Essays about: "effects of offshoring"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words effects of offshoring.

  1. 1. Bringing it back home? : The effects of Industry 4.0 on backshoring to the home country: A qualitative study

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

    Author : Selina Jordi; Sina Roth; [2023]
    Keywords : International Business; Backshoring; Industry 4.0; Internationalization; Offshoring; Technologies;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to study the impact of Industry 4.0 on the backshoring of international companies. As well, this thesis will provide an in-depth look of how backshoring is being carried out under the wave of Industry 4.0. READ MORE

  3. 2. GREEN GROWTH – A TECHNOLOGICAL SUCCESS OR AN OFFSHORING STORY? : Investigating Ecological Footprints of Production and Consumption

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Linnea Casselryd; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : With the green growth strategies that are currently dominating the environmental agenda, the ability to decouple economic growth from environmental pressure is a condition for these to succeed. The vast body of literature that examine this relationship typically rely on narrow indicators of environmental pressure and neglect the environmental impact embodied in international trade. READ MORE

  4. 3. Strategic Proposals for Sustainable Supply Chains in the Fast Fashion Industry : Exploring ways to incorporate concepts and methods to confront the damaging effects of the industry

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Adil Abdulgadir; Imad Abdulgadir; [2020]
    Keywords : Fast Fashion; Supply Chain; Sustainability; Sustainable Fashion; Slow Fashion; Supply Chain Management; Snabbmode; Försörjningskedja; Hållbarhet; Hållbar mode; Långsam mode; Ledning av försörjningskedja;

    Abstract : Accounted as the second largest cause of pollution, the fashion industry is only behind the petroleum industry worldwide. In recent decades, the supply chains of retail companies have become international with the growth of a global economy. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Interplay between Disseminative and Absorptive Capacity in Offshoring - A case study on a Swedish financial firm and its offshoring in the Baltics.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Robin Bennerhed; Kristian Kassabian; [2019-08-08]
    Keywords : Offshoring; Knowledge transfer; Configuration complexity; Disseminative capacity; Absorptive capacity;

    Abstract : Prior research has investigated into the implications of offshoring and how the configuration complexity arising from offshoring effects the organizational set up. Moreover, research in offshoring has to a large extent emphasized the challenges that arises when relocating activities across borders, without specifically study how knowledge transfer is impacted. READ MORE

  6. 5. Country-of-origin effects in the entrepreneurial context An empirical evaluation of consumers’ perceptions of product quality and purchase intentions with regard to new ventures’ liabilities of newness.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Philipp Heinze; Jannik Heitmüller; [2018]
    Keywords : Country of origin; Country of ownership; Country of parts; Country of assembly; Quality perception; Purchase Intention; Liabilities of Newness; Entrepreneurship; Experiment; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to explore whether communicating the liabilities of newness can justify young ventures’ offshoring decisions to such an extent that it moderates country-of-origin (COO) effects. We adjust the established concept of COO effects to the entrepreneurial context and therefore include the country of ownership (CO) instead of the country of design (CD) next to the commonly used variables country of parts (CP) and country of assembly (CA). READ MORE