Search for dissertations about: "corporate university"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 69 swedish dissertations containing the words corporate university.

  1. 1. Corporate Entrepreneurship : A Comprehensive Field Review and Assessment of the Internal Organizational Environment Supportive of Strategic Entrepreneurship

    Author : Belén Casales Morici; Heléne Lundberg; Peter Öhman; Ivo Zander; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; corporate entrepreneurship; strategic entrepreneurship; internal organisational environment; CEAI; corporate renewal;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to expand current knowledge on the development of corporate entrepreneurship and to contribute new theoretical and empirical insights into strategic entrepreneurship. To those ends, the thesis attempts to answer two research questions. READ MORE

  2. 2. Costs and Benefits of Delegation : Managerial Discretion as a Bridge between Strategic Management and Corporate Governance

    Author : Yuliya Ponomareva; Sven-Olof Yrjö Collin; Ruth Aguilera; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Managerial discretion; board of directors; agency theory; delegation; control; transition economy; Sweden; Ekonomistyrning; Ekonomistyrning;

    Abstract : This dissertation addresses the question of effective delegation, exploring it through the concept of managerial discretion (i.e., a latitude of managerial actions, which lie in the zone of shareholders’ acceptance). READ MORE

  3. 3. Corporate Greening : Product and Production Perspectives

    Author : Bozena Guziana; Erik Dahlquist; Eva Thorin; Birgitta Schwartz; Peter Dobers; Terrence Fel; Van Miller; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : Greening; ‘Green’ business; ‘Green-green’ business; Environmental leaders; Environmental profile; Environmental technology; Product and production; Communicating; CSR; Ecopreneurs; Företags miljöarbete; ’Gröna’ företag; ’Grön-gröna’ företag; Miljöledande företag och organisationer; Miljöteknik; Produkt och tillverkning; Kommunikation; CSR; Ecoprenörer; Energy- and Environmental Engineering; energi- och miljöteknik;

    Abstract : This thesis describes corporate greening in general, and specifically the environmental technology (ET) sector as a green sector. The thesis has also particular focus on production and products related aspects and the influence of the environmental profile of the ET sector on the environmental engagement of companies in the sector. READ MORE

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

    Author : Elin Smith; Jonas Gabrielsson; Kristianstad University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  5. 5. Nexus between corporate sustainability and financial performance

    Author : ABM Fazle Rahi; Jeaneth Johansson; Marita Blomkvist; Stefan Sundgren; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sustainability; performance; profitability; corporate responsibility; ESG; multi-theoretical approach; macroeconomic factors; microeconomic factors; women on boards; board composition; sustainable development;

    Abstract : To save the planet from previous devastating corporate actions, corporations have enormous responsibilities toward the environment, economy and society. Implementing corporate sustainability practices through establishing effective governance mechanisms can be considered a transformative initiative with potential implications for social and green innovation. READ MORE