<p>Antalet företag som köper färdiga standardsystem istället för att utveckla ett eget har ökat de senaste åren. Det största problemet med standardsystem är att det inte är anpassat speci-fikt för kundens verksamhet vilket innebär att viss anpassning av både system och verk-samhet är nödvändig.</p><p>Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur två systempaketsimplementatörer ser på verksamhetsutveckling. För att uppfylla vårt syfte, ämnar vi att besvara följande fyra frågor.</p><p>Anser systempaketsimplementatörerna att det är företaget som ska anpassa sig till deras sy-stem eller ska systemet anpassas till företagets verksamhet? Ska ansvaret för att integrera systemet i verksamheten läggas på kunden eller implementatören eller ska det vara ett sam-spel? Anser de båda systempaketsimplementatörerna att det är bättre att få kunderna att jobba med mer standardiserade processer istället för att anpassa systemen? Hur bidrar de båda implementatörerna till kundens verksamhetsutvecklingsarbete?</p><p>Eftersom vårt syfte går ut på att ta fram implementatörernas åsikter och attityder om verk-samhetsutveckling har vi valt att genomföra en kvalitativ undersökning baserad på intervju-er. Anledningen till att vi valde en kvalitativ metod är för att vi avser studera respondentens syn på sin egen roll i utvecklingsarbetet. Intervjuer valdes för att vi önskade få en naturlig kontakt med respondenten och därmed kunna tolka deras åsikter och attityder.</p><p>För att analysera empirin jämförde vi den insamlade informationen från de två företagen med teorier om hur verksamhetsutveckling verkligen skall bedrivas. Vi jämförde även de båda företagens syn för att se om det fanns några signifikanta skillnader.</p><p>Genom analysen kom vi fram till att de båda företagen dels inte skilde sig nämnvärt åt vad gäller deras syn på verksamhetsutveckling. Samt att de även använde sig av en metodik som stämmer relativt väl överens med de teorier vi har behandlat i uppsatsen.</p> / <p>The number of companies that buys standard systems instead of developing their own has increased over the past few years. The main problem with the standardised systems is that they are not adapted specifically to the customers business and thus some adaptation work is required for both the system as well as the business.</p><p>The purpose of this report is to find the view of two system package implementers consid-ering business development. In order to find the answer to this we have asked the follow-ing four questions.</p><p>Do the implementers consider that it is they who should adapt their systems to their cus-tomer or should their customers adapt to the system? Should the responsibility for the in-tegration of the system be put on the customer or implementer, or should it be a joined re-sponsibility? Do the implementers consider it to be better if the customer works with more standardised processes instead of adapting the system? In what way do the implementers contribute to their customers business development?</p><p>Since our purpose is to find the implementers opinions and attitudes on business develop-ment we have chosen to conduct a qualitative study based on interviews. The reason we chose a qualitative method is because we intend to study the implementers view on their own role in the development work. Interviews where chosen since we wished to gain a natural contact with our responder and from that be able to interpret their views and atti-tudes.</p><p>To analyze our empirical findings we compared the collected information from the two implementers with theories about how business development should be conducted. We also compared the view of the two implementers to see if there where any significant dif-ferences.</p><p>Through the analysis we concluded that the two implementers did not differ significantly amongst each other. We could also see that they both worked relatively in line with the theories we have discussed in the report.</p>

<p>The aim of the study was to show whether or not there exists, and if so, to understand, a common creativity, vision and imagination of the members of Småland’s Entrepreneurial Academy’s organisation.</p><p>The method used for this research is the fictive narrative collage , which consists of the collection of fictive stories. The author has also made her own additions to the method. A composer composes songs to the narratives, two artists illustrate the narratives. The research is carried out on the total population within Småland’s Entrepreneurial Academy which consists of 10 permanent members of the organisation.</p><p>The theory focuses on different areas, such as creativity, vision and imagination as well as on the entrepreneur and the organisation. The latter two to provide the research with a foundation for the whole.</p><p>Analyses were carried out and interpreted by the author, coupled to the theory, but also with a starting point in the interpretations that the composer and artists made in their contributions. Theatrical metaphors are used to draw parallels and to make further clarifications in the interpretation and the texts.</p><p>The results show that vision, imagination and creativity do exist and common characteristics have been able to be identified, such as the creativity of the entrepreneur and his or her desire to go his or her own way, to not enter into conflict with his or her own role. In the vision, there are common trains of thought, where a balance in life/existence is the most central. If imagination is allowed completely free flight, the research group will allow anarchy to reign.</p>

