Search for dissertations about: "Business network"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 365 swedish dissertations containing the words Business network.

2. 1. International network competitiveness : Technical and foreign market knowledge development in international SME networks

   Author : Angelika Löfgren; James Sallies; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International competiveness; SME; International entrepreneurship; Business networks; Innovation; Co-innovation; Internationalization; International entrepreneurship; Network management; Network coordination; Knowledge management; Knowledge development; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : How can small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) compete over time within international networks? This thesis takes a stance in that business network relationships are essential for international SMEs as such networks can provide knowledge and learning opportunities. International network competitiveness is, in this thesis, introduced as a concept that captures SMEs long term performance, resulting from the firms being competitive within international business networks. READ MORE

4. 2. Healthcare Service Marketing in Medical Tourism : An Emerging Market Study

   Author : Michelle Rydback; Akmal Hyder; Erik Borg; Aihie Osarenkhoe; David Sörhammar; Södertörns högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; healthcare service marketing; medical tourism; emerging market; service marketing; trust; network; customization; word of mouth; supplementary services; Philippines; Politics; Economy and the Organization of Society; Politik; ekonomi och samhällets organisering;

   Abstract : Medical tourism (MT) enables patients to satisfy their healthcare needs by traveling outside their country of residence to obtain medical treatment. The increasing number of scientific publications, different countries’ engagement in providing care for foreigners, and patients heading abroad to receive healthcare indicate the growth and popularity of MT. READ MORE

5. 3. The Quest for Stability : A Network Approach to Business Relationship Endurance in Professional Services

   Author : Anna Löfmarck Vaghult; Peter Turnbull; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; professional services; network approach; business relationship endurance; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Enduring business relationships have been frequently observed in the industrial setting. Models based on a network approach have explained why this could be a rationally efficient way to organise exchange between firms. READ MORE

6. 4. On Business Exchange Activity : Activity Systems and Business Networks

   Author : Frans Prenkert; Håkan Håkansson; Lars Halén; Lars-Gunnar Mattsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Starting from an empirical study of a business firm’s problems with implementing an information system in its business activity, this thesis identifies a need to theoretically model and conceptually develop the general business activity of a firm. This puts the context in focus, as a well-functioning information system needs to be anchored and developed to support and enhance the activities for which it is used, that is, contextualized. READ MORE

7. 5. Complexity in the 'Extended' Business Network : A Study of Business, Social, and Political Relationships in Smart City Solutions

   Author : Emilene Leite; Amjad Hadjikhani; Anna Begtson; Cecilia Pahlberg; Helén Anderson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Complexity; extended business network; centrality; smart city solutions; cooperation-competition; exploration-exploitation.;

   Abstract : In this thesis an 'extended' business network is investigated. The ‘extended’ view refers to the inclusion of socio-political actors in the firm’s business network. READ MORE