In the last twenty years, Google had a tremendous growth, from a small project of two PhD students to one of the most valuable companies on the globe. This growth is characterised by the versatile of the company, next to its search engine, Google explored many different value chains along the way. In this study, the value grid model is used to examine their movements. It can be stated that Google used, and uses, the paths/dimension as implied by Pil and Holweg (2006) to explore new opportunity and demand. The main reason why Google is able to do so is because of its board and management, who are innovative, and open-minded. Next to the top management is the appearance of Google in many different sectors and value chains a reason of their growth. The variety in businesses allows them to create a “Google experience”, and thus a competitive advantage in comparison with their main competitors who do not have this ability.

BACKGROUND: Globally, 80% of children with cancer live in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and 20% or less are expected to survive. Research demonstrates a gap on recording experiences of planners who have successfully established a pediatric cancer unit (PCU), lack of studies on systematic, evidence-based planning of a PCU, and absence of an actionable, practical framework that guides planners. OBJECTIVES: This qualitative study used a case study approach to examine the key elements in the planning process of effectively establishing a new PCU and identify the challenges that need to be addressed. METHODS: Porter’s Value Chain Model served as the theoretical framework to guide the research agenda. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted in 2017 with a purposive sample of 35 key informants reflecting experiences from 30 countries. An interview guide was developed and recruitment continued until saturation. Participants included physicians, nurses, architects, administrators, consultants, and academicians. Data were also employed from three other sources: document review, observation, and pre-dissertation findings. Interviews were recorded, transcribed using REV, and analyzed using NVIVO. Data were analyzed using a thematic analysis and principles of grounded theory method were applied in the interview guide design and analysis. RESULTS: Respondents reported nine strategic elements essential in the process: leadership, mission, planning principles, organizational structure, situation analysis, medical model, financing, stakeholders, and international partnerships. Corruption, distrustful culture, ineffective communication, and lack of data were cited as key barriers. DISCUSSION: Documenting best practices and implementing a data-driven, systems-based planning is essential in advancing local PCU management know-how in LMIC. The modified Porter’s Value Model showed promise as a generalizable model for future public health practitioners and created a framework for systems-based, multidisciplinary approach in strategic planning. / 2020-06-30T00:00:00Z

O objetivo primordial desta tese foi identificar os fatores determinantes para a tradução da estratégia em ações e resultados uma nova competência organizacional denominada de disciplina da execução da estratégia. Para o alcance desse objetivo, realizou-se uma extensa revisão da literatura pertinente às áreas de conhecimento vinculadas ao tema da tese, bem como uma pesquisa de campo junto a empresas envolvidas em processos de modelagem e ação estratégica, com estratégias de pesquisa de caráter quantitativo. Os principais resultados encontrados mostram um conjunto de 23 construtos, agrupados em cinco fatores-chave para o processo de execução da estratégia, que têm impacto significativo na melhoria de resultados em duas categorias: financeira e processos. Como resultado combinado da pesquisa teórica e empírica propõe-se um modelo, denominado de modelo da cadeia de valor da disciplina da execução da estratégia, para orientar e guiar as organizações em seus esforços e iniciativas em busca do sucesso na execução de suas estratégias. / The main objective of this thesis was the identification of the determinant factors to translate the strategy into actions and results a new organizational competence called the discipline of strategy execution. To reach this proposed objective, the methodological selected approach encompass a theoretically based study, through a broad literature search and review concerning the knowledge areas related to the key issues linked to the project research, as well as a field research carried out in companies involved with strategic modeling and action. The main results show a range of 23 constructs, clustered into five key factors in the strategy implementation process, which have significant impact on both the categories of results: financial and processes. As a result of these approaches, the Strategy Execution Value-Chain Model was proposed in order to provide a guide to support companies efforts and initiatives in their successful journey to strategy execution.

O objetivo primordial desta tese foi identificar os fatores determinantes para a tradução da estratégia em ações e resultados uma nova competência organizacional denominada de disciplina da execução da estratégia. Para o alcance desse objetivo, realizou-se uma extensa revisão da literatura pertinente às áreas de conhecimento vinculadas ao tema da tese, bem como uma pesquisa de campo junto a empresas envolvidas em processos de modelagem e ação estratégica, com estratégias de pesquisa de caráter quantitativo. Os principais resultados encontrados mostram um conjunto de 23 construtos, agrupados em cinco fatores-chave para o processo de execução da estratégia, que têm impacto significativo na melhoria de resultados em duas categorias: financeira e processos. Como resultado combinado da pesquisa teórica e empírica propõe-se um modelo, denominado de modelo da cadeia de valor da disciplina da execução da estratégia, para orientar e guiar as organizações em seus esforços e iniciativas em busca do sucesso na execução de suas estratégias. / The main objective of this thesis was the identification of the determinant factors to translate the strategy into actions and results a new organizational competence called the discipline of strategy execution. To reach this proposed objective, the methodological selected approach encompass a theoretically based study, through a broad literature search and review concerning the knowledge areas related to the key issues linked to the project research, as well as a field research carried out in companies involved with strategic modeling and action. The main results show a range of 23 constructs, clustered into five key factors in the strategy implementation process, which have significant impact on both the categories of results: financial and processes. As a result of these approaches, the Strategy Execution Value-Chain Model was proposed in order to provide a guide to support companies efforts and initiatives in their successful journey to strategy execution.

