Essays about: "competitive disadvantage"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 26 essays containing the words competitive disadvantage.

  1. 16. Qualified or not? : A case study about integration of people with intellectual disabilities on the labor market in Recife, PE – Brazil, using the “Quota Law” as a starting point.

    University essay from Ersta Sköndal högskola/Institutionen för socialvetenskap

    Author : Lisa Jönsson; [2013]
    Keywords : Intellectual Disability; Employment; Brazil; Barriers; Support; Social Work;

    Abstract : People with intellectual disability, as a category, are an especially disadvantage group, as they often are in need of interventions from the society throughout the whole life. In Brazil, work is considered a human right and important for the construction of the social and personal identity. READ MORE

  3. 17. Corporate Bankruptcy and the Knowledge-Based View - A quantitative analysis of the patent portfolio strength's impact on bankruptcy

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Robert Rode; Sebastian Zimmer; [2013]
    Keywords : Knowledge-Based View; Bankrupty; Patents;

    Abstract : Little is known about the underlying causes of corporate bankruptcy from a strategic management position. Most research on bankruptcies stems from the field of accounting, while scholars in strategic management have so far mostly studied the determinants of superior rather than inferior performance. READ MORE

  4. 18. Study of Competitiveness : A Case Study of DHL

    University essay from Avdelningen för ekonomi

    Author : Ji Liu; Yuanyuan Wen; [2012]
    Keywords : competitive advantages; competitive disadvantages; external and internal analysis; DHL; SWOT analysis;

    Abstract : Aim: This study deals with two research questions: RQ1: What competitive advantages does DHL gain from external and internal factors? RQ2: What competitive disadvantage does DHL have? And what DHL can learn from analyzing competitive disadvantage? Method: primary data for this research has been mainly collected through interviews. Moreover, the official reports are used as secondary data to present the empirical situation of DHL. READ MORE

  5. 19. Basel III Forthcoming - How Swedish banks perceive the impact of the Basel III Accord and its effect on systemic risk

    University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Marlene Jordbru; Lina Sjöqvist; [2012]
    Keywords : Systemic risk; The Basel III Accord; Swedish bank sector; Perception;

    Abstract : The banking sector plays an important part of the modern society and a collapse of the financial system would have severe consequences for the society. In order to protect the system from a systemic collapse, regulations have been put in place to ensure a more stable financial system. READ MORE

  6. 20. Exploring Coopetition in Single Firm and Its Contribution to Service Management : A case study in Red Star Macalline and IKEA China

    University essay from Företagsekonomi

    Author : Shuai Hao; Limin Chen; [2012]
    Keywords : coopetition;

    Abstract : Background: In the contemporary economy, companies increasingly cooperate withtheir competitors to create competitive advantages through knowledge creation andabsorption, broad resource pool, reduced risks and uncertainties, and better productsand services for consumers. This situation is termed as coopetition which refers tofirms simultaneously competing and cooperating with each other. READ MORE