This research inquiry asked, "How can the District of Mission involve leaders in private industry in creating strategies to develop the local workforce and economy?" An action research approach was used to engage local employers and employment service providers in an inquiry in the District of Mission. This study drew upon literature on entrepreneurial leadership, job creation, social capital, and knowledge transfer. Two qualitative methods, in-depth interviews and a conversation cafe&amp;#769;, were used to uncover the essential factors and conditions that facilitate entrepreneurial leadership and workforce development on a regional basis. These findings were triangulated against the experiences of exemplar entrepreneurs. The findings revealed that effective leaders cultivate a culture of high performance and that systems integration and personal relationships are key to entrepreneurial leadership and workforce development. The recommendations enable people from diverse backgrounds to identify shared concerns and common interests to support community economic development.

Šio magistrinio darbo tikslas – analizuojant literatūros šaltinius bei naudojant empirinius tyrimo metodus išanalizuoti ir įvertinti mobiliųjų aplikacijų ir žaidimų išmaniesiems įrenginiams plėtros galimybes Lietuvos rinkoje. Literatūros šaltinių analizė atskleidė, jog mobilusis verslas gali būti apibūdinamas kaip mobiliųjų informacinių technologijų ir telekomunikacijų panaudojimas siekiant išlikti, gerinti ir plėtoti egzistuojančius verslo procesus ir ryšius arba vystyti naujus verslo segmentus. Programėlių rinkoje vyksta sparti plėtra ir augimas. Vyksta arši kova dėl išmaniųjų telefonų rinkos dalies tarp technologinių kompanijų. Palyginus su pasaulinėmis tendencijomis, Lietuva dar yra pačioje pradžioje, turi labai ribotą lietuviškų programėlių skaičių. Lietuvoje yra pakankamai IT specialistų, tik nedidelė jų dalis specializuojasi mokomųjų žaidimų ir stimuliatorių kūrime. Buvo atliktas struktūrizuotas interviu apklausus šešis žinomų programinės įrangos gamintojų IT specialistus. Magistrinio darbo tyrimo pagrindą sudarė kiekybinis tyrimas, naudojant anketinę apklausą Internetu. Anketinio tyrimo metu buvo apklausta 113 respondentų iš Lietuvos. Šio tyrimo tikslas buvo apklausti gyventojus, išanalizuoti Lietuvos mobiliųjų aplikacijų ir žaidimų išmaniesiems telefonams vartotojų poreikius ir požiūrius į Lietuvoje sukurtų produktų plėtros galimybes Lietuvos ir pasaulio mobiliųjų aplikacijų rinkose. Tyrimo metu gauti rezultatai parodė, kokiais išmaniaisiais mobiliais įrenginiais ir... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The master goal – the analysis of literary sources and the use of empirical research methods to analyze and evaluate mobile applications and games for smart devices development opportunities in the Lithuanian market. Literary analysis revealed that the mobile business can be described as a mobile information and communication technologies usage in order to maintain, improve and develop the existing business processes and relationships or develop new business segments. Gadget market is undergoing rapid expansion and growth. Fierce battle for smartphone market share among technology companies. Compared with global trends, Lithuania is still at the very beginning, a very limited number of Lithuanian applets. Lithuania is enough IT professionals, only a small part of the specialized educational games and pacemaker development. Structured interview was conducted interviews with six well-known software vendors IT professionals. The master's thesis research was based on a quantitative study using a questionnaire survey on the Internet. Questionnaire survey questioned 113 respondents from Lithuania. This study was designed to examine the population, to analyze the Lithuanian mobile apps and games for smartphones users' needs and attitudes in Lithuania created by the development of products for the Lithuanian and world markets for mobile applications. The study results showed what smart mobile devices and operating systems which is mainly used for respondents what kind of games... [to full text]

