Essays about: "external environmental factors business"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 66 essays containing the words external environmental factors business.

  1. 21. Growing Pains or Growing Gains? Investigating the Influence of Business Growth on Environmental and Social Credentials of Sustainability-driven Enterprises

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Ekaterina Kushnir; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainability-driven enterprise; social enterprise; business growth; growth factors; mission drift; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Sustainability-driven businesses combine the principles of conventional for-profit companies with a strong commitment to their social and environmental credentials. This structure enables them to address social problems in an economically sustainable manner and to capitalise on consumer demand for responsibly-made products. READ MORE

  3. 22. Strategic Planning and Performance in Small and Medium Enterprises: A Multiple Case Study in the German Manufacturing Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Shabrina Adani; Philipp Konnerth; [2019]
    Keywords : Small and medium enterprises SMEs ; formal strategic planning; unstructured planning; performance; environment; product; entrepreneurs and management; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This research aims to improve the understanding of the relationships between formal and informal strategic planning in reference to performance among SMEs. A qualitative case study was chosen as the approach for this thesis. The data was collected by conducting ten interviews with ten different manufacturing SMEs in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. READ MORE

  4. 23. Marknadsorientering bland lantbruksföretag : en litteraturstudie kring marknadsorientering och dess relevans för svenska lantbruksföretag

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Christian Gustafsson Valtersson; [2019]
    Keywords : Marknadsorientering; lantbruksföretag; värdeskapande; lönsamhet; konkurrenskraft; market orientation;

    Abstract : Svenska lantbruksföretag agerar idag på en global marknad med allt ökande konkurrens och krav på effektivitet. Enligt utredningar på uppdrag av regeringen så behövs det en ökad kunskap om marknaden för att kunna stärka företagens lönsamhet och konkurrenskraft (Statens offentliga utredningar 2014). READ MORE

  5. 24. Ecopreneurial Startups with Sustainable Innovations : A Case Study on the Emergence and Growth of Four Finnish Startup Companies

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anni Heikkinen; Sonja Koskinen; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Ecopreneurship; Environmental entrepreneurship; Innovation; Startup; Case study;

    Abstract : With growing attention to sustainable development, the role of sustainable innovations has gained increasing significance. Due to their high innovativeness, research has begun to recognize the importance of small companies that base their entire business rationale on sustainability, as they have a central role in creating solutions to some of the most critical environmental issues of today. READ MORE

  6. 25. Industriellt samarbete för hållbar utveckling : en fallstudie om aluminiuminitiativet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Caroline Olsson; [2019]
    Keywords : CSR; miljöarbete; intressenter; multi-stakeholder – initiative; network; nätverk; samverkan; wicked problem;

    Abstract : Från att lagar och regler har varit den främsta faktorn för att motivera företag och industrier att arbeta med miljöfrågor har påtryckningar från konsumenter och övriga intressenter blivit mer viktigt. Många intressegrupper får tillgång till hållbarhetsrelaterad information och blir därför insatta och medvetna om miljö och sociala aspekter på produktion och konsumtion. READ MORE