Search for dissertations about: "major change capabilities."

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  2. 1. Building Technological Capabilities of Local Auto Parts Firms under Contrasting Industrial Policies: A Comparative Study of Malaysia and Thailand 1960-2000

    Author : Kamaruding Abdulsomad; Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Malaysia; progressive firms; major change capabilities.; Social and economic history; Ekonomisk och social historia; Technological capability; minor change capabilities; investment capabilities; linkage capabilities; declining firms; production capabilities; Thailand; stagnant firms; progressing firms;

    Abstract : This study deals with technological capability building of local auto parts firms in Malaysia and Thailand during the period 1960-2000. Malaysia introduced a national car programme in 1985 while Thailand has maintained its liberal economic policy and relies on foreign multinational automakers to operate in the country. READ MORE

  4. 2. Technological Change in the Renewable Energy Sector : Essays on Knowledge Spillovers and Convergence

    Author : Jonas Grafström; Patrik Söderholm; Robert Lundmark; Francesco Nicolli; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : The overall purpose of this thesis is to investigate the determinants of technological change in the renewable energy sector, with a special emphasis on the role of knowledge spillovers and convergence across countries. The thesis consists of a preface and five self-contained papers. READ MORE

  5. 3. Value assessment capabilities in early PSS development : a study in the aerospace industry

    Author : Alessandro Bertoni; Christian Kowalkowski; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Funktionella produkter; Functional Product Development; Produktinnovation; Product Innovation;

    Abstract : Providing added value to standalone products by adding services is at the core of product service systems (PSS) offered in manufacturing industries. Providing PSS requires a change not only in the way products are sold, but also in the way they are designed and developed. READ MORE

  6. 4. Sustainability transition of production systems in the digital era - a systems perspective for building resilient and sustainable production systems

    Author : Arpita Chari; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; production systems; sustainability; manufacturing; industries; Industry 4.0; dynamic capabilities; resilience;

    Abstract : Locked-in manufacturing industries with highly structured operations and path dependencies are major contributors to the sustainability challenges currently burdening our planet. The effects of the ongoing pandemic, large-scale environmental impacts due to climate change and constant economic and social downturns are just some examples of these sustainability challenges. READ MORE

  7. 5. From behaviour to genes: anti-predator responses of brown trout (Salmo trutta) under winter conditions

    Author : Karl Filipsson; Eva Bergman; Ann Erlandsson; Martin Österling; Johan Watz; Stefán Óli Steingrímsson; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; burbot; climate change; cortisol; diel behaviour; gene expression; HPI axis; light; mRNA; piscivorous; poikilotherm; predator; salmonid; stream; stress; temperature; thermal; winter behaviour; Biology; Biologi;

    Abstract : Temperature has major effects on the performance of poikilotherms. In encounters with predators, low winter temperatures constrain predator detection and escape capabilities in prey fishes. READ MORE