Essays about: "Knowledge-based company"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 37 essays containing the words Knowledge-based company.
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11. Agile Project Management for Knowledge-Based Projects in Manufacturing Industry : Case Study: Epiroc Drilling Tools, Fagersta, Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknikAbstract : Epiroc Drilling Tools is a manufacturing company that produces tools for rock mining and excavation. The company adopted the principles and framework of Lean Product Development in their R&D department with few practices of an agile framework called Scrum. READ MORE
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12. Development of a Methodology for Efficient FEM Pre-processes to Aid Simulation-driven Design
University essay from Linköpings universitet/MaskinkonstruktionAbstract : With both tougher competition and legislations, companies always strive to improve their products while cutting unnecessary costs. This master’s thesis investigates if the after-treatment systems department at the heavy-duty vehicle company Scania CV AB in Södertälje, Sweden can improve their development process by implementing automated FEM pre-processes for welded sheet metal components. READ MORE
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13. Innovation Workers and Firm Performance - The Impact of Individual-Level Knowledge Diversity and Experience
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : A large body of literature has emerged with economists and managers seeking to understand how firms shall utilize their resources to ensure competitive advantage and satisfying performance. Scholars have been attempting to identify which resources are most valuable, and have argued for the vital role played by knowledge in producing innovation and enabling well-performing firms. READ MORE
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14. Behind the Scenes of an Attractive Employer Brand
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikationAbstract : The aim with this research is to contribute to a holistic understanding of employer branding as a co-created process between the employer and the employees. This is done via capturing employees’ stories about an attractive employer. Theories of culture, sensemaking and storytelling are used as a theoretical starting point. READ MORE
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15. Identifying key knowledge clusters by using social network analysis – a case study of Firmenich SA
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : In an innovation-driven economy, intangible assets (such as the information embodied in the relations between parties) are considered critical to the creation of new services and products. Still, innovation is viewed as a “black box” by managers, scholars and policymakers. READ MORE
