Search for dissertations about: "social embeddedness"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 69 swedish dissertations containing the words social embeddedness.
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6. Managing Distance : Small Firm Networks at the Geographic Margins
Abstract : Small businesses located in the most sparsely populated and peripheral parts of Europe are frequently believed to be marginalised with respect to the processes of economic globalisation. This thesis proposes to explore an alternative perspective for understanding how small businesses that are located at the geographical margins engage with the globalised economy. READ MORE
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7. Making packaging more sustainable: Effects of resource embeddedness
Abstract : Firms involved in e-commerce distribution are faced with challenges due to the increasing volume of single shipments to consumers, including concerns regarding sustainability. For instance, the role of packaging has gained increased attention because of over-packed parcels and excessive air within those parcels, which frustrate retailers, logistics service providers, and consumers. READ MORE
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8. Travels of Business Incubators Exploring Entrepreneurship Support from an Embeddedness Perspective in Uganda and Tanzania
Abstract : This thesis contributes to business incubation research, focused on business environments in Uganda and Tanzania. Business incubation is not a new phenomenon and research began in earnest in the 1980s. Thus, there is a broad range of studies on business incubators, how they are defined and what they do to support entrepreneurs. READ MORE
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9. Opportunity creation as a mixed embedding process : A study of immigrant entrepreneurs in Sweden
Abstract : Entrepreneurial opportunities are frequently noted and addressed in the literature of immigrant entrepreneurship; however, little is known about how these entrepreneurial opportunities come into existence and how immigrant entrepreneurs create such opportunities. The purpose of this thesis is to examine why and how immigrant entrepreneurs create entrepreneurial opportunities through embedding processes in the home country and the host country. READ MORE
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10. Geographies of management ideas
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