Essays about: "external forces in business"

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  1. 1. The impact of Institutional Quality on MNCs strategies when conducting FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lisa Gunnarson; Alicia Steivik; [2022-06-22]
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    Abstract : An important part for the future economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa is the inflowof foreign direct investments. One factor in attracting these investments is having a suitableexternal environment that fits the requirements of the firm, therefore an interdependentrelationship exists between the two. READ MORE

  2. 2. The EU mandatory human rights due diligence legislations and FTA in Vietnam context – A useful toolbox or a set of decorative items

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Van Huan Nguyen; [2022]
    Keywords : Mandatory human rights due diligence; corporate sustainability due diligence; business and human rights; free trade agreement; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The EU is establishing its leadership in setting global rules and standards for sustainable development over the world through legal instruments with transformational effects on third countries. On the one hand, the EU is the leading region in the development of mHRDD legislations which has been hardened for the last decades and is now evolving to become CSDD, generating extraterritorial effects for human rights enjoyments through global value chains. READ MORE

  3. 3. Disruptive external forces as a catalyst for service innovation : Influencing forces of facility service innovation processes due to changing customer behavior

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

    Author : Stina Hedman Nilsson; Carolina Skarin; [2022]
    Keywords : Service Innovation process; Service Innovation; External Forces; Disruptive External Forces; Changing Customer Behavior; Facility Service Sector;

    Abstract : Service innovation is an important component for service business through its applicability in development and accretion that promotes business operations. The service innovation process can be created and maintained through interaction between the actor and the customer, where mutual value is being created through collaboration. READ MORE

  4. 4. Competing on sustainability - A study on stakeholder interaction, becoming truly sustainable and obtaining a sustained competitive advantage in an industry characterized by low sustainability maturity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Kristina Källner; Anna Lundberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainability; cold chain; pharmaceutical industry; stakeholder theory; sustainable business models; VRIO analysis; truly sustainable; competitive advantage; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Although more and more companies are facing increasing pressure to take responsibility for their actions impacting sustainability, the pharmaceutical industry and in extension the cold chain solutions industry, have previously been exempted from scrutiny. Research on sustainability in the industry is lagging, why this master thesis aims to explore how sustainability can be incorporated into the business model while avoiding creating a disconnect between corporate strategy and actual sustainability impact. READ MORE

  5. 5. Fashion shouldn’t cost the Earth: an exploratory study on small businesses driving sufficiency in the Swedish fashion industry

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Olivia Gurås; Agostina Romano; [2022]
    Keywords : CSR; Stakeholder Management; Sustainability; Sufficiency; Sufficient Consumption; Sustainable Fashion;

    Abstract : Date:2022-06-02 Level:Master Thesis in Business Administration, 15cr Institution:School of Business, Society and Engineering, Mälardalen University Authors:Agostina Romano(92/08/23) Olivia Gurås (98/01/21) Title:Fashion shouldn’t cost the Earth: an exploratory study on small businesses driving sufficiency in the Swedish fashion industry Supervisor:Edward Gillmore Research Questions:RQ1: How do small firms management develop and implement strategies to promote sufficient consumption? RQ2: How do small firms implement stakeholder management to minimize the challenges caused by the promotion of sufficient consumption? Purpose:To provide a better understanding of the processes, factors and forces that enable companies to promote sufficient consumption, and how they manage to overcome challenges with internal and external stakeholders that are created by the implementation of sufficient consumption practices Methodology:Being an exploratory qualitative research, this study uses primary data collected through 6 semi-structured interviews with management roles of 4 sustainable companies, as well as secondary data obtained from official data bases, books, and websites. Conclusion:Small businesses in the fashion industry implement different sustainable strategies that promote sufficient consumption among others. READ MORE