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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Business activities at the base of the pyramid (BOP) in South Africa

Vasanjee, Kamlesh C. 23 July 2011 (has links)
This research was designed to provide insight into South African financial companies’ activities among the poor or the BOP (Base Of the Pyramid). South African businesses should build resources and capabilities with a strategic intent to create and exploit the traditionally under serviced markets while delivering goods and services that are of value. In doing so, managers, marketers and business leaders should view the South African adult population as households and not individual decision makers. The aim of this study was to determine the applicability of an equal partnership model for the BOP engagement in the South African economy. In the investigation of the equal partnership model, it was found that the participants (including the BOP as producers or consumers, business, local community members, nongovernmental organisations and local government) could derive mutual value. This mutual value can be described as the enhancement in growth for the business, raising the BOP out of poverty, involving the poor in the economy and boosting national economic growth (through job creation, tax revenue and investment). Findings of this research supported the aspects of resource commitment, experiential preparation, innovation and technology use in product or services together with mutual value creation for all partners (especially the poor). In addition, there was support for the different levels of risk taken by the partners, responsibilities expected from participants, the sustainability of the collaboration and the required depth of understanding of BOP circumstances. Bank managers responded positively to there being value at the level of the poor (such as profits, poverty alleviation and improved reputation). The collectivist nature of the poor in South Africa (in that the poor carry out financial decisions at the household level) was not established in this research and needs further investigation. / Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) / unrestricted
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Similarities in the value generated when real options are utilized to evaluate innovations.

Torstensson, Magnus, Al Saheb, Ahmad Abdul Rahman January 2023 (has links)
Innovation is an important activity for organizations to be able to compete and handle changing environments. Since innovations are uncertain it is difficult to evaluate them. Traditional evaluation models are based on historical data, but since innovations do not have any history traditional models are not applicable. The real option is an evaluation model that can incorporate all the properties of innovations and thus give a fair value to innovation. But a barrier to using real options is that the value it creates can be ambiguous to decision-makers. In our opinion, this hurdle could be diminished if similarities were identified since it would create clarity in the value that is created. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis was to identify similarities in the value created, when real options are used to evaluate innovations. This study used literature study to collect data, and thematic analysis was used to determine if there exist common themes in the value created. Ten articles were analyzed. Flexibility and learning were identified as the common themes in the value created by real options. Real options create the possibility to execute activities in shorter phases, which creates flexibility for the decision-maker and builds knowledge. Future research should focus on investigating the situations under which real options are effective, to determine whether real option is a general tool that can be used in all-organizational settings.
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Models of Internationalization: A Business Model Approach to Professional Service Firm Internationalization

McQuillan, Deirdre, Scott, P.S. January 2015 (has links)
Yes / The leading frameworks of internationalization have contributed significantly to our knowledge of how firms internationalize, but do not fully explain how firms actually create and capture value from customers when internationalizing their activities. Understanding the value creation and capture activities defining their business model(s) is critical for firms moving into less familiar markets, and is particularly relevant for service firms where variability is an inherent feature of the firm/client experience. To address this gap, we take a business model perspective to analyze 144 internationalization events of 10 professional service firms. We find that the case firms adopted four different business models when internationalizing, and that single firms may utilize portfolios of business models. Our findings contribute to both the services internationalization and business model literatures by showing how variability in the internationalization process substantiates the need for business model portfolios.
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Saving the world cannot be a one-man show : Combining CSR research and social entrepreneurship theory for a better future

Bredhammar, Michelle, Slesinski, Pia January 2019 (has links)
Organizations operate in a dynamic environment in which they are faced with an ongoing dilemma of maximizing profit and meeting the demand from society to take social responsibility. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has gained an increase in interest with its intended aim of corporations taking responsibility for how the business affects the society within an economic, environmental and social perspective. However, its intended aim is being hindered by the idea of a trade-off between profit and social responsibility in CSR theory and practice. We suggest that social entrepreneurship can have an impact on CSR in moving beyond these trade-offs and can furthermore bridge the gap between business’ and society’s demands. Thereby, our thesis has the aim to investigate how CSR research can move beyond the presumed trade-offs through the impact of social entrepreneurship theory. For this purpose, we have chosen a conceptual research approach in order to build a conceptual model that can serve as a theoretical contribution and an inspiration for further practical use. The model suggests that components of social entrepreneurship can be linked to strategic CSR dimensions and, therefore, impact the outcome by creating both economic and social value.
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Customer Value Creation : Operationalization, evaluation, and challenges to globalized businesses

