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Establishing a Swedish business in Poland Studying institutional and rational aspects of internationalization in the case of Build AB, a Swedish construction company
(2017-07-05)
Internationalization is a topic that has been studied widely but often by considering the rational aspects of it only even though the institutional ones also are of importance. Here, a combination of the rational and ...
Radical Networks, A case study on the value of social network and social capital in an international event firm
(2014-12-12)
The social dimension is the essence of the event industry, not only for the participants but also as a managerial aspect. The value of social networks and social capital has shown to be a key resource for large parts of ...
Entry Mode Strategies of Advanced Market Economies into Emerging Markets of Sub-Saharan Africa: The example of a power generation MNE
(2017-09-05)
Since the last decades researchers in the internationalization of firms have mainly focused on internationalization in developed markets and Asian emerging markets. Until recently, less attention has been devoted towards ...
Changes in Market: A Case of Apoteket International AB and its Efforts to Respond to Market Liberalization
(2011-07-07)
This thesis focuses upon the on-going de-regulation of the Swedish pharmacy market. The liberalization of a market imposes opportunities and challenges to the monopolist, in this case Apoteket AB. By going from a protected ...
The Importance of Relationships to become a Business Network Insider. Foreign micro-enterprises entering Shanghai
(2015-07-10)
Abstract
In a world that is shrinking with distant markets becoming more accessible and at a lower cost, this enables even smaller businesses such as micro-enterprises the opportunity to invest and establish abroad. In ...
The Rise of the Machines: A study of the Developing Acceptance of Collaborative Robots
(2017-09-05)
The constant increase of complexity within the international business (IB) environment is pushing multinational corporations to find new and innovative ways to remain competitive. Collaborative robots (cobots), defined as ...
Decision-Making during the Growth Process of an Organization. A case study of the factors influencing the logic employed in Clas Ohlson’s internationalization decisions
(2015-07-10)
Abstract
By emphasizing the individual decision-maker, modern research has sought to improve our understanding of an organization’s internationalization decisions. However, limited attention has been given to the underlying ...
Internationalization of Healthcare and Care firms: A case study regarding the factors affecting the internationalization process of Swedish Healthcare and Care firms
(2017-09-11)
The international business environment has experienced an increase in the international activities of service firms in recent decades. Service firms are expanding to markets outside of their home country market, seeking ...
Coordination and how it unfolds in a global corporation: Practical evidence for the case of a German long-haul distance mobility provider
(2018-07-03)
The topic of coordination within global organizations has gained substantial research attention
over the past two decades. In this context, this paper specifically studies the coordination of the
headquarter (HQ) with ...
The Drives of Internationalization of Chinese Small and Medium Enterprises - An empirical study of Wenzhou footwear SMEs
(2014-12-05)
Business internationalization is an inevitable trend. As the development of globalization, significant challenges have to be taken by SMEs. In order to cater to the revolution of technology, small and medium-sized enterprises ...