Essays about: "KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE FIRM"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 57 essays containing the words KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE FIRM.

  1. 11. Shoemaker's Children - A qualitative study on digital disruption's effect on a multi-professional service firm's strategic knowledge renewal.

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Louise Lundqvist; [2020]
    Keywords : Digital Disruption; Professional Service Firms; Strategic Renewal;

    Abstract : The fourth industrial revolution is here, causing digital disruption of knowledge-intensive firms including professional service firms. As a result, these firms need to strategically renew their digital knowledge base to remain a relevant actor on the market. READ MORE

  3. 12. Managing without managers: An interpretative case study of distributed leadership and employee motivation within a management consultancy firm

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Line Dedering; Kajsa Andersson; [2020]
    Keywords : Distributed leadership; employee motivation; non-managerial structure; power dynamics; autonomy; responsibility; motivation triangle; interactive motivation; knowledge intensive organization; KIF; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis was to explore how distributed leadership is practiced and perceived by the knowledge workers in a management consultancy firm. Furthermore, we investigated the possible connection between the distributed leadership approach and employee motivation. READ MORE

  4. 13. Unequal opportunities in the knowledge economy : A social network analysis of formal and informalnetworks

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : John Eklund; [2019]
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    Abstract : A new capitalistic era known as the knowledge economy has emerged since the middle of the 20thcentury, identified by ‘knowledge-based work’ and ‘immaterial labor’ generating innovation inleading-edge sectors, and recognized as a driver for economic change and future growth. As aspatial consequence, the importance of regions as economic entities has increased. READ MORE

  5. 14. Leveraging the Pros of the Gig Economy : How IT departments in manufacturing companies meet their consultant needs

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Christian Kälvegren; Anna Wong; [2019]
    Keywords : Gig economy; freelancing; consulting; talent management; manufacturing industry; talent supply chain management; IT; competence; Gigekonomi; frilansande; konsulterande; talent management; tillverkande industri; talent supply chain management; IT; kompetens;

    Abstract : The gig economy can be described as a temporary work-environment where an independent workforce uses platforms to find and draw income from work. In 2016, 20-30% of US and Europe’s population took part in some kind of independent work, and the amount of selfemployed in Sweden is growing. READ MORE

  6. 15. 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