based View; Dynamic Capability Approach; competitive advantage; resource-picking; capability-building; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to understand how a Born Global company that works as a Global Virtual Team, operates to develop and reconfigure the organizational processes and routines, in order to stay competitive in a dynamic environment. It is examined from a Resource Based View, with a focus on the resource-picking and capability-building mechanisms. READ MORE

  6. 20. Efficient internal material flow of boxes to gain a well-organized supply of components : A case study at Scania engine assembly

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : David Carlsson; Björn Nilsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Material management; Ergonomics; Value stream mapping; Material handling systems; Material flow;

    Abstract : Within manufacturing organizations, the material flow is a promoted part of the supply chain to evaluate, since it often stands for a significant part of the costs. The evaluation refers to the analysis and optimization of the material flow that arise during manufacturing of products. READ MORE