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Buyer-Supplier Relationships: Factors Characterising Successful Collaborations
(2014-12-12) Axelsson, Sara; Karlsson, Sofie; University of Gothenburg/Graduate School; Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School
With global competition intensifying, firms are increasingly recognising that internal efficiency improvements are insufficient, and that larger gains can be achieved by enhancing the performance of the entire supply chain. This realisation, together with the potential of leveraging supplier capabilities, has resulted in a trend where customers increasingly are entering into closer collaborations with suppliers. Previous research on the antecedents of successful buyer-supplier relationships has primarily adopted a buyer’s perspective, while limited research has taken a supplier’s perspective. To breach this gap in literature this study adopts a dyadic perspective, where both the viewpoint of the buyer and the supplier is considered. Hence, the aim of the thesis is to identify the factors that characterise mutually beneficial buyer-supplier relationships, as well as to investigate whether the factors are interdependent, and whether a particular factor triggers a closer collaboration. To study these issues a case study has been conducted where a Swedish manufacturing company and its relationships to five strategically important suppliers have been analysed through interviews, surveys, as well as observations. The findings are that factors within the dimensions of economic performance, interaction, and emotion and feeling, are important characteristics of successful buyer-supplier relationships. Moreover, we find that the factors are highly interdependent, and that it is interaction, mainly in the form of increased communication, that triggers the establishment of a closer collaboration. For managers, the implications of these findings are that collaborative relationships are resource intensive, and thus firms must carefully select with which suppliers such relationships are most beneficial.
Naturkunskap -Att arbeta tematiskt med vatten
(Göteborgs universitet. Utbildnings- och forskningsnämnden för lärarutbildning, 2006) Axelsson, Sara; Svahn, Julia
Abstrakt Institution Sociologiska Institutionen Arbetets ämne Naturkunskap Att arbeta tematiskt med vatten Arbetets art Lärarprogrammet, Examensarbete, 10p Sidantal 27 Författare Sara Axelsson & Julia Svahn Handledare Arne Nyberg Examinator Curt Nyberg Tidpunkt Vårterminen 2006 Bakgrund Vi har läst naturkunskap som inriktning och har valt att skriva om hur man kan arbeta tematiskt med detta ämne i skolan. Under vår verksamhetsförlagda utbildning har vi endast mött ett fåtal pedagoger som arbetar tematiskt. Naturkunskap är ett stort och brett ämne och därför har vi valt att begränsa oss till hur man kan arbeta temamässigt med ”vatten”. När man arbetar med temaarbete kan man integrera olika ämnen och detta ger en mångfald och variation i undervisningen. Lpo 94 säger att lärarna skall sträva efter att i undervisningen balansera och integrera kunskaper i sina olika former. Skolan skall sträva efter att varje elev ska utveckla nyfikenhet och lust att lära. Känna trygghet och lära sig ta hänsyn i samspel med andra. Skapande arbete och lek är väsentliga delar i det aktiva lärandet. Syfte Temaarbete ska bli som ett hjälpande verktyg för pedagogerna att lättare integrera olika ämnen. Ett lustfyllt sätt att lära mellan pedagoger och elever. Problem Hur kan man arbeta tematiskt med naturkunskap i skolan? Frågor Varför är det viktigt att ha ett bra samspel mellan eleverna? Vad har leken för betydelse för lärandet i naturkunskapen? Material Vi kommer att använda oss av material som finns att tillgå såsom sekundärkällor från till exempel internet, primärkällor från intervju och besök. Metoder Vårt examensarbete bygger på intervjuer, dokumentation, behandling av litteratur, tidigare forskning samt egna erfarenheter. Analyser Bearbetning kommer att ske under skrivandet av examensarbetet. Materialet kommer sedan att analyseras och diskuteras utifrån aktuell litteratur. Våra fem sök – eller nyckelord Naturkunskap, temaarbete, vatten, integrering av ämnen, lustfyllt lärande.
Reporting For a Sustainable World
(2012-08-06) Axelsson, Sara; Johnsson, Sofie; University of Gothenburg/Department of Business Administration; Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen
Background: Corporate social responsibility has become a more or less obligatory part on the corporations’ agenda. In order to lead by example, To be good example, the Swedish government decided in 2007 that all government-‐owned companies have to report according to GRI, a international framework for sustainability reporting GRI. Research Questions: Ø In what way has the implementation of GRI influenced the organisation? Ø How could CSR be used as a management control system? Purpose: In a research done for the government in 2010, many of the companies experienced difficulties with GRI. Therefore we aim to research in what ways GRI has influenced the organisation and their current opinion. As the companies are more or less obligated to consider CSR we aim to research how CSR could be used as a management control system. Methodology: In order to accomplish the research, qualitative data has been collected through interviews with government-‐ and municipally-‐owned companies. Further the data has been connected to theories and earlier research. Conclusion: The conclusion of the thesis is that GRI at the beginning was received as a burden. Many of the companies experienced difficulties to apply the GRI indicators to their organisation. Although thanks to continuos work and development of the sustainability report GRI is now seen as something positive.