Essays about: "national business environment"

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  1. 16. Data centers : The influence of big tech on urban planning in Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Julie Maas; [2022]
    Keywords : data centers; digital infrastructure; the cloud; electricity; big tech; Sweden; Staffanstorp;

    Abstract : This thesis aimed to describe what (planning for) data centers reveal about the power relations between big tech companies and Sweden’s municipalities and national government. Data centers owned by large IT companies serve global interests but are dependent on and have an impact on local infrastructures, as demonstrated by for instance the large amount of energy they require. READ MORE

  2. 17. The Role of Institutional Distance in Nordic-Baltic Strategic Alliances

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Danielé Masiulyté; Anna Stasiuk; [2021]
    Keywords : Strategic alliances; institutional distance; Nordic and Baltic cooperation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : As it appears that the Nordic and Baltic countries share both similarities and differences in institutional environments, the potential role of it on cross-border cooperation is ambiguous. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of the distance in Nordic-Baltic strategic alliances. READ MORE

  3. 18. Economic growth or the environment: A cross-country study on the foundations of pro-environmental preferences

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Meera Damaraju; [2021]
    Keywords : Behavioural Economics; Global Preferences Survey; Environmental concern; Preference variation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Cross-national surveys have pointed out that environmental concern has been decreasing across the globe over time due to a focus on economic growth. While cultural and socio- demographic factors determine the degree of a lack of environmental concern, preference measures namely risk, patience, positive reciprocity, negative reciprocity, altruism and trust have found to be determinants as well. READ MORE

  4. 19. Covid-19 pandemic effect on organizations : The study of Balance between employee's productivity and loyalty in scenario of working from home

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Amrina Afrin; Muhammad Faraz Arif; [2021]
    Keywords : Covid-19; Pandemic; Productivity; Loyalty; Employee Motivation; Organization Production; Raw Material; and Employee Working from Home;

    Abstract : In this study, the main topic which we tried to study and understand is the qualitative study balance between employees’ productivity and loyalty in case of working from home during the period of Covid-19 pandemic in which both companies and employees are facing many restrictions and lockdown situations to follow only to keep themselves safe and others as well along with keeping their work going as well. As employees are integral part of any of the organization which are also the back bone of any of the company for its process, development and achieving its goal but at the same time when they are providing their efforts into work, they also consider themselves to be treated as rear commodity and they want their work to be appreciated well in the form of promotion, benefits (both financial and non-financial) and provide professional development opportunities for them. READ MORE

  5. 20. Closing the Plastic Tap — Global Plastic Waste and the Circular Economy. A Multi-Regional Hybrid Input-Output Analysis of Plastic Waste Footprints

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Judith Baeta Humanes; [2021]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Plastic pollution is a cross-national environmental and societal challenge that needs to be addressed from the point of view of global supply chains. The circular economy (CE) has emerged as an alternative paradigm to the traditional “take-make-waste” models of production and consumption to create a closed-loop system so that plastic is trapped in the economy and not in the environment. READ MORE