Javaid, Palwasha January 2023 (has links)
No description available.
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Mobilapplikationer som marknadsföringsverktyg för B2B? : En studie i mobilapplikationers inverkan på kundrelationer & kundvärde / Mobile applications as B2B marketing tools? : A study of mobile applications impact on customer relations and customer value

Haglund, Veronica, Nilsson, Jonas January 2012 (has links)
Mobilapplikationer har på bara några år kommit att bli en naturlig del i marknadsföringsmixen för många företag som vänder sig till slutkonsumenter. Nu spås företagsapplikationer, mobilapplikationer skapade för företagsanvändare, stå inför sitt stora genombrott. Det verkar bland forskare och praktiker finns en allmänt utbredd åsikt om att mobilapplikationer har stor potential att bli en kraftfull B2B-marknadsföringskanal. Trots detta har mobilapplikationer ännu inte fått något omfattande genomslag inom B2B- sektorn och det råder stor osäkerhet kring hur de möjligheterna som mobilapplikationer har potential för ska tas tillvara. Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att försöka räta ut några av dessa frågetecken genom att utreda hur en mobilapplikation används som marknadsföringskanal av ett svensk B2B- företag, och utifrån detta undersöka mobilapplikationers potential som marknadsföringskanal utifrån två för B2B-marknadsföringsområdet centrala teoretiska perspektiv: relationsmarknadsföring och värdeskapande. För att kunna göra detta har vi genomfört en fallstudie av hur ett svenskt B2B- företag, ABB använder sig av mobilapplikationer i marknadsföringssyfte. Studien bygger på både kvantitativ och kvalitativ data i form av en telefonsurvey med 50 respondenter i mobilapplikationens primära målgrupp, samt 7 djupintervjuer varav 2 intervjuer med intressenter från undersökningsföretaget och 5 intervjuer med kunder till företaget som använder mobilapplikationen. Baserat på resultatet av undersökningarna har vi kunnat konstatera att den undersökta mobilapplikationen i ABB:s fall har påverkat både relationen mellan företaget och dess kunder, och det värde som kunderna upplever i transaktioner med företaget, positivt. Vidare har vi kunnat konstatera att en majoritet av respondenterna i våra undersökningar har en positiv inställning till mobilapplikationer som marknadsföringskanal. Våra djupintervjuer har också visat att kunderna anser att mobilapplikationer har många fördelar gentemot andra marknadsföringskanaler. Vi har utifrån detta kunnat dra slutsatsen att mobilapplikationer kan utgöra en lämplig marknadsföringskanal för B2B-företag. / Mobile applications are often claimed to be a suitable marketing tool for B2B companies and the world market for B2B mobile applications is expected to outgrow the mobile app market for consumer products within a few years. The idea of using mobile applications as a B2B marketing tools has been discussed by theorists in the field for years but there is still an evident lack of studies focusing on the use of mobile application in a B2B context. Many practitioners seem convinced that mobile apps have the potential to become a powerful B2B marketing tool. Yet B2B mobile applications are still fairly uncommon and great insecurity seem to prevail in regards to how companies can use mobile apps successfully as vehicles for B2B marketing. The purpose of this study is to investigate how mobile applications can be used as marketing tools in a B2B context and to investigate if mobile applications have any impact on customer relations and experienced customer value. To do so, we have conducted a case study of a B2B company using a mobile application in their marketing programme. A quantitative telephone survey was conducted to estimate awareness and usage of the app among customers within the target group. Qualitative data has been compiled through a number of in-depth interviews with involved stakeholders of the investigated company as well as a number of customers using the app. The empirical findings have been analyzed using a theoretical framework based on theories of relationship marketing and value creation, encompassing Morgan & Hunt’s (1994) Key Mediating Variable Model and Amit & Zott’s (2001) Value Creation Model. The findings of the study indicate that mobile applications can have a positive impact on customer relations and the value that customers experience when engaging in transactions with a company. Furthermore, a majority of the respondents participating in the study have a positive attitude towards mobile applications and believe that mobile apps have a number of advantages in relations to other marketing channels. Based on these finding the authors have come to the conclusion that mobile apps can be an appropriate marketing tool for B2B-companies seeking to deepen customers relations and enhance customer value.
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Shared Value Creation in Social Business Models : Shared value in social businesses: A business model approach / Delad Värdeskapande i Sociala Affärsmodeller : Delad värde i sociala företag: Ett affärsmodell perspektiv

Goitom, Meron January 2015 (has links)
No description available.
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Food for thought : A study on the digitalization of restaurant interactions

