Several environmental issues are incrementing systematically, and many of them are linked to manufacturing activities. To mitigate these issues, it is necessary to develop sustainability solutions in the early stages of the innovation process, where there is room for creativity and innovation. The integration of sustainability at the strategic level of the company, where the essential decisions, the strategic plan, and the portfolio are developed, might ensure the implementation of sustainability aspects in products and services. Many companies develop product portfolios to organize and offer services, products, technologies and operations following the company strategy and targets. The portfolio components are assessed and selected using evaluation criteria. The most common criteria include: cost, quality, risk, revenue, time and market position. Usually sustainability is not included in the portfolio evaluation criteria. The aim of this research is to obtain a better understanding of how sustainability can be integrated in the product portfolio development of manufacturing companies. The main research targets are to: 1) define sustainability product portfolio based on a comprehension of the academic and industry perspectives, 2) identify how companies currently implement sustainability in their portfolio, 3) determine which evaluation criteria and tools are used for portfolio development and 4) how the product portfolio is developed, implemented and managed. A systematic literature review was performed to understand the state of the art about sustainability product portfolio. The literature review results supported the development of semi-structure interviews with companies and field experts. The interviews outcome provided a better understanding of the industry perspective. Afterwards, a workshop helped to understand what aspects are more significant for the portfolio evaluation criteria. Finally, a strategic sustainability assessment tool SLCA 2.0 was used to assess a technology product portfolio of a specific industry case. The results from the studies created a foundation to: a) determine the state of art of the sustainability product portfolio field and its relevance for integration and implementation of sustainability in the early stages of the product innovation process, b) define the concept of sustainability product portfolio, c) have a better understanding of the setting and the application of the portfolio evaluation criteria and how to include sustainability in the evaluation, d) identify key factors to integrate and implement sustainability in the product portfolio, e) apply and test a tool for assessing a technology portfolio from a sustainability perspective and f) create a prototype of a model to develop  the product portfolio with a strategic sustainability perspective. This research provides a knowledge foundation of how sustainability can be integrated in product portfolio. In future research a model will be developed to support companies of how to include a strategic sustainability perspective into their product portfolio to enhance development of more sustainable solutions. / <p>Contact the author to receive a pdf of the full thesis (papers included): dcv@bth.se or telephone +46455385569</p>

Aim of the thesis is effects identification of the euro implementation on the company Jihomoravská armaturka Ltd.. and in terms positive and negative aspects of this change. Literature review deals with the way the common currency within the historical development of the EMU, the description of the convergence criteria and timetable for the introduction of the euro in Czech. Followed by evaluation of the domestic business sector and theoretically discussed the impact of the euro immediately acting on it. Basis of literature are applied to the selected firm in the analysis of the current situation, together with the determination of the overall impact of the European currency. The conclusion is devoted to recommendations and suggestions for the company to the future and in the preparatory process of the introduction of the euro.

The main goal of this Diploma thesis is compiling of longterm financial plan for chosen company. This issue is dedicated theese chapters. In theoretical basis is listed theoretical part of financial planning. In analysis of issue and present financial situation is set a few chosen instruments of financial analysis, which evaluate present financial situation of company, Strategic analysis of company will focus on the current situation and the company's potential The last part is custom design solution where is processed longterm financial plan through planning of statements, which is then subjected to a check of financial analysis.

The subject of a thesisentitled "Setting upa System of Strategic Planning in the Parish Charity Litoměřice" is creation of a development strategy of a specific non-profit organization according tothe methods of strategic management. The work isdivided into theoretical and practical part. Theoreticalpart defines important terms, describes processes of strategic planning and depicts strategic analysis methods. SWOT analysis and results of inner and outer environment research are captured in practical part and are based on theoretical knowledge that was described in previous chapters. Results of analysis form strategic plan of whole organization. Methodology that defines procedures and describes whole process of strategic planning is then created upon the plan.

