Implementing CSR: A case study of Ekenas Mekaniska AB Project report

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is not a new issue however it has recently started to get more attention. Mostly research has been conducted within the larger companies in many different ...

Supply chain optimization in the forest industry

The scope of this thesis is modelling and solving large-scale planning problems in the supply chain within the forest industry. Five research papers are included, the first three of which ...

Project: Collateralized Debt Obligations – Informal Transaction Transparency

The relative low interest rate in the first part of the new millennium spurred on demand for mortgage financing and by extension also fueled the housing market, primarily in the ...

Market power and merger simulation in retail banking

This paper tests market power in the banking industry. Price-cost margins predicted by different oligopoly models are calculated using discrete-choice demand estimates of own-price and cross-price elasticities. These predicted price-cost ...

Venture Capital- Backed Investment: Impack on Corporate Governance in Sweden

Background and problem discussion: Sweden is one of the small open economies with flourishing venture capital investments. Much research has not been conducted into corporate governance in Sweden when venture ...

Women’s perception of how female negotiators are different – a multicultural perspective

The purpose of this study was to examine gender role differences in negotiations in China, Italy, Sweden and Turkey. The theoretical frame was derived through research within social sciences; business, ...

Marketing Strategies of ICICI Bank

The objective of this project is comprehensive and comparative study of the marketing strategies of ICICI Bank. Its objective of extracting Incremental business through existing client, it’s a policy of ...

Empowerment in the consumer service sector: from the perspective of management and frontline personnel in the insurance industry

The aim of this study was to gain better understanding of empowerment in the consumer service sector by comparing the perspective of mangers and frontline personnel. Empowerment can be described ...

Analysing cross directional control in fine paper production

A perfect paper machine would not need any control action. However, defects in the production process and disturbances in raw material cause instability which requires control actions. The compensations made in ...

Strategy implementation in the construction industry

The report concludes that the inactive competition within the construction industry entail that the industry continuously delivers the same products, in the same way. Gabrielsson & Lutz (2002), states that ...

Corporate Social Media – Facilitating Better and Faster Change Management

Today’s world is moving at an ever increasing pace. New technologies, opportunities, threats all force companies to have the ability to be able to change rapidly in order to stay ...