This study focuses first on identifying the main characteristics of the seldom researched particular type of Chinese cross-border online shopping, Daigou, in which Chinese consumers purchase foreign products through ...

Internationalization is a topic that has been studied widely but often by considering the rational aspects of it only even though the institutional ones also are of importance. Here, a combination of the rational and ...

This paper critically examines the effect that mainstream leadership ideas have on the leadership development initiatives in a highly technical, engineering dominated, Swedish public sector organisation. Through 28 interviews ...

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 ...

Sustainability puts a normative mandate on innovation to become more environmentally and socially benevolent. Besides, the increased environmental degradation generates the demand for sustainable-oriented innovation in the ...

Over the past few years, thanks to the rise of a substantial figure of startup unicorns including: Dollar Shave Club, Zalando, Jumia, DeliveryHero and HelloFresh , “ Startup Studios ” have emerged vigorously into the ...

The ambiguity of the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been widely debated in academic research over the last decades. There is a consensus that firms ought to take responsibilities for their actions, ...

To date, food aspects in leisure tourism have been studied extensively, while in business travel, by contrast, the role of meals has been largely neglected both in academia and in business. Recent trends suggest that meals ...

Trust is an abstract concept whose definition can differ based on the individual. However, when it comes to brand trust in international markets, it can mean only one thing. International companies need to ensure that ...

In the last years the overall trade between Sweden and rest of the world has increased dramatically according to UN. The development of foreign trade has motivated Swedish Authorities to have in-depth knowledge about the ...