The combination of efforts of Profit-Organizations and Non-Profit-Organizations to benefit from a collaboration has gained increased attention throughout the last couple of years. Events such as the BP oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, the Enron scandal or the fraudulent participation of investment banks in the most recent financial crisis have fueled the discussion of ethical codes of conduct for corporations, their social responsibility in society and thus their social commitment. The contribution of business entities in social causes made them consider their possibilities to not only act...

Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Engineering - General, Basics, grade: 1,3, Linnaeus University (School of Engineering and Business), course: Methods at Work, language: English, abstract: Only suitable methods can help to move forward in the process of product development. Therefore it is important to choose a method that fits the product, current stage of development process and the team. The project is currently in the evaluation phase in accordance to the value methodology. One of the major purposes of this stage is to come up with a short list of projects with the highest...

Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Business economics - Marketing, Corporate Communication, CRM, Market Research, Social Media, grade: 1,7, Linnaeus University (Business and Economics), course: Innovation through Business, Engineering and Design, language: English, abstract: This report discusses the concept of fiber board coffins on the Swedish market from the perspective of target costing as well as co-creation. The main method used to derive the empirical findings was a focus group. This report is the third report in a series where the product of fiber board coffins was...