Bakgrund: Debatten om Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) har pågått i över 40 år och har under de senaste åren blivit allt mer aktuell även i Sverige. Detta till följd av dels de ökade krav som medarbetare och konsumenter ställer på företagen och dels på grund av en ökande internationalisering, en snabbare informationsspridning och ett hårdare företagsklimat. Idag finns flera exempel på företag som kompletterar målet om att maximera vinsten med ett mål om socialt ansvarstagande. Samtidigt strävar dagens marknadsförare i allt större utsträckning efter att skapa holistiska marknadsförings-aktiviteter, med syfte att bygga ett starkt varumärke som kan skapa konkurrensfördelar. Syfte: Denna uppsats har till syfte att öka förståelsen för CSR:s påverkan på ett företags varumärke.

This essay answers the question: How can a manufacturing business fulfill the information demand in the processes; purchasing, production, warehousing, order and delivery?The question has been answered through different kind of studies, such as literature, documents, Internet search, interviews and observations. The essay is written from a hermeneutic point of view and by using qualitative research. The result has been validated by two different manufacturing businesses.A simple information logistic model is the result of a comparison made between theory and empery. The aim of the model is to describe how a manufacturing business can fulfill the information demand by using different methods.

Purpose: The purpose of this master thesis is to investigate how a pricing capability can be developed on a general as well as on a practical level in an industrial company working on the international business-to-business market. Methodology: We have conducted a case study of the work on pricing at Triton. After mapping the events we have evaluated the results. We have conducted interviews with people with information concerning Tritons work in the Pricing area. Theoretical perspectives: The theory includes organization and structure, pricing for the market with emphasis on transactions and theories on how to understand the customer.

The globalisation of the world is believed by some to homogenise individuals from different national cultures. However, the values and norms of an individual are deeply rooted in their national culture and are therefore difficult to change. Since birth these values and norms are learnt through interaction with others within a specific national culture. The differences in values of a national culture are shown in the cornerstones of the nation. These cornerstones are language, aesthetics, religion and social institutions.

Den svenska apoteksmarknaden har genom omregleringen 2009 förändrats från ett statligt monopol till en öppen marknad med fri etablering och fri konkurrens. Öppnandet av marknaden har lockat åtskilliga nya aktörer och antalet apotek på marknaden har växt stadigt. Vågen av nyetableringar har orsakat en ökande grad av konkurrens med stagnerande tillväxt, vilket resulterat i att många apotek upplevt svårigheter att nå lönsamhet. Med utgångspunkt i det turbulenta marknadsläget är studiens syfte att undersöka utifrån vilka villkor som apotek kan etableras på den nya apoteksmarknaden. I det teoretiska ramverket presenterar författarna en egen modell över etableringsprocessen som ämnar förklara samspelet mellan de etableringshinder och marknadsaspekter som ligger till grund för att möta konkurrensen med framgång.

Titel: Ta för Dig av Eslöv! - Ett svenskt perspektiv på platsutveckling.Beskrivning: Kandidatuppsats inom programmet Service Management, Lunds Universitet, Campus Helsingborg.Författare: Sandra Friberg, Kristin Holmqvist och Cajsa Moberg.Handledare: Filippa Säwe och Hervé Corvellec.Datum: 2008-05-29. Eslöv har länge fått dras med epitetet ?Sveriges tråkigaste stad? som under årtionden påverkat människors image av platsen. På grund av trenderna mot ökad kommersialisering, mobilitet och homogenisering, har det aldrig tidigare varit så viktigt för platser att differentiera sig från varandra och upprätthålla en positiv image. Syftet med denna uppsats är därför att undersöka hur en liten, svensk kommun kommunicerar ut sina differentierings-strategier för att påverka sin image i positiv riktning.

Titel: Guide till sociala medier: Som tillämpning i marknadsföringsstrategin för Mentens ABFörfattare: Linda Söderholm, Hanna ÅmanHandledare: Finn Wiedersheim-PaulKurs: Kandidatuppsats, 15 hpÄmne: FöretagsekonomiSyfte: Syftet med studien är att hjälpa Mentens AB, ett litet B2B företag utan klar slutkonsument, att börja använda sociala medier och tillämpa dem på ett fördelaktigt sätt som ett verktyg i sin marknadsföringsstrategi.Metod: Studien är baserad på kvalitativ forskning genom en intervju med företaget Mentens AB, ett litet företag med önskemål om vägledning till sociala medier.Teorier: ?Varför sociala medier och vad företag bör beakta innan implementering?, ?Företagsbloggar som verktyg till att bygga relationer och stärka varumärket?, ?Att marknadsföra företagets kunskap genom YouTube?, ?Att ?skapa professionella nätverk med LinkedIn?, ?Dela kunskap genom SlideShare? och ?Hantering av rykten med hjälp av sociala medier?.Slutsatser: Företag idag har inte råd att undvika sociala medier utan måste tillämpa dem som ett verktyg i deras marknadsföringsstrategi. Mentens AB ska vara medvetna om fördelarna och nackdelarna med sociala medier. För att utvecklas måste de ta del av medierna och göra det rätt. Det är lämpligt att använda benchmarking för att hitta rätt sociala medier för företaget.

