Search for dissertations about: "the cultural context of business"

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  2. 1. The Creation of International Business Relationships : Experience and Performance in the Internationalization Process of SMEs

    Author : Jukka Hohenthal; Harry Barkema; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Business Relationships; Internationalization; SME; Knowledge; Learning; Experience; Performance; Process; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : The present study examines the causal effect of experience on the performance of inter-national business relationships for small and medium-sized business firms. A case study of ten market entry processes in ten Swedish SMEs shows that both experienced and inexperienced firms can succeed in creating a new international business relationship. READ MORE

  4. 2. The cultural context of business : A study of firms in a northern Nigerian society

    Author : Yakubu Zakaria; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Culture; Values; Norms; Behaviour; Rationality; Cross-cultural; Islam; Modernization; Entrepreneur; Manager; Trust; Risk; Organization; Control; Strategy; Perception; Business; Profit; Success; Development; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi; sociologi; Sociology;

    Abstract : This study is about entrepreneurial adaptations to modem manufacturing activities in a semi-industrial society of Northern Nigeria. It embodies both general and micro-institutional perspectives of business behaviour and seeks to examine the multidimensional influences ofcultural values on business patterns. READ MORE

  5. 3. History and geography matter : The cultural dimension of entrepreneurship

    Author : Sabrina Fredin; Jan-Evert Nilsson; Jonas Gabrielsson; Michaela Trippl; Yuko Aoyama; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Entrepreneurship; culture; path dependence; region; local; geography;

    Abstract : This dissertation deals with the rise of new industries through entrepreneurial activities. The aim is to investigate how differences in contexts might encourage or discourage entrepreneurial activities. This contextualization of entrepreneurship enhanced our understanding of when, how and why entrepreneurial activities happen. READ MORE

  6. 4. Craft production in the Kingdom of Crystal (Glasriket) and its visual representation : Constructing authenticity in cultural/marketing production

    Author : Songming Feng; Adele Berndt; Mart Ots; Ian Woodward; Karin Ekström; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Glasriket; the Kingdom of Crystal; glass; craft; authenticity; cultural production; photography; image; semiotics; practice theory; materiality;

    Abstract : Authenticity is a core concept and phenomenon in contemporary marketing, as both marketers and consumers seek the authentic. Individuals, companies, and industries all work to establish and accomplish authenticity for themselves and related stakeholders. READ MORE

  7. 5. 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