Essays about: "culture and pricing"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 20 essays containing the words culture and pricing.

  1. 11. Turned Tables in The Global Economy : Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment and Cultural Risk Reduction in Sweden

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Carl-David Lundström; Ingrid Höllisch; [2017]
    Keywords : Outward foreign direct investment; FDI; internationalization; Uppsala model; network approach; born-global; bred-global; establishment; risk; risk reduction; Sweden; China; guanxi; guanxiwang; Hofstede; trade-facilitating organizations; investment-facilitating organizations; psychic distance; cultural distance;

    Abstract : Background: People’s Republic of China has attracted much FDI throughout the decades. According to the World Bank (2016), China has received approximately 20 per cent of the total FDI to developing countries the last ten years which has contributed to the country’s huge economic growth. READ MORE

  3. 12. The dominant logic of an industry: exploring a holistic view of value capture

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Babak Vahidi Mazinani; Adele Cummings; Petter Hallberger; [2015]
    Keywords : Value Capture; Value Appropriation; Organizational Capabilities; Pricing Capabilities; Culture; Industry Dominant Logic; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explore the relationship between environmental factors and value capture capabilities and their effect on value capture. A qualitative Case Study was conducted based on interviews from five Key Account Managers and the CFO and CEO of a Business to Business firm operating in the Nordic region. READ MORE

  4. 13. Urban Water : Harvesting Rainwater at household level to improve the current water metabolism in Cuenca – Ecuador

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Juan Diego Godoy Chacha; [2015]
    Keywords : Urban Metabolism; Urban Water Management; Harvesting rainwater; Cuenca Ecuador.;

    Abstract : With a global population about 7 billion people and their continued growth are pressuring global natural resources, in freshwater matter this pressure is altering both the river flows; timing season of water flows; and spatial patterns in order to meet human demands both in urban as rural areas. However, water stress in urban areas are increasing and expectations by 2050 are grim with a global urban development by 70 percent moreover urbanization rate expected by 2030 in Latin America is 80 percent, thus the water concerns because of high average water consumption 220 lpd, and water leakage by 29 percent in the third largest city of Ecuador Cuenca have motivated to perform this analysis. READ MORE

  5. 14. Development of innovative functional pet food products - a compilation of relevant knowledge for industry actors

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lovisa Bengtsson; Gunnel Bildt; Julia Skäremo; [2015]
    Keywords : functional foods; innovation; pet food; product development; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Problemställning: Ändringar i EU:s lagstiftning har på senare tid förändrat mervärdesmatsbranschen genom att skärpa kraven för påståenden till konsumenter. Samtidigt har mervärdesprodukter växer för husdjur ökat. READ MORE

  6. 15. Vertical Integration : A Case Study of the Issues Regarding the Internal Trading in a Swedish Engineering Group

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Tobias Claesson; Erika Blomberg; [2013]
    Keywords : Vertical integration; internal trading; transfer pricing; decentralisation; sub-optimisation;

    Abstract : The success of vertical integration is highly dependent on units’ ability to collaborate towards common goals. Deficiencies in coordinating and controlling the internal trading activities could imply that the benefits and the purpose of vertical integration are unutilised. READ MORE