Essays about: "Micro firms"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 66 essays containing the words Micro firms.

  1. 11. Innovative behavior of tourism micro-firms in the time of Covid-19 : Exploring the major factors that drive tourism innovations amid Covid-19 in a micro-firm context within the Swedish tourism sector

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Yijun Zheng; [2021]
    Keywords : micro-firms; tourism innovation; innovative behavior; Dalarna; Sweden; Covid-19.;

    Abstract : This study investigates tourism micro firms’ innovative behavior amid the time of global pandemic Covid-19 within the geographical context of Dalarna County in Sweden. Moreover, this study explores the major factors that drive tourism micro firms for innovation during the pandemic. READ MORE

  3. 12. Sustainability Transition in the Italian Electricity System: Incumbent Actors and their Power

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Filippo Guarnieri; [2020]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : On a global scale, the energy system is the biggest contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, which accelerate the processes of global warming and climate change. The sustainability transition of energy systems is fundamental if the Paris Agreement goal of keeping the increase in global average temperature to below 2˚C compared to preindustrial levels is to be achieved. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Business Case for Board Gender Diversity: Evidence from Swedish Firms

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jesper Salomonson; Eric Engerby Jönsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Board gender diversity; Innovation; Financial performance; Mediation; Panel data; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Gender diversity has gained a lot of attention in the corporate governance literature, reaching conflicting results whether board gender diversity has an impact on financial performance. As a consequence, we set out to investigate how board gender diversity affects financial performance through innovation using a mediation technique. READ MORE

  5. 14. The effect of TMT feminization on the firm's risk management

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Alireza Seyedrezaei; Abolfazl Nazarifar; [2020]
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    Abstract : Abstract Background: To have a deeper and better understanding, about results of having women on the top management team and its effects on risk-taking process, and the outcomes of a diverse team, it is crucial to study the contrasting, characteristics and qualities of different genders (men and women), which imitate the dynamics of TMT. Extant literature shows these differences can be a result of work environment, social beliefs, or rooted in the gender itself. READ MORE

  6. 15. A thorny business : a study of how workers on kenyan fairtrade and conventional cut flower farms experience their working conditions: The cases of Timau Region

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

    Author : Thomas Beutler; [2020]
    Keywords : working conditions; Kenya; fairtrade; cut flower; lifeworld;

    Abstract : Roses and other cut flowers from Kenya can be found in innumerable European and Asian supermarkets, floristry shops and online mail-order firms. The importance of the floricultural sector is fundamental for the Kenyan economy. READ MORE