Essays about: "Charity organizations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words Charity organizations.

  1. 1. Impact and Innovation: How Can NGOs Manage Both? A Single-Case Study on Ambidexterity in a Dynamic Environment

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

    Author : Hedda Heinonen; Linn Samuelson; [2023]
    Keywords : Innovation; Organizational ambidexterity; Environmental dynamism; NGO;

    Abstract : Organizational ambidexterity is a concept that captures an organization's ability to manage business efficiently by exploiting existing solutions, and to cope with future demand by exploring new opportunities. Scarce resources amplify the need for efficiency, while a dynamic environment demands adaptation and innovation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Corporate Involvement in Charitable Engagements : Exploring the Dynamics of Corporate-Charity Collaborators

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

    Author : Mikaela Jansson; Katarina Ölander Gür; [2023]
    Keywords : CSR; corporate-charity collaborations; sustainability reporting; charitable engagements;

    Abstract : In today's business environment, organizations are expected to engage in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which involves balancing their economic success with positive social and environmental impact. Collaborating with charitable organizations can be a way for companies to engage in socially responsible activities and given the increasing focus on CSR, there is a potential for an enhanced interaction between companies and charitable organizations. READ MORE

  4. 3. Motivating Generosity - Investigating Persuasive Strategies for Increasing Clothing Donations to Charitable Causes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

    Author : Hannes Bjurström; Arvid Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Persuasive Technology; Behavior Model; User Centered Design; Motivation; Encouraging Donation; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Today, the textile industry in Sweden is responsible for up to 1800 tons of textile waste per year, a poor use of resources that results in a negative environmental impact. Additionally, with the rise of fast fashion, which is characterized by rapid trend circulation and a clothing production that matches, clothes are discarded at a higher rate than ever before. READ MORE

  5. 4. Consumer responsibilization in sustainable fashion communications on Instagram : A multimodal discourse analysis

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Vera Sofie Thallinger; Lusanda Ntintili; [2021]
    Keywords : Instagram; Social Media; Multimodal Discourse; Consumer Responsibilization; Sustainable Fashion; Cultural Marketing;

    Abstract : Background, Problem Statement and Gap - Political agendas informed by the negative impacts of increasing consumption (including fashion consumption) have allocated major parts of the responsibility to contribute to sustainable development to individual consumers. These agendas subsequently highlighted the need to provide more information, including through media and social media, about the negative impacts of fashion consumption - and consumption at large - to the consumer. READ MORE

  6. 5. Circular Economy Practice Applied to Reverse Logistics : A Multiple Case Study from Fashion Retailers Perspective

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Anna Nilson Törnqvist; [2020]
    Keywords : Circular Economy; Reverse Logistics; Fashion Industry; Organizational Change; Institutional Theory;

    Abstract : The fashion industry has been criticized due to environmental issues, such as the causation of increased scarcity of landfills, hazardous emissions, and exhaustion of non-renewable resources. At the same time, customers, and governments require organizations within the industry to be transparent, offer sustainable consumption, and take responsibility for textile waste. READ MORE