Browsing Master theses by Title
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Controlled environmental agriculture & the need for innovations networks
(2023-08-28)This thesis explores which innovation systems that facilitates growth for Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) companies and to successfully operate within the food industry. This was done by interviewing several ... -
Controlling fashion: Enabling controls in creative teams in fashion firms
(2018-07-02)Background and problem: In the creative teams of fashion firms a two-way control problem for achieving strategic alignment arises, the first being the need to balance creative and commercial dimensions, and secondly the ... -
Cooperation Vs. Non-Cooperation between Ports and Shipping Lines: a Game Theory Approach
(2014-12-11)In response to fierce competition of container cargo transportation markets, cooperation has become the mainstream of this era. Consolidation of shipping routes, globalization of shipping lines and cooperation of port ... -
Coordinating the distribution networks in clinical supply chains A case of AstraZeneca’s pharmaceutical and lab kits networks
(2016-07-04)Decreasing profits and sharp globalized competition has driven the leading pharmaceutical companies to reduce the expenditures of new drug development by redesigning the clinical logistics processes. Under this context, ... -
Coordination of Inbound Logistics Flows: A Case Study of Terms of Delivery for the Supply of Components from External Suppliers to SKF Factories
(2004)Changes as the increasing globalization, changes in customer expectations and preferences, consistent technology advances in manufacturing and communications areas, as well as the increasing demand for social and especially ... -
Coordination and how it unfolds in a global corporation: Practical evidence for the case of a German long-haul distance mobility provider
(2018-07-03)The topic of coordination within global organizations has gained substantial research attention over the past two decades. In this context, this paper specifically studies the coordination of the headquarter (HQ) with ... -
Coping with Covid-19 in rural India: Did financial strategies help to maintain wellbeing?
(2022-06-30)This thesis examines the direct impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on psychological wellbeing and explores the mediating role of financial coping strategies for this association. Using four waves of representative panel ... -
Coping with deviations in delivery times A case study of a Swedish wholesaler managing the late and early deliveries from suppliers
(2017-06-29)Companies are dealing with excessive amounts of data nowadays which is due to the recent developments in the field of IT. Many systems and tools exists to manage the data and transform it to valuable information, if the ... -
Coping with Overtourism: Redirecting tourism consumption through social media and the Internet
(2018-07-03)With tourism being the largest industry in Europe and one of the fastest growing sectors, the importance of sustainable tourism consumption from an economic, social, cultural and environmental aspect is vital. A problem ... -
Copyright and its Place in the Information Society
(2010-06-22)This thesis addresses the ongoing downloading debate and clash between the copyright system and the technological advancements that are made in terms of means for communication that are ever so present in our society focused ... -
Core Focusing Strategy and Share Price Reactions - A study on northern European spin-off announcements
(2019-08-08)This study investigates the short-term shareholder reactions of announced spin-offs in northern Europe. Spin-offs conducted in order to increase core focus of the parent, and spin-offs not conducted for this reason, are ... -
Corporate Accounting Crises in the USA 2002
(2003)During the past year there have been several companies in the USA that have used different doubtful accounting methods. These cases have caused a heated debate in the USA and have led to changes in accounting and ... -
Corporate Boards and Performance. Does board composition affect financial performance among Swedish firms?
(2015-07-13)Corporate boards are a central part of corporate governance. In this thesis I study the effect of board characteristics on corporate performance. I examine the effect of board size, gender diversification, independency and ... -
Corporate Codes of Conduct as a Local Union Strategy: The case of Indonesia
(2010-11-25)Today the role of companies as societal actors is subject to a vivid debate due to the ecological degradation and unethical working practices that has resulted from an increased outsourcing of production to developing ... -
Corporate Culture vs. National Culture - The Role of Human Resource in Managing Cultural Differences in International Hotel Companies
(2006)International hotel companies, as part of the service industry, are facing challenges of culture complexity after merging, capturing, franchising and other forms of business reformation. Human resource management (HRM) and ... -
Corporate Disclosures Reaction to an Incident - the case of BP
(2013-07-02)Communicating with stakeholders is an important task for corporations to receive the stakeholders’ support. This importance is evidenced through the emergence of different types of disclosures, for instance, the recent ... -
Corporate Foresight and its Role in Driving Innovation - A case study of the Swedish grocery industry and how they use corporate foresight in order to improve their innovation strategies
(2023-07-19)The world is constantly changing with factors that we partly can control and some that are outside of our control. Living in these complex systems demands tackling but also embracing uncertainty. The focus should not be ... -
Corporate Governance
(2002)Concepts like corporate governance have been developed, due to the needs of the owners to supervise the management and influence the directions of the acquired companies. We will for the purpose of this thesis, look upon ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Contract Manufacturing: exploring the Management Structures and Processes of Ethical Sourcing Practices
(2009-08-24)The practice of focusing on core competences and outsourcing production to save costs, and the need to increasingly acknowledge social and environmental responsibilities along the value chain put brandowning firms under ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Disclosure and Earnings Management
(2018-07-02)This study examines the relationship between CSR reporting and financial reporting. Specifically, we hypothesize that firms with extensive CSR disclosure have lower levels of earnings management (EM), and that such firms ...