As the clothing industry is influenced by fierce competition and fast changing trends, firms must handle high stakeholder pressure such as for example, increased environmental and social awareness. According to the UN (2019), the clothing industry is the second biggest polluter to the environment, thus demonstrating the urgent need for CSR initiatives to make significant impact in this industry. In fact, many firms have been innovative, but the benefits from these innovations have yet to be seen.  The main purpose of this study is to understand how innovation and CSR can be combined to offer value for stakeholdersin the clothing industry and evaluate this through the relationship of the Porter hypothesis, stakeholder theory and value co-creation. This thesis adopts a mixed-method approach by responses from interviews and from a self-completing questionnaire. This is supported by the analysis of secondary data reports from firms in the clothing industry and governmental institutions. The results of this study conclude that firms experience two forms of stakeholder pressure which forces them to innovate, supporting the argument for the ‘strong’ form of the Porter hypothesis. Furthermore, it finds that value creation is inextricably linked to stakeholder theory.

The aim of this thesis is to conduct strategic analysis and create a strategy for travel agency Autoturist a.s. Part of the analysis is research on external environment that includes PEST analysis, 4C method and Porter's five forces analysis. Internal environment is explored especilly with financial analysis, analysis of resources and SWOT analysis. Outcome is to propose concrete strategy for selected company.

Financial analysis of selected company will be performed in my thesis. In the first part, theoretical bases will be introduced for practical use. Further, analysis of business environment – SLEPTE will be presented together with Porter's analysis and breakdown of internal business environment – 7S. Strenghts, weaknesses along with opportunities and threats for the company will be defined on the base of preceding analysis. In other words, SWOT analysis will be done. Financial analysis will be performed between years 2007 and 2011. Possible company's drawbacks will be solved in proposal part.

[pt] Este estudo tem como principal objetivo identificar, dentro da indústria de Higiene Pessoal e Cosméticos, como as estratégias das empresas afetam o seu posicionamento e, principalmente, o seu desempenho. O período desta pesquisa compreende os anos de 2002 a 2006. Para atingir o objetivo principal, foram identificadas as principais dimensões estratégicas adotadas pelas firmas que operam no setor e a forma como competem. Utilizou-se, para este fim, uma base de dados composta de 41 firmas, contendo informações sobre o seu comportamento estratégico. Os dados foram obtidos através de pesquisas diretas na empresas. Para a avaliação, foram consideradas 14 variáveis estratégicas, 4 variáveis de desempenho e 5 variáveis de ambiente. A análise dos dados coletados foi realizada através de métodos estatísticos multivariados, tais como: análise de fator, análise de cluster e MANOVA. A presença de grupos estratégicos na indústria em questão foi criteriosamente avaliada. Os resultados obtidos nesta análise sugerem que a média das diferenças de desempenho em grupos estratégicos formados pode ser explicada em função das diferenças entre as decisões estratégicas de cada firma da amostra utilizada. / [en] The main goal of this study is to identify, within the Personal Care and Cosmetics industry, how companies strategies can affect their positioning and, specially, their performance. The study comprehended the period between 2002 and 2006. To reach the main goal of this work, strategic dimensions adopted by the companies were identified, as well as the form they compete. A database containing 41 companies and their strategic behaviors was obtained by applying direct questionnaires to the studied companies. Fourteen strategic variables, four performance variables and five environmental variables were considered. The collected data was evaluated through multivariate statistical methods, such as: factor analysis, cluster analysis and MANOVA. The presence of strategic groups was carefully analyzed. The results obtained from this analysis suggest that differences in the average performance of the formed strategic group can be explained by the different strategic decisions of each company in the utilized sample.

This dissertation work examines the role of strategic management in the non-profit sector on the example of the Berg Orchestra, which is a chamber orchestra specializing in contemporary classical music. A theoretical analysis of several strategic planning models is presented, and the most appropriate is selected based on the general requirements of a non-profit organization. Applied specifically to the Berg Orchestra, the proposed strategy takes into account the various roles and activities of the orchestra.

This diploma thesis based on a result of the European Union's intention to increase the share of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in the total production, Slovak Republic currently subsidises building gasifier power plants (high efficiency combined production) to produce electricity and thermal energy from the biomass. Therefore, this thesis aims to build a financial plan of gasifier, which will be used for the evaluation of the investment from the point of view of an investor. Valuation depends mainly on the economic benefits of the project with regards to the assessment of business environment. The work contains a sensitivity analysis to determine what impact on the value of the cash flows will make a percentage change in one variable.

This thesis is focused on analysis of present conditions of the company and create a marketing strategy that aims to increase the company´s turnover and a leading position in the market. The work includes a theoretical part which contains the basis for practical. Analytical part contains the analyzes of internal, departmental and external enviroment. The final part contains a proposal of marketing strategy that will lead to the fulfillment of mentioned goals.

The Diploma Thesis deals with process indentification of chosen company, proposing solutions for its improvement. The thesis is divided into three parts. The first one describes terms and methods of strategic management, predictioning and economic evaluation. Second part delas with comapny's environment and internal structure, using analytical tools for identifying key factors. The third part of the Thesis is synthesizing, it defines specific solutions and process economic evaluation.

En la presente tesis doctoral se realiza una aproximación a las estrategias de fijación de precios de las aerolíneas de bajo coste europeas a partir del estudio de su entorno (demanda, proveedores, rivales, productos sustitutos, etcétera). Para ello se emplea el marco del modelo de las cinco fuerzas descrito por Michael Porter. Para su análisis, se utiliza un método combinado de Análisis Factorial (ACP) y datos de panel. / Instituto de Economía Internacional

[pt] O presente trabalho teve como objetivo o estudo da indústria brasileira do café, relacionado ao seu posicionamento estratégico competitivo nos períodos antes e após a desregulamentação do mercado, e a identificação dos desempenhos obtidos na busca de uma vantagem competitiva no atual cenário. Utilizando os dados de questionário respondido por um especialista do mercado e consultas a dados secundários, foi obtido suporte para análise do comportamento estratégico e do desempenho das empresas, tendo como base a tipologia de Porter, com uma amostra de 22 empresas associadas a ABIC, Associação Brasileira da Industria do Café . Os resultados obtidos mostram que as empresas ainda estão adaptando-se ao novo cenário e buscando um posicionamento estratégico, e sugerem que as empresas com melhor desempenho são aquelas que buscam uma vantagem competitiva, através da diferenciação e redução dos custos. Estes resultados mostram ainda que as empresas que buscam a estratégia de enfoque, conforme a tipologia de Porter, ainda não foram identificadas neste novo cenário de desregulamentação do mercado. / [en] The aim of this work was the study of the Brazilian coffee industry, concerning its competitive and strategic positioning before and after the market deregulation, and the performances analysis achieved in the search of a competitive advantage at the present scenery. Using the data of the form answered by a specialist in this market and also consultations of secondary data, we obtained a result for the analysis of the strategic behavior and performance of the companies, using as a basis Porter`s typology, for the creation of strategic groups, using as a sample 22 companies members of ABIC, Associação Brasileira da Indústria do Café. The results achieved show that the companies are still adapting themselves to the new scenery and looking for a strategic positioning and suggest that the companies with better performance are those which look for competitive advantage, through the differentiation and costs reduction. These results show yet that the companies which look for a focused strategy, according to Porter`s typology, were not yet identified in this new scenery of market deregulation.