We have seen a revolution in the area of communication on a worldwide scale. We begin talking about terms as globalisation, integration and deregulation of the financial market. Companies have been tax planning for decades, the questions is if Internet has made an increase of companies than uses tax planning and which roll Internet plays. It is hard to really pinpoint all the effects of the Internet because of the relatively new area of research. This thesis will take various factors under study such as globalisation, development of the offshore industry and the fight against harmful taxation by the OECD and other organisations in order to describe the effects of Internet.

Aim: The purpose of this study is to show models from the literature which can underlie appraisal and development in the real estate business of GavlegÄrdarna.1. GavlegÄrdarna should be able to use the study in their work with quality assurance off their services.2. Company?s in real estate business and other students should be able to use the study for an overview of quality models.Method: To collect data I chose to use a qualitative method based on the hermeneutic research method. The collected data was a result of literature and interviews.Result & Conclusion: From the literature there are two models that are suited for analyses of quality, that is the Housing quality model and the Gap model.

This essay is a study of the market strategies and situations in the telephone business. Our problem was to examine the telecom companiesÂŽ strategies to stay competitive and cope with the new VoIP technology. We chose to do a qualitative study and four telephone interviews were made with Swedish and Dutch companies. We investigated three different categories of companies in the market; industry leaders, cable companies and broadband companies to get a broad view of the market. The theory chapter is based on different strategies that companies have to or can apply to get ahead, stay or survive in a hypercompetition.

Background: Today, the environment of a company is characterized by quick changes like leaps of technology and market shifts. The problem is how this turbulent environment and an uncertain future affect how a company creates strategies and how its structure is adapted. Can a certain choice of strategies or a certain structure be a way of dealing with an changing environment? Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to explore if and how Banverket TelenÀt, as an example of a company in a turbulent business like the Swedish telecom industry, tries to deal with an uncertain future through strategy and structure. Procedure: We have carried through a qualitative case study with interviews and gathering of additional information concerning the business.

Banks have been some of the biggest operators on the market of business customers financing. When the Swedish FörmÄnsrÀttslagen was changed 2004 the banks became more restrictive to allow traditional bank loans. The change made it more difficult for customers to get their loans granted. For that reason customers had to find other forms of financing. Factoring is an alternative that means companies can mortage/sell their claim on customers to finance companies.

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The main purpose of this study was to investigate which enter- and exit barriers that exist on the banking market for small enterprises located within the region of Gotland. The reason was to examine and identify which barriers that could affect the mobility among small enterprise bank customers on the bank market. To identify the barriers, the study was carried out partly by a quantitative survey with 33 small business owners respondents located at three different concentrated small enterprise areas within the region of Gotland. And partly by qualitative interviews that were conducted with two employees at LÀnsförsÀkringar Gotland Bank.The result indicated that the enter barrier mostly depended on the aspect that business owners of small enterprises believed that bank switching were complicated. The business owners did also consider bank switching as time demanding.

While the call for regulations against greenhouse gas emissions are louder then ever before, demand for oil is also at an all time high. Oil companies face the dilemma of making sound business without being perceived as environmental villains. In this essay I will examine how BP, one of the largest companies in the world, broke rank with the industry and devoted itself to being an environmental friendly oil company. The actions and motives of this change will be evaluated through up-to-date theories about company motivation to environmental adaptation. We see that BP:s transformation can be well explained through Simone Pulvers theory about the socially embedded company.

As the football industry develops into a highly competitive commercialized industry, football clubs must step up and improve their business strategy. This study focuses on the famous Italian club AC Milan, a club with many international titles but with declining revenues. The purpose of this thesis is to study how AC Milan can generate higher revenues by comparing its marketing and business strategy with the most profitable clubs in the world, the benchmarking partners Real Madrid and Manchester United. By using a benchmarking model, following the five steps of this process, conducting observation studies, an interview and examining secondhand information, gaps between the clubs were evaluated and analyzed. These evaluations became together with chosen theoretical references, the basis for the improvement suggestions and conclusions shown by the authors.

