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  1. 1. Cost Optimisation through Statistical Quality Control : A case study on the plastic industry

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Pontus Moberg; Filip Svensson; [2021]
    Keywords : Cost Optimisation; Quality Management; Cost of Quality; P-A-F Model; Statistical Quality Control; Statistical Process Control;

    Abstract : Background. Shewhart was the first to describe the possibilities that come with having a statistically robust process in 1924. Since his discovery, the importance of a robust process became more apparent and together with the consequences of an unstable process. READ MORE

  3. 2. Motivational Factors and their Prioritization for GMP in Nordic SMEs

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Filip Simonsson; Eduardo Cuadra Azucar; Johan Roos; [2018]
    Keywords : Green Management; SME; CSR; Green Score;

    Abstract : Purpose - The subject of green management and its connection to motivational factors is relatively unexplored in existing literature, especially regarding SMEs in the Nordic Countries. The paper aims to investigate frequencies of motivational factors as SMEs present them, suggest the theoretical prioritization of motivational factors for green management practices, and factors impact on different levels of green management. READ MORE

  4. 3. CSR reporting as a signal of good management. Do investors really care?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Francesca Martinelli; Konstantinos Psychogyios; [2014]
    Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility; CSR disclosure; Insurance; Grading framework; Event study;

    Abstract : The current thesis investigates the role of CSR reporting as an insurance mechanism for the value of the firm in the aftermath of a negative reputational event. The underlying assumption for this mechanism is that, through CSR reporting, the company can signal the quality of its management to investors and therefore build a positive reputation. READ MORE

  5. 4. Induction and Commitment : A discursive psychological analysis of Nynas’ Induction Program and its influence on employee’s commitment

    University essay from Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Ville Björck; [2011]
    Keywords : induction program; Corporate Group Induction; social constructionism; discourse analysis; discursive psychology; discursively constructed; reflexivity; commitment; affective; continuance; normative; Likert scale; late modernity; strategic sampling.;

    Abstract : Abstract In accordance with several scholars in the field of human resource management, developing employee commitment towards the employing organization is valuable due to the assumption that it increases their satisfaction, productivity and adaptability. By taking a pedagogical perspective focusing on impact processes, the aim of this master thesis is primarily to identify the constructions and functions of interpretive repertoires, of a few employees, in their descriptions of how the experience of Nynas’ Corporate Group Induction has influenced their commitment to Nynas, but also to categorize the constructions and functions of interpretive repertoires in a booklet underlined during the Corporate Group Induction, which I refer to as “This is Nynas”. READ MORE