Unethical Procurement Practices
Institutionen för skogens produkter
Organizational exposure to risk of unethical behaviour – In Eastern European timber purchasing organizations
Daniel Norberg & Emil Gustafsson
Master Thesis Nr 17 2008
ISSN 1654-1367
Institutionen för skogens produkter
Organizational exposure to risk of unethical behaviour – In Eastern European timber purchasing organizations
Daniel Norberg & Emil Gustafsson
Master Thesis 30 ECTS credits, D-level in Business Administration Daniel Norberg & Emil Gustavsson, Master of Science in Forestry, 02/07 Supervisor at SLU: Mårten Hugosson & Denise McCluskey Supervisor at Swedwood: Olle Axelsson & Linus Paulsson
Acknowledgements
This study was carried out from February 2007 until June 2007. We want to thank everyone who made this project possible, and we hope you found it interesting working with us. In particular, we would like to thank Swedwood's purchasing organizations in Russia, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine and Romania for their time and input, which has been invaluable. We appreciate your hospitality and personal engagement. We are very grateful to our supervisors at Swedwood, Olle Axelsson and Linus Paulsson, for their confidence in us to undertake this work. Thank you also to Mats Norberg and Clas Boström for your support. Finally we want express our gratitude to our supervisors at SLU, Denise McCluskey and Mårten Hugosson for all help, especially Denise’s assistance with the English language.
Abstract
Title: Organizational exposure to risk of unethical behaviour - in Eastern European timber purchasing organizations The issues Swedwood asked us to explore in their Eastern European timber purchasing organizations were: Have clear directives been given to each purchasing unit regarding the purpose and scope of its activities? If so, what do these directives contain? If so, how are these directives followed? How are purchasing transactions planned and carried out? What roles are involved in the
Organizational exposure to risk of unethical behaviour – In Eastern European timber purchasing organizations
Daniel Norberg & Emil Gustafsson
Master Thesis Nr 17 2008
ISSN 1654-1367
Institutionen för skogens produkter
Organizational exposure to risk of unethical behaviour – In Eastern European timber purchasing organizations
Daniel Norberg & Emil Gustafsson
Master Thesis 30 ECTS credits, D-level in Business Administration Daniel Norberg & Emil Gustavsson, Master of Science in Forestry, 02/07 Supervisor at SLU: Mårten Hugosson & Denise McCluskey Supervisor at Swedwood: Olle Axelsson & Linus Paulsson
Acknowledgements
This study was carried out from February 2007 until June 2007. We want to thank everyone who made this project possible, and we hope you found it interesting working with us. In particular, we would like to thank Swedwood's purchasing organizations in Russia, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine and Romania for their time and input, which has been invaluable. We appreciate your hospitality and personal engagement. We are very grateful to our supervisors at Swedwood, Olle Axelsson and Linus Paulsson, for their confidence in us to undertake this work. Thank you also to Mats Norberg and Clas Boström for your support. Finally we want express our gratitude to our supervisors at SLU, Denise McCluskey and Mårten Hugosson for all help, especially Denise’s assistance with the English language.
Abstract
Title: Organizational exposure to risk of unethical behaviour - in Eastern European timber purchasing organizations The issues Swedwood asked us to explore in their Eastern European timber purchasing organizations were: Have clear directives been given to each purchasing unit regarding the purpose and scope of its activities? If so, what do these directives contain? If so, how are these directives followed? How are purchasing transactions planned and carried out? What roles are involved in the