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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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Val av internationell marknad för internetföretag / International market selection for internet companies

Bodin, Martin, Molander, Fredrik January 2018 (has links)
Syfte – Att skapa förståelse för hur internationell marknad framgångsrikt kan väljas för internetföretag genom att beskriva och identifiera tillvägagångssätt för val av internationell marknad. Metod – Kvalitativ fallstudie där elva semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes på olika internetföretag som valt internationell marknad. Resultat - Två olika strategier för att välja internationell marknad identifierades. 1) hagelböss-strategi som innebär mindre analys men att fler länder testas än i 2) prickskytt-strategi. De tre parametrarna 1) befolkningsmängd, 2) betalsystem och 3) psykologiskt avstånd är dominerande i en hagelböss-strategi.  I en prickskytt-strategi dominerar elva olika parametrar utöver de tre som kan studeras vid en hagelböss-strategi. Tre kostnadsdrivare identifierades som kan förklara när företag kan använda de olika strategierna, där hagelböss-strategin kan användas vid lägre internationaliseringskostnader och prickskytt-strategin när internationaliseringskostnaderna är högre. Teoretiska implikationer – Studien bidrar till att öka förståelsen kring hur internetföretag kan välja internationell marknad där mycket av tidigare forskning vidareutvecklats och andra delar bekräftats. Ett avgörande och viktigt tillägg till tidigare forskning är de i resultatet genererade strategierna som kan bidra till att internetföretag mer framgångsrikt välja kan internationell marknad. Dessutom utvecklas kunskap om vilka parametrar som kan vara centrala för hur internetföretag kan välja internationell marknad och hur dessa kan tillämpas. Praktiska implikationer - För internetföretag ökar studien förståelse för när de olika strategierna kan användas där kostnaderna för internationalisering kan avgöra vilken strategi som är fördelaktig att använda för att välja internationell marknad. Dessutom presenteras parametrar som kan studeras vid val av internationell marknad för de båda strategierna där varje företag kan basera dessa parametrar på sina egna egenskaper. / Purpose - To create an understanding of how international markets can be successfully selected for internet companies by describing and identifying approaches for selecting international markets. Method - Qualitative case study where eleven semi structured interviews were conducted on various internet companies that have previously selected international market. Results - Two different strategies for selecting international markets were identified. 1) shotgun strategy that involves less analysis but testing of more countries than 2) sniper strategy. The three parameters 1) population, 2) payment systems and 3) psychological distance are dominant in a shotgun strategy. In a sniper strategy, eleven different parameters dominate in addition to the three that can be studied when using a shotgun strategy. Three cost drivers were identified that can explain when companies can use the different strategies, where the shotgun strategy can be used when having lower internationalization costs and the sniper strategy when internationalization costs are higher. Theoretical implications - The study helps to increase the understanding of how internet companies can select an international market where much of previous research has been further developed and other parts confirmed. A crucial and important addition to previous research are the result-generated strategies that can help internet companies more successfully select international market. In addition, knowledge is extended regarding which parameters can be central to how internet companies can select international market and how these parameters can be applied. Practical implications - For internet companies, the study increases the understanding of when the different strategies can be used, where costs for internationalization can determine which strategy is beneficial to use in selecting international market. In addition, parameters that can be studied in selecting the international market for the two strategies are presented, where each company can choose among these parameters based on their own characteristics.
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The implementation of strategic decisions at the Social Security Commission in Namibia

Ndara, Daniel Sipopa 11 1900 (has links)
The study was conducted to determine the key obstacles to strategy implementation at the Social Security Commission. The objective was to establish various factors that inhibit successful strategy implementation and explore alternative approaches that could be adopted to facilitate effective implementation of strategic decisions. The data was collected through questionnaires distributed to the personnel of the institution. 34 respondents out of a population of 56 participated in the study. The results showed serious lack of change management practice which could be regarded as the reason why resistance to change from the majority of the personnel is being experienced. Indications are also prevalent from the results obtained that show lack of ownership of the implementation process. In addition, lack of commitment to achieve positive results, lack of control of the implementation plan, ineffective information sharing methods as well as negative organizational culture are influencing the outcome of the strategy implementation process. / Business Management / M. Tech. (Business Administration)
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The implementation of strategic decisions at the Social Security Commission in Namibia

Ndara, Daniel Sipopa 11 1900 (has links)
The study was conducted to determine the key obstacles to strategy implementation at the Social Security Commission. The objective was to establish various factors that inhibit successful strategy implementation and explore alternative approaches that could be adopted to facilitate effective implementation of strategic decisions. The data was collected through questionnaires distributed to the personnel of the institution. 34 respondents out of a population of 56 participated in the study. The results showed serious lack of change management practice which could be regarded as the reason why resistance to change from the majority of the personnel is being experienced. Indications are also prevalent from the results obtained that show lack of ownership of the implementation process. In addition, lack of commitment to achieve positive results, lack of control of the implementation plan, ineffective information sharing methods as well as negative organizational culture are influencing the outcome of the strategy implementation process. / Business Management / M. Tech. (Business Administration)
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Problematika pirátství značek. / Brand piracy problematics

