Essays about: "Business Law Firms"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 47 essays containing the words Business Law Firms.

1. 21. Innovations Unchained. Open innovation within a closed system

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Tillman Hanns Justus Rödle; [2014-12-15]
   Keywords : innovation management; innovation process management; innovation transfer; open innovation; closed innovation; innovation diffusion; knowledge transfer; tacit and explicit knowledge; collaboration and cooperation; partnership; new product development; cross-industry-innovation;

   Abstract : Purpose The following master thesis addresses research on and around the topic of open innovation within a closed system. This paradox will be analyzed upon a corporation which is part of a group of brands that act and operate in a similar industry. READ MORE

3. 22. EU Competition Law and Environmental Protection - Integrate or Isolate?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Victor Sand Holmberg; [2014]
   Keywords : EU law; Competition law; Environmental law; Article 101 TFEU; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The European Commission has, in recent years, adopted an economic, consumer welfare-driven approach in its competition policy. Since the “modernisation” of the European competition law in 2004, the Commission has stated that “objective economic benefits” are necessary for the exemption in Article 101(3) TFEU to apply. READ MORE

4. 23. CAPM-β of Carriers and Consolidators in Liner Shipping: Volume Contracts under the Rotterdam Rules in Perspective

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Vytautas Matilionis; Abhinayan Basu Bal; [2013]
   Keywords : time-varying CAPM-β; liner shipping; cargo consolidators; freight forwarders; volume contracts; service contract; Kalman filter; regulatory changes; market power; Business and Economics; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Liner shipping, which provides transportation by ships operating on a regular schedule between specified ports in accordance with publicly available timetables of sailing dates, is now a mature industry. The various players which are part of the liner shipping industry, namely, ocean carriers, port operators, freight forwarders or consolidators, customs, hinterland haulage carriers, inland navigation carriers, market regulators, etc. READ MORE

5. 24. The conservative newcomer : The effects on audit quality as a consequence of audit firm rotation in Swedish publicly listed companies 2008-2012

   University essay from Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Peder Carlsson; William Blomström; [2013]
   Keywords : Audit firm rotation; Mandatory audit firm rotation; Jones Model; Modified Jones Model; Audit quality; Discretionary accruals;

   Abstract : The topic of the effects of audit quality as a consequence of audit firm rotation has been debated for decades in business science. It has also been discussed in the political arena. In April 2013 the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Union voted for a draft law requiring mandatory audit firm rotation for periods of 14 years. READ MORE

6. 25. Banking with Labour Rights: Exploring the Challenges of Mainstreaming Extra-Financial Information into Financing Relationships

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Oshni Arachchi; [2012]
   Keywords : Labour Rights; Commercial Banking; finance; United Nations Protect; Respect and Remedy Framework; John Ruggie; mainstreaming; environmental and social integration; international law.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The thesis presents the challenges involved in attempting to mainstream international labour rights standards into commercial financing relationships. In order to do so, it draws upon the financing relationships provided by the three most prolific banks in the coal-mining industry: BNP Paribas (France and England), Citi (United States of America) and Royal Bank of Scotland (Scotland). READ MORE