Essays about: "Firm location"

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1. 1. What Are They Seeking Next?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Lina Johansson; Mária Markhed Maxe; Emma Iversén; [2023]
   Keywords : foreign expansion; Foreign Direct Investment FDI ; intrinsic motives for FDI; natural resource-seeking; market-seeking; efficiency-seeking; strategic asset-seeking; experiential knowledge; market-specific knowledge; firm-specific knowledge; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the dynamics between firms’ shifting motives for engaging in foreign direct investments (FDIs) and the experiential knowledge acquired from increased experience and establishment in foreign markets. An embedded case study was performed on the multinational company Duni Group, drawing upon insights from semi-structured interviews with representatives from the case company. READ MORE

3. 2. Eco-Innovation in the Scandinavian and Finnish Furniture Industry: Investigating Drivers, Barriers and The Role of Company Age and Size

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Karolina Masalskaite; [2023]
   Keywords : Product eco-innovation; environmental sustainability; Scandinavian and Finnish furniture industry; drivers and obstacles to eco-innovation; company age and size impact; Business and Economics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Thesis Purpose: This study explores the major drivers and barriers to eco-innovation in Scandinavian and Finnish furniture companies, examining the influence of company size and age. The findings benefit stakeholders including businesses, policymakers, professionals, investors, and consumers. READ MORE

4. 3. Constructing a Social Profitability Index: Socially Responsible Investing in Electric Utilities

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Odessa Bäckfors; Ebba Jernmark Burrows; [2023]
   Keywords : Socially responsible investing; Social Profitability Index; Sustainability ratings; Shareholder activism; Renewable electricity;

   Abstract : Building on a theory about the Social Profitability Index (SPI), this paper is the first to construct an SPI in practice ranking investment opportunities based on social and financial returns within the electric utility industry. The social return is the investor-preference weighted social gain from avoiding carbon emissions by changing to renewable production technology in a firm. READ MORE

5. 4. Heritage Assets: A Meaningful Basis For Internationalization?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Hannah Pettersson; Mårten Dahlberg; Måns Widlund; [2023]
   Keywords : family firms; internationalization; heritage assets; location choice; operation mode choice; bifurcation bias.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : A family’s involvement and ownership of a firm separates family firms from both public companies and other private firms. It is widely accepted that family firms have unique characteristics, with implications for their behavior and an impact on their internationalization. READ MORE

6. 5. Battery field data-oriented investigation of cell capacity spread and its impacts

   University essay from

   Author : Muhammad Bilal; [2022]
   Keywords : Cell Capacity; Electric Vehicles; Algorithm; Current Profile; Voltage;

   Abstract : In this research thesis, a new data-centric approach is used to determine the individual cell capacities in Li-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs). This approach could also be extended to batteries for static energy storage applications. READ MORE