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Internal Carbon Pricing AN EXPLORATORY CASE STUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTERNAL CARBON PRICE IN A MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE
(2022-06-29)Climate change is often considered a market failure in the field of economics as the risks and costs are not reflected in the market price. Many scientists and actors in the field therefore argue that the cost must be ... -
Internal Change in Internationalizing SMEs The Challenges of Going Local to Global: A Human Resource Perspective
(2013-07-02)The internal internationalization of SMEs is a growing research area, but there is a lack of research regarding how SMEs develop internal resources when internationalizing and how this change facilitates firms’ ... -
Internal Communication in an MNC
(2002)Internal communication is a major constituent in any organization, and it can actually be seen as the lifeblood of the organization. In the multinational corporation, MNC, the importance of well-functioning internal ... -
Internal Corporate Events - A tool for corporations to communicate to and motivate their employees
(2006)The meeting industry forms a major element of the tourism industry. Furthermore, rapid developments point to the industry being more significant today than ever before. Conventions, exhibitions, fairs, congresses, ... -
Internal Internationalization -a peek into the black box
(2011-07-06)In the ongoing struggle to maintain and leverage competitive advantage, SMEs are in a constant state of change. A highly visible and researched change is concerning the process by which firms shift business activities ... -
International Capital- and Liquidity Regulation. A challenge for Chinese banks?
(2016-10-07)The Chinese Banking Regulatory Commission started the implementation of global capital- and liquidity standards for commercial banks in China by issuing the first regulatory elements of the Basel III accords in June 2012. ... -
International consulting firms in Russia- A study on how to undertake efective consulting services in the Russian business environment
(2001)After the fall of Communism in Russia, the country's business environment has indeed changed and is today characterised by high volatility and unpredictability. The international consulting firms, which we are focusing on ... -
International Joint Ventures in Asian Emerging Markets. An event study about how the local partner´s shareholder gains are affected by the selection of foreign partner
(2015-07-13)International Joint Ventures (IJVs) play an important role in the strong com- petitive trend towards globalization of world markets. This trend leads to greater access to the world's Asian emerging markets, which creates ... -
INTERNATIONAL SOURCING IN EMERGING MARKETS - A CASE STUDY OF ICA NON-FOOD IN CHINA AND LATVIA
(2004)Global sourcing is becoming increasingly important, and is currently a top priority by many firms. The increased globalisation and the dynamic environment, like the EU Enlargement and Chinas’ membership in the WTO, makes ... -
Internationalization and business networks: From a network outsider to an insider A multiple case study in Rwanda
(2021-06-28)Previous research on business networks has devoted considerable efforts towards studying their characteristics, dynamics and outcomes. However, it is unclear how a business goes from being an outsider to becoming an ... -
Internationalization as a Necessary Evil. Why Japanese SMEs Hesitate to Expand Internationally and the Manager's Influence on Internationalization Decisions
(2016-10-12)Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have traditionally been restricted to their domestic market but as the world becomes increasingly globalized, so do also SMEs. SMEs represent over 95 percent of the business ... -
Internationalization of Digital Firms: Overcoming Costs and Challenges
(2023-09-08)Digital firms are becoming increasingly important actors in the business environment and society. Commonly, digital firms have been argued to have particularly good o pportunities to internationalize due to their unique ... -
INTERNATIONALIZATION OF FOREIGN-OWNED SUBSIDIARIES IN EASTERN EUROPE
(2003)Since the fall of communism in the late 80’s Poland has taken major steps forward and become one of the most successful transition economies. One significant economic change is that trade has been re-oriented away from the ... -
Internationalization of Healthcare and Care firms: A case study regarding the factors affecting the internationalization process of Swedish Healthcare and Care firms
(2017-09-11)The international business environment has experienced an increase in the international activities of service firms in recent decades. Service firms are expanding to markets outside of their home country market, seeking ... -
Internationalization of the Ethnic Food Industry
(2002)Small companies from newly emerging markets are usually limited in their growth strategy by lack of market in their own countries. This is mainly due to low purchasing power of the population in their countries. Therefore ... -
Internationalization through business models - a case study of Swedish cleantech firms
(2019-08-08)Though in the innovative and technological forefront of cleantech, Swedish firms must become better at commercializing clean technology and to capitalize on international opportunities. Furthermore, firms’ business models ... -
Internet and Intermediaries in the Tourism Distribution Channel - Study of Swedish, Bulgarian and Online Travel Agencies
(2006)The Internet offers great opportunities for the tourism industry, but has significantly increased the potential for discord among the members of the tourism distribution channel. The threat faced by the disintermediation ... -
The Internet of Banking: how blockchain can revolutionize the banking system. An exploratory case study in the Italian banking industry: the Spunta Banca DLT project.
(2022-08-19)The driver of this study is the growing interest in blockchain technology and its use to develop inter-organisational structures considered capable of ensuring important benefits such as system transparency, operational ... -
Interorganizational management in the service sector: A case study of how freight organizations manage interorganizational relationships
(2017-08-09)This study seeks to investigate how the service sector functions in the context of interorganizational management. Researchers in the field of interorganizational management and supply management argue that there is a gap ... -
Interplay between Sustainability and Financial Performance: A Mixed-Methods Analysis in the Automotive Industry
(2024-07-11)This thesis explores the interplay between sustainability initiatives and financial performance in the automotive industry, a field of growing significance due to the industry's substantial environmental impact and economic ...