Sökning: "global value chains"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 22 avhandlingar innehållade orden global value chains.

  1. 1. Firms in Global Value Chains : An Analysis of the Determinants and Effects of the Changing Location of International Production

    Författare :Trudy-Ann Stone; Charlie Karlsson; Philippe Rouchy; Quoreshi Shahid; Bengtsson Lars; Andrés Rodríguez-Pose; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Global value chains; outsourcing; offshoring; technical efficiency; multinational firms; imports; exports; financial crisis; institutions;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with the globalization of production, a salient feature of the modern economy. The development of international outsourcing as a widespread business practice and the simultaneous decrease in trade and transport costs have contributed to the growth of a phenomenon known as global value chains. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Uppförandekoder som etisk varumärkning? : Ansvar i företag med globala värdekedjor

    Författare :Johanna Fernholm; Hans Rämö; Per-Olof Berg; Susse Georg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Corporate social responsibility; globalization; ethical codes of conduct; sweatshops; ethical consumption; CSR communication; ethical branding; staging of responsibility; legitimacy; value chain; companies; NGOs; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

    Sammanfattning : Since the late 1990s, the presence of ethical codes of conduct in companies has increased dramatically, especially in companies with strong brands, as well as in industries where companies outsource business to suppliers in low-income countries. The demands on, and renewed interest in, companies taking social responsibility, as often summarized in the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR), for problems in their value chains, seems thus intertwined with the processes of globalization. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Catching values of small-scale fisheries : A look at markets, trade relations and fisher behaviour

    Författare :Elizabeth Drury O'Neill; Beatrice Crona; Tim Daw; Therese Lindahl; Ragnhild Overå; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; small-scale fisheries; value chains; gender; seafood trade; global markets; patron-client; human wellbeing; benefits; markets; local social dynamics; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis explores small-scale fisheries trade, markets and the accompanying relationships. It does so to understand how they contribute to human wellbeing and ecosystem health through fisher's behaviour in the marine environment. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Value Creation and Structural Change during the Third industrial Revolution. The Swedish Economy from a Vertical Perspective

    Författare :Daniel Lind; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Structural change; technology; inter-industry linkages; production processes; deindustrialization; service duality; business services; global value chains; productivity.;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis analyses structural changes and the role of technology in the Swedish economy since the 1970s. With the attention directed towards interdependencies between sectors, a vertical perspective is applied on the economy. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Policy Mixes for Industrial Transformation: Lessons from Finland and Sweden

    Författare :Barbara Hedeler; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; value chains; industrial transformation; transformative innovation policies; process industry; policy mix; biofuels;

    Sammanfattning : An accelerated transition of the existing industry sectors towards low-carbon and renewable energy technologies is crucial to achieving global climate targets and national net zero emission commitments. This thesis departs from the notion that many governments increasingly emphasise the possibilities of combining such a transformation with domestic “green growth”. LÄS MER