Search for dissertations about: "firm life cycle growth"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words firm life cycle growth.

2. 1. Born Globals : Rapid International Growth in New Ventures

   Author : Ingemar Wictor; Svante Andersson; Tomas Müllern; Sören Sören Kock; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Born Global; internationalisation; entrepreneur; network; vision; value chain; growth; management; leadership; entrepreneurial teams;

   Abstract : The traditional theories developed by Johanson and Vahlne (1977, 1990) and other researchers ofinternationalisation have long been questioned because of the fast-changing environment and deregulations. In particular, for Born Global firms, namely a company that has achieved a foreign sales volume of at least 25% within three years of its inception and that seeks to derive significant competitive advantage from the use of resources and the sales of outputs in multiple countries (Andersson and Wictor, 2003, p. READ MORE

4. 2. Circular Business Models for Electric Vehicle Battery Second Life : Challenges, enablers, and preconditions from an ecosystem perspective

   Author : Reza Toorajipour; Koteshwar Chirumalla; Fredrik Wallin; Vinit Parida; Patricia Van Loon; Mälardalens universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Electric vehicle battery second life; circular business models; ecosystem; electric vehicles; EV batteries; circular business model innovation; circular economy; preconditions; second life configurations; battery second life; Innovation and Design; innovation och design;

   Abstract : Sustainability has become a critical issue due to global warming, scarcity of resources, and the high costs of raw materials. It is vital to reconsider linear business models and value creation processes and transition towards circularity. The growth of the electric vehicles market is promising; however, it comes with a major downside. READ MORE

5. 3. Essays on Income Risk, Portfolio Choices and the Macroeconomy

   Author : Gualtiero Azzalini; Per Krusell; Kurt Mitman; Alexander Michaelides; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Macroeconomics; household finance; income risk; portfolio choice; wealth inequality; heterogeneous agents; insurance; search and matching; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Business cycle asymmetry of earnings pass-throughHow does the firm's role as an insurance provider vary over the business cycle? Using Swedish administrative data, I document that idiosyncratic firm productivity shocks are passed through workers' earnings asymmetrically. In non-recessions, firms are good insurers against negative shocks. READ MORE

6. 4. Changes in Workplaces and Careers

   Author : Christina Håkanson; Per Krusell; Claudia Olivetti; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Technical change; skill sorting; cognitive skills; non-cognitive skills; employer-employee matched data; organizational change; female labor supply; fertility; flexibility; family-career trade-off; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Organizational Change and Productivity Growth − Evidence from SwedenThis paper uses two different firm level surveys matched with employer-employee data to investigate both determinants and effects of different types of organizational change. The results support the competition hypothesis for inducing organizational change. READ MORE

7. 5. Beyond Going Global : Essays on business development of International New Ventures past early internationalization

   Author : Jan Abrahamsson; Vladimir Vanyushyn; Håkan Boter; Maria Bengtsson; Svante Andersson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International New Ventures; business models; business model innovation; Sweden; business development; international entrepreneurship; internationalization; dynamic capabilities;

   Abstract : The notion of International New Ventures, or INVs, emerged in academia in the early-to-mid 1990s and generally refers to entrepreneurial firms that tend to internationalize very early in their life-cycle, and whose expansion into foreign markets occurs much more quickly than predicted by earlier theories of the incremental internationalization process. Previous literature proposes effective networking with market partners and, more recently, internationally viable business model among key distinguishing features of INVs that allow for such early and rapid entry into international markets. READ MORE