Search for dissertations about: "Åsa Wallström"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Åsa Wallström.
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1. Industrial buying behavior of large Swedish firms : case studies of the purchase of educational services
Abstract : The lack of studies focusing on industrial buying behavior in the purchase of professional services, coupled with the increased corporate need of investing in employee training and education, created the foundation for the research problem of this thesis: How can the buying behavior of large Swedish firms be characterized when they purchase educational services in the area of sales and marketing? Based on this research problem, five research questions were developed. A frame of reference describing industrial buying behavior in the purchase of professional services was then created, based on the literature review. READ MORE
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2. An Evaluation of Crowdsourcing as a Tool for Marketing Activities
Abstract : Advances in technology and social media have facilitated the rapid development of crowdsourcing as an innovative tool within the field of marketing. This has driven researchers to investigate more deeply the phenomenon of crowdsourcing as a marketing innovation. READ MORE
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3. Specifying and Operationalizing an Organizational Theory of Crowdsourcing
Abstract : Introduction: Despite rapid developments across multiple areas of research and practice, an organizational-level theory of Crowdsourcing has yet to emerge.Objectives: Therefore, this thesis has two major objectives; 1) specify the boundaries, constructs, and relationships of an organizational-level theory of Crowdsourcing, and 2) begin the theoretical validation process by operationalizing the theory for new exploratory, explanatory, and conceptual research. READ MORE
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4. Through the Looking Glass : An Identity-Based View of Place Branding
Abstract : Places of today face intense global competition for crucial resources. Attracting visitors and retaining residents is vital especially for post-industrial cities and rural places facing a loss of traditional industrial jobs, and urbanization and centralization of the population and economy. READ MORE
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5. Motivating External Participation in Marketing Intelligence Foresight
Abstract : Long-range planning for purposes of deciding on the development of high investment and long development cycle activities requires that assumptions be made about environmental factors at the time of their future completion. For organizations that serve a market, the future market factors related to supply, demand, and technological developments are at once fundamentally critical and unknowable with certainty. READ MORE