Essays about: "in international business environment"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 289 essays containing the words in international business environment.

  1. 16. Global Supply Chains at a Crossroads - A multiple case study investigating the process of Volvo Cars’ & H&M Group’s reconfiguration of their global supply chains

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Axel Garå; Jacob Elander; [2022-07-05]
    Keywords : Global Supply Chains; Volvo Cars; H M Group; Risk Management; Reconfiguration; Zone of Balanced Resilience; Capabilities; Global Value Chains; Disruptions; Covid-19; International Business; Resilience;

    Abstract : Globalization and falling barriers to international trade have incentivized firms to relocate activities to foreign markets in pursuit of greater returns. MNCs today often have global supply chains with high degrees of interdependence where a disruption at one end of the supply chain often affects the whole network. READ MORE

  3. 17. 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

  4. 18. The Impact of the Country Context in the Entrepreneurial Process

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Cecilia Hallgren; Amanda Lövebrant; [2022-02-16]
    Keywords : entrepreneurship; international entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial process; entrepreneurial opportunities; country context; political economic cultural factors;

    Abstract : The thesis aims to research how Swedish entrepreneurs can be influenced in their entrepreneurial process due to the country context in foreign markets. The country context involves essential country-specific factors that influence the process, and three factors are significantly meaningful; political, economic, and cultural. READ MORE

  5. 19. When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade : A qualitative case study of the impact of Covid-19 in international supplier selection amongst Swedish companies

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Emelie Djerf; Leonita Hoxha; [2022]
    Keywords : Supplier selection strategy; Covid-19; Single vs Multiple Sourcing; Risk Management; Supplier Tiering; Disruption; Swedish Companies; International Suppliers.;

    Abstract : Covid-19 has impacted the international business environment on a large scale. Nonetheless, the pandemic has brought shutdowns and lockdowns, which has caused disruption and a decline in supplies. Implementing risk management in supplier selection strategy has been argued to be critical in managing disruption during Covid-19. READ MORE

  6. 20. Leadership Development in a Virtual, Globally Distributed Context

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Joanna Nordman; Katie Soroosh; [2022]
    Keywords : Virtual Workplace; Virtual Leadership; Leadership Development; International Business; Globally Distributed Workplace;

    Abstract : In recent years, the use of virtual work has increased due to digitalization and the effects of theCovid-19 pandemic. A growing number of companies have shifted to a hybrid model or anentirely virtual model of work. READ MORE