Essays about: "transaction cost economics"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 89 essays containing the words transaction cost economics.

1. 16. Drivers of Backshoring: An exploration of the applicability of theory. A qualitative case study analysis of six Swedish companies.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Ayza Plamenova Hristozova; Marisa Pauline Rabiolo; [2021]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Backshoring has been the focus of a growing body of research in recent years, with several different determinants having been postulated through theoretical perspectives in the previous research. This study aims to determine how applicable these perspectives and their reasoning are to cases of backshoring of six Swedish companies. READ MORE

3. 17. Supply chain collaboration as a facilitator of circular economy for bio-based food packaging

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Gabriela Holesova; Ekaterina Ivashneva; [2021]
   Keywords : supply chain collaboration; bio-based food packaging; circular economy; resource based view; transaction cost economics; circular supply chains;

   Abstract : The amount of food packaging waste is one of the issues associated with increasing global population and corresponding increase in consumption rate of packaged foods. Traditional plastic food packaging derived from fossil fuels imposes a significant environmental threat. READ MORE

4. 18. E-auction as a complement to IOCM - A case study from the automotive industry

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Felicia Ivarsson; [2020-07-01]
   Keywords : E-auction; IOCM; Transaction Cost Economics; Industrial Network Approach; Purchasing and Supply Management; Buyer-supplier Relationship;

   Abstract : The role of PSM has gained considerable attention in recent years as one of the key functions to impact company performance (Zsidisin, Ellram & Ogden, 2003; Kähkönen & Lintukangas, 2012). And considering that purchasing is today the single largest expenditure for the majority of organizations (Dyer & Nobeoka, 2000; Agndal & Nilsson, 2009), it is interesting to expand the idea of IOCM and explore how companies can work even closer with their suppliers to impact inter-firm transactions. READ MORE

5. 19. Reshoring: Evolution and Implementation

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Janet Rasaei; Midhuna Manoharan; [2020-06-29]
   Keywords : Offshoring; Reshoring; Project implementation; Transaction cost economics; Resource-based view; The eclectic model; Project management process groups;

   Abstract : Background: For decades, the phenomenon of offshoring in the realm of production and business services have become an industry mantra and one of primary strategies for many companies. However, after years of offshoring, there emerged a slowdown or reversal in the trend and global business observes a reshoring phenomenon. READ MORE

6. 20. Analysis of automated monitoring for results-based agri-environmental schemes : a case study in Baden-Württemberg

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Fredric Storkamp; [2020]
   Keywords : automation; results-based policies; species-rich grassland; transaction costs;

   Abstract : Results-based agri-environmental policies on the one side, and automation through technology, for instance in monitoring, on the other side, are two favored ways of the European Commission for a more effective and more cost-efficient Common Agricultural Policy. But how well do these two aspects go together? This thesis analyses transaction cost scenarios of current on-thespot controls and automated controls in a case example in a species rich grassland scheme in Baden-Württemberg (FAKT B3). READ MORE