Hur ser livsmedelskedjor organisations förändringsprocess ut i en pandemi? : En kvalitativ studie om hur företagen i livsmedelsindustrin förändrat sin syn på samhällsansvar till följd av covid-19 och blev livsmedelskedjornas organisations föränd

Sammanfattning: Date: 2021-09-30 Level: Bachelor thesis in Business Administration, 15cr Institution: School of Business, Society and Engineering, Mälardalen University Authors: Abdi Rahman Ahmed, Abdulkarim Al Jehani, Rashid Oumar                    Title: A case study on the food chain stores CSR-work in a pandemicTutor: Johan GrinbergsKeywords: CSR, Epidemic, Pandemic, Covid-19, Sustainability, Initiative & Guidelines Research questions: How did companies in the food industry change their view of corporate social responsibility as a result of Covid-19?What do food chains' organizational process look like in a pandemic, was it on their own initiative or guidelines from stakeholders?Purpose: The purpose of this case study is to describe how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected companies in the food industry's view of social responsibility. This study also aims to investigate whether organizations' change process was on their own initiative or clear guidelines from stakeholders. Method: A qualitative method has been used where semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect primary data from five selected respondents. A literature review was conducted to describe and analyze theories that supplement primary data. In addition, secondary data has been obtained from relevant sources as well from various scientific articles. Conclusion: After collecting the empirical data, which was then analyzed in connection with the theory, the study concludes that the change process was adapted and enabled various agencies to both combat the spread of Covid-19 and support the company's stakeholders as a result of the pandemic.