Flink, Mathias Gustaf, Beling, Carl January 2017 (has links)
This study is grounded in the evolving perspective of Service Marketing, Service-Dominant-Logic and ServiceLogic and aims to provide a holistic view of how the digitalization of interactions affects the service provided by the restaurant and in turn the customers’ value creation processes. More exactly, the study examines a digital system for information exchange, order placements and payments in a restaurant on the Swedish market. The study adopts a qualitative approach and data has been collected through the use of unstructured observations and semi-structured interviews. The findings are that the system for digital interactions has both positive and negative effects on valuecreation. It also changes other aspects of the service not directly linked to the system. If this ultimately creates more or less value for the customers is believed to depend on the customers’ individual differences, but if the system is used as a complement to the already existing service rather than as a substitute of the human interaction there are opportunities for a successful implementation.
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Gemensamt värdeskapande i praktiken : En kvalitativ studie som undersöker värdeskapande aktiviteter samt avvägningen mellan företagsnytta och samhällsnytta.

Frykman, Lydia, Wennerström, Johanna January 2023 (has links)
Titel: Gemensamt värdeskapande i praktiken Författare: Lydia Frykman och Johanna Wennerström Handledare: Rasmus Nyqvist Bakgrund: I dagens samhälle är utmaningarna inom hållbarhet högst väsentliga, till följd av att företag inte tar sitt fulla ekonomiska, ekologiska och sociala samhällsansvar. CSV har som ett resultat av detta blivit alltmer uppmärksammat då konceptet belyser företagens roll i att driva hållbarhetsutvecklingen framåt. Det saknas däremot empiriskt underlag som visar hur företag kan arbeta för att uppnå gemensamt värdeskapande i praktiken, samt hur den komplexa avvägningen mellan företagsnytta och samhällsnytta ska gå till. Därför undersöker denna kvalitativa studie värdeskapande aktiviteter samt avvägningen mellan företagsnytta och samhällsnytta. Syfte: Syftet är att bidra med en ökad förståelse för de aktiviteter som skapar gemensamt värde, vad som krävs för att företagen ska motiveras till dessa aktiviteter samt för hur företag hanterar den komplexa avvägningen mellan företagsnytta och samhällsnytta. Metod: Denna kvalitativa studie utgår från ett hermeneutiskt perspektiv, har en tvärsnittsdesign och en abduktiv forskningsansats. Det empiriska underlaget samlades in genom två studier, som bestod av semistrukturerade intervjuer med företagsrespondenter och experter inom ämnet. Slutsats: Resultaten från studien tyder på att företagen utövar CSV-aktiviteter i olika utsträckning, men att en stor utmaning är att identifiera när det är ekonomiskt rationellt att uppnå ett gemensamt värde. Vidare har studien klargjort att det finns flera drivkrafter till att uppnå gemensamt värdeskapande. Däremot behöver dagens lagkrav ytterligare förtydligande och förbättring, för att företagen ska agera mer osjälviskt. Studien lyfter avvägningen mellan företagsnytta och samhällsnytta och det framgår att det är denna del som är mest väsentlig i diskussionen om hur företag kan uppnå gemensamt värdeskapande. Slutligen har företagens utvecklingsriktning visat att det har adderats en intention om att göra gott för samhället, men faktumet att den ekonomiska faktorn väger tyngst kvarstår. / Title: Creating Shared Value In PracticeAuthors: Lydia Frykman and Johanna Wennerström Supervisor: Rasmus Nyqvist Background: In today's society, the challenges connected to sustainability are highly significant, as a result of companies not fully taking their economic, environmental and social responsibility. As a result, CSV has received increased attention as the concept highlights companies’ role in driving sustainability forward. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence showing how companies can work to achieve shared value in practice, as well as displaying how the complex trade-off between economic and social value creation should be handled. Therefore, this qualitative study examines value- creating activities and the trade-off between economic and social value creation. Purpose: The aim of the study is to contribute to an increased understanding of the activities that create shared value, what it is that motivates the companies to these activities and for how companies manage the complex trade-off between economic and social value creation. Methodology: This qualitative study is from a hermeneutic perspective, has a cross- sectional study design and an abductive research approach. The empirical evidence was collected through two studies, which consisted of semi-structured interviews with respondents from practice and experts within the field. Conclusion: The results of the study displays that companies practice CSV activities, however it ́s explained that it's hard to determine when it's economically rational to achieve shared value and not. Additionally, the study has clarified several driving forces to achieve shared value. Although, it ́s declared that today's legal regulations need further clarification, in order for companies to act more selflessly. Furthermore, the study highlights the trade-off between economic and social value creation and it appears from the results that this ́s the most essential part in the discussion of how companies can achieve shared value. Finally, the companies’ development has shown that an intention to do good for the society has been added, however, the fact that the economic aspect weighs the most still remains.
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Styrning mot kundvärde : En flerfallsstudie på Atea Sverige AB och Bufab Sweden AB. / Customer value management : A multiple case study at Atea Sverige AB and Bufab Sweden AB.

