Essays about: "Organizational Structure, Environment and Performance"

Showing result 21 - 23 of 23 essays containing the words Organizational Structure, Environment and Performance.

  1. 21. Challenges in fuzzy front end of new product development within medium-sized enterprises : A case study on Swedish manufacturing firms

    University essay from Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET)

    Author : Agnesa Korityak; Yue Cao; [2010]
    Keywords : fuzzy front-end; new product development; small and medium-sized enterprises; innovation;

    Abstract : The business environment is changing rapidly, becoming very competitive and challenging for all firms, and particularly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). As innovation and new product development represent valuable sources for SMEs’ future sustainability and development, making these processes more effective is essential. READ MORE

  3. 22. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT IN A MANUFACTURING COMPANY (THE CASE OF ALFA LAVAL LUND AB)

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för management

    Author : Godwill Tapisi Mukonje; [2009]
    Keywords : Performance measurement; performance measures; Manufacturing Company; Balance scorecard;

    Abstract : In today's competitive environment and globalized economy, customers are demanding more varieties and better quality products with faster and reliable deliveries. New manufacturing technologies are developing rapidly, resulting in new products, innovations and improvements in the manufacturing process, thus, requiring a proactive approach by organizations. READ MORE

  4. 23. Currency Hedging Management in Global Firms. The case of Heidelberg Cement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Astrid Söderlund; Nils Wickelgren; Christian Andersson; [2004]
    Keywords : currency hedging; risk management; exchange rate risks; parity conditions; exposure differentials; risk attitudes; financial forecasts; legal frameworks for derivatives; Heidelberg Cement; Management of enterprises; Företagsledning; management; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Our ever-changing world has to a great extent created a need of efficient financial risk-management programs for financial institutions and corporations operating in a demanding international environment. These changes have however also increased the types of financial tools and derivatives used to handle the multifold macroeconomic exposures. READ MORE