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Corporate Social Responsibility or Corporate Social Responsiveness - Case study of CSR in top Swedish firms
(2006)In recent years, the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) have become more important than ever before, due to the non-proportional relation between the increase in power of companies and the level of their social ... -
Corporate social responsibility within professional football clubs: an international multiple case study.
(2018-01-24)Professional football clubs are progressively increasing their level of complexity in terms of resources, organization and strategies. As a result football management has started to gain more attention by scholars. ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility: An illustration of Supplier Codes of Conduct Management in MNCs -A case study of IKEA and its suppliers in Thailand
(2009-08-24)Following the increasing international business focus on developing economies, global sourcing and procurement are gaining importance in MNC operations. Simultaneously, due to the increasing stakeholders pressures mainly ... -
Corporate Special Events A Strategic Tool in Internal Marketing to Motivate and Retain Employees
(2004)To have a high rate of absence as well as employee turnover is very costly for organisations. Having personnel, who are motivated, inspired and diligent, might assist in avoiding such inconveniences. In today's global and ... -
Corporate sponsorship and museum development Strategic corporate sponsorship and audience development for museums in Sweden
(2004)Corporate sponsorship of a museum needs to be understood as a legitimised marketing method to create higher value for the audience. Effective strategic sponsorship has proved that it can help museum organisations create a ... -
Corporate Tax Rates and Economic Growth- A panel study of private investment in the OECD countries
(2021-06-30)Since the 1980s the corporate tax rate of the OECD countries has been on a downward trend, moving from levels of about 44 percentage points on average down to about 25 percentage points in the 2010s. The objective of ... -
Corporate Treasury Outsourcing – A Function Best Left to the Experts? An Analysis of Corporate Treasuries in Sweden
(2006)As corporations attempt to streamline their operations to keep pace with a competitive global market place, the range of activities that are seen to be part of the core competencies is becoming narrower. Corporations ... -
Cost Management in the New Product Introduction Process of TruPrint 1000; A case-study of TRUMPF Maskin AB and its costs of Introducing New Additive Manufacturing Systems to the Swedish Market
(2017-09-15)The current trend within the manufacturing industry is increased digitalization, automation, and customization, known as Industry 4.0 or the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Additive Manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D ... -
Cost Optimization in Event Logistics - The Case of Volvo Cars Exhibitions Logistics, Volvo Ocean Race
(2017-06-29)International markets continue to offer expanding opportunities for global events, exhibitions and trade shows. Immense logistics efforts are required for the event to go live. The complexity of this type of logistics ... -
Cost to serve: The Interrelationships between costs in the Supply Chain of companies within the hard metal rock drilling and metal cutting tools industry
(2022-08-04)The globalised market has introduced consumers to a variety of affordable products with a wide range of desired attributes from competitors who are strategically located in areas with affordable labour, expertise, and raw ... -
Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade of Pharmaceuticals - Free movement of goods versus consumer protection
(2007-07-19)The occurrence of counterfeit medicines is a constantly growing problem, which poses a serious threat to human lives. It could also potentially lead to extensive economic implications for affected companies and countries ... -
Counterparty Credit Risk Efficieny of Central Clearing
(2017-07-26)In this thesis, we aim to show effects of centrally clearing OTC derivatives on counterparty exposures. Central clearing is the process of replacing bilateral exposures from transactions with a network of multilateral ... -
Country of origin effect on websites - does it exist?: A mixed method thesis on consumer behaviour
(2018-07-03)The aim of this thesis was to explore if the country of origin effect exists in relation to websites and if so, what consumer behaviours are related to the awareness level of retail website nationality. The country of ... -
Covered Call on an Index - A Comparative Study of Two Strategies
(2023-06-29)This thesis undertakes a comparative analysis of two ways of performing a covered call strategy on a dual asset index. The distinguishing factor between the two approaches pertains to the writing of the call options, ... -
The COVID-19 pandemic's effects on supply chains within the Swedish retail industry - Experiences from the DIY and furniture sectors
(2022-08-03)The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe disruptions and consequences to global supply chains. The pandemic commenced in China in late 2019 and quickly spread throughout the world. China is a country that plays a key role ... -
Creating a competitive advantage in southeast Asia and Australia
(2000)As companies strive for getting the upper hand on the competition, there is one area that is receiving increasing interest, namely logistics. In this thesis, our contribution to the knowledge of how a competitive advantage ... -
Creating a Decision-Making Tool for Strategic Purchasing. A case study of SKF
(2016-10-13)The purchasing function has for the past decades been subject to forces shifting the internal strategic balance in its favor. Earlier having been seen as no more than a support function, the purchasing departments today ... -
CREATING A POSTMODERN INDIVIDUAL PRODUCT OFFER Case Study of Saab Automobile AB
(2004)Today, there is a trend towards a customized product offer that provides customers with freedom to individualized products according to their personal preferences. It is a change from traditional mass marketing towards a ... -
Creating an Information Exchange Network
(2003)Marketing intelligence is a contemporary concept within MNCs. Its interpretation and extent is not entirely clear, which makes it complex to utilize. In research, it is evident that marketing intelligence as an entity ... -
Creating and Measuring Shareholder Value:
(2002)To measure shareholder value creation has been the issue of discussion all around the world. It has become crucial since the companies were increasingly committing to creating shareholder value. Old traditional measures ...