Search for dissertations about: "Network of exchange relationships"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words Network of exchange relationships.

  1. 1. International network competitiveness : Technical and foreign market knowledge development in international SME networks

    Author : Angelika Löfgren; James Sallies; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International competiveness; SME; International entrepreneurship; Business networks; Innovation; Co-innovation; Internationalization; International entrepreneurship; Network management; Network coordination; Knowledge management; Knowledge development; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : How can small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) compete over time within international networks? This thesis takes a stance in that business network relationships are essential for international SMEs as such networks can provide knowledge and learning opportunities. International network competitiveness is, in this thesis, introduced as a concept that captures SMEs long term performance, resulting from the firms being competitive within international business networks. READ MORE

  2. 2. Consumer - Firm Business Relationship and Network : The case of

    Author : David Sörhammar; Amjad Hadjikhani; Bo Edvardsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Consumers; Firms; Relationships; Networks; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Approximately 20 % of all air-travel tickets in Sweden are sold via the Internet despite consumer’s general perception of ticket prices being lower on the Internet when compared to those available in “traditional” stores. The general aim of this study is to generate a deeper understanding of what induces consumers to conduct their exchanges with firms on the Internet, and what induces most consumers to continue carrying out exchanges in “traditional” stores. READ MORE

  3. 3. Searching the known, discovering the unknown : The Russian transition from plan to market as network processes

    Author : Martin Johanson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Transition; Russia; Network; Change Processes; Relationships; Search; Discovery; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : The present study examines the transition from a planned economy to a market economy in Russia. In light of the fact that one of the main problems perceived by Russian firms during the transition is the management of their relations with the contexts, mainly customers and suppliers, a network approach is used as the theoretical framework. READ MORE

  4. 4. Strategic Management of Customer Relationships-A Network Perspective on Key Account Management

    Author : Robert Spencer; Lars Hallen; Ivan Snehota; Renato Fiocca; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Key Account; Strategic Customer Management; Network; Relationship management; Industrial marketing; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with the key account management theme. The traditional view of key account management takes its roots in company practice and considers key customer accounts to be large complex customers with high financial returns - hence the notion of key - for the supplier firm. READ MORE

  5. 5. Business Relationships Between Local Firms and MNCs in a less Developing Country : The Case of Libyan Firms

    Author : Alsedieg Alshaibi; Peter Thilenius; Amjad Hadjikhani; Mo Yamin; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International business relationships; multinational companies; less developing countries; technology adaptation; technology cooperation; information exchange; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Industrial Economics and Organization; industriell ekonomi och organisation;

    Abstract : International business relationships have been widely researched over the last three decades. Themajor attention of these studies, no matter what their theoretical perspective, concerns the MNCs inthe less developing countries (LDCs). Studies that illustrate how firms in LDCs behave regardinginteraction with MNCs are slim. READ MORE