Search for dissertations about: "IS IT STRATEGY"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 2333 swedish dissertations containing the words IS IT STRATEGY.

2. 16. Corporate Entrepreneurship as a Business Development Strategy

   Author : Kent Thorén; Terrence Brown; Candida Brush; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Corporate entreprenurship; strategy; business; management; business development.; Industrial organisation; administration and economics; Industriell organisation; administration och ekonomi;

   Abstract : Previous research has generated a substantial body of knowledge regarding the exploration and exploitation of opportunities, two of the main manifest activities of entrepreneurship. This thesis does not primarily examine any of these activities; instead it investigates an important question regarding what happens between them. READ MORE

4. 17. On Logistics in the Strategy of the Firm

   Author : Tobias Kihlén; Mats Abrahamsson; Andreas Norrman; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business and economics; logistics; strategy; resource-based view; positioning theory; Ekonomi; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyse the role of logistics in the strategy of the firm. Leading to this purpose are empirical observations of firms that manage to grow under sustained profitability, by the means of logistics.The clothing retailers H&M and Inditex manage to pursue strategies of growth under sustained profitability. READ MORE

5. 18. Management Control : Linking Strategy with Inter‐Organisational Relationships

   Author : Zita Ambrutytė; Jonas Gerdin; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Management control systems; business strategy; inter-organisational relationships; management control variables; intra-organisational controls; Management control systems; styrsystem; affärsstrategi; inter-organisatoriska relationer; styrvariabler; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : The alignment of strategies and control systems is believed to affect the chances for firms to successfully achieve competitive edge. Contemporary business trends like globalization, vertical disintegration, the reduction in supplier bases, the focusing of operations and outsourcing of non-core activities, have caused companies to rely increasingly on relationships with other firms. READ MORE

6. 19. Logistics-based Competition : A Business Model Approach

   Author : Tobias Kihlén; Mats Abrahamsson; Daniel Kindström; Andreas Norrman; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; logistics-based competition; business model; logistics strategy; strategy; logistics; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

   Abstract : Logistics is increasingly becoming recognised as a source of competitive advantage, both in practice and in academia. The possible strategic impact of logistics makes it important to gain deeper insight into the role of logistics in the strategy of the firm. READ MORE

7. 20. Corporate strategizing : Building the group without busting the businesses

   Author : Pontus Wadström; Matti A. Kaulio; Jannis Angelis; Svante Schriber; Tobias Fredberg; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Corporate strategy; strategizing; multi-business firms; alignment; case study; participation; strategy tools; strategy professionals; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

   Abstract : Purpose. This thesis contributes to the strategy literature by investigating how multi-business firm strategizing aligns with corporate and business strategy. READ MORE