Search for dissertations about: "Helén Anderson"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words Helén Anderson.

2. 6. Strategists – free or bound? : On individuality and typicality among CEOs

   Author : Anna Larsson; Helén Anderson; Elisabeth Sundin; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Strategists; individuality; typicality; institutionalised environments; reflection; Strateger; individualitet; typiskhet; institutionaliserad omvärld; reflektion; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to articulate and describe interpretations/ideas of companies, and to re-contextualize strategists, and to discuss strategists as free or bound, guided by the broader sociological framework framing strategists as individual subjects within an institutionalized (objectified) context of business. This thesis departs from a notion of “companification” in and among organizations as a process of diffusion of institutionalised practices and ideas of companies and raises the question of how practicing strategists interpret companies in an institutionalised environment (business society). READ MORE

4. 7. 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

5. 8. Transfer of brand associations over time : the brand extension of Nivea

   Author : Kaisa Lund; Helén Anderson; Tomas Müllern; Mats Urde; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Brand extension; Brand associations; Brand personality; Marketing; Marknadsföring;

   Abstract : Brand extension has been the source of strategic growth for many firms during recent decades. Introducing new products under existing brand names is one way to use the image of a brand name to enter new markets. READ MORE

6. 9. Embedded Innovation : Exploring the Dynamics of Innovation

   Author : Michal Lysek; Mike Danilovic; Helén Anderson; Leona Achtenhagen; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Embedded innovation; dynamics of innovation; diversification; exploration and exploitation;

   Abstract : For this dissertation I aimed to explore HMS Networks AB and how HMS managed to transform their potential ideas into innovations. My purpose was also to develop knowledge and understanding of the dynamics between exploration of new ideas and exploitation of old solutions, which can support HMS in developing future innovations. READ MORE

7. 10. Innovativeness in product development-Studies on industrial project work

   Author : Per Sundström; Margareta Norell Bergendahl; Annika Zika-Viktorsson; Helén Anderson; Christian Berggren; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Innovativeness; creativity; project work; product development; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : For many organizations, efficiency in product development is a question of accel¬erating project operations and being innovative in products and technical solutions, and this has interesting consequences for project work. This thesis aims to study technical development work in project groups in order to identify factors that support innovativeness. READ MORE