Search for dissertations about: "value strategy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 450 swedish dissertations containing the words value strategy.

  2. 1. Dynamics of corporate strategy from a value chain perspective : A study of the Swedish telecom and construction industries during the 90’s

    Author : Andes de Paula; Staffan Brege; Øivind Revang; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; telecommunication; construction; modularization; systemization; industry; systems sales; inside-out; outside-in; corporate; SBU; functional; strategy; context of strategy; strategic change; content of strategy; process of strategy; value chain; value constellation; bundling; unbundling; outsourcing; merger and acquisitions; M A; Industrial engineering and economy; Industriell teknik och ekonomi;

    Abstract : Changes in sectors and industries have brought new challenges to corporations as well as been important driving forces for the dynamics in strategy at the corporate level. With the dramatic developments of the 1990’s in mind, such as multilateral free-trade agreements, liberalization, privatization, sharp industry growth/decline, increased competition and globalization, in particular within the telecom and the construction industry, this study contributes to describing and understanding strategic change at the corporate level as well as changes in the division of work within value chains. READ MORE

  4. 2. Value, Fittingness and Partiality : On the Partiality Problem for Fitting Attitude Analyses of Value

    Author : Nils Sylvan; Jonas Olson; Krister Bykvist; Graham Oddie; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; value; final value; value simpliciter; fittingness; fitting attitudes; fitting attitude analyses of value; FA account; partiality; partiality problem; distance problem; Michael Zimmerman; A. C. Ewing; Jonas Olson; Noah Lemos; Graham Oddie; Philosophy; filosofi;

    Abstract : This dissertation is about the partiality problem for fitting attitude (FA) analyses of value. More specifically, it is about whether and how the problem might be resolved. In Chapter 1, I set the stage by offering a short introduction to the topic and a rationale for investigating it. READ MORE

  5. 3. Managing Value Creation and Appropriation

    Author : Joakim Björkdahl; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Strategy; ICT; Innovation; Value creation; Manufacturing companies; Diversification; Business model; Value appropriation; Competencies;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates how large Swedish manufacturing companies try to create value and appropriate financial returns by renewing their product offerings through the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in their established product categories, and the related challenges and opportunities this produces.While much attention has been given to the technology dimension of diversification, the economic and commercial domains have been rather ignored in the literature. READ MORE

  6. 4. Value co-creation as practice : On a supplier's capabilities in the value generation process

    Author : Sarah Wikner; Ethel Brundin; Susanne ; Hertz; Björn Axelsson; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Value co-creation; value-in-use; dynamic capabilities; supplier-customer relationships; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : How can suppliers contribute to their customers’ value creating processes? Although this question is crucial for firms’ collaboration with customers and for their competitiveness, it is not clear how firms co-create value with their customers. Research on value co-creation has increased notably the last years. READ MORE

  7. 5. On customer value : a study of the IT supplier Atea and three of its customers

    Author : Sarah Serbin Wikner; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; customer value; selection process; offering content; offering process; customer value assessment; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP; Business studies;

    Abstract : At the turn of the twenty-first century, the PC company Dell was known for its "famous direct method" (Afuah and Tucci, 2003), which alludes to the direct business model. Dell created a tightly aligned business model that enabled it to manage away the need for its component inventories (Jonathan Bymes, 2003). READ MORE