Essays about: "incumbent"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 204 essays containing the word incumbent.

  1. 1. DIRECT-TO-COMSUMER MODEL IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY The impact of transition to a direct-to consumer business model by an incumbent manufacturer on its retailers: a case study of Volvo Cars

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Chandraprabha Jha; [2023-02-01]
    Keywords : direct-to-consumer; digital transformation; automotive; retailer; retail strategy; automotive retail strategy;

    Abstract : Digitalisation has enabled and shown the opportunity to car manufacturers. They are transforming themselves and a by-product of change is the transformation of their business model. Digital technologies have enabled manufacturers to connect directly with consumers. READ MORE

  3. 2. Assessment of servitization capabilities in the manufacturing industry from a maturity perspective

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

    Author : Isak Wallin; [2023]
    Keywords : Servitization; Capabilities; Product-service system; PSS; Assessment framework; Manufacturing industry; Service innovation; Maturity analysis; Exploratory study; Cross-case analysis; Case study; Qualitative; Eisenhardt’s method; Tjänstefiering; Förmågor; Product-tjänste system; PSS; Bedömningsverktyg; Tillverkningsindustri; Tjänsteinnovation; Mognadsanalys; Explorativ studie; korsanalys; Fallstudier; Kvalitativ; Eisenhardt’s metod;

    Abstract : Investigating servitization capabilities in the manufacturing industry, through a maturity profile analysis. The purpose is to increase understanding of the relationship between capabilities and the contingency revolving maturity through an exploratory study that seeks to increase the knowledge of shared and divergent capabilities through cross-case analysis of organization incumbent to different maturity stages of servitization. READ MORE

  4. 3. Barriers of implementing circularity and Industry 4.0 related solutions : From the perspective of a manufacturer of food processing equipment

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

    Author : Gijs Pieter Gerrits; Máni Sveinn Þorsteinsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Circular Economy; Industry 4.0; food industry; food manufacturing; case study; Cirkulär ekonomi; Industri 4.0; livsmedelsindustri; livsmedelstillverkning; fallstudie;

    Abstract : As environmental and social challenges have increasingly become more pressing in recent years, the concept of Circular Economy (CE) has gained a lot of traction with scholars. However its adoption in the practical world is not far along and companies therefore struggle with understanding and implementing CE. READ MORE

  5. 4. Coercive State Capacity and Incumbent’s use of Electoral Violence

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Fabian Stigar; [2022]
    Keywords : electoral violence; state capacity; main perpetrator of electoral violence;

    Abstract : Elections are a core democratic procedure intended to peacefully transfer power between political parties. However, in many parts of the world, elections are associated with the strategic use of violence to affect results and future power dynamics. READ MORE

  6. 5. How does a mobile network infrastructure incumbent vendor use BMI in the context of 5G & 6G technological disruption? : A case study

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Mladen Toncev; Naga Thejus Mruthyunjaya; [2022]
    Keywords : Business Model Innovation; Disruptive Innovation; Organizational Ambidexterity; Organizational Learning; Business Ecosystems; Industry Incumbents;

    Abstract : Abstract Background The major mobile infrastructure incumbent vendors form an oligopoly of mobile technology leaders that have not changed their business models significantly as new mobile technology generations have been introduced since 1980. The introduction of 5G and research in 6G have created uncertainty calling for openness, disaggregation of software from hardware, and variety of industrial customers. READ MORE