Essays about: "local lead firms"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 23 essays containing the words local lead firms.

  1. 11. The role of academic inventors in technological innovation and knowledge diffusion in Sweden: The case of nanotech Industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Evgenios Oikonomou; [2017-06-22]
    Keywords : Academic Patenting; Academic Entrepreneurship; Open Innovation; University-Industry Interaction; Nanotech Industry;

    Abstract : The master thesis project investigates the relationship between academics and the local industry as well as the effect this relationship has to the academic productivity. Nowadays, University-Industry interaction is a common phenomenon in advanced economies. READ MORE

  3. 12. Benefits of using offline & online methods in the internationalization process : A study of e-commerce companies in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Björn Clarqvist; Lukas Andersson; Jaap-jan Zwart; [2017]
    Keywords : internationalization; online offline balance; Born Globals; The Uppsala Model; E-commerce;

    Abstract : Technical advances have made it possible for small enterprises to go international already at inception since the internet has made the internationalization process cost-effective. With the existence of the offline and online arena, the companies have to consider how they allocate their resources between these fields; not allocating resources to offline methods can save money, but could reduce adaptation to the new market which can lead to reduced firm performance. READ MORE

  4. 13. MNEs encountering Corruption within the BRIC-countries : Combining a neglected complexity and moral reevaluation to a new perspective on the phenomenon 

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Laura Innerasky; Alina Scherl; [2016]
    Keywords : corruption; BRIC-countries; MNEs; internationalisation; moral evaluation;

    Abstract : The awareness about corruption has distinctly risen since the 1990s. In line with this many anti-corruption approaches arose initiated by the international community. READ MORE

  5. 14. A Trend towards Relational Governance Configurations? Governance of labor standards in the Swedish garment industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Johan Brunedal; Josefin Bona; [2015-07-10]
    Keywords : GPN; GVC; governance configurations; labor standards; focusing events; Bangladesh; garment;

    Abstract : Abstract Problem Scholars argue that governance studies often fail to incorporate issues related to labor standards within in global value chains (GVCs) and global production networks (GPNs). While studies addressing labor related issues have begun to emerge, many such studies have focused on labor agency and under what conditions labor may shape GPNs, but there is a relatively scarce body of research approaching labor standards from the home country context of lead firms. READ MORE

  6. 15. The connection between CSR and competitive advantage, perceived by managers in large accounting firms in Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET)

    Author : Michelle Larsson; Lotten Ruff; [2014]
    Keywords : Managers; CSR; Accounting firms;

    Abstract : Background to the problem - Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become an attractive attribute in companies, due to pressure to work with the phenomenon (Candy, 2013) and also because of the pressure of competitiveness (Militaru & Ionescu, 2007). CSR has become a strategic issue (Morgan, Ryu & Mirvis, 2009) and some researchers believe CSR efforts could lead to competitive advantage (Filho, Wanderley, Gómez & Farache, 2010; Militaru & Ionescu, 2007; Porter & Kremer, 2006). READ MORE