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    Entry Mode Selection. A case study of an Italian Grocery Retailer and its Attempt to Access the Chinese Market
    (2016-10-12) Fusco, Valerio; Eriksson, Edvard; University of Gothenburg/Graduate School; Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School
    In today’s globalized markets, companies seek new opportunities in developing countries. The most attractive markets are usually growing economies due to their great potentials, i.e. profitability can increase rapidly and markets might not have tight competition yet. However, when companies plan to invest in a new market, they face several issues such as the selection of the right entry mode as well as country specific factors, which might limit or inhibit their competitive advantages. This is what Conad, the second largest Italian retailer chain, is facing now that the Italian consumption of food and beverages is experiencing a significant slowdown due to reduced incomes in households in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Due to internal stagnation, Conad chose to target China (as a potential attractive nation to internationalize its business activities. This thesis seeks to investigate which market entry mode should be undertaken by Conad. Moreover, this thesis presents an analytical approach, which could be used by other European grocery retailers willing to internationalize their activities towards China. New market trends in China have disclosed high prospects for foreign grocery retailers willing to exploit market potentials. Among several entry modes, this master thesis highlights the benefits associated with direct exports as well as wholly owned subsidiaries. Due to increasing pollution, which affects food safety, Chinese consumers are starting to appreciate imported food and foreign companies are currently facing the opportunity of rapidly implementing their businesses thanks to de-regulations, which took place in the last decade.
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    Swedish Institutional Investors & SRI -A qualitative study of the investment process and stakeholder engagement; Differences between investing in Swedish and foreign companies
    (2014-07-02) Eriksson, Edvard; Olsson, Johan; University of Gothenburg/Department of Business Administration; Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen
    The aim and purpose of this thesis is to investigate if there are any differences between countries and different funds in the investment process of Swedish institutional investors. Further, we want to investigate how Swedish institutional investors engage in active ownership in different countries as well as if there are any differences in how this work is done practically. Sustainability is today a hot topic with a growing interest from both investors and companies. This study has been carried out through semi-structured telephone interviews with representatives from four of Sweden’s largest institutional investors. The responses have then been transcribed and analyzed in the light of relevant theories such as sustainability, active ownership and stakeholder theory to mention some. The conclusions of this study indicate that there are differences in how the investment process is carried out in different countries as well as why they exist. There are also differences in the selection process between sustainability funds and other funds. This study further points out the differences in how institutional investors approach companies in active ownership depending on what country the companies originate from.