Essays about: "International Competitiveness"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 128 essays containing the words International Competitiveness.

  1. 21. An assessment of the market potential of tools for managing supply chain sustainability : A study of a Swedish start-up entering the U.S. market

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknik

    Author : Isabella Lian; Daniela Lindmark; [2021]
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    Abstract : Addressing sustainability issues connected to supply chains is becoming increasingly important for companies, both as a driver for gaining competitive advantage, but also due to an increased demand from investors, policy makers, society, and other stakeholders. As a response to this movement, several cloudbased tools have been developed to assist companies in managing supply chain sustainability, often focusing on supply chain visibility, supplier evaluation and risk assessment. READ MORE

  2. 22. Towards a Green Techno-Economic Paradigm - The implications of EUs strategy to finance a sustainable growth on industry dynamics from a neo-Schumpeterian perspective

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Eric Lindh; [2020-07-23]
    Keywords : Sustainability; sustainable development; sustainable finance; industry dynamics; techno-economic paradigms; innovation; disruption; creative destruction;

    Abstract : The consequences of climate change are becoming more and more evident. Environmental shocks in terms of massive forest fires, ferocious cyclones and droughts have become more frequent leading to mass migrations and business disruptions. It has now been declared that we have reached a tipping point and that further global warming is inevitable. READ MORE

  3. 23. - What cluster effects have the largest impact on automotive software companies in the Gothenburg area?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Åström; Daniel Thorslund; [2020-02-13]
    Keywords : Cluster effects; Agglomeration; Competitive advantage; Self-driving cars; International Business;

    Abstract : It has long been argued that clusters have a positive effect on companies’ growth and success rate. Why companies benefit from being present in a agglomeration of related firms and business have been broadly discussed among scientist in the field of International Business, and their view differ somewhat. READ MORE

  4. 24. Competitive Productivity in the South African Renewable Energy Procurement Programme

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Paul Frick; [2020]
    Keywords : Competitive Productivity; Trust; Pragmatism; Renewable Energy Procurement Programme;

    Abstract : Title: Competitive Productivity in The South African Renewable Energy Procurement Programme Level: Final assignment for the Master Programme in Business Administration Author: Paul Frick Supervisor: Dr. Daniella Fjellström Date: 2020 – 01 Aim: The aim of the study is to examine the concept of Competitive Productivity (“CP”) in the context of the renewable energy independent power producer procurement (“REIPPP”) programme in South Africa, as the case study, which consists of private public partnerships and to understand how the actions of government have an influence on the competitiveness of the procurement programme. READ MORE

  5. 25. How the story of control limits the reproduction of knowledge : a study of narratives in the Swedish Climate Policy Action Plan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Jonas Linde; [2020]
    Keywords : Climate Change; Master narratives; Story of control; Discourse; Narratives; Storylines; Swedish climate policy; De-politicization; Apocalyptic imaginary; Frontrunner; Sweden; Green Keynesianism; Power; Knowledge; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Responses to combating worsening climate change are legitimized through narratives employed in government policy which build on existing master narratives about climate change produced in the subpolitics of international mega-science mainly influenced by IPCC as an expert authority. In Sweden the climate law forces the government to produce a Climate Policy Action Plan (CPAP) every four years that seeks to show how the set net zero emission target by 2045 is to be reached. READ MORE