Search for dissertations about: "technological capability thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 62 swedish dissertations containing the words technological capability thesis.

2. 1. Technological Growth in the MNC : A Longitudinal Study of the Role of Advanced Foreign Subsidiaries

   Author : Katarina Blomkvist; Ivo Zander; Rajneesh Narula; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Multinational corporation; foreign subsidiary; technology; capability emergence; capability diffusion; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis emphasizes the technological evolution of technologically advanced foreign subsidiaries of multinational corporations, in order to examine specific and related research questions as to what is the nature of the advanced modern MNC regarding technological growth. In particular, evolutionary paths and potential limits to the development of technological capabilities at the level of individual foreign subsidiaries, and to what extent these subsidiaries serve as significant sources of technological capabilities for other actors in the multinational group are highlighted. READ MORE

4. 2. From Approaching to Challenging the Forerunners : A Study of Innovation Capability Building in Brazilian Firms

   Author : Stefan Cavalcante Bernat Junior; Solmaz Filiz Karabag; Christian Berggren; Thomas Magnusson; Inge Ivarsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Brazil; Catch-up; Emerging economy firms EEFs ; Forerunners; Innovation capability; Technological capability; Windows of opportunity; Brasilien; Ikapp; Företag i tillväxtekonomi; Föregångare; Innovationsförmåga; Teknisk förmåga; Möjligheter;

   Abstract : Innovation capability refers to the ability to continuously innovate. Firms have recognized this ability as the most critical source of innovation performance, firm performance, and sustained competitiveness. READ MORE

5. 3. Technology Transfer and Technological Capability Building in Informal Firms in Tanzania

   Author : Astrid Szogs; CIRCLE; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; technology transfer; informal firms; technological capability building; Tanzania;

   Abstract : Technology transfer is important to understand how knowledge is transformed to economic value. Applying a case study approach, this thesis investigates the technology transfer efforts from the University of Dar Es Salaam to indigenous informal SMEs in Tanzania and examines the impact of one of their technology transfer mechanisms on the specific technological capabilities that were acquired at the firm level. READ MORE

6. 4. Digital Capability and Business Model Reconfiguration : a co-evolutionary perspective

   Author : Behrooz Golshan; Anita Mirijamdotter; Patrik Elm; Rana Mostaghel; Sandberg Johan; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Digital capability; Business Model Change; Interorganisational collaborations; Co-exploration and Co-exploitation; Informatik; Information Systems;

   Abstract : While IT-enabled innovations continue to disrupt long-lasting industries, emerging concepts and theories seek to explain implications of digitalisation on its value, competition and organisation. Over the past two decades, the notions of digital capability and business model reconfiguration as antecedents of organisational performance have become increasingly influential in the Information Systems literature. READ MORE

7. 5. Innovation Capability within a Supply Chain Context

   Author : Faisal Iddris; Gabriel Baffour Awuah; Desalegn Abraha Gebrekidan; Aihie Osarenkhoe; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; supply chain; innovation; innovation capability; collaboration; idea management;

   Abstract : A firm’s supply chain faces challenges relating to reducing operational cost while at the same time producing innovative products and services to meet consumers’ current and potential demand. One important phenomenon in the field of innovation research is the concept of innovation capability. READ MORE