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1. The Challenges of Social Enterprises in Balancing Economic, Social, and Environmental Tradeoffs: Comparative Case Study of Hybrid Organizing- Swedish Context.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Purpose -This master thesis is to investigate the challenges of sustainability and to understand how massive effort of collaborative hybrid organizing, involving multiple stakeholders from private, public, and civil societies balance or aligns the activities that generate economic, social, and environmental impacts. And to analyze the effects of competition between the investors interested in the joint collaborative initiatives. READ MORE
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2. Global Impact Investors’ Assessment of Early-Stage Social Ventures Through Digital Signals
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Over the past decades, social impact investment has become popular because of its potential to solve pertinent world problems by financing social enterprises. This study focuses on assessing the influence of digital signals towards impact investors’ decision-making process when evaluating early-stage social ventures using digital media, by conducting exploratory qualitative research (semi-structured interviews) with 14 global impact investors (equity) who are investing in social ventures from pre-seed to series A stage. READ MORE
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3. From the Third World to the First
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Over the past half century, Singapore has gone from a tiny island in Southeast Asia to becoming one of the world's most developed countries. Singapore's achievements are reflected not only economically, but also in its emergence as a global innovation and financial services center. READ MORE
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4. The Challenges of Maximizing Social Impact as an Investor
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : [Context] Social impact refers to the positive and negative consequences of any organization on the environment and society. One actor in the social impact landscape is the impact investor who expects financial return for their investments as well as positive social impact. READ MORE
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5. An in-depth analysis of the approach towards“Environmental sustainability” and “Greenmarketing” from SMEs restaurant perspective in Sweden
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Growing number of SME restaurant and unsustainable food consumption creates a paradoxicaltension in the society from “Environmental sustainability” perspective. This paradoxicaltension requires every organizations to reduce their ecological footprint through minimizingits environmental effects. READ MORE