0. MBA Dissertation
“Identifying a best practice template to support managers in strategy selection and implementation towards CSR objectives” BY: John Sohn Word count:17,978 excluding appendices Executive MBA […]
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Topic, Objective and Background 1.1.1 Formal Topic Requirements and Boundaries The dissertation is to meet the formal academic and […]
2. LITERATURE REVIEW OF STRATEGIC CSR
2. LITERATURE REVIEW OF STRATEGIC CSR To develop a richer understanding of strategic CSR the research moves through a series […]
2.2 Strategy Development and Selection
2.2 Strategy Development and Selection Werther & Chandler (2006 p xxii) believes that the scope of CSR “is a mosaic […]
2.3 Strategy Implementation
2.3 Strategy Implementation Porter & Kramer (2002 p30) state that “The way most corporate philanthropy is practiced today, Friedman is […]
2.4 Literature Review Summary
2.4 Literature Review Summary The literature review has, after an introduction to CSR context, discussed the different academic views of […]
3. Research Hypothesis and Questions
3. Research Hypothesis and Questions From the previous literature review, the potential intended strategic approaches to CSR outcomes have been […]
4. Field Research Design
4. Field Research Design This section describes the chosen research methodology and justifies it based on research literature. Details are […]
5. Field Research Data Output
5. Field Research Data Output To achieve the objective of the field research a quantitative method with primary data gathered […]
5.2.3 Levels of Internationalisation
5.2.3 Levels of Internationalisation 1 c) Do different levels of internationalisation strongly influence strategic intent? The interdependence between internationalisation and […]
5.3 Strategy Implementation
5.3 Strategy Implementation The theoretical proposition resulted in development of a hypothesis that was to be tested by the research […]
6. Research Findings
6. Research Findings To achieve the research objective and to develop a best practice template that supports business managers to […]
7. Conclusion and Recommendation
7. Conclusion and Recommendation Two hypotheses designed to achieve the research objective were tested and discussed under the research findings. […]
A questioning approach to masters level dissertations
A questioning approach to masters level dissertations The following questions provide a logical structure for the dissertation: What is the […]
Appendix 1 – Organisations and the Concrete Industry
Appendix 1 – Organisations and the Concrete Industry GOVERNMENT In February 2008 the Danish government took initiative to form a […]
Appendix 10 – SFA analysis strategic environmental options
Appendix 10 – SFA analysis strategic environmental options SFA analysis of Strategic Environmental Initiatives in the Danish Concrete Industry Value […]
Appendix 2 – Details of CSR History and Stakeholders
Appendix 2 – Details of CSR History and Stakeholders CSR History In the 19th century the term Corporate Philanthropy was […]
Appendix 3 – Reporting Standards and Principles
Appendix 3 – Reporting Standards and Principles An overview of some of the more common reporting standards and principles. INNOVEST, […]
Appendix 4 – Field Research Structure
Appendix 4 – Field Research Structure Appendix 4 – Field Research Structure Table 2: Hypothesis and Research Question Structure Source: […]
Appendix 5 – Survey Sample
Appendix 5 – Survey Sample Initial mail sent June 7th 2008: Reminder sent June 14th 2008: Online web survey sample:
Appendix 6 – Statistical Analysis
Appendix 6 – Statistical Analysis The interdependence of factors in 5.2.3 is analysed applying formal statistical techniques in this appendix. […]
Appendix 7 – Best Practice Template
Appendix 7 – Best Practice Template To be more successful in environmental strategy selection and implementation, it is suggested that […]
Appendix 8 – Practical Case Story
Appendix 8 – Practical Case Story To illustrate implication of the best practice template a practical case-story is described. Stakeholder […]
Appendix 9 – Simple Business Case
Appendix 9 – Simple Business Case Example of a Simple Business Case for a Construction Company: