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  1. 11. Sustainability integration in Innovation strategies - An analysis of sustainability aspects in Swedish innovation strategies and in Swedish healthcare sector innovation activities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Erika Olsson; [2014]
    Keywords : Innovation; Sustainability; Healthcare; Environmental policy integration; Transition management; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The healthcare sector, currently accounting for about seven percent of global GDP expenditure, faces growing demand pressures driven by factors such as ageing populations and growing prevalence of chronic diseases. Consequently, the sector is increasingly looking for innovations that can simultaneously improve the efficiency and quality of care. READ MORE

  3. 12. Reko and the accounting consultant : A quantitative study of the effects of Reko

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Julia Johansson; Olof Österman; [2014]
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    Abstract : The demand for consultants have increased during the last decades, and not the least within the service industry. There are two major accounting occupations related to the service industry existing in Sweden nowadays: the auditor and the accounting consultants. These professions are commonly being mistaken as being the same thing. READ MORE

  4. 13. Gauging Corporate Governance for Sustainability : Public-Private Partnership in Accounting for Sustainable Development

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Alexander R. Shelley; [2013]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility; Environmental Social Governance; Metals Minerals and Mining; Sustainability Reporting; Transparency;

    Abstract : Corporate finance reporting is based in rigorous, rules-based frameworks yet environmental and social reporting does not seem to have these normalised tools. The sustainable development of the business movement, in terms of increased environmental and social responsibility, will remain marginal as long as policy decisions maintain their direction towards old models of corporate governance that are not based on the key principles of the triple-bottom line, CSR and accountability. READ MORE

  5. 14. Volunteer-friendly? Advantageous? Troublesome? In Swedish Sport Associations -A qualitative research about the effects of a VAT liability in Swedish sport associations

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Andersson; Emilia Sörensson; [2012-08-14]
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    Abstract : Background and Problem Definition: Swedish sport associations, which are regarded as public benefit non-profit associations (public NPAs), receive a favourable fiscal treatment since they are exempt from income tax and VAT, even if it pursues economic activities. This exemption violates the binding rules and regulations of the VAT Directive, which Sweden, as a Member State in the EU, is obliged to follow. READ MORE

  6. 15. Cross-country differences in the reporting of business combinations: An empirical study of purchase price allocations

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

    Author : Maria Johard; Hanna Löfgren; [2012]
    Keywords : business combinations; purchase price allocation; conservatism; transparency; IFRS 3;

    Abstract : Whether or not the introduction of the common, principles-based IFRS framework in 2005 has led to true harmonization of international accounting practice is a debated topic. An area where there is a potential of differing implementations of the standards is within the reporting of business combinations. READ MORE