Search for dissertations about: "Competitiveness"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 306 swedish dissertations containing the word Competitiveness.

  2. 16. Studies on the competitiveness of wood : - market segmentation and customer need assessments

    Author : Ragnar Jonsson; Roger Cooper; Växjö universitet; []
    Keywords : wood; building material; material substitution; end-consumer; floorcovering; customer needs; FORESTRY; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES and LANDSCAPE PLANNING; SKOGS- och JORDBRUKSVETENSKAP samt LANDSKAPSPLANERING;

    Abstract : Over the last decades, wood has encountered increasing competition from other building materials. Hence, it is relevant to study the underlying factors of material substitution. The market for repair and remodelling (R&R) is growing in importance. READ MORE

  4. 17. Sources of competitiveness in ferrochromium production

    Author : Anderson Mutemererwa; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

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  5. 18. On building competitiveness in strategic SME networks : empirical analysis of 54 firms in two networks

    Author : Joakim Wincent; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Entreprenörskap och innovation; Entrepreneurship and Innovation;

    Abstract : Most people would agree that today's business environment presents competitive challenges for SMEs. As such, strategic SME network participation has been suggested as a mean for surviving and staying competitive. READ MORE

  6. 19. Portfolio management and the competitiveness of forest ownership

    Author : Markku Penttinen; Olli Saastamoinen; Hans Fredrik Hoen; Finnish Forest Research Institute; []
    Keywords : modern portfolio theory; accounting; profitability of forestry; return on forest ownership; return components of forest ownership; optimal timber harvesting age;

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  7. 20. Essays on collaborative processes among SMEs for competitiveness development

    Author : Johan Johansson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Entreprenörskap och innovation; Entrepreneurship and Innovation;

    Abstract : This thesis examine some important fundaments of collaborative processes, the drivers for inter-organizational collaboration and the logic behind how such processes can be important for competitiveness development. The thesis particularly emphasizes collaboration among small and medium sized firms (SMEs), collaboration as a process (that takes place among various actors, such as SMEs, large companies, universities and/or public actors) and takes a specific view from a resource-based perspective. READ MORE