Search for dissertations about: "commercialization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 132 swedish dissertations containing the word commercialization.

2. 1. Commercialization of nature through tourism

   Author : Lusine Margaryan; Peter Fredman; Sandra Wall-Reinius; Nina Prebensen; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; nature-based tourism; commercialization; operational setting; servicescape;

   Abstract : This dissertation contributes to developing knowledge on the commercialization of natural resources through tourism. This is achieved by means of understanding the main avenues through which natural resources are commercialized, and analyzing the operational setting of tourism firms. READ MORE

4. 2. Commercialization done differently : How Swedish university incubators facilitate the formation of knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial firms

   Author : Linus Brunnström; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Commercialization University Incubator Knowledge-Intensive Entrepreneurial Firms Incubator Performance Inventor Ownership Mixed Methods Competing Risks;

   Abstract : Den här avhandlingen, i monografiformat, undersöker universitetsinkubatorernas roll i skapandet av kunskapsintensiva (KIE) företag i Sverige. Det ovanliga institutionella regelverk för hur man kommersialiserar forskningsresultat i Sverige gör ämnet intressant. READ MORE

5. 3. From Subsistence to Commercial Producers : Processes of State-led Agrarian Change, Land Tenure Dynamics and Social Differentiation among Smallholders in Ghana

   Author : Selorm Kugbega; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Smallholder; Commercialization; Land tenure; Social differentiation; Chiefs; Gender; Migrants; Ghana;

   Abstract : Agricultural commercialization is concerned with improving market-oriented production in expectation of maximizing profit. While previous state policies in Ghana favoured commercialization by medium and large scale cultivators, there exists a new national commitment dubbed the Planting for Food and Jobs Policy that seeks to leverage on the cumulative productive potential of small farmers for sustained economic growth. READ MORE

6. 4. Subcultures and Small Groups : A Social Movement Theory Approach

   Author : Ugo Corte; Mats Franzén; Michael Allvin; Adrienne Sörbom; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; theoretical extension; White Power music; BMX; commercialization; creativity; collaborative circles; right-wing extremism; lifestyle sports; small groups; subcultures; social movement; ethnography; social psychology; mobilization; Sociologi; Sociology;

   Abstract : This dissertation uses social movement theory to analyze the emergence, activities and development of subcultures and small groups. The manuscript is comprised of an Introduction followed by three journal articles and one book chapter. READ MORE

7. 5. Product innovation in small established enterprises : Managing processes and resource scarcity

   Author : Lars Löfqvist; Lars Bengtsson; Jenny Janhager-Stier; Matti Kaulio; Helena Forsman; KTH; []
   Keywords : innovation process; small enterprises; product innovation; resources; resource scarcity; SMEs; bootstrapping; cash flow; commercialization; design process; lead users; motivation; NPD; small companies; small firms; innovation management; Penrose; resource dependence theory;

   Abstract : This thesis examines product innovation processes in small established enterprises. The research questions are: (1) what motivates small established enterprises to innovate, (2) how do small established enterprises perform product innovation, and (3) how do small established enterprises manage resource scarcity in their product innovation processes? To answer the research questions, a multiple case study approach was chosen with three small established enterprises as cases and different product innovation processes as embedded units of study. READ MORE