Essays about: "KIBS"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the word KIBS.

  1. 1. Product-Service Systems for Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturers: The Role of External Partnerships

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Pedro Scherma de Carvalho; [2023]
    Keywords : Product-Service System; Collaboration; Partnership; Barriers; Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturers;

    Abstract : The current patterns of consumption are threatening the availability of natural resources. These natural resources, such as raw materials and biomass, are critical for different economic activities. ProductService System (PSS) has received attention as a solution to drive resource efficiency by extending the life cycle of products. READ MORE

  3. 2. Office localization and the impact of remote work: A case study of a KIBS

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Simon Karlberg; Antonius Mekhael; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic has induced society to conduct work more remotely and therefore created challenges in adapting to this change. Remote work has created new opportunities of being less geographically bound when conducting work which therefore evokes the questions of what considerations are of importance when implementing remote work and how it has affected the choice of physical location. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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 Handelshögskolan

    Author : Jafet Backman; Linus Drevell; [2022]
    Keywords : Entrepreneurial Orientation; Leadership; Innovation; KIBS; Consultancy;

    Abstract : 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. 4. Factors affecting trust in a remote leader – employee relationship

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Astrid Ortman; [2019]
    Keywords : Leadership; relationships; trust; remote context; Ledarskap; relationer; tillit; avlägsen kontext;

    Abstract : Background Globalization and technological progress have enabled working in a remote context. This is a common feature among actors providing Knowledge-Intense Business Services (KIBS) to companies and organizations, such as consultancy firms. READ MORE

  6. 5. Proactive practices to prevent value co-destruction in knowledge-intensive business services : A multiple-case study on knowledge-intensive businesses in the Swedish IT-industry

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Andreas Hagman; Viktor Zivkovic; [2019]
    Keywords : Knowledge-intensive business services KIBS ; value co-creation; value co-destruction; interaction; resource integration; customer participation and miscommunication;

    Abstract : Interactions are of critical importance in business-to-business contexts, and value seems to be influenced by the interactions between the supplier, customer and other third parties where these interactions co-creates value. However, as the literature has mostly focused on the positive value co-creation, the interactions that result in failure is instead co-destroying value. READ MORE