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G4 Guidelines Regarding Social Aspects. A study of listed companies at Nasdaq OMX Stockholm on social aspects
(2015-07-06)Background and Problem Discussion: For an entity to achieve a sustainable development, it is necessary in order to deliver simultaneously economic, social, and environmental benefits. Through sustainability reporting, the ... -
Gaining Competitive Advantage through Improved Management of Information and Material Flows A Case Study at Flextronics Network Services
(2004)The future competitive advantage of a company will come from responding to customers needs at the end of the supply chain in a better way than competitors. Logistics plays a key role in this process. The underlying philosophy ... -
Game of Drones - Viability Study of Drone Deliveries in Swedish Rural Last Mile Transport
(2020-06-22)Problem discussion and objective: Despite its well-established networks of service points, Swedish logistics carriers are still facing many last mile challenges in terms of satisfying customers and becoming more sustainable ... -
Gamification across borders: The impact of culture
(2017-09-05)Engagement and motivation in the workplace have always been major elements at stake, and among other tools, gamification, widely defined as the use of game design elements in non-game contexts, intends to add another layer ... -
Gamification in Secondary Education - A User-Centered and Interdisciplinary Approach
(2020-07-22)The present study concerns an innovative approach to education; applying game elements as a blended learning strategy in secondary education. An exploratory case study of a gamified mathematics course in a secondary school ... -
GARCH and GAS: Comparison of volatility models for Bitcoin in different exchanges
(2020-07-08)Different characteristics of cryptocurrencies have been investigated by a number of studies. In this study, I focus on conditional volatility of Bitcoin in three exchanges which are Coinbase, Bitfinex and Bitstamp. I ... -
Gearing up for innovation; How can a large organization facilitate knowledge transfer within the organization in order to learn from innovation?
(2017-09-15)Background and Problem: The world is changing, and it’s changing faster than it has ever done before. The Schumpeterian waves of creative destruction that companies were once able to ride on for decades are increasing in ... -
Gender and career: the nature of women´s career development in tourism sector in Finland
(2008-02-29)Tourism sector is widely female dominated and although, the number of women in middle management has grown, it is men that mainly occupy the top positions. The promotion of gender equality has become widely accepted in ... -
Gender peer effects in doctoral education: Evidence from Sweden*
(2018-10-08)By understanding how we are affected by the other members of groups, interactive forums can be more optimally organised, giving rise to welfare increases. This thesis addresses two key research questions: (1) Does the ... -
Generating Revenue-Streams from Vehicle Connectivity Solutions - A case study of Volvo Car Corporation
(2013-07-03)In times of instability in a heavily competitive market, where competing organization strategy has become very similar and innovation of process are quite easy copied, a good way of capturing value can be crucial in order ... -
Generating Value from IoT Through International Business Models - A Multi-Case Study on Multinational Corporations
(2020-06-30)Current events and future trends point towards the importance of Internet of Things (IoT) and companies needing to implement changes to their business models in order to capitalize and generate the potential value that ... -
Geographical location of warehouses and its impact on delivery time - A study of e-commerce companies in Sweden
(2019-07-02)E-commerce is challenging the traditional way of distributing goods. An increase in parcels, lower filling rates, more trips to distribute the parcels and a demand of fast deliveries within a limited time-window lead to ... -
GET SMART; HOW MULTINATIONALS CAN USE SMART CONTRACTS TO GAIN A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
(2018-07-31)Innovation has become the primary driver of staying competitive in the modern economy. A company can do everything “right” and still end up losing their market leadership, or even fail and eventually disappear. This is ... -
Get the Girl a Brewery, Now! A Thematic Analysis of Organisational Ambidexterity in Family Businesses
(2018-08-01)This study examines organisational ambidexterity in the context of a family firm, where socioemotional wealth is used as a framework for capturing dynamics inherent to family businesses. The purpose of the study is to ... -
Getting a grip on the effect of preventive public health interventions – A study of the economic benefits of subsidized ice cleats
(2020-07-10)Purpose: This thesis studies an ice cleat subsidy programme for seniors introduced in 2018 by Region Jönköping in Sweden. The aim of the study is to examine whether the subsidy was a cost-effective way of decreasing the ... -
Global Ideas; Using it platforms for idea sharing in MNCs
(2016-10-03)Ideas are the basis of what can lead to innovation, where the latter is crucial to obtain and sustain competitive advantage. MNCs have the possibility to internally connect globally diverse knowledge to create ideas ... -
Global Supply Chains at a Crossroads - A multiple case study investigating the process of Volvo Cars’ & H&M Group’s reconfiguration of their global supply chains
Globalization and falling barriers to international trade have incentivized firms to relocate activities to foreign markets in pursuit of greater returns. MNCs today often have global supply chains with high degrees of ... -
Globalization of digital born firms - strategies, factors and implications - A Single Case Study of Globalization and Strategy of Matchi
The characteristics of digital born firms bring both complexity and advantages during their globalization process. The continuous improvement of technology and how the world becomes constantly more digital, the strategies ... -
Glodomestication – IT Works both Ways. The linkage of Indian IT INVs’ internationalization process and creation of a competitive advantage
(2016-10-14)During the past years, the phenomenon of International New Ventures (INV) from emerging markets has been increasingly acknowledged where globalization has facilitated their internationalization into new foreign markets. ... -
Goal setting for environmental sustainability in rapid growth firms - An exploratory single case study investigating what companies should consider when setting environmental sustainability goals while growing rapidly
Title: Goal setting for environmental sustainability in rapid growth firms. An exploratory single case study investigating what companies should consider when setting environmental sustainability goals while growing ...