Search for dissertations about: "theory of the firm"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 205 swedish dissertations containing the words theory of the firm.

2. 11. The Effect of Guanxi on the Foreign Market Entry Process into China : The Swedish Case

   Author : Tao Yang; Mats Forsgren; Desirée Holm; Örjan Sjöberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Foreign market entry; Chinese market; Guanxi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Business network theory believes that foreign market entry of a firm is the result of the interactions between the actors of the firm and the network. The foreign country’s network conditions will inevitably influence the process. READ MORE

4. 12. On the Nature of the Multidimensional Firm–Bank Exchange

   Author : Norberg Magnus; Martin Johanson; Peter Öhman; Björn Berggren; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Exchange; Firm; Bank; Bank Services; Transaction-based elements; Relationship-based elements; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to explore the nature of firm–bank exchange. Using a qualitative research method and existing theory, by capturing transaction-based and relationship-based elements, I examine ten firms and eight different bank services important for the exchange between the firms and their banks. READ MORE

5. 13. The unexpected implications of opening up innovation : A multi-perspective study of the role of Open Innovation practices in mature industries

   Author : Andres Ramirez-Portilla; Terrence Brown; Enrico Cagno; Marcel Bogers; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; open innovation; practices; innovation performance; industrial performance; sustainability; SMEs; manufacturing sector; automotive industry; foundry industry; food industry; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Engineering and Management;

   Abstract : The way firms innovate has notably changed in recent years. A clear example is the manufacturing sector which has been experiencing a new revolution in production and innovation. Linked to this industrial shift, manufacturing firms have been adopting more open and collaborative practices to innovate. READ MORE

6. 14. The theory of Homo comperiens, the firm’s market price, and the implication for a firm’s profitability

   Author : Joachim Landström; Jan-Erik Gröjer; Dag Smith; Frøystein Gjesdal; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Homo Comperiens; Inefficient Markets; Efficient Markets; Arbitrage; No-Arbitrage; Market Price; Market Value; Intrinsic Value; Residual Income; Residual Earnings; Company Valuation; Firm Valuation; Valuation; Accounting; Financial Accounting; Financial Analysis; Residual Rate-of-Return; Residual Rates-of-Returns; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis proposes a theory of inefficient markets that uses limited rational choice as a central trait and I call it the theory of Homo comperiens. The theory limits the alternatives and states that the subjects are aware of and only allow them to have rational preference relations on the limited action set and state set, i.e. READ MORE

7. 15. The Internet of Things: Projects-Places-Policies

   Author : Xu Xiangxuan; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Internet of Things; digital service development; knowledge-intensive business services; EU ICT policy; smart public bike sharing; geography of knowledge; digital economy; geography of innovation;

   Abstract : The ongoing transition from the Internet age to the Internet of Things age is a paradigm shift of knowledge production and interactions: information and knowledge can be produced and disseminated either without or with very little human interventions. Non-human actors are given cognitive abilities, thus joining with humans to become the producers and carriers of knowledge, especially more tacit type of knowledge. READ MORE