Essays about: "Knowledge-Intensive firm"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 essays containing the words Knowledge-Intensive firm.
-
1. Navigating Knowledge Management in a Technical Consulting Firm : Current Practices and Future Perspectives
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknikAbstract : Knowledge management and the strategy surrounding it has been highlighted as keys for achieving and maintaining competitive advantage, particularly for knowledge-intensive firms. Consulting firms are knowledge-intensive firms that generate revenue solely through offering the knowledge of their consultants, arguably making knowledge management even more crucial in their competitive fields. READ MORE
-
2. WHY REINVENT THE WHEEL AGAIN? Investigating Challenges to Develop and Maintain Structural Capital in a Knowledge Intensive Network-Based Organisation
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : In a fast changing knowledge-intensive business environment, the importance of harnessing knowledge from employees has intensified. Thus, a key success factor for organisations stresses the ability to institutionalise knowledge from employees into structural capital. READ MORE
-
3. Do Differences Make a Difference? : A Single Case Study on How Cultural Diversity Affects the Innovation Process
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : Background: The increment of global population flows has challenged businesses to harness the potential of a culturally diverse environment. Nonetheless, previous studies on the effect of cultural diversity on teams has been equivocal, specifically when it is related to a firm’s innovation process. READ MORE
-
4. Leadership influence on EO : An interview-based study on leadership influence on Entrepreneurial Orientation in KIBS-firms from the eyes of the consultants
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : Over the last decades, there has been a shift from a product intensive market to a service-based one which is based on knowledge being a high commodity in contrast to previous decades where tangible capital resources and products have been the primary focus. Over a similar time frame, entrepreneurial orientation (EO) has become one of the most important theories/concepts within entrepreneurial research, which is a firm’s capacity to portray innovative, proactive and risktaking behaviour to outcompete their competitors. READ MORE
-
5. Managing Acquisition Success in a Knowledge Intensive Industry : How key employee retention is managed in the event of a company acquisition
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Mergers and acquisitions have become increasingly popular as a method for enabling growth, and in 2021, global M&A value hit an all-time high. However, as mergers and acquisitions are complex organizational events, an estimated 70-90% of acquisitions fail to deliver value and prove to be a significant waste of time and resources. READ MORE