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Local Development and Creative Industries. Empirical, methodological and theoretical reflections.
- 2011
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Samlingsverk (redaktörskap) (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This book presents a wide range of approaches of the study of local development and creative industries. Seven authors´ presents a volume organized in three parts. Part I offers empirical studies on a growing experience economy, and also heritage, design and Factor 10 as a resource for development. Part II offers a methodological study on narrative as a force for company development. This part also offers reflections on interactive knowledge and however development is a prerequisite on localization, regionalization and globalization, neo-institutionalism and symbolic aspects of policy.
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- Cöster, Mathias, et al.
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The hen or the egg? : IT innovations’ influence on business strategy
- 2011
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the Nordic Academy of Management conference 2011. - : Gotland University. ; , s. 1-18
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The literature on business strategy and management control often underscores the necessity that companies, in their strategic processes, strive to first set goals and strategies and thereafter conduct investments in organization and technologies. However, some scholars argue that IT enables and induces strategic change and that these changes are necessary in order to gain value from the investment. Based on extensive empirical studies of the Swedish graphic industry this paper elaborates on the connection between strategy development and IT utilization. The conclusions are based on a longitudinal study of the graphic industry (1980-2010), a complete study of all annual reports from the two market leaders in the industry (1984-2010) and a complete study of all board meeting protocols in a newspaper and printing company (1971-1989). One conclusion is that there is greater awareness about the implications of IT on the business and the industry than the companies manage to translate in to action. Another conclusion is that the strategic orientation of the owners affects the execution of the IT strategy in the operating units.
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- Fredriksson, Magnus, et al.
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Corporate Reputation and the News Media in Sweden
- 2010
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Ingår i: Corporate Reputation and the News Media. - London : Routledge. - 9780415871525 ; , s. 192-206
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Tunon, Håkan, et al.
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Kulturarv och hållbar utveckling
- 2010
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Ingår i: Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift. - : Föreningen Bebyggelsehistorisk tidskrift. - 0349-2834 .- 2002-3812. ; , s. 99–106-
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Themnér, Anders, 1976-, et al.
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Climate Change and the Risk of Violent Conflicts in Southern Africa
- 2011
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This study aims to identify regions in the Zambezi River Basin in Southern Africa that are prone to risk of violent conflicts (collective violence, popular unrest) induced by climatic changes/variability. The Zambezi River is 575 kilometres long and the basin covers eight countries: Zambia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Tanzania, Botswana, Mozambique and Namibia. Besides the ecological impact, the study argues that socio-economic and political problems are disproportionately multiplied by climate change/variability. Climate change/variability amplifies stresses on the socio-political fabric because it affects the governance of resources, and hence, is linked to the weakened mitigation and adaptation capacity of societies, that are already facing economic challenges (rising food prices, etc.). Society becomes highly vulnerable to climate induced conflicts when it suffers from poor central leadership, weak institutions and polarized social identities. Taking all these factors into consideration, this study identifies Bulawayo/Matableleland-North in Zimbabwe and the Zambezia Province in Mozambique as the most likely regions to experience climate induced conflicts in the near future. The reasons for arriving at this conclusion are: a) Climate change/variability will have a significant impact on these two regions; due to increasing water scarcity in Bulawayo/Matabeleland-North; and intensified flooding, sea-level rise, and costal erosion in the Zambezia Province. b) Due to climate change/variability, agricultural production in these two regions will become highly volatile, leading to severe food insecurity. c) Both regions are suffering from low quality political governance, having unscrupulous elites, weak institutions, and polarized social identities.
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- Mansikkasalo, Anna, et al.
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Industrins energieffektivisering - styrmedlens effekter och interaktion
- 2011
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Energieffektivisering kan bidra till att flera miljökvalitetsmål kan nås, t ex Begränsad klimatpåverkan, Friskluft, Enbart naturlig försurning och Ingen övergödning. Denna rapport syftar till att öka kunskapen om hur olika styrmedel i klimat- och energipolitiken påverkar industrins energieffektivisering. Kompletterar eller motverkar styrmedlen varandra? Bland annat studeras prövning och tillsyn enligt miljöbalken, programmet för energieffektivisering i industrin (PFE), energiskatterna och handeln med utsläppsrätter. Författarna till rapporten betonar betydelsen av en effektiv prissättning på energi. Olika typer av s.k. informationsmisslyckanden kan samtidigt motivera införande av t.ex. olika informativa styrmedel. Författarna analyserar avslutningsvis också vilka förändringar i PFE och miljöbalken som skulle kunna leda till en mer renodlad styrning för energihushållning.
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- Andersson, Ulf, et al.
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Introduction and overview
- 2010
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Ingår i: Managing the Contemporary Multinational. - Cheltenham : Edward Elgar. - 9781848448070 ; , s. 1-29, s. 1-29
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Borglund, Tommy, 1968-, et al.
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Increasing responsibility through transparency? : A study of the consequences of new guidelines for sustainability reporting by Swedish state-owned companies
- 2010
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In 2007, the Swedish government introduced new guidelines requiring state-owned companies to provide sustainability reports in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). The reform was part of an active ownership policy of the Swedish government with an ambition to promote sustainability in state-owned companies. Given the lack of empirical studies on the effects of GRI reporting this explorative study examines the consequences of new requirements on GRI reporting on state-owned companies in Sweden. The purpose of the paper is to investigate if and to what extent the government’s augmented sustainability information requirements have had effects on the sustainability activities at state-owned companies. The study is based on questionnaires sent to CSR and sustainability managers at state-owned companies and to the chairmen of these companies. The questionnaires were complemented with interviews with the sustainability managers of a selection of these state-owned companies. The results show that the introduction of the new guidelines affected the companies to varying degrees. The companies that lacked previous experience of sustainability reporting have gone through a more extensive process of change than those that were already submitting sustainability reports. The results also show that the guidelines contributed mainly to improved procedures for reporting on sustainability issues rather than bringing about far-reaching changes in sustainability activities in practice. This leads us to the conclusion that the reporting of sustainability issues in the first instance strengthens and improves reporting procedures, whereas the next step – to changes in practice – is a greater one.
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