Essays about: "resource acquisition strategies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words resource acquisition strategies.

1. 1. The effect of cross-border mergers & acquisitions as a driver of better corporate sustainability practices - A study on the post-acquisition context of selected target firms from Sri Lanka and Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Buddhini Erosha Jayasinghe; Farjana Rifat; [2023-07-19]
   Keywords : Mergers and acquisitions M A ; cross-border; sustainability; corporate sustainability practices; Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; Environmental-Social-Governance ESG framework; target firm; stakeholder theory; resource-based view; acquirer; Sri Lanka; Sweden;

   Abstract : Companies typically strive to expand their realms. To do so, they rely on a series of organic and non-organic growth options, the latter including Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As). M&As continue to grow in number and frequency across national and regional borders in search of strategic complementarity. READ MORE

3. 2. Choosing integration strategy: Trading risk for value : A multiple case study in post-acquisition integration

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Oliver Dahlberg; Teodor Tonelid; [2022]
   Keywords : Acquisitions; Post-acquisition integration; integration strategies;

   Abstract : The importance of the post acquisition integration in order to realize the anticipated value from an acquisition has been researched from various angles. Scholars have identified several distinct integration strategies that acquiring firms implement, that differs to what extent the acquired firm is integrated. READ MORE

4. 3. How to Achieve Profitable Growht for SME:s : A Study of the Swedish Wood Industry

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

   Author : Pontus Larsson; Fredrik Möller; [2020]
   Keywords : Tillväxt; SME; aktiviteter;

   Abstract : Profit and growth are the pillars of all business enterprises. The Swedish wood industry has historically been characterized by pressured margins and marginal growth, and in particular SME's have had many challenges in regard to long-term success. READ MORE

5. 4. For the People, for the Planet: How Social Entrepreneurs in the Global South and Facilitators from the Global North Construct Legitimacy for the Field of Social Entrepreneurship

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

   Author : Eva Katzer; [2019]
   Keywords : Social Entrepreneurship; Legitimacy; Discursive Institutionalism; Global South; Sub-Saharan Africa;

   Abstract : In efforts to leverage private sector approaches for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), social entrepreneurship has gained popularity drawing on a hybrid approach of business-minded strategies for pursuing a social mission. Legitimacy construction serves to justify resource allocation by facilitators from the Global North and pitch for resource acquisition by social entrepreneurs in the Global South. READ MORE

6. 5. Corporate Sustainability in the context of a cross-border acquisition integration

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Lena Rist; Linda Hällerstrand; [2017]
   Keywords : EMNCs; Corporate Sustainability; post-acquisition integration; organizational learning; resource-based view; stakeholder perspective;

   Abstract : The increasing global challenges, such as natural disasters, poverty and many others, pose new threats to societies and businesses. Therefore, companies increase their engagement in Corporate Sustainability (CS), which connects social, environmental and economic responsibilities. READ MORE