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1. 1. Exploring Middle Manager’s Motivations for Social Sustainability adoption in Sustainable Supply Chain Management : From an Organisation Culture Perspectivein Swedish Multinational Companies

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Yufeng Wang; Deoul Raj Eric; [2023]
   Keywords : Middle Managers; Motivation; Drivers; Social sustainability; Sustainable Supply Chain Management; Organisational Culture; Supply Chain Leadership; Multinational Companies; Sweden;

   Abstract : Sustainability and sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) is increasingly gainingattention from researchers and practitioners, while social sustainability practices researchinitiated by middle management is yet to be explored in both breadth and depth. Middlemanager, as an intermediary between top management and the frontline staff, holds acritical role for social sustainability adoption in the SSCM. READ MORE

3. 2. Implementing Life Cycle Assessment in the Product Development Process : Creating a simplified LCA-tool to support decision making and implement sustainability as a design parameter

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknik

   Author : Markus Johansson; Jonatan Sars; [2023]
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   Abstract : Design is described as the main factor influencing a product's sustainability, and with industrial growth, global interest in sustainability issues has also increased. Furthermore, the design process is an important part when companies are to reduce climate impact of their products, and that the demand for more environmentally friendly products is increasing. READ MORE

4. 3. Managing Shared Value in Multinational Corporations - A multiple case study on three major food companies and their CSV management in the context of global food loss and waste

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Martin Storm B. Andersen; Rickard Säterö; [2020-06-30]
   Keywords : CSV; Food loss; Food waste; Coordination; Implementation;

   Abstract : Around one third of all the food produced at a global level is lost or wasted, creating severe negative economic, environmental and social implications. Creating Shared Value (CSV) can help to increase joint incitements along food value chains for collective action towards more sustainable consumption and production patterns, as part of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. READ MORE

5. 4. Knowledge Management in Global Consultancy Firms: A Case Study of CGI

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Sebastian Eidhall; Marc Bucher; [2019-08-08]
   Keywords : Knowledge Management in MNC Multinational Corporation ; Knowledge Management Systems; Knowledge Sharing; Consultancy Company;

   Abstract : Recent research emphasizes the importance of organizational knowledge for organisations to sustain a competitive advantage. Therefore, the literature of knowledge management and knowledge sharing has expanded in recent decades. READ MORE

6. 5. Attitudes towards External Knowledge Sourcing & Knowledge-Oriented Leadership

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Aaron Orman; Marko Tukic; [2019]
   Keywords : knowledge management; external knowledge sourcing; knowledge-oriented leadership; open innovation; absorptive capacity; globalization; technology; leadership;

   Abstract : External knowledge sourcing is not only an integral practice within knowledge management, its successful facilitation through leadership has a pressing importance for companies in order to stay innovative and thus competitive in an economic environment, shaped by the dominant and continuous influence of globalization and the increasingly fast pace of technological innovation. Hereby, only limited research has been conducted in the relation between knowledge-oriented leadership, knowledge management, and innovation. READ MORE