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1. 16. Aspects of Cooperation and Corporate Governance in the Swedish Regional Newspaper Industry

   Författare :Christoffer Rydland; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : The Swedish newspaper industry was for many years characterized by geographically separated markets. This allowed for open discussions and learning. In addition, economic objectives were often not expressed by the owners of the newspaper companies. This dissertation analyzes two organizations which mirrored these distinctive traits of the industry. LÄS MER

3. 17. (Investigating) MNCs' CSR-related behaviour and impacts in institutionally and culturally distant markets : African developing-countries in focus

   Författare :Gideon Jojo Amos; Gabriel Baffour Awuah; Ulf Aagerup; Niklas Egels-Zandén; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; multinational enterprises MNEs ; corporate social responsibility CSR ; corporate social responsibility reporting CSRR ; African developing-countries; legitimacy; stakeholders; institutional theories; organizational learning;

   Sammanfattning : The overall purpose of this thesis is to explore why and how institutional distance and contextual differences influence MNCs’ CSR-related behavior in African developing-countries. In order to achieve the purpose stated above, the thesis seeks to answer the overarching research question: How do institutional distance and contextual differences influence MNCs’ CSR-related behavior in African developing countries? To answer the research question this thesis employed an interpretive methodological approach in order to increase my understanding of the CSR phenomenon in a specific contextual environment characterized by different institutional distance through different theoretical and empirical perspectives (Guba and Lincoln, 1994; Lincoln and Guba, 2000). LÄS MER

4. 18. Rum, Tid och Pengar - en studie om redovisning i praktiken

   Författare :Ann-Christine Frandsen; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : Accounting numbers affect people in many ways. This is an important research issue. This thesis attempts to problematise the relation between accounting numbers and what they refer to; a relation that is typically taken-for-granted. LÄS MER

5. 19. Brand Architecture from Above : Understanding the Customer Disconnect

   Författare :Per Åsberg; Henrik Uggla; Mats Urde; KTH; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Brand portfolio; Brand architecture; perceptual alignment; consumer perception; Brand Concept Map; Brand Portfolio Star; Conceptual Integrated Multi-dimensional Architecture CIMA model; Industrial Economics and Management; Industriell ekonomi och organisation;

   Sammanfattning : Global business is transforming. Information technology in general, and the Internet specifically, has globalized business and empowered the consumer with more information and choice than ever before. Consequently, academic research into brand portfolios and brand architecture is faced with new challenges to reflect this changing reality. LÄS MER

7. 20. Corporate governance and corporate entrepreneurship : empirical studies on Swedish riding schools

   Författare :Elin Smith; Jonas Gabrielsson; Kristianstad University; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : This composite licentiate dissertation is based on the observation that governance and entrepreneurship are related with each other and that governance may differ depending on the specific organisational form that organises the businesses. Governance refers to corporate governance, including mechanisms aimed at governing the organisation in the interests of the principals. LÄS MER