Search for dissertations about: "cognitive proximity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the words cognitive proximity.

  2. 1. Relatedness put in place : on the effects of proximity on firm performance

    Author : Lisa Östbring; Urban Lindgren; Rikard Eriksson; Thomas Brenner; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cognitive proximity; labor mobility; knowledge; plant performance; relatedness; proximity dimensions; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

    Abstract : This thesis contributes to recent theorizations in economic geography on the effects of proximity on firm competitiveness. One of the great challenge in the contemporary economy is for firms to remain competitive. Their innovative ability is highly dependent on the knowledge they possess and their ability to acquire new knowledge. READ MORE

  4. 2. Diversification and strategic, long-distance partnerships : Bofors' struggle through times of crisis and uncertainty

    Author : Cecilia Beckmann; Mats Lundmark; Eva Gustavsson; Karl-Johan Lundqvist; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Diversification; partnership; collaboration; proximity; institutional environment; industrial cities;

    Abstract : This is a case study that aims to explain how the company Bofors in Karlskoga, Sweden, struggled through three periods of crisis or uncertainty, while remaining innovative. It begins in the late 19th century and ends in the early 21st century after Bofors had been divested. READ MORE

  5. 3. Industry Dynamics and Relatedness of Knowledge: Knowledge Transfer Through Labor Mobility and Entrepreneurship in the West Swedish Textile Industry

    Author : Snöfrid Börjesson Herou; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Relatedness; knowledge transfer; industry dynamics; labor mobility; entrepreneurship; cognitive proximity; industry life-cycle phases;

    Abstract : This PhD thesis investigates how industry dynamics are influenced by knowledge transferred through labor mobility and entrepreneurship by focusing on the role of relatedness of the knowledge. The empirical setting is the textile industry in the West Swedish region Västra Götaland, which encompasses the sub-industries Manufacturing of textiles and Wholesale and retail trade of textiles. READ MORE

  6. 4. Where to shop? : understanding consumers' choices of grocery stores

    Author : Elin Nilsson; Anna-Carin Nordvall; Agneta Marell; Johan Jansson; Johan Hagberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; consumer decision-making; store choice; situation-based choices; cognitive proximity; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

    Abstract : For the last couple of decades consumer decision-making has been of increasing interest for retail as well as for consumer behaviour research. Food shopping constitutes a unique type of shopping behaviour. READ MORE

  7. 5. Cognitive functioning during the transition from normal aging to dementia

    Author : Erika Jonsson Laukka; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : preclinical dementia; Alzheimer s disease; vascular dementia; impending death; terminal decline; aging; cognition; population-based study;

    Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to address unresolved issues regarding cognitive functioning in preclinical dementia. Increasing the knowledge about the preclinical period of dementia might have important clinical implications. For example, it may facilitate early detection, and thereby increase the efficiency of available interventions. READ MORE