In this thesis major challenges of creating business models at incumbents within mature industries are identified along with a mitigation plan. Pressure is upon incumbent organizations in order to keep up with the latest rapid technological advancements, the launching of startups that almost cover every field of business and the continuous change in customers’ tastes and needs. That along with various factors either forced organizations to continually reevaluate their current business models or miss out on great opportunities. How some incumbents have dealt and are dealing with business model innovation challenges over the past few years is demonstrated through several cases of incumbents. The sources surveyed include recent scientific articles, books, firsthand accounts with executives in the area of business models, innovation and business development, online sources and contemporary business publications. In order to overcome those challenges, we propose a framework which is derived mainly from the sources mentioned above. In order to overcome such challenges, thesis propose a framework that can be used to successfully engender new business models and make a transition from current to new business model. By successful business model innovation, firms can increase the extent of their offerings, meet yet unmet market demands and untapped customer segments. Additionally, organizations can create new value propositions and gain highly sustainable competitive position through business model innovation which is not easy to imitate or copy by the competition. Our findings attest to the fact that business models are highly situational however there are general steps for incumbent organizations that would lead to a successful business model innovation approach. First an organization must have a clear strategy. Establishing separate innovation centers for firms do enhance and foster the mindset of innovation as they take innovation outside the parent organization’s logic. Other approaches include open innovation, partnerships and ensuring that resources are constantly allocated to create disruptive innovations internally and is led by the right personalities. Solving customer needs should be the core of any business and finally there are no best practices in business model innovation. The significance of our findings gives insights on how to overcome some challenges in practice for incumbents to create suitable business models and contributes to theory since there were some empirical findings that weren’t pronounced in literature.

In this thesis major challenges of creating business models at incumbents within mature industries are identified along with a mitigation plan. Pressure is upon incumbent organizations in order to keep up with the latest rapid technological advancements, the launching of startups that almost cover every field of business and the continuous change in customers’ tastes and needs. That along with various factors either forced organizations to continually reevaluate their current business models or miss out on great opportunities.How some incumbents have dealt and are dealing with business model innovation challenges over the past few years is demonstrated through several cases of incumbents. The sources surveyed include recent scientific articles, books, firsthand accounts with executives in the area of business models, innovation and business development, online sources and contemporary business publications. In order to overcome those challenges, we propose a framework which is derived mainly from the sources mentioned above.In order to overcome such challenges, thesis propose a framework that can be used to successfully engender new business models and make a transition from current to new business model. By successful business model innovation, firms can increase the extent of their offerings, meet yet unmet market demands and untapped customer segments. Additionally, organizations can create new value propositions and gain highly sustainable competitive position through business model innovation which is not easy to imitate or copy by the competition.Our findings attest to the fact that business models are highly situational however there are general steps for incumbent organizations that would lead to a successful business model innovation approach. First an organization must have a clear strategy. Establishing separate innovation centers for firms do enhance and foster the mindset of innovation as they take innovation outside the parent organization’s logic. Other approaches include open innovation, partnerships and ensuring that resources are constantly allocated to create disruptive innovations internally and is led by the right personalities. Solving customer needs should be the core of any business and finally there are no best practices in business model innovation. The significance of our findings gives insights on how to overcome some challenges in practice for incumbents to create suitable business models and contributes to theory since there were some empirical findings that weren’t pronounced in literature.

