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2. 6. Strategy as Sociomaterial Practices : Planning, Decision-Making, and Responsiveness in Corporate Lending

   Author : Robert Demir; Ali Yakhlef; Paula Jarzabkowski; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; strategy; sociomaterial; practice; technology; planning; decision-making; responsiveness; bank; lending; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Administration; företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : In their everyday work, organizations, like individuals, find it familiar to consider information technologies and other material objects as nonnegotiable necessities. Management and organization researchers have recalled this evident fact by advancing knowledge of the mundane aspects of computer-mediated work. READ MORE

4. 7. The Black-Litterman Model : Towards its use in practice

   Author : Charlotta Mankert; Birger Ljung; Harald Lang; Stefan Sjögren; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Black-Litterman model; portfolio theory; portfolio management; practical portfolio management; asset allocation; sampling theory; behavioural finance; behavioral finance; overconfidence; action science; action research; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : The Black-Litterman model is analyzed in three steps seeking to investigate, develop and test the B-L model in an applied perspective. The first step mathematically derives the Black-Litterman model from a sampling theory approach generating a new interpretation of the model and an interpretable formula for the parameter weight-on-views. READ MORE

5. 8. Challenges in Delivering Services: The Front-Line Hospitality and Tourism Employee Perspective

   Author : Christine Lundberg; Tommy D Andersson; Lena Mossberg; Bo Edvardsson; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Front-line workers; tourism; hospitality; service encounter; critical incident techniques; work motivation and satisfaction; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Front-line workers; tourism;

   Abstract : Significant challenges are faced by front-line hospitality and tourism employees interacting with customers on a daily basis. These challenges and the ways they are dealt with form the focus of this thesis. As they interact, a range of incidents may arise from highly satisfactory encounters to service failures. READ MORE

6. 9. The Effect of Guanxi on the Foreign Market Entry Process into China : The Swedish Case

   Author : Tao Yang; Mats Forsgren; Desirée Holm; Örjan Sjöberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Foreign market entry; Chinese market; Guanxi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Business network theory believes that foreign market entry of a firm is the result of the interactions between the actors of the firm and the network. The foreign country’s network conditions will inevitably influence the process. READ MORE

7. 10. Orchestrating Innovation in the Multinational Enterprise : Headquarters Involvement in Innovation Transfer Projects

   Author : Henrik Dellestrand; Ulf Andersson; Martin Johanson; Andrew Delios; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Multinational enterprise; headquarters-subsidiary relationships; innovation transfer; involvement; orchestration; resource allocation; attention; subsidiary evolution; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : In the past several decades research has emphasized innovation development and transfer as key issues when investigating the multinational enterprise (MNE). This thesis focuses on the question of what factors make headquarters involve itself in innovation transfer projects taking place between a sending and a receiving subsidiary within the MNE. READ MORE