Halmstad University 2010 Halmstad University School of Business and Engineering Bachelor Degree EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURE ON CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY The example of France‚ Spain and Sweden Marketing dissertation: 15 ECTS 18th of October 2010 Authors: Adriana Corral Alonso & Daphné Lapourré Supervisor: Jean-Charles Languilaire 1 Halmstad University 2010 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We desire to express our gratitude toward all people who have contributed to our thesis. We are willing to thank
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Corporate Culture & Leadership: The Volvo Way 1995 CORPORATE PROJECT “STRATEGY OF CHANGE” Focus: • Ability to Change Purpose: • Establish a high level of knowledge about change • Develop a change acceleration process that will support the Volvo Group transformation to a world class company The challenge: Develop the organization working simultaneously with: - the best way of running the existing operations - continuously improve and change the operations BUILDING CULTURE Volvo culture is
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Why is the definition of death an important question for the issue of donation and transplantation? The definition of death is an important question for the issue of donation and transplantation for several reasons‚ but most importantly‚ because doctors may only harvest organs after a person has died because otherwise they are going against the medical principle of Primum non nocere meaning “first‚ do no harm”. This means that doctors must wait until a person is fully dead before removing organs
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We’ve all been on school field trips to see big important symbols of the past‚ and I’m sure we’ve all have asked ourselves‚ “why does this matter” or “why should I care?”. The answer to that is monuments are a key component to commemorate an important event or person. Though‚ before one can be made there are some steps that should be taken before committing to making a new monument. Architects must think about the relevance of the person or event they wish to commemorate ‚ if it is offensive or not
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design your own image instead of the one that society rewards‚ but it gets easier as you go along.” From The Female Eunuch‚ which shows that even though these legislation are long passed and further events may seem more important; there is more change to be seen. What is also important to recognise is that the RPA came right at the start of the modern era‚ meaning that after the industrial revolution and social reforms of the Victorian ear society was ready to see the start of social change and thus
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to a household name (“Why don’t you check and see what Google has on that subject?”) to a verb synonymous with Internet search (“Google me. I’m a pretty big deal.”). A behind the scenes look at the corporate culture driving this company will reveal how Google has managed to gain such coveted permanence in daily life‚ how it will manage to stay in its place as the top search engine‚ and how it will maintain its relevance in the technology market. One definition of culture from Merriam-Webster Online
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College Education is most important because its knowledge that can never be taken away from you and you will always have your college education to fall back on. First of all‚ the value of a college education can be taken in all different kinds of aspects. When enrolling in school I look at it like this is my pride and glory and no one can take this from me. You can lose all your fame and fortune but if you have a college education it remains the same. In my prospective college education is valued
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Why is it important to vote? You can ’t win if you don ’t play. Election outcomes are determined by those who participate. Elected officials make important (often life and death) decisions about how our society will expend its collective resources and the restraints it will place on individual behavior. The drinking age‚ the age at which you can get a driver ’s license‚ and the amount of money your teachers receive are some of the decisions made by elected officials. In making those decisions‚ elected
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Why Is Recycling Important? Some benefits include: saving energy‚ saving land space‚ saving money‚ creating new jobs‚ reducing air and water pollution and preserving habitat for wildlife. That’s why recycling is important and you should take a closer look at your life and how your recycled materials are used in your daily life. Saves Energy It takes less energy to process recycled materials than it does to use virgin materials. For example
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