Darbo tikslas- ištirti Lietuvos nekilnojamojo turto plėtros galimybes užsienyje. Tyrimas paremtas pasaulio nekilnojamojo turto analize, Lietuvos nekilnojamojo turto įmonių interviu, gyventojų apklausa, SSGG analize, bei užsienio rinkų atrinkimo modeliu. Šiuo metu įmonės aktyviai plečia verslą tarptautiniu mastu, siekdamos didesnio pelno, ar geresnės konkurencinės padėties. Tarptautinė verslo plėtra suteikia daug galimybių, tačiau labai svarbu sugebėti tinkamai pasirinkti veslo plėtros regionus, kadangi kiekvinas iš jų turi skirtingą rinkos struktūrą bei reikalavimus. Taigi įmonės privalo mokėti analizuoti ne tik savo šalies, tačiau ir pasaulinę rinką. Darbo pradžioje pateikiama mokslinės literatūros nalizė. Tas leido atskleisti tarptautinio verslo koncepciją, jo motyvus, procesą. Taip pat įsigilintį į naudojamus verslo aplinkos analizės medotus. Interviu atliktas su Lietuvos nekilnojamojo turto įmonėmis leido išskirti šių įmonių stiprybes bei silpnybes plečiant verslą tarptautinėje rinkoje. Gyventojų apklausa atskleidė respondentų ketinimus bei tikslus nekilnojamojo turto pirkimui užsienio šalyse. Kartu su Pasaulio nekilnojamojo turto rinkos analize, buvo išskirti keletas potencialių regionų bei keletas šalių (Ukraina ir Bulgarija) išanalizuotos išsamiau, siekiant ištirti šių šalių politinę, teisinę, ekonominę, bei konkurencinę aplinkas. Darbe yra 85 puslapiai, 5 lentelės ir 25 paveikslai. / The aim of this paper is to analyze the Lithuanian real estate business development possibilities in foreign countries. The author’s research is base on the word real estate analyzes, the Lithuanian real estate companies’ interview, Lithuanian citizens survey, SWOT analyzes, and the 7 steps of analyzing foreign markets model. Nowadays companies are trying to expand their business to foreign markets, seeking bigger profit, or just trying to survive in the competitive markets. Here are a lot of possibilities to expand business in certain regions, but it is very important to choose targets markets, because each of them has its own market situation and requirements. So the companies have to analyze not only the home market, but also the targeted regions world market environments. Firstly it is made the analyze of modern science literature. That let to understand the conception of international business, it motives and process. Also, that let to reveal the business environment research methods, analyzing home, foreign, and global markets. The analyzes of the interview made with Lithuanian real estate companies results, statistical data, let to evaluate the strengths and weakness of Lithuania companies. Survey made with the Lithuanian citizens, let to know their purposes for real estate purchase abroad, the evaluation of the world market, leaded to separate the most potential countries for real estate business development. The regions were examined according to Lithuanian... [to full text]

The general aim of the study was to determine the influence of entrepreneurial orientation on the perceived success of the pipeline gas company. This type of study has not been conducted previously for such a pipeline gas company and as such, a valuable contribution could be made to a more effective entrepreneurial orientation in the business environment. Two questionnaires were administered, which focused on entrepreneurial orientation and perceived success of business respectively. A response rate of 87.63% was obtained from a sample of 97 employees at management level in the pipeline gas company concerned. The results showed a statistically significant positive relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and business development as variable of business success. The data also revealed correlations among the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation, some with significant differences for various demographic groups and their level of entrepreneurial skills. Limitations within the study were discussed and recommendations were made for future research. / MBA, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014

Enterprise is often described as risk for reward, but it may be possible to reduce the risk while improving returns. According to SEDA, failure rates of SMMEs in South Africa range from 70 to 80 percent. The need for this study arose when it was found that most SMMEs did not have a formal system in place to mitigate their risks right from the outset in the feasibility study, the business plan design and the start–up of the business. This lack of mitigation controls could be a result of a lack of understanding of the enterprise risk management (ERM) methodology or an inappropriate ERM decision–making model to assist them in a way that would mitigate their risk and minimise financial losses. The ERM approach can anticipate unplanned occurrences and is a systematic way of foreseeing the future. Entrepreneurs and business owners take on risks to pursue new business objectives within their respective risk appetites. This study also evaluated several models of risk identification and the ERM methodology. In this study an ERM model, ISO 31000, was applied in a business case and a comparison was made between the risks identified in the business plan and the ERM approach. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

Enterprise is often described as risk for reward, but it may be possible to reduce the risk while improving returns. According to SEDA, failure rates of SMMEs in South Africa range from 70 to 80 percent. The need for this study arose when it was found that most SMMEs did not have a formal system in place to mitigate their risks right from the outset in the feasibility study, the business plan design and the start–up of the business. This lack of mitigation controls could be a result of a lack of understanding of the enterprise risk management (ERM) methodology or an inappropriate ERM decision–making model to assist them in a way that would mitigate their risk and minimise financial losses. The ERM approach can anticipate unplanned occurrences and is a systematic way of foreseeing the future. Entrepreneurs and business owners take on risks to pursue new business objectives within their respective risk appetites. This study also evaluated several models of risk identification and the ERM methodology. In this study an ERM model, ISO 31000, was applied in a business case and a comparison was made between the risks identified in the business plan and the ERM approach. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.