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  1. 11. The Ground as a Facilitator of Collaborations: Organizational Design and Cultural Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Onur Gerey; [2019]
    Keywords : co-working; start-up; collaboration; incubator; facilitator; professional community; management; social capital; rational myths; organizational studies; cultural analysis; MACA; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is based on the research that I conducted in a co-working space called The Ground, located in Slussen, Malmö, Sweden. The aim of the research is to investigate how The Ground (and other co-working spaces, as well) can become more pro-active in facilitating collaborations, especially inside its own community. READ MORE

  3. 12. The impact of the global financial crisis on working capital management in Swedish listed firms

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Arvid Gadelius; Erik Larsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Cash conversion cycle; firm profitability; global financial crisis; ROA; working capital efficiency; working capital management;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the relationship between efficient working capital management and firm profitability, and if the global financial crisis has affected the relationship. Previous literature has presented inconsistent results regarding the impact of working capital management on firm profitability, finding both negative and positive effects. READ MORE

  4. 13. How will an integrated sustainability tool contribute to strategy making? : a multiple case study of the Integrated Profit and Loss assessment

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Sanna Lindqvist; [2018]
    Keywords : corporate sustainability; decision making; integrated sustainability assessment; management; monetary evaluation; strategy making;

    Abstract : The demand on companies from various stakeholders, such as customers and suppliers, to report impacts and sustainability efforts creates a need for sustainability reports to integrate the financial, environmental and social perspectives of a company. International research has during recent years focused on developing sustainability tools for measuring economic, social and environmental dimensions. READ MORE

  5. 14. Impact of gender discrimination on workplace gender inequalities in China in the last decade

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Liwei Chen; [2018]
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    Abstract : China is confronted with serious issue of gender inequality and discrimination in workplace. There are some key factors leading to gender inequality, such as the lack of laws and regulations and organizations’ goal of maximizing profit. READ MORE

  6. 15. Turned Tables in The Global Economy : Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment and Cultural Risk Reduction in Sweden

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Carl-David Lundström; Ingrid Höllisch; [2017]
    Keywords : Outward foreign direct investment; FDI; internationalization; Uppsala model; network approach; born-global; bred-global; establishment; risk; risk reduction; Sweden; China; guanxi; guanxiwang; Hofstede; trade-facilitating organizations; investment-facilitating organizations; psychic distance; cultural distance;

    Abstract : Background: People’s Republic of China has attracted much FDI throughout the decades. According to the World Bank (2016), China has received approximately 20 per cent of the total FDI to developing countries the last ten years which has contributed to the country’s huge economic growth. READ MORE