Essays about: "Intermediaries and Trust"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words Intermediaries and Trust.

  1. 1. Shortening the chains : social relations and dynamics of production in Uppland's alternative food networks

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Eleni Katsika; [2023]
    Keywords : alternative food networks; food commoning; dynamics of production; political ecology; social relations; Sweden;

    Abstract : Current global food systems are characterised by a highly concentrated capitalist market where food is treated as a globalised hyper commodity and small-scale farmers are pushed into the side-line. The need for the transformation of that food system is urgent and acknowledged worldwide. READ MORE

  3. 2. Market Entry Through Networks : A Case Study of a Swedish SME

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

    Author : Samuel Björkqvist; André Jonsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Centrality; Central Nodes; Intermediaries; Legitimacy; Liabilities of Foreignness LoF ; Liabilities of Outsidership LoO ; Social Network Theory SNT ; Trust;

    Abstract : Purpose – This study aims to look into how foreignness and outsidership affect the market entry of a SME and the individual firm's ability to access the correct network as well as look at which support structures are available for the individual firms entering into a new market. Theory/Design & Research Questions – By looking through the lens of Social Network theory, aspects of trust, legitimacy, nodes, foreignness and outsidership, this study has looked into the journey of a large hamburger chain in Sweden that has successfully entered into different markets outside of Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 3. Supply Chain Incentive Alignment in Bottom of the Pyramid environments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Rawan Yacoub; [2023]
    Keywords : Supply chain incentive alignment; Supply chain incentives; Bottom of the pyramid; Base of the pyramid; Multinational Corporations; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Background: Alleviating poverty is critical for achieving sustainability (Zomorrodi et al., 2019). READ MORE

  5. 4. Energy Security for Sustainable Development : Exploring the Potential Contribution of Renewable Energy Communities in Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Paul Hasselgren; Marwan Tawaha; [2023]
    Keywords : Energy Security; Community Enterprises; Renewable Energy Communities; Community Entrepreneurship; Leadership;

    Abstract : Ensuring affordable and clean energy is vital for sustainable development. The vulnerability of the European energy system has highlighted the need for resilient solutions. Renewable Energy Communities (RECs), essentially neighbors producing and sharing electricity, have emerged as promising components of a resilient energy system. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Nature of Digital Extension Services in the Developing World

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Elliot Mackenzie; [2022]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The rapid diffusion of mobile phones and the internet in Kenya is hoped to be an effective solution to meeting the crucial information needs of smallholder farmers to improve their economic and environmental resilience. This thesis conducts a case study based on interviews with actors who provide digital agricultural extension services to farmers in Kenya to assess the Agricultural Innovation System (AIS), and its features and current trajectory. READ MORE