Sökning: "Purpose beyond profit"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 37 uppsatser innehållade orden Purpose beyond profit.
1. "I am the opposite of progress” – A discussion about Bauman’s Liquid Modernity through the lens of Yellowstone
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskapSammanfattning : Purpose: The purpose is to problematize how to use conservatism as counterforce to Liquid Modernity by answering two research questions. - What critique against liquid modernity can be identified in Yellowstone? - How does Yellowstone articulate conservatism as counterforce against monetary interests and profit. LÄS MER
2. Preventing a "derailment" of strategy: A single-case study on how green early-stage companies can drive a proactive sustainability strategy using MCS
D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringSammanfattning : This paper aims to fulfill two interrelated purposes by investigating (i) how green early-stage companies can use MCS to maintain a proactive sustainability strategy in a high-growth setting, and (ii) how green early-stage companies can design MCS to maintain employees' intrinsic motivation for sustainability. By applying the theoretical lens of the Object of Control framework and intrinsic motivation, the single-case study explores how sustainability-related MCS is employed to drive sustainability strategy and how controls can be designed to maintain employees' intrinsic motivation for sustainability. LÄS MER
3. Beyond the Target Market : Investigating the Impact of Brand Activism on Brand Authenticity and Attitude in Non-Targeted Markets
Kandidat-uppsats, Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälleSammanfattning : Nowadays, people around the world are connected through social networks. This hyperconnectivity implies that companies need to think about the perceptions and opinions of consumers who were not directly targeted by a campaign. LÄS MER
4. The Wealth of Moral Sentiments : En studie av Adam Smiths syn på lönearbete
Magister-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)Sammanfattning : My ambition in the midst of the myriad of conflicting views in Smith scholarship has been to examine Smith’s perspective on wage labour, as formulated in The Wealth of Nations, in light of previous research, the historical context, his moral psychology described in The Theory of Moral Sentiments, and his presentation of rights developed in Lectures on Jurisprudence. Therefore, the central question has been, “How did Adam Smith perceive wage labour?” Since The Wealth of Nations was formulated in a specific historical context - which has come to be known as the Scottish Enlightenment -, it is necessary to approach the text with an understanding of these historical conditions in order to grasp Smith's economic theory. LÄS MER
5. Struggle for Survival : A Case Study of the Reindeer Industry in Sweden
Kandidat-uppsats, Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanSammanfattning : Background: Within capitalistic economies the notion persists that only the most efficient and profit-maximizing companies and industries, that withstand the market mechanisms, should sustain. However, market mechanisms currently do not sufficiently consider non-monetary value creation such as social and environmental contributions. LÄS MER
