Search for dissertations about: "Internationalization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 86 swedish dissertations containing the word Internationalization.

  2. 1. English-medium Instruction in the Italian context : Policies, practices, and discourses of internationalization

    Author : Beatrice Zuaro; Beyza Björkman Nylén; Josep Soler; Ute Smit; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; EMI; internationalization; lingua franca; academic culture; higher education; language policy; English; Italy; English; engelska;

    Abstract : Higher Education (HE) is currently undergoing macro changes that pull in a direction of increased mobility and internationality. As a type of education conducted through a shared lingua franca, English-medium Instruction (EMI) is playing an important role in this process, gathering on itself various kinds of needs, aspirations and challenges. READ MORE

  4. 2. Digital internationalization of SMEs : A phenomenon-based study on the video game industry

    Author : Kevin Walther; Desirée Blankenburg Holm; David Sörhammar; Martin Johanson; Cecilia Lindh; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; digital internationalization; digital economy; video game industry; digital platforms; online community engagement; born global firms;

    Abstract : Digital technologies, platforms, and infrastructure have changed how business is conducted in many industries. In particular, digital platforms have evolved as a facilitator of internationalization of small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). READ MORE

  5. 3. Knowledge translation in the internationalization of firms

    Author : Soon-Gwon Choi; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Knowledge transfer; knowledge translation; Internationalization; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : International firms work in a complicated business environment that forces them to acquire various kinds of information and knowledge. Firms satisfy their need for knowledge about products, markets and business actors through learning from other firms. READ MORE

  6. 4. Growth through Internationalization : A Knowledge Perspective on SMEs

    Author : Lucia Naldi; Erkko Autio; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Drawing on Penrose’s theory of the growth of the firm, the international business literature, the literature on the knowledge-based view, organizational learning, and absorptive capacity, this dissertation addresses four research questions: 1) What are the effects of downstream international activities (sales and marketing completed abroad) and upstream international activities (purchasing, production, and R&D completed abroad) on the acquisition of market knowledge and technological knowledge? 2) What is the role of prior knowledge in these relationships? 3) What are the effects of the newly acquired knowledge on different growth outcomes? 4) What is the role of processes of knowledge transformation and exploitation in these relationships?Addressing these issues has practical relevance for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). On the one hand, international expansion might provide small and medium-sized firms with additional knowledge, enriching their limited resource base. READ MORE

  7. 5. Resource-based internationalization : entry strategies of Swedish firms into the emerging markets of Eastern Europe

    Author : Cranmer Rutihinda; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

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