Browsing Master theses by Title
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Facilitating early stage internationalization through knowledge sharing. Venture capital firm's influence on new venture internationalization
(2016-10-14)When venture capital firms invest in new ventures the objective is to ensure high returns on the investment made by fuelling new ventures to grow and become considerable actors on the international market. The role of ... -
Facilitating faster knowledge transfer in the MNC: A case study of Volvo Car Corporation’s matched pairs system in Shanghai
(2012-07-11)Internal transfer of knowledge is critical for firms’ survival, particularly in highly competitive markets where successful firms are those that rapidly transfer knowledge internally. Although knowledge transfer has been ... -
Facilitating internationalization through business models - A multiple case study of Swedish Cleantech SMEs
(2022-07-05)Globalization has seen an increase in the last decades and has increased the need for sustainable development and sustainable technologies in light of energy shortages. Cleantech is the definition of innovations reducing ... -
Factor Investing and ESG Integration in Regime-switching Models- An Empirical Study on ESG Factor Integration Using Infinite Hidden Markov Models
(2022-06-29)ESG investing is an active area of interest, both for the investment and academic communities. However, research is inconclusive on the financial benefits of integrating ESG factors in portfolio construction. In this ... -
Factor investing in the technology sector
(2024-05-10)This paper explores how well factor-based investing strategies do when applied to the technology sector, and how well they do against non-tech counterparts. It uses previous research into stock classification in order to ... -
Factors Affecting Supply Chain Management Efficiency in Cross Border Outsourcing - A case study of H&M and it´s Outsourcing Operations in Bangladesh
(2010-11-04)Background: Outsourcing has been emerged as an important business and economic strategy for achieving competitive advantage to multinational companies these days. The comparative advantages of different countries and ... -
Factors Influencing Consumers’ Purchase Intention of Co-branded Products with Eco-labels
(2020-06-25)Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the factors that influence consumers’ purchase intention of co-branded products with eco-labels in the clothing industry and to what extent these factors affect consumers’ ... -
Factors influencing effective safety stock dimensioning in inventory management - A case study within the automotive industry
(2023-07-03)Poor inventory management affects many companies today which has a negative impact on both company profits and the level of customer service provided. A critical aspect of inventory management involves maintaining a ... -
‘Fail Fast, Start Over’ The improvisational mindset substituting for formal strategies
(2016-09-20)In contemporary volatile organizations, formal strategies are argued no longer deemed sufficient in dealing with an ever-changing environment. In this article, it is being investigated how organizing unfolds in a turbulent ... -
Fake It Until You Make It - Implementing agility in three established organizations
(2019-07-03)Agile working methods have gained attention in the last couple of years to meet the changing demands of the market. Previous research has, however, found that the process of implementing agility in established organizations ... -
Family-owned SMEs: Role models of crisis management A case study of how the practice of crisis management has been performed by nine Swedish family-owned SMEs during the Covid-19 pandemic
(2022-06-23)Despite SMEs accounting for 99,9% of all registered firms in Sweden and that non-listed family-owned firms outperform their counterparts during crises, previous studies have neglected the field, resulting in an undiscovered ... -
Farmers not Farming? An empirical study of the elimination of the mandatory set-aside policy in the EU.
(2017-07-28)This thesis evaluates European farmers which were subject to mandatory set-aside entitlements for many years. Mandatory set-aside of land, required farmers to leave arable land out of production to be eligible for subsidies. ... -
Fashion Forward: Exploring AI's Impact on Customer Interaction in Swedish Fashion Retail
(2024-08-14)This study explores what considerations Swedish fashion retailers face regarding the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on customer interactions. The evolving and dynamic landscape of fashion retail, marked by rapid ... -
Feasibility of Increasing Major Airlines’ Hub Connectivity through Electric Aircrafts
(2023-07-03)In a constantly developing European economy, people are also starting to grow their sustainability consciousness. As a result, European citizens are accordingly adapting their lifestyle to a more environmentally friendly ... -
Feedback approaches and knowledge intensity in new ventures
(2017-07-06)New ventures face difficulties as they often lack the market information required to make well-founded decisions. While all new ventures suffer the increased likelihood of failure, feedback could be a technique to minimize ... -
Female empowerment unveiled: Investigating femvertising efforts from a cultural branding lens
(2024-08-14)This research investigates femvertising efforts from a cultural branding perspective. Using the Barbie brand as a context, the study delves into how cultural branding is leveraged when transforming brands historically ... -
Female Entrepreneur's Perspective on Gender Equality and Strategies for Sustainable Entrepreneurship - A Qualitative Study of Female Entrepreneurs' motivation, challenges, and Contribution to Gender Equality and sustainability in entrepreneurship.
(2024-07-09)Purpose Women's participation in business has increased significantly in recent decades. According to 2023 figures, female entrepreneurs account for 43% of the total, representing a dramatic change in economic involvement ... -
Female Entrepreneurship in China. A comparative study of challenges between female and male entrepreneurs in China
(2015-07-07)1 Abstract This thesis compares challenges faced by female and male entrepreneurs in China. The purpose is to investigate what potential challenges female entrepreneurs face that male entrepreneurs do not face in order ... -
Fertility responses to natural disaster in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2024-07-03)In the light of the growing frequency and intensity of natural disasters, and its detrimental consequences on rural livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa, this thesis contributes to the existing literature by investigating how ...