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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Global corporations"”.
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The implications of organizational context for Information Systems and Technology strategy formulation. A study of socio-political factors in global corporations.
… operating models. More specifically they became global businesses active in multiple geographies at the same time. This research aims to provide deeper understanding of IT developments in global organizations as manifested in the changing social and political environment of the organization and …
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Selling the modern day tribe: The commodification of rave culture
… present. It considers the history as well as the global and local impact of rave. I provide a visual ethnographic study from 1999-2014, based on my work as a commercial photographer of the Perth, Western Australian scene. While critically reflecting on existing subcultural research this thesis …
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The Morality fo Materiastic Self-Interest, The Corporation of the State
… transactions under capitalism. When Smith wrote, corporations were legally required by the state to serve the public interest and control was not separate from ownership. There was balance between benevolence and self-interest.</p> <p>Today corporations are not required to serve the public …
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Stealing Empire : debates about global capital, counter-culture, technology and intellectual property
… of marginalised subjects in the context of global capitalism and the information age. The key question that is addressed is whether transnational corporations have appropriated aspects of cultural identity, creative expression and technological innovation for their own enrichment - to the …
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The Influence of Culture on Senior Leaders as They Seek to Resolve Ethical Dilemmas at Work
… and future role of compliance functions in global corporations and the effectiveness of leadership development and staff training in the field of values and ethics
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A New Campus in the City: Place-Making in South Lake Union
… commute to South Lake Union to work for these global corporations. My focus on their day-to-day activities in public space and on their discourses about South Lake Union helps me explore the ways in which they shape the neighborhood both materially and symbolically, as well as the ways in which …
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The State of the Anti-Union Address: A Rhetorical Critique of Select Service Worker Training Methods
… turnover rates, rhetoric, and use of euphemism. Global corporations are likened to "superfiefdoms," with service workers equated to modern serfs. If the world has evolved into supercorporations, it is argued then that the Publix employee-owned model may be the best approach and the most dignified …
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Essays on Global Sourcing under Uncertainty
… dissertation, we study the sourcing policies of global corporations and determine the key drivers of the procurement decisions under different types of uncertainties. </p> <p>The first essay explores the impact of exchange-rate and demand uncertainty on sourcing decisions of a multinational firm …
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Emerging Elements of Leadership in a Complex System: A Cognitivist Approach
… to productively and peacefully evolve. Today’s global corporations are microcosms of complexity and have the potential to affect life for almost all other species. However, many organizations have not yet become aware of themselves as “living” and still operate as industrial age institutions …
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Case studies of how BP and Shell are approaching sustainable development
… current day debate surrounding SD as applied to global corporations is complicated for many reasons, as this document explains. Large global oil and gas firms that are in the business of exploiting non-renewable yet strategic natural resources are by no means immune to these changing stakeholder …
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Essays on Risk Mitigation Methods in Global Supply Chain Management
… we study risk mitigation methods in the area of global supply chain management. Recent economic uncertainties such as the U.S. credit and the Greek debt crises, and natural disasters such as the Japanese tsunami create a greater amount of uncertainty and risk for global supply chain operations. …
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The Transformative Possibilities of 'Noticing' in Community Gardening and my Life
… of capitalist interests manifest in a globalising corporate logic during the 1990s, was critically documented by Jane Kelsey (1999). In the ongoing pursuit of the neo-liberal agenda globally, Kelsey (2013) argues that significant decisions are often made behind closed doors with little …