Search for dissertations about: "new venture"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 74 swedish dissertations containing the words new venture.

  2. 11. The role of the entrepreneur in the international new venture – opening the black box

    Author : Navid Ghannad; Svante Andersson; Karin Jonnergård; Per Servais; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International New Venture INV ; entrepreneur; international entrepreneurship; internationalization process; psychic distance; innovation; sense-making; opportunity recognition; opportunity exploitation; childhood experience; mental model; small and medium-sized enterprises SME ;

    Abstract : Despite significant research output in recent decades on international new ventures (INVs),little attention has been paid to understanding the processes and conditions under whichthe entrepreneur identifies and exploits an opportunity and subsequently creates valuewithin the firm. As a result, the dynamics involved in the role of the entrepreneur during theestablishment and internationalization of INVs remain in a black box. READ MORE

  4. 12. Team Entrepreneurship : A Process Analysis of the Venture Team and the Venture Team Roles in relation to the Innovation Process

    Author : Tommy Larsson Segerlind; Björn Bjerke; Yohanan Stryjan; Rolf A. Lundin; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; team entrepreneurship; innovation process; venture team process; venture team roles process; leadership team; social commitment; phasic analysis; polyphonical narrative; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

    Abstract : New ventures are rather often founded by more than one person. Still, we do not know much about how these venture teams are formed, develop and finally dissolve. The manner in which the venture team roles develop when there is more than one owner is also a neglected area in the entrepreneurship research. READ MORE

  5. 13. The role of industry context for new venture internationalization : Evidence from the medical technology sector

    Author : Hélène Laurell; Svante Andersson; Per Servais; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The medical technology sector consists of numerous small niche markets. Approximately 95% are small and medium sized enterprises, many of which are start-ups that develop technological breakthroughs for the healthcare sector. The competition in this sector is highly global. READ MORE

  6. 14. Networking as a tool for competitive advantage : evidence from Swedish new ventures

    Author : Sari Roininen; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Entreprenörskap och innovation; Entrepreneurship and Innovation;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to increase our understanding of factors influencing new venture performance, and ultimately survival. The focus of this research is to study how network relationships, and a new venture's ability to initiate, develop and utilise the relationships that affect the firm's entrepreneurial strategy (here defined as the firm's entrepreneurial orientation) when seeking competitiveness. READ MORE

  7. 15. Business Plans in New Ventures : An Institutional Perspective

    Author : Tomas Karlsson; Dean A. Shepherd; Jönköping University; []
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    Abstract : This thesis is about business plans in new ventures. It takes an institutional perspective with a particular focus on how external actors influence ventures through norms, regulations and way of thinking. READ MORE