This diploma thesis deals with the description and reflection of the strategic planning process in a non-profit organization. From the theoretical foundation, presented in the first part of this thesis, the author creates a model of the methods by introducing the strategic approach into the praxis of management in the chosen non-profit organization. In the practical part of this thesis she describes and reflects the process of participative establishment of the strategic plan for one of the services of this organization. In the conclusion of the thesis she deduces from the practical findings some recommendations. Key words: management, strategic management, strategic planning, strategic plan, participation, non-profit organization, action research

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Desde 2005 quando os moradores da região do Butantã tomaram conhecimento que o poder público estava finalizando a elaboração da minuta do projeto de lei que regulamentaria a Operação Urbana Consorciada Vila Sônia, prevista no Plano Diretor Estratégico de 2002, os conflitos vieram à tona. Durante um longo período os moradores se reuniram a partir de associações e entidades representantes dos moradores dos diversos bairros que compõem a Subprefeitura do Butantã, como a AMAPAR e a Rede Butantã, como também criaram novos movimentos para representá-los diante do poder público e para organizar a população que ainda não tinha conhecimento das possíveis modificações que a OUVCS traria à região. Os embates foram longos e o resultado foi a paralisação desta operação urbana. Esta pesquisa procurou desvendar o contexto socioeconômico em que nascem e se firmam estas políticas públicas para a produção do espaço urbano, bem como analisar as razões que fizeram com que estes instrumentos urbanísticos, como as operações urbanas previstas no Estatuto da Cidade de 2001, ganhassem tanta primazia na metrópole paulistana em detrimento dos demais instrumentos, também previstos no Estatuto da Cidade, que poderiam amenizar as nossas desigualdades socioespaciais. Partimos do pressuposto que tais instrumentos urbanísticos veem contribuindo de forma mais acentuada para a realização do capital financeiro e imobiliário no espaço urbano, ao invés de trazer melhorias sociais e ambientais à população, como tem sido anunciado pelos discursos que tentam legitimá-las. No caso específico do Butantã, nos preocupamos em compreender a dinâmica da região na reprodução da metrópole paulistana, bem como analisar as estratégias de luta dos movimentos sociais da região e as estratégias e discursos do Estado na tentativa de implementar a OUCVS, abrindo caminho para mais uma frente de expansão para o setor imobiliário dentro da metrópole. / Since 2005, when the inhabitants of the region of Butantã learned that the government was finalizing the draft of a bill which would regulate the Vila Sonia Consortium for Urban Operation, foreseen in the Strategic Master Plan of 2002, conflicts have emerged. For a long period, the inhabitants of this region assembled in associations and representative organizations of residents of the several neighbourhoods which compose the Sub Prefecture of Butantã, such as AMAPAR and the Rede Butantã, and created new movements to both represent them in the public administration and organise the population who still didnt know about the modifications that the OUVCS (Vila Sonia Consortium for Urban Operation) would possibly bring to the region. The conflict was long, resulting in the paralysation of this urban operation. This research has tried to unveil the socio-economic context which gives rise and establish these public policies for the production of the urban space, analysing the reasons which have allowed urban instruments such as this one, alongside the urban operations foreseen in the 2001 Statute of the City, to reach such importance in the metropolis of São Paulo in detriment of other possible instruments, also foreseen in the Statute of the City, which could lessen our socio and spatial inequalities. We have worked on the assumption that such urban instruments have been contributing more markedly to the financial and real estate capital achievements of the urban space as opposed to bringing social and environmental improvements to the population, as it has been heralded in speeches which try to legitimate them. In the specific case of Butantã, we were concerned with understanding the dynamics of the region in the reproduction of the metropolis of São Paulo and analysing both the fighting strategies of the social movements in the region and the strategies and official speeches attempting to implement the OUCVS (Vila Sonia Consortium for Urban Operation), thus paving one more way to the expansion of the real estate sector in the metropolis.

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The tasks of this thesis are: 1) to analyze a theoretical background of the strategic management; 2) identify the peculiarities of strategic management in Lithuanian municipalities; 3) to analyze the system of strategic management of development of Vilnius; 4) evaluate strategic management of Vilnius using Balanced Scorecard model; 5) suggest recommendations for improvement of strategic management of development of Vilnius. To meet the goal of the thesis theoretical background of the strategic management is analyzed and peculiarities of strategic management in Lithuanian municipalities are overviewed.

This thesis is dealed with the quantification of the effects of strategic planning for the development of municipalities and regions. The first part includes the theoretical basis of the issue, especially the definition of basic concepts such as regional development, regional policy, a region, the indicators of regional development and strategic planning. In the practical part are analyzed strategic planning through the Program of the South Bohemian and Pilsen region and their strategies with the help of studying the matter. Using indicators of regional development will be quantified impact of strategic planning for the development of municipalities and regions. Since there is no uniform method of measuring methods of strategic planning, the conclusion will be proposed uniform method of measuring the impact of strategic planning for the development of municipalities and regions.