Search for dissertations about: "Resource based-view"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 46 swedish dissertations containing the words Resource based-view.
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16. Pricing Capability and Its Strategic Dimensions
Abstract : The notion of pricing as being of vital importance to firms is supported by a long line of publications that outline recommendations on how price should be managed in order to maximize long-term profits. This implies that pricing, or firm level pricing capability, should constitute an important area of research in the field of strategic management, a field which has as its prime objective to develop explanations of firm performance. READ MORE
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17. Open Source Business Model : Balancing Customers and Community
Abstract : Free and Open Source Software has not only increased researchers’ interest about community-driven software development, but lately, interest from commercial actors increased as well. In addition, some scientists have claimed that Open Source Software has entered a new phase: OSS 2.0. READ MORE
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18. Technology-based self-service and its impact on service firm performance : a resource-based perspective
Abstract : Improving productivity is crucial for service firms to be competitive. To have customers perform certain tasks normally undertaken by employees is an important means to achieving this objective. With the aid of technology, the scale and scope of self-service has significantly increased in recent years. READ MORE
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19. Strategies for Environmental Sustainability of Municipal Energy Companies. Pathways of Sustainable Development between Business and Society
Abstract : Carbon emissions from energy production have a severe impact on the global climate. The slow transformation of the energy system towards low-carbon alternatives is thus a serious concern. Sweden is recognized as a forerunner in climate change mitigation. READ MORE
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20. Competing on Manufacturing How combinations of resources can be a source of competitive advantage
Abstract : The most central question in the strategic management literature is why some firms are more successful than others, often expressed as an aim to understand sources of competitive advantage. In this thesis, an empirical observation is made that a number of manufacturing plants belonging to the same firm show sustainable differences in financial success, and the question is why. READ MORE