Search for dissertations about: "business innovations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 173 swedish dissertations containing the words business innovations.

  2. 1. Beyond Going Global : Essays on business development of International New Ventures past early internationalization

    Author : Jan Abrahamsson; Vladimir Vanyushyn; Håkan Boter; Maria Bengtsson; Svante Andersson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International New Ventures; business models; business model innovation; Sweden; business development; international entrepreneurship; internationalization; dynamic capabilities;

    Abstract : The notion of International New Ventures, or INVs, emerged in academia in the early-to-mid 1990s and generally refers to entrepreneurial firms that tend to internationalize very early in their life-cycle, and whose expansion into foreign markets occurs much more quickly than predicted by earlier theories of the incremental internationalization process. Previous literature proposes effective networking with market partners and, more recently, internationally viable business model among key distinguishing features of INVs that allow for such early and rapid entry into international markets. READ MORE

  4. 2. Interorganizational Networks, Financing and Commercialization of Life Science Innovations

    Author : Joakim Fichtel; Kent Eriksson; Angelika Lindstrand; Eve-Michelle Basu; Christina Theodoraki; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social network analysis; interorganizational networks; multi-layered networks; internationalization; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial ecosystems; Social nätverksanalys; interorganisatoriska nätverk; multi-layered nätverk; internationalisering; entreprenörskap; entreprenöriella ekosystem; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

    Abstract : The biotechnology industry is known for being highly networked and knowledge-intensive, as well as highly internationalized. Young firms within this sector are reliant on long term support from financiers, research collaborators and supply of highly skilled human capital. READ MORE

  5. 3. Innovative Security Business : Innovation, Standardization, and Industry Dynamics in the Swedish Security Sector, 1992–2012

    Author : David Birksjö; Marcus Box; Karl Gratzer; Jerker Moodysson; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; innovation output; industrial innovation patterns; standardization; industry dynamics; the Swedish security guard industry and security sector; service industries; mature industries; low-technology industries; innovation measurements and indicators; Literature-based Innovation Output Approach; patents; trademarks; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering; Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning; Baltic and East European studies;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this dissertation is to generate new knowledge on innovation output and standardization in industries where innovation output typically is considered sparse. This is done through the longitudinal study of the Swedish security guard industry and security sector 1992-2012. READ MORE

  6. 4. Wood We Change? : Business Model Innovation Towards Sustainability Transitions: Studying the Wood Construction Industry

    Author : Andrey Abadzhiev; Mikael Johnson; Alexandre Sukhov; Martin Löfgren; Per Carlborg; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business model; Innovation types; Sustainability transitions; Sustainable technology; Construction industry; Business Administration; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Innovations based on sustainable technologies have been widely considered as a remedy for addressing societal and environmental problems in many industries. However, the large-scale adoption of such innovations goes beyond technology and requires organizing the business in a way that drive industrial transformations across actors and system layers, such as market structures, institutional frames, consumer behavior, and business values. READ MORE

  7. 5. Scrutinizing a policy ambition to make business out of science : Lessons from Taiwan

    Author : Tommy Shih; Alexandra Waluszewski; Enrico Baraldi; Per Andersson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Industrial development; Innovation; Taiwan; Resource interaction; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : The promotion of industrial development and economic growth is a vital issue for governments all over the world. The ideals guiding policymakers in their endeavours are that innovations based on new and advanced knowledge are central for industrial and economic development. READ MORE