Search for dissertations about: "corporation thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 115 swedish dissertations containing the words corporation thesis.

2. 1. The Advantage Paradox : Managing Innovation Processes in the Multinational Corporation

   Author : Olivia H. Kang; Mats Forsgren; Desirée Holm; Kristiina Mäkelä; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Multinational corporation; Subsidiary; ‘Advantage paradox of the MNC’; Innovation development; Innovation transfer; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Two important ways that a subsidiary can contribute to the multinational corporation’s (MNC) competitive advantage are innovation development and transfer activities. However ‘the advantage paradox of the MNC’ calls into question a subsidiary’s ability to effectively and efficiently carry out both innovation development and transfer activities. READ MORE

4. 2. Subsidiaries as Sources and Recipients of Innovations in the Multinational Corporation

   Author : Christina Hallin; Ulf Holm; Mats Forsgren; Desirée Holm; Bent Petersen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Business studies; Multinational corporation; innovation; subsidiary; innovation development; innovation transfer; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Technological advancement and innovation lie at the core of the competitiveness of firms. For the multinational corporation (MNC), the ability to leverage innovations and value-added resources within the MNC is an important element of competitive advantage. READ MORE

5. 3. Influences on Transfer Effectiveness : An Exploratory Study of Headquarters Transfer of Capabilities to Subunits in the Multinational Corporation

   Author : Olof Lindahl; Ulf Holm; Jens Gammelgaard; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Capability Transfer; Transfer Effectiveness; Multinational Corporation; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates factors that influence the effectiveness of headquarters’ transfers of capabilities to subunits in multinational corporations.Received literature has emphasized that headquarters has a unique organizational position as the sender in such transfers. READ MORE

6. 4. Subsidiary network embeddedness : Integration, control and influence in the multinational corporation

   Author : Ulf Andersson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with subsidiaries in multinational corporations and especially how thespecific operational environment of the subsidiaries affects integration, control andinfluence in the multinational corporation. This study demonstrates that subsidiaries'embeddedness in their business networks does not only influence them, but also thebehaviour and development of the multinational corporation of which they form a part. READ MORE

7. 5. Enter the Dragon : Toward a Micro-political View on Subsidiary Initiatives

   Author : Alexander N. Gorgijevski; Christine Holmström; Katarina Lagerström; Jens Gammelgaard; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Multinational corporation; Subsidiary initiatives; Micro-political view; headquarters-subsidiary relationship; headquarters attention; initiative-selling; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Subsidiary initiatives are proactive, entrepreneurial activities that arise locally without central directives or planning from headquarters. Prior research suggests that subsidiary initiatives are crucial to multinational corporations’ (MNCs) success in foreign locations as they hold the potential to enhance local responsiveness, worldwide learning, and global integration by the leveraging of new knowledge. READ MORE