Essays about: "Profitability norm"

Found 5 essays containing the words Profitability norm.

1. 1. Strengthening and encouraging women everywhere - A Nordic fashion company’s social sustainability vision

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Emmie Erlandsson; Josefin Lidal; [2022-06-21]
   Keywords : Sustainability; Social sustainability; Social sustainability vision; Sustainability integration; Strategy formation; Legitimacy theory; Legitimacy; Gender equality; Women empowerment; Women empowerment norm; Profitability norm;

   Abstract : As time passes, sustainability concerns have increasingly moved up the corporate agenda, making it ‘the talk of the town’ within corporations all over the world. While there is extensive conceptual literature on how companies should or do integrate sustainability into strategy, there is still a lack of empirical studies on how this is done in practice, especially in relation to social issues in comparison to environmental ones. READ MORE

3. 2. Historical ecology of the Greater Burgan oilfield : economy, technology, politics, and workers

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Saleh Youssef; [2022]
   Keywords : Oil extraction; The Greater Burgan Oilfield; Petrocultures; Assemblage thinking; Kuwait econ-omy; Oil peak; Migrant labour; Environmental History;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the current state of crude oil extraction and production in the Greater Burgan oilfield, Kuwait's largest and oldest oilfield. This thesis is based on interviews with oilfield workers, analyses of official documents from the Kuwaiti government and the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), and my own experience as an oilfield worker in Kuwait. READ MORE

4. 3. Glimpsing into the Gender Gap: : Perceptions of gender inequality among women in the tech startup industry

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Amanda Malmqvist; [2019]
   Keywords : Gender; Gender equality; Gender gap; Tech; Startups; Entrepreneurship; Perceptions; Venture capital; Norms; Gender blind; Gender awareness; Stockholm; Genus; Kön; Jämställdhet; Könsgap; Tech; Teknik; Startups; Entreprenörskap; Uppfattningar; Riskkapital; Normer; Könsblindhet; Könsmedvetenhet; Stockholm;

   Abstract : There is a massive gender gap in the tech startup industry. 1% of the CTOs at venture-backed companies in Europe are women and only 1% of the venture capital in Sweden is given to all-female founding teams. READ MORE

5. 4. Gender, nature and small-scale farming : women’s narratives about gender and view of nature in relation to its impact on organic farming

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Kajsa Andersson; [2018]
   Keywords : agroecology; farming women; gender; inequalities; organic farming; social nature; sustainability;

   Abstract : Agroecology is both the science, the practice and the movement of sustainable food systems whose meaning includes several dimensions. In this thesis, the social aspect of agroecology is in focus, with emphasis on gendering and gender equality. READ MORE

6. 5. Major motorsport events are under siege. How major motorsport events can become viable in the long-term by implementing Shared Value throughout the stakeholder sphere.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Kasper Bengtsson; Stefan Markovski; [2017-07-26]
   Keywords : Shared Value; CSV; Collective Impact; Stakeholder Engagement; Sustainable Value Creation; Social and Environmental Value Creation; Trade-Off Minimisation; Major Motorsport Events; Formula One; Formula E; Glocalisation; Legitimacy; Relational Rents; Cooperative Advantage;

   Abstract : Background and Problem: Major motorsport events are under siege. Creating social and environmental value without sacrificing financial profitability remains unsolved. Successful creation of such is termed Shared Value creation. READ MORE