Search for dissertations about: "firm creation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 80 swedish dissertations containing the words firm creation.
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1. Value creation and the challenge of joining forces: Evidence from open innovation and mergers and acquisitions
Abstract : Value creation is pivotal for organizational survival, growth, and competitiveness. The topic has attracted a growing interest from scholars looking for new ways to analyze how firms create value for themselves and their stakeholders. The means of value creation involve a wide array of strategies, tools, and forms of interaction. READ MORE
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2. Essays on Family Firms and Firm Growth Barriers
Abstract : This thesis concerns the implications of family ownership and perceived growth barriers for firm decision-making and performance. The first article examines the inclusion of family business in economics doctoral programs in the United States and Sweden, as well as the views of professors and textbook authors and research on family business. READ MORE
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3. Relatedness through kinship : the importance of family co-occurrence for firm performance
Abstract : The aim of the thesis is to analyse the effects of family co-occurrence and past familial relationships (inherited entrepreneurial abilities) on firm performance. This aim is motivated by the contemporary arguments that social relations (e.g. family ties) are important in the analysis of today’s space economy. READ MORE
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4. Governance for Innovation – Board Leadership and Value Creation in Entrepreneurial Firms
Abstract : This dissertation has identified, developed and empirically tested concepts associated with the capacity of chairpersonship to promote innovation in entrepreneurial small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A multi-methodological approach is applied in five studies, comprising a systematic literature review, three empirical studies and a concluding conceptual paper. READ MORE
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5. Fit in to stand out : An experience perspective on value creation
Abstract : In order to grow and survive, a firm must create value with consumers in ways that both fit in with consumer demands and stand out from competitors. Focusing on and understanding consumer and firm assessments of value and creation of value has become a central scope in the contemporary strategic management and marketing literature for understanding and explaining firm survival and success. READ MORE