Essays about: "Purpose beyond profit"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words Purpose beyond profit.
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1. "I am the opposite of progress” – A discussion about Bauman’s Liquid Modernity through the lens of Yellowstone
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskapAbstract : Purpose: The purpose is to problematize how to use conservatism as counterforce to Liquid Modernity by answering two research questions. - What critique against liquid modernity can be identified in Yellowstone? - How does Yellowstone articulate conservatism as counterforce against monetary interests and profit. READ MORE
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2. Preventing a "derailment" of strategy: A single-case study on how green early-stage companies can drive a proactive sustainability strategy using MCS
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : This paper aims to fulfill two interrelated purposes by investigating (i) how green early-stage companies can use MCS to maintain a proactive sustainability strategy in a high-growth setting, and (ii) how green early-stage companies can design MCS to maintain employees' intrinsic motivation for sustainability. By applying the theoretical lens of the Object of Control framework and intrinsic motivation, the single-case study explores how sustainability-related MCS is employed to drive sustainability strategy and how controls can be designed to maintain employees' intrinsic motivation for sustainability. READ MORE
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3. Beyond the Target Market : Investigating the Impact of Brand Activism on Brand Authenticity and Attitude in Non-Targeted Markets
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälleAbstract : Nowadays, people around the world are connected through social networks. This hyperconnectivity implies that companies need to think about the perceptions and opinions of consumers who were not directly targeted by a campaign. READ MORE
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4. Struggle for Survival : A Case Study of the Reindeer Industry in Sweden
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : Background: Within capitalistic economies the notion persists that only the most efficient and profit-maximizing companies and industries, that withstand the market mechanisms, should sustain. However, market mechanisms currently do not sufficiently consider non-monetary value creation such as social and environmental contributions. READ MORE
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5. Asset management with a purpose beyond profit : A case study of AFA Försäkring
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The companies of the finance industry are the owners of the market and possess great power to impact society with the assets they manage. A new purpose of asset management is emerging, considering non-financial issues with a purpose beyond profit. READ MORE