Title:Knowledge system - a new way of observe the company Authors:Malin Pärmborn och Susanne Gidlöf Tutor:Anders Nilsson Department:Department of Business and Management Blekinge Institute of Technology Problem:How can processes of problem solving in a project contribute to generation of organizational knowledge in a knowledge company? Course:Master thesis in Business Economy Purpose:By describe the processes of problem solving in two different projects of our two chosen knowledge companies, we will clarify whether problem solving contributes to the generation of organizational knowledge. The purpose of this research is to increase the management consciousness concerning everyday processes that will contribute to the creation and transfer of knowledge. This is a condition to transfer human capital to structure capital and thereby decrease the company?s vulnerability. Approach:We gathered the data we needed through conversations and interviews with people on the two knowledge companies.

Problem: When opening a newspaper today there is a good chance that the headlines have something to do with recent developments in the global climate debate. This development is forcing companies to take action. The problem for many companies, including Thule, is that they are unaware of the environmental work conducted throughout their value chain and also what they need to do to become green. Thule, a company with a strong focus on profitability and growth, will not make environmental issues a part of their core strategy unless it can be shown that economic incentives exist. With this thesis we will try to build a case that will help Thule, and also other companies, see the possibilities a green venture brings with it.

The Department of Forest Products and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has received means from Vinnova for a preliminary study of the organisation of logging work of today and how a better logging organisation should be brought about. This thesis reports results from qualitative interviews with nine forest machine contractors regarding the situation of their companies. The interviews have been analysed with respect to the genesis of the companies, which tasks they perform or that they could consider perform-ing, business relationships of the companies, relationships between the different partners of the companies, and the state of competition experienced by the contractors. The companies have developed either from the contractor previously being machine operator employee or from that the contractor in making has owned a machine and needed work. Their primary business is mechanised logging.

As the cities are becoming more crowded, the urban distribution has become a major logistical challenge. Some commonproblems in the inner cities arelimited accessibility and idling. Many of Sweden's municipalities are above the limit values for PM10limit set by the EU.Sundsvall is one of these municipalities and has the vision to create a sustainable city and region. Sundsvall LogistikparkAB is part of an EU project, SMARTSET, which is collaborationbetween several cities in Europe. SMARTSETSundsvall is about to develop a market-based sustainable model for city logistics.

I have chosen in my study, to do a comparison between pupils´ expectations of the future, how they would meet adult life or working life after their education. These pupils are ending their programmes during this term. One program is Business and Administration Programme and the other programme is Qualified Vocational Education in Business, which is a post-secondary education and training programme. This investigation is done in Haninge municipality.The purpose of this study has been to investigate if these students´ expectations differ between each other, compared with factors such as age, sex, ethnical origin and different study programmes. Further it has been interested to see how teachers and future employer meet these pupils´ expectations in education or in their planning working life.There have been two other important questions to investigate in this study.

The aim of this study has been to examine the role of control mechanisms when it comes to building relationships in a small business network. In order to reach this goal, we have performed a case study of a Swedish supplier of machines to the engineering industry, which acts as the exclusive representative of a foreign manufacturer on the Swedish market. Main results: A number of control mechanisms, both formal and informal, could be identified in the network. Their specific use, as well as relative importance differ between different actors in the network. In general, the importance of formal control mechanisms decreases as the relationship evolves over time and the importance of informal ones, mainly trust, increases in a corresponding manner..

The increased specialisation and complexity in products and services has created the need for Swedish companies to focus more on their core businesses. This has resulted in them opting to buy services and products that lie outside of their core business from consultancy businesses or other types of suppliers. When companies describe their offers in internal and external marketing it is done often in terms of company or service attributes that are not based on customer value or offered value for the customer. The reason for this is that companies have not adapted their services to the different needs of their customers. As a result of this, they run the risk of offering the same services as their competitors and communicate values that the customers either do not understand or experience as value adding. By using the theory on the data collection from the case company we have an understanding and shown how the customer values can be developed from a service company?s internal and external prerequisites and competitive advantages.

 This report is about the principle and his / her role at the school it?s also about how the principle understands the role, its expectations and the demands connected. The facts are based on deep detailed interviews with three different principles. The theoretical approach is coming from ?hermeneutiken? and ?Gadamers? ideas regarding how an individual is creating the world and the surroundings to act within.