Title: The future of Real estate lies in the Internet of Things Date: 2018-05-22 Grade: Bachelor Thesis Authors: Fabian Henningsson & Harley Ljungdahl Supervisor: Navid Ghannad Purpose: Understand how IoT can create value when implemented within real estate companies Frame of reference: In this part we will present our frame of reference. Our key concepts when gathering this secondary data was IoT, Value creation. These key concepts formed how our model for Value Creation in IoT for real estate companies would look like. Method: In this chapter we have described the method we used to collect our primary data. We have also presented a discussion about why we have chosen the methods we have used and what relevance they have for our survey. Finally, we present the reliability and validity of our sources and research. Empiric: We have interviewed three companies active on the Swedish real estate market. How they use and how they look at the use of IoT technology in an enterprise perspective. Analysis: We have made both a within and cross case analysis on the empirical findings and this has resulted in our model explaining the primary value drivers of IoT in real estate companies. Conclusion: With the help of our primary value drivers in our model and innovation, it´s suggested that the real estate companies can create value with the help of IoT solutions. Keywords: IoT, IoT and real estate, Smart cities, value creation, IT and value creation, IoT value creation and value chain model. Examiner: Thomas Helgesson

Due to entrance of WTO and performance of cGMP, Taiwan¡¦s biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries has met with more challenge¡Bimpact and pressure that let enterprise must reflect the marketing concept rests on four pillars¡Gtarget market, customer needs, integrated marketing, and organizational objectives( profitability) that reflect completely and restructure the strategic marketing according to innovative rethinking and develop into vision and strategic target of enterprise. The high-performance of business competitive advantage is focused on delivering customer value and satisfaction. Given the importance of customer value and satisfaction, we need to discuss the concepts of a value chain and value-delivery systems. Every firm is a collection of activities that are performed to design¡Bproduce¡Bmarket¡Bdeliver¡Band support its product. The firm¡¦s task is to examine the value chain and look for ways to improve its cost and performance in each value-creating activity. The firm should estimate its competitor¡¦s cost and performance as benchmarks against which to compare its own cost and performance. To the extent that it can perform certain activities better than its competitors, it can achieve a business competitive advantage. Strong companies develop superior capabilities in managing these core competences. According to current healthy policy of Taiwan¡¦s government and promotional projects of developing biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, enterprise need to reflect and evaluate the core competence and focus on firm¡¦s resources. Enterprise need to find out and decide the strategic positioning and then fit with government¡¦s policy. How to combine about the low cost operation of business strategy and high profit of innovative strategy that develop and restructure the new business model that achieve the business competitive advantage. This study will explore meantime that Taiwan¡¦s biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms desire for reaching competitive advantage and occupying the market quickly, the firms should think that saving resources¡Brestructuring business model¡Bmanaging risk¡Banalyzing critical success factors¡Boperating the strategy of alliance and co-marketing are necessary.

Keywords¡GBiotechnology, Business Competitive Advantage, Innovation Business Model, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Concept Rests on Four Pillars, Porter¡¦s Competitive Forces Model, Value-chain Model, Resources Advantage Orientation, Resources-Based Theory( view) , Core Competence, Customer Relation Management, Strategy Game Due to entrance of WTO and performance of cGMP, Taiwan¡¦s biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries has met with more challenge¡Bimpact and pressure that let enterprise must reflect the marketing concept rests on four pillars¡Gtarget market, customer needs, integrated marketing, and organizational objectives( profitability) that reflect completely and restructure the strategic marketing according to innovative rethinking and develop into vision and strategic target of enterprise. The high-performance of business competitive advantage is focused on delivering customer value and satisfaction. Given the importance of customer value and satisfaction, we need to discuss the concepts of a value chain and value-delivery systems. Every firm is a collection of activities that are performed to design¡Bproduce¡Bmarket¡Bdeliver¡Band support its product. The firm¡¦s task is to examine the value chain and look for ways to improve its cost and performance in each value-creating activity. The firm should estimate its competitor¡¦s cost and performance as benchmarks against which to compare its own cost and performance. To the extent that it can perform certain activities better than its competitors, it can achieve a business competitive advantage. Strong companies develop superior capabilities in managing these core competences. According to current healthy policy of Taiwan¡¦s government and promotional projects of developing biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, enterprise need to reflect and evaluate the core competence and focus on firm¡¦s resources. Enterprise need to find out and decide the strategic positioning and then fit with government¡¦s policy. How to combine about the low cost operation of business strategy and high profit of innovative strategy that develop and restructure the new business model that achieve the business competitive advantage. This study will explore meantime that Taiwan¡¦s biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms desire for reaching competitive advantage and occupying the market quickly, the firms should think that saving resources¡Brestructuring business model¡Bmanaging risk¡Banalyzing critical success factors¡Boperating the strategy of alliance and co-marketing are necessary.