Lager Andersson, Nathalie, Wiberg, Elin January 2022 (has links)
Bakgrund och problem: Värdeskapande är ett uttryck som funnits länge och det är en grundläggande faktor för att företag ska nå framgång i dagens konkurrenssituation. För att vara konkurrenskraftig behöver företag utgå från vad kunden efterfrågar och värderar. Kundvärde är således individuellt och bestäms utifrån kunden och det gör att det kan skapas på olika sätt. Det kan däremot vara en utmaning att veta vad kunden anser är värde innan produkten eller tjänsten är nyttjad. För att hela organisationen ska arbeta mot kundvärde på liknande sätt behövs en god styrning där syftet är att de anställda ska förstå vad som förväntas av dem. För att det ska vara möjligt behövs bra kommunikation. Enligt litteraturen finns det delade meningar kring hur kundvärde uppnås och hur det kan identifieras. Det finns begränsat med forskning kring hur företagen i praktiken arbetar med styrning mot kundvärde. Det är företag som skapar värde för kunden och det är av betydelse att de förstår kundvärde, vad det är, hur det skapas och hur det styrs i verksamheten. Kundens krav är det som företag utgår ifrån, men i slutändan är det företaget som måste uppfylla kraven för att skapa kundvärde. Det är därför av intresse att studera företags syn på kundvärde och hur de arbetar med styrning mot kundvärde för att möta kundens krav.  Syfte: Syftet med studien är att skapa en förståelse för företags syn på kundvärde och hur de arbetar med styrning mot kundvärde. Det genom att undersöka kundvärde, vad det är, hur det skapas samt betydelsefulla områden som bidrar till kundvärde.  Metod: Studiens forskningsdesign är en kvalitativ studie som innefattar en flerfallsstudie samt en abduktiv ansats. Flerfallsstudien består av två fallföretag: Atea Sverige AB och Bufab Sweden AB. Den teoretiska datainsamlingen är framför allt hämtad från OneSearch samt Google Scholar som presenterar tidigare forskning. Den empiriska datainsamling gjordes genom semistrukturerade intervjuer med fem respondenter från respektive fallföretag.  Slutsats: Det finns inget definitivt svar på hur kundvärde skapas utan det är något som växer fram genom företagets processer och genomsyrar allt ett företag gör. Genom mjuk styrning kan företag skapa och styra mot kundvärde, det innebär att det är mjuka värden och faktorer som påverkar kundvärdet. Framgångsfaktorer för att styra mot kundvärde genom mjuk styrning är engagerade och kompetenta medarbetare, tydlig kommunikation samt inkludering av hållbarhetsarbete. Fokuserar företag på dessa områden har de goda förutsättningar att leverera värde till sina kunder. / Background and problem: Value creation is an expression that has been around for a long time and it’s a fundamental factor for companies to achieve success in today's competitive situation. In order to be competitive, companies need to ensure what the customer demands and values. Customer value is individual and determined based on the customer, which means that it can be created in different ways. Therefore it can be a challenge to know what the customer considers to be value before the product or service is used. In order for the entire organization to work towards customer value in a similar way, good management is needed where the purpose is for the employees to understand what is expected of them. In order for this to be possible, good communication is needed. According to the literature, there are divided opinions about how customer value is achieved and how it can be identified. There is limited research on how companies in practice work with customer value management. It is the company that creates value for the customer and it is important that they understand customer value, what it is, how it is created and how it is managed in the business. It is based on the customer's requirements that the company creates the offer, but in the end it is the company that must meet the requirements to create customer value. It is therefore of interest to study companies' views on customer value and how they work with customer value management to meet customer requirements. Purpose: The purpose of the study is to create an understanding of companies' views on customer value and how they work with customer value management. This by examining customer value, what it is, how it is created and significant areas that contribute to customer value. Method: The study's research design is a qualitative study that includes a multiple case study and an abductive approach. The multiple case study consists of two case companies: Atea Sverige AB and Bufab Sweden AB. The theoretical data collection is primarily taken from OneSearch and Google Scholar, which presents previous research. The empirical data collection was done through semi-structured interviews with five respondents from each case company. Conclusion: There is no definitive answer to how customer value is created, but it is something that grows through the company's processes and permeates everything a company does. Through soft management, companies can create and steer towards customer value, which means that it is soft values and factors that affect customer value. Success factors for customer value through soft management are committed and competent employees, distinct communication as well as the inclusion of sustainability work. If companies focus on these areas, they are well placed to deliver value to their customers.

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