Essays about: "Hofstede dimensions sweden"

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1. 16. Turned Tables in The Global Economy : Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment and Cultural Risk Reduction in Sweden

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Carl-David Lundström; Ingrid Höllisch; [2017]
   Keywords : Outward foreign direct investment; FDI; internationalization; Uppsala model; network approach; born-global; bred-global; establishment; risk; risk reduction; Sweden; China; guanxi; guanxiwang; Hofstede; trade-facilitating organizations; investment-facilitating organizations; psychic distance; cultural distance;

   Abstract : Background: People’s Republic of China has attracted much FDI throughout the decades. According to the World Bank (2016), China has received approximately 20 per cent of the total FDI to developing countries the last ten years which has contributed to the country’s huge economic growth. READ MORE

3. 17. The influence of executive board national culture and board nationality diversity on corporate social performance in Western European non-financial firms

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : M.C. Huijsmans; [2017]
   Keywords : National culture; board culture; board diversity; nationality diversity; corporate social performance; upper echelon theory;

   Abstract : This paper examines the effect of executive board-level national culture and board nationality diversity on corporate social performance (CSP). The sample constitutes of 130 executive boards of non-financial firms from Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK over the time period 2010-2014. READ MORE

4. 18. Influence of National culture on internal communication process. A study on universities in Bangladesh & Sweden.

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Javed Ahmed; Abdullah Al Mamun Khan; [2017]
   Keywords : National culture; Internal communication; Power distance; Individualism; Cultural influence on communication; Hofstede’s cultural dimension;

   Abstract : Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate how national culture influence internal communication of university.   Methodology: A qualitative approach was chosen to conduct this research. Semi structured interview were taken. Interviews were taken by face to face, skype and phone call. READ MORE

5. 19. Culture’s impact on gamification : A study of the effect of masculinity on motivation in Volkswagen

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Företagsekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Kendra Knorst; Erica Sahlgren; [2016]
   Keywords : Gamification; Motivation; Management; Masculinity; Culture; Sales Stimulating Systems; Sales Competitions;

   Abstract : Today we are no longer only motivated by a paycheck, the new generation needs to feel that the work they are doing is stimulating, fun, and challenging. Gamification is based on the old concept of sales competitions. It is about using game elements in non-game contexts to bring out the fun in work. READ MORE

6. 20. Does Culture Influence Decision Making in Project Teams? : A Multi Case Study in Sweden

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad

   Author : Etchu Oben Agborsangaya; Iyobosa Frank Omoregie; [2016]
   Keywords : Culture; Cultural influence; project management; decision making; project teams; industrial engineering; Sweden and China;

   Abstract : Purpose: In the contemporary society in which companies operate there is increasing interest in understanding the effects and changes of culture on projects in connection to decision making. This is evident of the fact that most companies are using groups or teams composed of mixed culture to perform their tasks and develop their activities into different geographical regions by adopting project management as a “way of working” other than a tool or technique. READ MORE