知識時代的來臨，伴隨著開放式資訊環境的發展，個人、團隊間之知識共享環境以及衍生出之知識貿產，已衍然成為企業組織生存與成敗的關鍵因素。因此，本研究根據Porter之價值鏈模式，將其“線性”模式作適當地調整，用以配合“網狀式”的知識分享模式，並且融人Nonaka之組織知識創新過程，建立了企業「知識價值鍊」模式，以表達知識分享與創造的動態關係。而為落實知識管理機制於企業日常作業中，本研究提出了新的資訊系統分析過程，係以文化的觀點分析組織知識結構─文化知識，納入知識管理系統分析與設計的考量中。因此，本研究針對企業內不同階層的知識工作者即文化團隊，提出標準模組化的物件：「知識代理人」，其中，代理人的三層架構代表了不同次文化團隊的需求。 知識管理系統的建置，乃藉由物件導向軟體工程的系統開發方法（如使用個案模式），結合新的資訊分析過程，作為本系統模式發展的基礎。故知識管理系統主要涵蓋兩種分析構面，用以建構整體的知識管理系統，一為代表組織知識管理結構的知識代理人，另一則是表示企業日常營運活動的物件模式。而在研究過程中以行銷公司為例，建置系統分析雛型來加以探討與印證。 / The advent of a knowledge age, the critical factors of a survival and successful business are knowledge sharing and derivative knowledge assets between individual and group in an open informational environment. Consequently, our research based on Porter's '" value chain model J and adapted his "linear" model for "network" knowledge sharing model. And then the adapted model integrated with Nonaka's 「organizational knowledge creating process」 to construct the 「knowledge value chain」 model of a business. So the model can express the dynamic relations of sharing and creating knowledge. For implanting the knowledge management mechanism in business operational activities, we proposed new analysis processes of an information system as a knowledge management system. The method analyzes organizational knowledge structure in a culture aspect as culture knowledge, and subsumes the aspect under information system analysis and design. According to the different level of the knowledge workers as cultural groupings, we proposed standard model objects as knowledge agents. Interalios, the three levels of agents represent different demands in different context groups. During constructing knowledge management system, we used object-oriented software engineering in system developing method, for example the use case model. Therefore, the knowledge management system contain two analysis dimensions. One is the knowledge agent which represents organizational knowledge management structure. The other is the object model which displays business daily operations. In our research process, we illustrated the knowledge management system prototype with the marketing corporation.

The advent of a knowledge age,the critical factors of a survival andsuccessful business are knowledge sharing and derivative knowledgeassets between individual and group in an open information environment.Consequently, our research based on Porter's "value chain model" and adaptedhis "linear" model for "network" knowledge sharing model. And then theadapted model integrated with Nonaka's "organizational knowledge creatingprocess" to construct the "knowledge value chain model" of a business.So the model can express the dynamic relations of sharing and creatingknowledge.For implanting the knowledge management mechanism in business operationalactivities, we proposed new analysis processes of an information system. Themethod analyzes organizational knowledge structure in a culture aspect asculture knowledge, and subsumes the aspect under information system analysisand design. According to the different level of the knowledge workers as culture groupings, we proposed standard model objects as knowledge agents. Interalios, the three level of agents represent different demands in different context group. During constructing knowledge management system,we used object-oriented software engineering in system developing method,for example the use case model.Therefore, the knowledge management system contain two analysis dimensions.One is the knowledge agent which reprents organizational knowledge managementstructure. The other is the object model which display business daily operations.In our research, we illustrated the knowledge management system with the marketing corporation.

Diplomová práca podáva komplexné a kritické zhodnotenie chodu spoločnosti Lesy Mesta Levoča, spol. s r.o. Analýza sa zameriava na firemnú stratégiu , konkurenčné postavenie spoločnosti a jej finančné zdravie. Finančná analýza je založená na štvrťročných účtovných výkazoch v období rokov 2004 až 2010. Na základe výsledkov analýz práca podáva návrhy a odporúčania, ktoré by mohli viesť k lepšiemu postaveniu spoločnosti v budúcnosti.