Search for dissertations about: "venturing"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the word venturing.
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1. Media Business Venturing : A Study on the Choice of Organizational Mode
Abstract : In a dynamic environment characterized by constant technological advancement, new business opportunities appear in a variety of forms in the media industries. Adaptation to the changing environment and proactive transformation are crucial to media business success. READ MORE
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2. Nurturing entrepreneurial venturing capabilities : A study of family firms
Abstract : The purpose of this dissertation is to improve our understanding of how family firms adapt to their dynamic environments through creating new businesses and to explore the role of dynamic capabilities driving firm’s strategic entrepreneurial activities. I address the above aims by conducting qualitative case studies of Hum Network and AVT channels, which are both family firms at the time of their entry into the deregulated TV industry of Pakistan in 2005. READ MORE
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3. Creating new ventures : A longitudinal investigation of the nascent venturing process
Abstract : This study contributes, empirically, theoretically and methodologically, to entrepreneurship research, theory, and practice. I provide answers to three major questions regarding venture opportunity variation, variation in the nascent venturing process, and outcomes from this process. READ MORE
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4. Lead exposure in indigenous children of the Peruvian Amazon : seeking the hidden source,venturing into participatory research
Abstract : Introduction. In 2006, a Peruvian environmental agency reported the presence of elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) in indigenous communities of the Corrientes river basin. This is a territory in the Peruvian Amazon where oil activity has been associated with serious environmental effects, with impact on an ongoing social conflict. READ MORE
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5. Innovation outside: When spin-off firms and developer communities change the boundaries of the firm
Abstract : Few observers dispute that innovation is at the very heart of economic development and prosperity and a key determinant for the competitiveness of firms. Yet the literature has found it challenging to incorporate the boundary-spanning characteristic of innovation into the theory of the firm. READ MORE