Search for dissertations about: "intermediaries"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 60 swedish dissertations containing the word intermediaries.
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1. Multinational Enterprises, Sociopolitical Constraints and Intermediaries : A Sociopolitically Informed Network Approach
Abstract : International Marketing research conceptualizes modern advanced markets into three rather separate systems; the political, the business, and the intermediary, based on the dichotomous notion of the distinct political, business, and intermediary systems constituting modern society. However international marketing literature seems to have adopted this conceptualization rather unproblematically for other types of markets. READ MORE
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2. The raison d'être of diffusion intermediaries in solar and wind power in Sweden
Abstract : Renewable energy technologies such as solar photovoltaics (PV) and wind power are now mature enough to be utilized as a means to build a sustainable energy system. Regardless, the diffusion of these technologies is not always a seamless process since it involves many actors and complex implementation procedures. READ MORE
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3. Public intermediaries in the energy transition - A study of municipal energy advisors in Sweden
Abstract : To mitigate climate change, a transition toward more sustainable energy production and consumption is crucial. In particular, this requires widespread adoption of renewable electricity technologies, such as solar photovoltaics (PV). As the adoption of such technologies can be challenging for new adopters, support actors such as intermediaries (i.e. READ MORE
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4. Cluster Initiatives as Intermediaries : A Study of their Management and Stakeholders
Abstract : This dissertation offers a platform to understand the nature of cluster initiatives as a socio-economic phenomenon combining cluster, entrepreneurship and intermediary features. They are particular types of ventures facilitating networks and dialog platforms adjusted to local contexts and offering a way to enhance regional development. READ MORE
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5. Intermediation in Business Networks: A Case Study in the Textile and Clothing Industry
Abstract : Intermediation is a central concept in the marketing channel literature where it is used for analyzing how specific firms, intermediaries, connect producers and users. It is argued that intermediation is primarily about increasing transaction efficiency when intermediaries undertake functions for closing the gap between producer stocks and consumer assortments, thus bridging discrepancies in time and place between supply and demand. READ MORE