dc.contributor.author | Cherrie, Christina Lucy Farstad | |
dc.contributor.author | Tyborgnes, Ida Charlotte | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-08T12:36:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-09-08T12:36:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2453793 | |
dc.description | Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2017 | nb_NO |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study is to analyse if there is a positive relationship between corporate
environmental performance and profitability in the luxury fashion industry. Using a multiple
regression analysis on data from financial statements in the period 2010-2015 we were able to
explore this on a sample of luxury fashion groups. Using both environmental performance and
corporate social performance as dependent variables in the analysis, our findings show that i)
there is a positive correlation between environmental performance and profitability within the
firms of the study; ii) including more factors into the definition of corporate environmental
performance by also focusing on community, employees and government gives a higher
tendency of positive correlation on performance.
This indicates that both environmental and corporate social responsibility engagement can
enhance the profitability performance in the luxury fashion industry. This supports theory
stating that luxury and sustainability can be harmonised. It also shows that focusing on
sustainability can increase the competitive advantage even in the luxury sector. Lastly we
found that focusing on all aspects of corporate social responsibility, and not only
environment, generates a higher correlation. | nb_NO |
dc.language.iso | eng | nb_NO |
dc.publisher | Universitetet i Agder ; University of Agder | nb_NO |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.subject | BE501 | nb_NO |
dc.title | A resource-based perspective on corporate environmental performance and profitability in the luxury fashion industry | nb_NO |
dc.type | Master thesis | nb_NO |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Økonomi: 210 | nb_NO |
dc.source.pagenumber | 87 p. | nb_NO |