Essays about: "profit and value creation"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 55 essays containing the words profit and value creation.

1. 11. Moving Beyond Trade-offs : Exploring the linkage between Financial Return and Social Impact

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : David Appelqvist; Maja Paulsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Investment management; Sustainable finance; Trade-offs financial return and social impact;

   Abstract : Background:  A growing momentum around the potential of impact investing to contribute to development in both environmental and social sustainability has challenged the way business is operating, offering solutions for both the people and planet. Previous studies have claimed that trade-offs between purpose and profit are inevitable in order to successfully achieve sustainability goals, which requires practitioners in the financial discipline to invent new investment approaches to manage dual outcomes. READ MORE

3. 12. Open for whose benefit? Exploring assumptions, power relations and development paradigms framing the GIZ Open Resources Incubator (ORI) pilot for open voice data in Rwanda

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Daniel Brumund; [2020]
   Keywords : Big data; Open development; Datafication; Crowdsourcing; Rwanda;

   Abstract : Since February 2019, the Kigali-based start-up Digital Umuganda has been coordinating the crowdsourcing of the first openly available voice dataset for Rwanda’s official language Kinyarwanda. This process originated from a pilot project of the Open Resources Incubator (ORI), an emergent service designed by GIZ staff and the author as consultant. READ MORE

4. 13. Capitalizing on circular economy : A Case Study of Circular Business Model Innovation at Scandi Gruppen AB

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Andreas Lidvall; Elina Jormakka; [2020]
   Keywords : Circular Economy; Business model; Circular Business Model innovation; Value Creation; Competitive Advantage; Sustainable Development;

   Abstract : Moving towards a more circular economic model is necessary in order to secure the sufficiency of vital raw materials and to achieve a balance between both economic and environmental prosperity. However, the discussion regarding circular economy from a business perspective is still rather limited, and the practical applications of circular economy are mostly related to waste management and industrial applications. READ MORE

5. 14. INVESTIGATION OF CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES : - A case study of Beijing

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Zhen Li; [2019]
   Keywords : China; Beijing; business model; Electric vehicle; EV; electric car; new energy vehicle; charging infrastructure; charging infrastructure operators; charging service operator; charging pile; charging post; charging service; value proposition; value creation; value capture; Kina; Peking; affärsmodell; Elfordon; EV; elbil; laddningsinfrastruktur; laddningsinfrastrukturoperatörer; laddningsoperatör; laddstolpe; laddningsstation; laddningstjänst; värderbjudande; värdeskapande; värdefångst;

   Abstract : Promoting the use of electric vehicles (EVs) has become an important measure to solve the environmental issue in China. In Beijing, the number of EVs has increased rapidly during recent years. In parallel, an extensive charging infrastructure has been deployed. READ MORE

6. 15. Ett hållbart och lustfyllt företagande : en studie av hästföretag

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Fanny Blom; Sandra Danielsson; [2019]
   Keywords : värdeskapande; hållbart entreprenörskap; value co-creation; hållbara värden; extrinsic and intrinsic values; egovärde;

   Abstract : Att skapa och driva företag med en hållbar grund är en av framtidens största utmaningar. I ett hållbart företag samverkar ekonomiska, sociala och ekologiska aspekter för att skapa ett värde som företaget kan få någon ekonomisk vinst ur. För att främja ett sådant företagande krävs det att det finns en drivkraft för att skapa det. READ MORE