Search for dissertations about: "content of strategy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 279 swedish dissertations containing the words content of strategy.

2. 1. Dynamics of corporate strategy from a value chain perspective : A study of the Swedish telecom and construction industries during the 90’s

   Author : Andes de Paula; Staffan Brege; Øivind Revang; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; telecommunication; construction; modularization; systemization; industry; systems sales; inside-out; outside-in; corporate; SBU; functional; strategy; context of strategy; strategic change; content of strategy; process of strategy; value chain; value constellation; bundling; unbundling; outsourcing; merger and acquisitions; M A; Industrial engineering and economy; Industriell teknik och ekonomi;

   Abstract : Changes in sectors and industries have brought new challenges to corporations as well as been important driving forces for the dynamics in strategy at the corporate level. With the dramatic developments of the 1990’s in mind, such as multilateral free-trade agreements, liberalization, privatization, sharp industry growth/decline, increased competition and globalization, in particular within the telecom and the construction industry, this study contributes to describing and understanding strategic change at the corporate level as well as changes in the division of work within value chains. READ MORE

4. 2. Juridification of Educational Spheres : The Case of Swedish School Inspection

   Author : Judit Novak; Elisabet Nihlfors; Sharon Rider; Ulf P. Lundgren; Guy Neave; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education policy; educational spheres; evaluative state; governance; institutionalization; judicialization; juridification; law as institution; legalization; new managerialism; positive rights; re-regulation; rule of law; school inspection; schools inspectorate; Pedagogik; Education;

   Abstract : This dissertation argues that the great transformation of education policy and governance that we have witnessed in the last few decades can only be properly understood by taking into account a process of juridification. In and of itself, this is not a novel assertion; what is argued here is that what this entails concretely has been only partially understood. READ MORE

5. 3. Julian, God, and the Art of Storytelling : A Narrative Analysis of the Works of Julian of Norwich

   Author : Godelinde Gertrude Perk; Berit Åström; Virginia Langum; Liz Herbert McAvoy; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English literature; narratology; Middle English; Julian of Norwich; medieval literature; women s writing; engelska; English; Literature; litteraturvetenskap;

   Abstract : This study offers a narrative comparison of A Vision Showed to a Devout Woman and A Revelation of Love, the two texts created by the first known English woman writer, Julian of Norwich (c. 1343 – c. 1416). READ MORE

6. 4. On Logistics in the Strategy of the Firm

   Author : Tobias Kihlén; Mats Abrahamsson; Andreas Norrman; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business and economics; logistics; strategy; resource-based view; positioning theory; Ekonomi; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyse the role of logistics in the strategy of the firm. Leading to this purpose are empirical observations of firms that manage to grow under sustained profitability, by the means of logistics.The clothing retailers H&M and Inditex manage to pursue strategies of growth under sustained profitability. READ MORE

7. 5. Logistics Strategy for Building Contractors : CONTEXT, CONTENT, AND PROCESS

   Author : Petter Haglund; Martin Rudberg; Ahmet Anil Sezer; Dan Engström; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : A logistics strategy is at the foundation of how a company manages the flow of resources in the supply chain. It ensures that the logistics function of a company contributes to fulfilling strategic goals. READ MORE