Essays about: "multinational companies MNCs"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 69 essays containing the words multinational companies MNCs.
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11. The Relationship Between Vertical Integration and Risk. A Statistical Analysis of Changes in Vertical Integration within Industries Affected by the Global Semiconductor Shortage
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Succeeding a brief discussion of what vertical integration (VI) is, its interaction with risk and uncertainty, and the context of this study, namely the COVID-19 pandemic and its simultaneous semiconductor shortages, the purpose of this paper is outlined to fill a research gap regarding an empirically supported relationship between vertical integration and systemic risk. The aim and contribution here is subsequently twofold: to examine whether one can predict strategic trends and behavior among multinational companies when it comes to value chain ownership and control decisions in response to abnormal levels of systemic risk, and, to more generally statistically prove or disprove the seeming theoretical consensus that vertical integration can be a key risk-reduction strategy for various reasons, something that will be detailed and explored more closely in an extensive literature review. READ MORE
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12. Challenges faced by Chinese Brands in Internationalisation – Taking ‘Anta’ as an Example.
University essay fromAbstract : Background: Since the Go Global policy in 1999, Chinese firms have been growing and expanding exponentially in the global market. The internationalisation of Chinese firms has attracted not only business partners, policy makers but also researchers with their unconventional process and method. READ MORE
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13. International operations; equal international responsibility? : A qualitative thesis exploring the existence of CSR activities by Swedish MNCs operating in Kenya
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)Abstract : The topic of companies’ responsibility in society has gained a lot of traction over the years. With the recent war in Ukraine, many companies have taken a stance against the atrocities by pausing or even stopping their operations in Russia. The war has, however, not only impacted Ukraine and Russia but has led to consequences all over the world. READ MORE
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14. What aspects affect inter-organizational knowledge transfer in different company sizes? An exploratory study
University essay from Högskolan i HalmstadAbstract : Purpose - The purpose of this thesis is to explore aspects that affect inter-organizational knowledge transfer (KT), at the organizational level, from different sized companies such as small and medium enterprise (SME) and large or multinational company (LC/MNC), separately, to their partners.Design/methodology/approach - This thesis conducted a qualitative study with a deductive approach, using two companies in Sweden that belong to the hospitality industry and health sector, one SME, and one LC/MNC in order to explore the aspects that affect inter-organizational knowledge transfer by applying a theoretical framework based on existing literature. READ MORE
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15. Blockchain, the New Driver in the Automotive Global Supply Chains? - A multiple case study of the blockchain implementation barriers in the automotive industry
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Large multinational companies (MNCs) with complex global supply chains face increasing challenges with unsustainable supply chains, both regarding strategy and stakeholder pressure. A potentially revolutionizing new tecgenhnology, blockchain, has just started being used to cope with these numeral global supply chain challenges. READ MORE
