Essays about: "profit-maximization"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 47 essays containing the word profit-maximization.
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16. Strategic Behavior Among Swedish Distribution Firms: Responsive Pricing of Grid Tariffs to Retail Electricity Costs of Households
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : In this thesis paper, we investigate if the divergent trend of grid tariffs in the Swedish electricity market could be linked to electricity price differences between bidding zones. We propose and test an explanatory model in which network operating firms strategically price their grid tariffs as a response to retail electricity costs of households. READ MORE
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17. Money-Maker or World Saviour? : Compromising Logics to Manage Sustainability in Banking
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : With the increasing demands of engaging in sustainability, the financial industry’s dominating market logic is currently being challenged. Banks are therefore experiencing demands to manage and legitimize sustainability, identified as containing both a market- and social logic, into a profit driven context. READ MORE
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18. Selecting and Prioritizing Projects : A study on Intergovernmental and Non-profit Organizations
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Nowadays, organizations are shifting towards project-based management strategies in order to implement more flexible structures that allow them to respond and compete in complex business environments. In this way, project management has been regarded as a valuable competence, providing the organization and its management teams the opportunity to adapt the knowledge, skills and tools necessary to meet project requirements as well as organizational goals. READ MORE
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19. Comparison of Performance Between Social and Conventional Banks : An Empirical Study of Banks in Europe
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Banks as financial institutions play an important role in the lives of people by facilitating the flow of funds and ensuring the stability of the global economy. Recently, the world economy witnessed various financial shocks that escalated into a financial crisis between 2007 and 2009. READ MORE
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20. Assessing materiality of sustainability issues and their financial impact from an investor perspective. A study in analyzing materiality as a sector-specific issue, applied to the Swedish Textile and Apparel Industry.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Background & Problem: Based on the assumption that sustainability efforts hinder the objective of profit maximization, companies have been thought to lack incentive for conducting their operations in a sustainable manner. There is however an increasing amount of stakeholder demand for corporate sustainability. READ MORE