Search for dissertations about: "competitive advantage"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 225 swedish dissertations containing the words competitive advantage.
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6. 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
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7. Enhancing SMEs competitive advantage by franchising
Abstract : Although there is a large body of literature on franchising systems that are mainly produced from the franchisor's perspective, looking at franchising from the franchisee's point of view has remained largely uninvestigated. Creating and sustaining competitive advantage is the prerequisite for the franchisee's (as an SME) survival in today's competitive environment. READ MORE
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8. Gaining competitive advantage through information technology. A resource-based approach to the creation and employment of strategic IT resources
Abstract : Information technology is a central phenomenon in modern society. It is widely used in a variety of settings and commercial firms use it for a variety of purposes. READ MORE
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9. Information Systems Use and Firm Competitive Advantage : A Case of Small and Medium Tourism Enterprises in Tanzania
Abstract : The role of Small and Medium Enterprises for the economic well being of developing countries is indisputable. The increased use and demand for information in various fields and sectors coupled with globalization, make IS critical for firm performance. READ MORE
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10. Networking as a tool for competitive advantage : evidence from Swedish new ventures
Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to increase our understanding of factors influencing new venture performance, and ultimately survival. The focus of this research is to study how network relationships, and a new venture's ability to initiate, develop and utilise the relationships that affect the firm's entrepreneurial strategy (here defined as the firm's entrepreneurial orientation) when seeking competitiveness. READ MORE