Essays about: "economic turbulence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words economic turbulence.

  1. 1. Supply Chain Resilience within the Automotive Industry - A single-case study on the importance of Supply Chain Resilience practices for an automotive MNC as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Kawi Ali; Kevin Aslani; [2023-07-18]
    Keywords : Supply Chain Resilience; Supply Chain Management; automotive industry; COVID-19; Russia-Ukraine war; Volvo Cars–Polestar; disruptions; strategies;

    Abstract : Background: The automotive industry is a complex industry and sensitive to the business environment surrounding it. This has been shown by the last years, which have been dominated by disruptions and economic turbulence due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the war between Russia and Ukraine. READ MORE

  3. 2. Diversifying a Real Estate Portfolio Through Infrastructure Investment : An Interview Study of Opportunities and Challenges in the Nordics

    University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

    Author : Carl Jussi-Pekka; Pontus Grundström; [2023]
    Keywords : Real Assets; Infrastructure Investments; Nordic Infrastructure; Barriers; Opportunities; Real Estate; Reala tillgångar; Infrastrukturinvesteringar; Nordisk Infrastruktur; Barriärer; Möjligheter; Fastigheter;

    Abstract : Since the financial crisis infrastructure has become an increasingly attractive asset class for investors, especially among financial institutions, who recognize the value of diversification opportunities within infrastructure. In parallel with the emergence of infrastructure as an investable asset class, the global financial turbulence has generated even greater incentives for investors to diversify their portfolios with infrastructure, as the asset class exhibits characteristics to navigate in a more challenging economic environment. READ MORE

  4. 3. Flourish or perish in a turbulent environment : A qualitative study from the perspective of environmentally sustainable SMEs.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Douglas Drake; Simon Berling; [2023]
    Keywords : VUCA; Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; SME; Dynamic Capabilities; Corporate Social Responsibility Triple Bottom Line.;

    Abstract : Since the beginning of the 2020’s the world has drastically changed and forced organisations to re-adapt, adjust and reconfigure their business in order to survive. The Covid-19 pandemic rewrote the map of conducting business, as well as the war in Ukraine was a catalyst for inflation, and thereafter rising interest rates. READ MORE

  5. 4. At Melting Summits: How do Ski Resorts Transform?

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

    Author : Isabelle Talsma; Vendela Silwén; [2023]
    Keywords : Business Ecosystem; Ecosystem Transformation; Network Embeddedness; Ski Resorts; Climate Change;

    Abstract : The ski industry represents an economic engine in many regional areas across the globe. However, climate change, with rising temperatures and increasing weather variability, is putting the industry at considerable risk. READ MORE

  6. 5. Innovating the learning process in higher education throughthe integration of theory and practice in partnership with Industry and Students

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

    Author : Daniel Anderson Mlabwa; Farhang Hajipour; [2022]
    Keywords : VUCA; Work-Integrated Learning; Knowledge-Economy; Learning Innovation; Paradigm Shift; Higher Education; Employability; Experiential Learning; VUCA Prime.;

    Abstract : The VUCA (which stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) conditions have overshadowed the national and global higher education systems, and social and economic systems are increasingly becoming dependent on knowledge and innovations. There is a call for the global higher education systems to attain a new set of quality standards (Waller et al. READ MORE