Syftet med arbetet Àr att beskriva och analysera implementering och etablering av Balanced Scorecard inom PrimÀrvÄrden i ett svenskt landsting. Vidare Àmnar vi diskutera om och i sÄdana fall varför styrkortet blivit etablerat inom organisationen. Empirin Àr hÀmtad frÄn intervjuer med fyra personer med olika befattning inom PrimÀrvÄrden i Region SkÄne. Balanced Scorecard har implementerats successivt i sju Är och kan nu sÀgas vara etablerat inom PrimÀrvÄrden, med undantag av vissa enheter. Etableringen har till störst del pÄverkats av det sÀtt PrimÀrvÄrden hanterat typiska implementeringsproblem och omvandlat dessa till framgÄngsfaktorer..

Some MNEs encounter frustration or failures when they enter a new market. The main reason is due to a lack of adaptation. There is a lack of theoretical study about the local adaptation phenomenon of Swedish MNEs in China. Most studies are at the level of experience. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to find out the dimensions subject to local adaptation and their degree for the Swedish MNEs in China.

AbstractTitle: Relevant factors that affect three small and midsize enterprises during an ERP-system implementationAuthors: Fredrik Dreimanis and Thomas JylhÀTutor: Peter EkmanKeywords: ERP, implementation, SMEProblem: Which factors has relevance for small and midsize enterprises during an ERP-system implementation?Purpose: The purpose with this essay is to describe and analyze what distinguishes an implementation for small and midsize enterprises.Methodology:The authors have answered the problem with help of theories and articles within the subject of IT and economics and five interviews with companies in different areas of business.Theoretical framework:The most difficult part with adapting a new ERP- system is the implementation phase. (Muscatello et al. 2003) The reason is that the standardization and changing of business processes is a common occurrence during an implementation. (Gattiker and Goodhue.

Syfte: Syftet med den hÀr uppsatsen Àr att undersöka om det finns anledning att göra skillnad pÄ organisationer i forskning om kunskapshantering. Syftet med den hÀr uppsatsen Àr ocksÄ att besvara om och i sÄdana fall hur och varför hanteringen av kunskap skiljer sig mellan organisationer i offentlig sektor och organisationer i privat sektor. Metod: Studien har en kvalitativ ansats, dÄ en sÄdan lÀmpade sig bÀst för att besvara uppsatsens syfte. Semistrukturerade intervjuer anvÀndes som datainsamlingsmetod. Intervjuerna genomfördes med en organisation frÄn privat sektor och en organisation frÄn offentlig sektor. UtifrÄn den teoretiska referensramen analyserades empirin. Slutsatser: BÄda organisationerna arbetar med kunskapshantering Àven om det ofta sker pÄ ett omedvetet sÀtt. Vilka aktiviteter de Àgnar sig Ät som kan klassas som kunskapshantering sker dÀrför undermedvetet och ger inte de effekterna pÄ organisationen som de skulle kunna fÄ.

AbstractBusiness, or business decisions always involves an endangerment from the company?s aspect, but when it comes to business with foreign countries the risk profile looks quite different from the profile the company has when its doing business inside the country. Therefore, it is extremely important for an export company or import company to carefully consider the risks that are enclosed with the deal, before he makes the decision to enter a deal. One of the most important risks a company have to considerate when doing business with foreign countries is the currency risk. A company is exposed to currency risk when either long-term or short-term changes in the exchange rate may affect the result of the company, competitive position and growth.

Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats Àr att analysera utvecklingen av anvÀndandet av elektroniska business-to-business auktioner, utifrÄn ett kundperspektiv i fordonsbranschen. Metod: Denna uppsats prÀglas av den kvalitativa metoden, för att dÀrigenom ge en ökad förstÄelse kring utvecklingen av anvÀndandet av e-auktioner. Inledningsvis har en litteraturstudie genomförts, varpÄ intervjuer med representanter för företag i fordonsbranschen gjorts. Slutsatser: Som utgÄngspunkt har vi valt uppskattningen att e-auktioner skall motsvara 25 procent av den elektroniska B2B-handeln i fordonsindustrin 2002. Det rÄder en övertygelse om att en betydande missrÀkning gjorts.