Essays about: "social contracting"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words social contracting.

  1. 1. Supply Chain Incentive Alignment in Bottom of the Pyramid environments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Rawan Yacoub; [2023]
    Keywords : Supply chain incentive alignment; Supply chain incentives; Bottom of the pyramid; Base of the pyramid; Multinational Corporations; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Background: Alleviating poverty is critical for achieving sustainability (Zomorrodi et al., 2019). READ MORE

  3. 2. How to use eco-labels to procure sustainable furniture?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Jing Lu; [2022]
    Keywords : green public procurement; eco-label; private standards; furniture; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The research question of this thesis is how eco-labels can be used to procure sustainable furniture and to address what the limitations to the use of eco-labels are when contracting authorities procure furniture with environmental or sustainable objectives. There are three levels of limitations on the use of eco-labels in the Public Procurement Directive: the basic principles of public procurement, the conditions for the use of labels in Article 43, and the scope for the use of label requirements with environmental or social characteristics in the three criteria which allow to require labels. READ MORE

  4. 3. Value Before Volume: Management Control Systems and Institutional Complexity in Impact Private Equity

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

    Author : Douglas Persson; Erik Hallgren; [2021]
    Keywords : Management Control Systems; Private Equity; Impact Private Equity; Institutional Logics; Institutional Complexity;

    Abstract : This paper elaborates on the research of management control systems (MCS) in the private equity (PE) field. Through a single case study of an impact PE firm, this study addresses the limited research on how PE enacts active ownership and strategy implementation through MCS, particularly in regard to mechanisms outside of formal governance and financial contracting. READ MORE

  5. 4. Boosting EU’s Building Renovation Rates with Energy Performance Contracting

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Filipe Azevedo; [2020]
    Keywords : Energy Performance Contracting; Energy Service Company; building renovation; business model; demand response;

    Abstract : Annual building renovation rates in Europe currently stand at 0.4 to 1.2%. In order for Europe to meetits energy efficiency targets a “renovation wave” will have to be triggered that will, at least double, the current rates (“A European Green Deal | European Commission” 2019). READ MORE

  6. 5. The Social Impact Bond as a Multi-Task Principal-Agent Problem: A Qualitative Illustration of the Parallel Between Theory and Practice

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Nike Müller-Brunotte; [2020]
    Keywords : Social Impact Bond; Multi-task Principal-agent Theory; Incentive Contracting; Performance Measurement; Social Issues;

    Abstract : The Social Impact Bond (SIB) has become an increasingly popular tool for governments all over the world to fund social programs with private investments. Due to the complex set of interactions between parties and a limited understanding of the drivers of efficiency in those contracts, the growth of the market has not taken off as expected. READ MORE