Essays about: "profit maximization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 51 essays containing the words profit maximization.

  1. 1. The Challenges of Sustainable Investing

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Herman Rönnberg; Filip Björkholm; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG; sin stocks; Sustainable investing; Russell 3000; Portfolio Construction; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Over the past decades, investment preferences towards portfolio construction have changed from focusing solely on profit maximization, into a combination of good financial perfor- mance as well as a responsible sustainability outcome. The purpose of this paper is three- fold: first, to investigate whether a sustainable portfolio based on a high environmental, social and governance (ESG) score contributes to positive returns or affects financial per- formance negatively. READ MORE

  3. 2. ESG and Financial Performance Within the Automotive Industry

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Lukas Granelli; Lukas Rådeström; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG; Automotive Sector; Financial Performance; Sustainability;

    Abstract : For many years has sustainability been an important factor for companies to consider. Earlier has sustainability been strongly connected with environmental work, but the concept has grown to include factors like working conditions, equality, and ethical business practices. READ MORE

  4. 3. Accessing credit through social relationships : a case study of cassava farmers in Central Uganda

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Susanna Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : credit; access; agricultural market systems; value chain; moral economy; institutional bricolage;

    Abstract : The FAO aims to support local farmers in Nakasongola District, Uganda, to tap into value-added cassava market opportunities. This thesis critically examines farmers' experiences in these cassava markets, challenging classical economic assumptions that underpin the FAO project. READ MORE

  5. 4. Does CSR Actually Hurt Profitability? A Study on the Impact of US Firms' Corporate Social Responsibility Performance on Accounting and Market Metrics of Financial Profitability

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Gian Luca Hedenström; Jacopo Breschi; [2022]
    Keywords : CSR; Corporate Financial Profitability; Accounting and Market Profitability; Stakeholder Theory; ESG;

    Abstract : Researchers have long investigated the relationship between firms' corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance and corporate financial performance (CFP) without reaching a consensus. Several scholars highlight the multiple economic benefits that firms increasing CSR performance can enjoy. READ MORE

  6. 5. Managing Profit and Growth

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

    Author : Gustav Geier; [2021]
    Keywords : Software as a Service SaaS ; profit-maximization; revenue growth; trade-offs; SaaS metrics; technology; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Few business models are as hyped right now as the Software as a Service (SaaS) model. But how sustainable is it? In the last decade, SaaS has reshaped the software industry and has become a leading delivery model of B2B enterprise software. READ MORE