Search for dissertations about: "Knowledge Intensive Business Services"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 swedish dissertations containing the words Knowledge Intensive Business Services.

  1. 1. Innovation and Employment in Services : The case of Knowledge Intensive Business Services in Sweden

    Author : Johanna Nählinder; Staffan Laestadius; Ian Miles; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Knowledge Intensive Business Services; KIBS; Innovation; Employment Effects; Job Creation; Job Destruction; Product Innovation; Process Innovation; Organisational Innovation; Technological Innovation; Service Innovation; Services; Customisation; Innovation Survey; Community Innovation Survey; Sweden; Innovationsspridning; Kunskapsföretag; Arbetsmarknad; Organisationsutveckling; Kunskapsöverföring; Anställning; Innovation; Produktutveckling; Sverige; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

    Abstract : This is a study of innovation in Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS) and the impact innovation has on employment. The thesis relies on theories within the fields of "innovation in services", in particular KIBS, and "innovation and employment", taking as its point of departure the taxonomy of product and process innovation. READ MORE

  2. 2. In search of known unknowns : an empirical investigation of the peripety of a knowledge management system

    Author : Leon Michael Caesarius; Jan Lindvall; Lars Engwall; Jannis Kallinikos; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; knowledge management systems; knowledge management endeavours; knowledge management; knowledge; knowledge creation; information technology; automating; informating; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : In their quest to secure their level of competitiveness, organizations have turned their attention to a specific type of information technology (IT) solution referred to as knowledge management systems (KMS). Research recurrently views and defines such system as IT-tools that mainly enable the collection, storing and diffusion of knowledge within the boundaries of the organization. READ MORE

  3. 3. Rhetorical business : A study of marketing work in the spirit of contradiction

    Author : Tomas Nilsson; Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ethnography; consulting; professional services; knowledge-intensive services; sophists; argumentation; rhetoric; marketing work; marketing practice; Marketing; rhetorical analysis; Marketing; Marketing;

    Abstract : Marketing has traditionally been understood from the perspective of marketing management. This causes problems when we study marketing practices because the normative discourse of marketing management is not particularly useful for describing the day-to-day work of marketing practitioners. This calls for marketing research from new perspectives. READ MORE

  4. 4. Designing Interactive Value Development: Perspectives and Strategies for High Precision Marketing

    Author : Patrick L Sweet; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic systems; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; business logics; internet marketing; offering; energy services; marketing communication; decision style; design; marketing; value; value strategy; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Management of enterprises; Företagsledning; management;

    Abstract : This dissertation addresses the design of value productive episodes at the customer/firm boundary. Its purpose is: To provide perspective and help articulate strategies for increasing precision of the design of interactive marketing and value productive efforts at firm/customer boundaries. READ MORE

  5. 5. The uniqueness of knowledge management in small companies : Managing knowledge as an employer strategy for lifelong learning

    Author : Ernesto Villalba; Ingemar Fägerlind; Robert Höghielm; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Knowledge management; lifelong learning; European Social Fund; SME; adult education; training; knowledge; Sweden; International education; Internationell pedagogik;

    Abstract : The present study explores the relationship between the ‘knowledge-enabling environment’ and the demand for training using a sample of 18 small private companies providing educational and consultancy services in Sweden. In this way, the dissertation is an exploration of the ways Swedish knowledge-intensive companies manage their knowledge. READ MORE