Kučerová, Lenka January 2011 (has links)
This thesis deals with problems of brand piracy. The main objective is to evaluate the current situation in the various types of piracy, focusing on product piracy especially in the forms of counterfeiting and product imitation. The work consists of a theoretical and a practical part. The first chapter of this part concentrates on the general overview of brand policy. The important role and the value of the brands very much influence the purchasing behavior of consumers and support the presence of non-original products. The second theoretical part is further dedicated to the different types of piracy and legal protection of brands falling under the scope of intellectual property rights. To achieve a more comprehensive view, the practical part considers attitude, shopping behavior and opinions of Czech consumers on this issue.
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The Digital Subcontractor : Leveraging Digital Technology by Strategic Adoption / Den digitala maskinentreprenören : Strategiskt införande av digitala verktyg för en stärkt position i värdekedjan

Kling, Alexander, Virta, Daniel January 2019 (has links)
Many industries are today facing the possibilities and challenges arising with an increasingly digitalised world. One such is the scantily studied industry of earth-moving contractors that today stands in front of an increasing amount of digital technologies, which may have the possibility to assist firms in their earthwork operations. However, there are indications that many firms tend to experience difficulties to beneficially adopt or see the potential of utilising these digital technologies. Hence, many firms tend to undertake an adoption approach that is associated with high client dependency and a less beneficial unsustainable subordinated position within the industry’s value chain. The purpose of this study has thus been to explore how the technological, organisational and external elements affect earth-moving contractors’ opportunity to adopt and utilise digital technologies in their operations. Moreover, the study has aimed to contribute with the understanding and knowledge of how the adoption of digital technology can be used to strengthen Swedish contractors’ position in the earth-moving industry’s value chain and in the end, aid the country’s sociotechnical development. The findings of the study are based on an explorative multiple case study approach and extensive review of literature. The results suggest that the extent to which adoption and utilisation of digital technologies differs among different earth-moving firms. Three of the five studied companies are considered as digital forerunners which have been able to leverage digital technologies to increase efficiency in their operations. In the case of two of these firms, the adoption of digital technology has enabled them to transform their whole businesses and partake in an increased and more beneficial role within the value chain. Further, the analysis of the findings indicates that the difference in adoption is affected by several factors related to a continuous interaction between (1) the internal aspects of the organisations, (2) the external context of the firms and (3) if the technical features of the digital technologies are perceived as compatible and beneficial for, the current business process and strategy. The thesis contributes to academia with explorative findings within a scarcely studied industry in general and, regarding digital technology adoption in particular. Additionally, the study provides examples of the previously unrecognised industry-dynamic phenomena of value chain integration by earth-moving contractors. These findings could have implications for the whole construction sector in Sweden. Lastly, the study exemplifies opportunities and barriers crucial for the adoption and implementation of digital technologies within smaller project-based organisations. / Många branscher och industrier idag står inför utmaningarna och möjligheterna som uppstår i en allt mer digitaliserad värld. Ett tydligt exempel är maskinentreprenadsbranschen som idag ställs inför valet att införa nya och alltmer avancerade digitala verktyg som har möjlighet att främja deras operativa verksamheter. Dock finns indikationer att många företag har svårigheter att tillämpa och anamma dessa verktyg på ett gynnsamt sätt och är beroende av deras kunders agerande för aktivering av dessa. Studiens syfte har således varit att undersöka hur relationen mellan teknologiska, organisatoriska och externa faktorer påverkar maskinentreprenörernas möjligheter att aktivera och nyttja digitala teknologier i deras operativa verksamheter. Vidare har studien varit ämnad åt att bidra till en ökad förståelse och kunskap för hur digitala teknologier kan användas för att stärka maskinentreprenörernas position i värdekedjan för att slutändan främja Sveriges sociotekniska samhällsutveckling. Rapportens resultat bygger på en explorativ flerfallsstudie samt en gedigen litteratursökning. Resultaten visar på skillnader i hur digitala tekniker har tillämpats och används bland olika maskinentreprenörer. Tre av studiens fem fallföretag är digitalt framstående och har strategiskt tillämpat digital teknik som gett upphov till kraftig effektivitetsökning. Två av dessa företag har dessutom lyckats med en gynnsam ompositionering i värdekedjan som dessa befinner sig i, som ett resultat av anammandet av ny digital teknik. Vidare påvisar studiens analys av resultaten att möjligheten för aktivering av digitala teknologiska innovationer påverkas av ett kontinuerligt förändrande samspel mellan (1) maskinentreprenörernas organisatoriska egenskaper, (2) externa omständigheter samt (3) huruvida den digitala teknologins tekniska attribut uppfattas som kompatibla och fördelaktiga med nuvarande affärsverksamhet och strategi. Rapporten bidrar akademiskt med värdefull och explorativ empiri till en industri med en bristande mängd av forskning generellt, och i synnerhet gällande utnyttjandet samt tillämpandet av nya digitala teknologier. Dessutom bidrar studien med exempel och insikter om ett industridynamiskt fenomen, som tidigare ej uppmärksammats, i form av maskinentreprenörers förmåga att förflytta sig i värdekedjan. Dessa strukturella förändringar kan få konsekvenser för den svenska byggindustrin. Slutligen exemplifierar studien avgörande möjligheter och barriärer för införandet av digitala teknologier i mindre projektbaserade organisationer.

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