Search for dissertations about: "thesis on purchasing"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 155 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on purchasing.
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6. Sustainable purchasing in the retail industry : a model of environmentally responsible purchasing
Abstract : Given the important role that businesses play in addressing the issue of environmental sustainability, a perspective on organizations’ responsiveness toward environmental sustainability suggests that one of the most challenging decisions to be made within an organization is to engage in environmental purchasing. Because preserving the environment and maintaining economic growth have become the goal for many organizations, decisions about sustainable organizational purchasing are growing in importance. READ MORE
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7. Consumer Foreign Online Purchasing : Uncertainty in the Consumer-Retailer Relationship
Abstract : Consumer foreign online purchasing (CFOP) in this thesis refers to the exchange between consumers and foreign online retailers. Despite empirical facts showing increasing interest of consumers to purchase from foreign online retailers, researchers have only paid modest interest to this new marketing field. READ MORE
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8. Organising Purchasing and Supply Management Across Company Boundaries
Abstract : This thesis deals with the organising of purchasing and supply management. Many researchers claim that organising is an important determinant of purchasing and supply management performance. However, previous research focuses more on other aspects than on organisational arrangements. Existing organising research adopts a mainly firm internal focus. READ MORE
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9. Purchasing process for freight transport services and influence on CO2 emissions
Abstract : Companies purchasing freight transport services may through the purchasing process restrict or create opportunities for how transport service providers deliver the transport service. The purpose of this thesis is to explore how the configuration of the purchasing process for freight transport services can influence the reduction of CO2 emissions. READ MORE
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10. Purchasing in power asymmetry - A study of vaccine procurement for developing countries
Abstract : The purpose of this study was to increase the understanding of, and develop a model to explain, interrelations between purchasing strategies carried out by buyers within vaccine supply chains for developing countries and their buyer-supplier power structure. In the humanitarian aid context, availability of required goods (e.g. READ MORE