Search for dissertations about: "knowledge economy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 340 swedish dissertations containing the words knowledge economy.
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1. Knowledge Dissemination in Multinational Corporations
Abstract : Today’s globalization trend in industry is of major importance for world economy. One effect of the globalization trend is that international companies are exposed to a broadened knowledge base. A major competitive advantage for a multinational corporation (MNC) is its ability to utilize knowledge that is situated at the different locations. READ MORE
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2. Perspectives on Knowledge and Growth
Abstract : This thesis deals with various aspects of the relationship between knowledge and economic growth. It contains a general introduction and five separate essays. Essay I is a literature overview on the appearance of knowledge in modern growth theory. READ MORE
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3. Survival of the Unfit : Path Dependence and the Estonian Oil Shale Industry
Abstract : Estonia is the only country in the world, which is totally dependent on oil shale in its energy system. Although this fossil fuel exists in enormous quantities around the world, it has so far not been utilized on a larger scale. The reasons for this have been both economic and, in recent times, ecological. READ MORE
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4. The Knowledge Production Function : Evidence from New Micro Data
Abstract : This doctoral thesis consists of five self-contained essays.Common themes that unify the essays are the conditions for innovative engagements and the effort to endogenize innovations into the explanation of profitability, productivity and growthin manufacturing and service production. READ MORE
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5. Making sense of knowledge work
Abstract : According to a dominant discourse in contemporary writings and research, we are living in a Knowledge Economy where knowledge is seen as the pre-eminent resource and the key to success for individuals as well as organizations and nations. Consequently, much effort in management research has been dedicated to devising new concepts and theories such as the knowledge-based theory of the firm and the intellectual capital perspective, all premised on the assumption that knowledge work is somehow different from other forms of work. READ MORE