Essays about: "Micro firms"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 66 essays containing the words Micro firms.

  1. 16. DEVELOPING ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES IN PROJECT-BASED INTEGRATED SOLUTION : A Study of Servitization in Chinese Water Treatment Industry

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Hong Xiang Shao; [2019]
    Keywords : Performance; Dynamic Capabilities; Micro-foundations; Mechanisms; Project-based integrated solution; Project Manager; Service Providers; Service Co-creators;

    Abstract : Manufacturing firms seeking to create and extend competitive advantage are striving to include more services into their offerings. Meanwhile, there are research gaps such as how frontline service providers influence organizational dynamic capabilities and how organizational dynamic capabilities can be developed in servitization need to be systematically studied and explicitly explained. READ MORE

  3. 17. Intra-organizational collaboration for innovation. : Understanding the dynamics of formal and informal structures.

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

    Author : DILAN KAYA; [2019]
    Keywords : Internal collaboration; collaboration; formal and informal structures; centralization.; Internt samarbete; samarbete; formella strukturer; informella strukturer; centralisering.;

    Abstract : Digitalization has led to a higher speed of product development and increased competition on the market. This has impacted how firms organize and manage innovation activities, where firms need to have certain abilities to quickly respond to the external environment in order to stay competitive in dynamic markets. READ MORE

  4. 18. AUTOMATION-INDUCED RESHORING: An Agent-based Model of the German Manufacturing Industry

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Laura Merz; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; System dynamics; Agent-based computational economics; Socio-technical innovation; Automation; Reshoring;

    Abstract : The concept of ‘Industry 4.0’ signalises the rise of innovative manufacturing technologies, including industrial robots. Wider applicability of robotic automation and higher efficiency of production processes shift the profitability analysis of strategic relocation decisions. READ MORE

  5. 19. The mostly harmless accounting conservatism: a research on conditional conservatism in Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Xiaoyu Ma; Dongyang Liu; [2019]
    Keywords : Conditional conservatism; Monetary policy; Macro-accounting; Aggregate earning property;

    Abstract : This study investigates the bilateral association between conditional accounting conservatism and macroeconomic indicators in Sweden. From Macro-to-micro, we analyze how monetary policy affects individual firm's conservative reporting choice. READ MORE

  6. 20. Constructing Innovation Units, Enacting Innovation: An Ethnographic Study

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

    Author : Gillian Wong Miswardi; [2019]
    Keywords : Innovation Units; Design Thinking; Actor-Network Theory; Ethnography;

    Abstract : In the last few years, talk about innovation has increased. Recognising the threat posed by new firms and changing market conditions, companies have started to organise for innovation by establishing innovation units. However, how these innovation units are formed and what goes on in these innovation units is still yet under-researched. READ MORE