Essays about: "conglomerate"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 38 essays containing the word conglomerate.

  1. 11. The Other Amazon: Deconstructing Amazon's Climate Pledge and Sustainability Discourse

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Ebba Campbell; [2020]
    Keywords : amazon; amazon Inc.; amazon.com; sustainability; critical discourse analysis; the climate pledge; greenwashing; ecological modernization; eco-modernism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The techno-conglomerate Amazon has emerged as a corporate giant, branching out their operations to include many sectors of the global market. While previously concealing their carbon footprint, Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge together with two former architects of the Paris Agreement in 2019 with the goal of reaching net zero carbon by 2040, ten years earlier than the Paris agreement. READ MORE

  3. 12. Mapping the European reverse logistics of electric vehicle batteries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industriell Produktion

    Author : William Bergh; [2020]
    Keywords : Recycling; lithium ion batteries; electric vehicle batteries; return logistics; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Lithium ion batteries enable the implementation of renewable energy and electric vehicles, both of which are crucial for the transition to a sustainable society. Due to environmental, economic and political reasons, these batteries must be recycled efficiently. READ MORE

  4. 13. The great potential on the Brazilian market : A study of different types of acquisition strategies on the Brazilian market

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Rebecka Sjöberg; My Sjölander; [2019]
    Keywords : Acquisition; strategy; cross-border; internationalisation; Brazil; financial aspects; horisontal; vertical; conglomerate; industry; information asymmetry;

    Abstract : Background: Emerging economies is more fragile for global actions than developed markets, and they struggle to keep the economic growth consistent. Brazil, as an emerging economy, has one of the higher growth in the world, but the country has had some difficulties during the last years and foreign direct investments have decreased. READ MORE

  5. 14. A competition policy for the digital age : An analysis of the challenges posed by data-driven business models to EU competition law

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Andreas Sahlstedt; [2019]
    Keywords : Competition law; data; big data; privacy;

    Abstract : The increasing volume and value of data in online markets along with tendencies of market concentration makes it an interesting research topic in the field of competition law. The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate how EU competition law could adapt to the challenges brought on by big data, particularly in relation to Art. 102 TFEU and the EUMR. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Factors Influencing a Spin-off Decision - A Case Study on SCA

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Filip Berglönn; Hampus Öberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Conglomerate; Spin-off; Capital allocation; Investor preferences; Management focus;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes the underlying reasons behind the decision of the Swedish forest and hygiene company SCA to spin off its hygiene division in 2017. Spin-offs have seen a surge in popularity in the Swedish market in recent years. READ MORE