Essays about: "exploration versus exploitation"
Found 5 essays containing the words exploration versus exploitation.
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1. The Dawn of a New Era : A Case Study of an Incumbent Car Manufacturer’s Transition to Electric Cars
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : How do firms tend to their current viability while remaining competitive in the long-term? This question lays out the basis for this thesis by highlighting their conflicting logics through the concept of organizational ambidexterity. Literature makes a distinction between competing in mature markets and existing technologies (exploitation) versus new markets and new technologies (exploration). READ MORE
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2. 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 strategiAbstract : 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
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3. Exploration and Exploitation in Reinforcement Learning
University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI)Abstract : In reinforcement learning there exists a dilemma of exploration versus exploitation. This has led to the development of methods that have di↵er- ent approaches to this. Using di↵erent types of methods, and modifying them in di↵erent ways can lead to di↵erent results. READ MORE
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4. Walking a Tightrope in Organisational Ambidexterity
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Title: Walking a Tightrope in Organisational Ambidexterity: Ambidextrous Micro-Balancing as a Prerequisite for Managerial Success Authors: Tizian Hoppen & Susanne Jeppsson Supervisor: Merle Jacob Submission Date: 27th of May 2018 Keywords: Organisational Ambidexterity, Exploration versus Exploitation, Efficiency and Flexibility, Managerial Challenges, Strategic Management Purpose: Responding to a well-defined research gap, the purpose of this study is to identify challenges that arise from organisational ambidexterity and to assess implications for managers derived from these challenges. Research Question: What are the challenges managers face in sustaining organisational ambidexterity? Methodology: A qualitative, multiple-case study design has been crafted to capture managers’ perceptions of the challenges they face and how they deal with them across companies from different industries and sizes. READ MORE
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5. Managing Supplier Innovation: A Case Study of the Wind-Turbine Industry
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Having reliable supplier relationship is one of the main sources for companies’ open innovation strategy, exploring and raising the level of innovativeness. Consequently, managing open innovation is a crucial challenge for managers, particularly in many high tech industries, where the interests of buyer and supplier change constantly. READ MORE
