Browsing Master theses by Title
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Innovating Out of the Fishmeal Trap - A case study on how niche conditions in the Norwegian aquafeed sector led to the development of a sustainable technology with global potential
(2013-07-03)As trends in population growth, resource scarcity, and global warming converge, global food security is becoming a pressing issue. To address this challenge, agricultural systems will have to transition towards more efficient ... -
Innovation Activity and Stock Price Effects in the Retail Industry. a case study of the relationships created through the product development process
(2015-07-13)Issue of study. Several attempts have been made to connect innovation activities to firm performance measurements with the hope of providing a “one size fits all” for how to do innovation. Enormous amounts of money are ... -
Innovation Adoption for Eco Materials in the Construction Industry in Sweden: How Three Players Can Actively Foster the Adoption Process - A Case Study on the Material Hempcrete with the Company House of Hemp
(2021-07-06)The construction industry is currently experiencing environmental problems associated with greenhouse gas emissions, in particular due to the extensive use of unsustainable materials. In this regard, the industry is in ... -
Innovation and M&A: a study examining innovative capabilities post-acquisition
(2023-07-19)This study examines the impact of Mergers and Acquisitions on the innovative capabilities of firms. Given how trillions of dollars are invested in acquisitions every year, yet the failure rate of M&As remain at 70-90 ... -
Innovation and Performance of Companies with a Legacy of Risk Capital Funding: A Swedish Perspective
(2018-08-01)The purpose of this paper is to investigate how R&D investments affect public companies that was backed by risk capital in their early stage. In our research, we investigate whether firms with prior risk capital involvement ... -
Innovation as a Dynamic Process: An actor-network theory study of product development in the forest industry
(2016-09-20)The importance of innovation and new product development in the globalized contemporary world is substantial. Previous research within the discourse have tended to focus on the differences between organizations and their ... -
INNOVATION DIFFUSION AT SMART EYE - How can Smart Eye influence the rate of diffusion of their product SAIDMS?
(2020-07-23)Road accidents cause millions of deaths and cost around 3% of annual GDP for most countries every year, 80-90% of which are due to human error. European and Chinese authorities have put regulations in place, calling for ... -
Innovation Diffusion from the Service-Dominant Logic: The case of the Metaverse
(2022-08-02)This paper aims to examine the diffusion of innovation as a collective endeavour of actors, more specifically, market disruptors. Drawing on service-dominant (S-D) logic and service ecosystems perspective, innovation is ... -
Innovation diffusion of a regulated technology - a cross-sectional study of emerging drone application on the organizational level
(2020-07-23)This study has focused on the theory of innovation diffusion in organizational contexts, using the emerging drone technology as its core product innovation in order to analyze the phenomenon. The study has been of a ... -
Innovation Ecosystems in the Food Industry: Creating Innovative Food by Sharing Knowledge – A Qualitative Study of the Swedish and Danish Food Industry
(2018-07-06)The purpose of this thesis is to address the, by scholars and managers alike, expressed need of attention towards innovation in the food industry. Sprung from the critique of the existing food innovation system, the concept ... -
Innovation in Brazilian SME firms X governmental financial grants
(2011-07-15)Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in the context of economy impact, growth and development. Moreover, there is an acknowledgement of the function of SMEs in the field of sustaining global and ... -
Innovation in firefighting equipment diffusion - A qualitative study about new technology adoption in Swedish fire brigades
(2019-07-08)The continuous innovation and diffusion of fire fighting technologies has always been improving the speed and efficiency of fire fighting. The users of these technologies are qualified and passionate men and women who are ... -
Innovation in Swedish and Norwegian Manufacturing Business Units - A qualitative cross-sectional study on barriers to innovation in business units
(2021-07-07)Practitioners have highlighted an untapped potential for innovations within business units of organizations. However, despite the large potential for innovation with business units, one central issue is that only a few ... -
Innovation Spaces for a Sustainable Survival - An exploratory multiple case study on the role of Innovation Spaces in shaping today’s dynamic environment
(2020-07-22)Today, there is an urge to find long-term sustainable solutions. The increasing emphasis on creativity, innovation and collaboration as key sources of competitive advantage make the spaces in which these solutions are ... -
Innovation Workers and Firm Performance - The Impact of Individual-Level Knowledge Diversity and Experience
(2017-09-14)A large body of literature has emerged with economists and managers seeking to understand how firms shall utilize their resources to ensure competitive advantage and satisfying performance. Scholars have been attempting ... -
Innovations Unchained. Open innovation within a closed system
(2014-12-15)Purpose The following master thesis addresses research on and around the topic of open innovation within a closed system. This paradox will be analyzed upon a corporation which is part of a group of brands that act and ... -
Innovative Co-Branding. A case study of Swedish companies’ attitudes toward innovative marketing concepts
(2015-07-13)This thesis addresses the difficulty to build a strong brand and capture the audience attention. In a noisy world, were consumers get bombarded by loud advertising and aggressive campaigns, companies are forced to adopt ... -
Innovative Revenue Models and their influence on the components of the Business Model: A multiple case study on global manufacturing firms
(2018-07-31)Background: Manufacturing firms have developed innovative revenue models (IRMs) that are connected to their product-service offering, as a new way to differentiate. These new revenue models are dependent on usage, performance, ... -
Inside the Future of Shopping Malls - Logistics Approaches for Enhancing the Collection Efficiency of Online Retail Orders from Shopping Malls by Delivery Agents
(2023-07-03)Background: The rise of e-commerce has revolutionized the retail industry, with consumers now able to purchase goods online and receive their orders promptly at their doorstep. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated this ...