Essays about: "value chains"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 308 essays containing the words value chains.

  1. 11. Bringing human rights due diligence into law: Addressing modern slavery or business as usual? : A postcolonial assessment of the UK Modern Slavery Act’s compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Isabelle Kämpe; [2023]
    Keywords : UK Modern Slavery Act; MSA; UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; UNGP; modern slavery; human rights due diligence; HRDD; supply chain; transparency; postcolonialism; neo-colonialism; dependency theory;

    Abstract : Operating through complex supply chains and multiple jurisdictions, today’s business enterprises can outsource manufacturing to different parts of the world where they can take advantage of low labour- and production costs. In the global quest for businesses to maximise their profits, deteriorating working conditions for offshore labour workers are increasing the risks of human rights abuses. READ MORE

  3. 12. Value creation within a digital service platform through the lens of service-dominant (S-D) logic : A case study of Eljun’s digital payment platform

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : Lena Baum; Imge Günes; [2023]
    Keywords : value creation; value co-creation; value proposition canvas; digital platform; service-dominant logic;

    Abstract : The number of companies who base their business model on digital platforms has increased in the recent years. Successful examples of digital platforms are e.g., Airbnb, Klarna or Uber. READ MORE

  4. 13. Analysing the EU textile and clothing material flow with an emphasis on reuse-based value chains

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Paula Henrietta Herzberg; Fabian Pirrwitz; [2023]
    Keywords : System Dynamics; Reuse based value chains; Circular Economy; Waste Management.;

    Abstract : Textile waste amounts and its utilization are pressing problems in the EU today, with further expected worsening as legislations come into play, increasing collection rates. The EU strives towards a more sustainable future, however this future might entail initial disimprovement, as consumption and disposal behaviour are further expected to increase. READ MORE

  5. 14. Sustainability benefits of industrial symbiosis: Building value from stakeholders

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Laura Elizabeth Redmond; [2023]
    Keywords : Industrial symbiosis; stakeholder engagement; sustainable business models; circularity; sustainability benefits; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The circular economy (CE) brings a shift in business operations that could increase societal well-being and reduce environmental costs, making regionalization and circular supply chains crucial to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Industrial Symbiosis (IS) is a strategy to enhance the circularity of industry by exchanging resources and knowledge sharing between different actors in an industrial system. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Effects of Participation in Global Value Chains : A Study of the Effects of Participation in Intermediate Trade on the Value Added Through Services and the Relative Demand for Skilled Workers in the Swedish Manufacturing Industry

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Maria Höijer; [2023]
    Keywords : Economics; labor economics; labor market; labor market economics; global value chain; supply chain; trade; commerce; international trade; specialization; servicification; Hecksher-Ohlin; Hecksher-Ohlin model; skilled labor; labor; labour; labor demand; labor supply; relative labor demand; wages; skill; upskill; intermediate trade; trade in value added; stolper samuelsson; stolper samuelsson theorem; servicification; factor abundance; comparative advantage; relative factor prices; fixed effects; panel data; Nationalekonomi; Arbetsmarknad; Internationell ekonomi; handel; internationell handel; Hecksher-Ohlin modellen; arbetskraftsutbud; arbetskraftsefterfrågan; servicifiering; relativ arbetskraftsefterfrågan; kompetens; värdekedjor; tillverkningsindustrin; specialisering; service; globalisering; Hecksher-Ohlin; lön; stolper samuelsson; komparativ fördel; relativpriser; paneldata; fixa effekter;

    Abstract : This study aims to investigate the effects of the integration in global value chains on the specialization in the production of services and the relative demand for high-skilled labor in the Swedish manufacturing industry. The empirical model and the predictions are based on theories and findings such as the phenomenon of servicification, the Hecksher-Ohlin theorem, and the Stolper-Samuelsson theorem. READ MORE