This thesis emphasizes the technological evolution of technologically advanced foreign subsidiaries of multinational corporations, in order to examine specific and related research questions as to what is the nature of the advanced modern MNC regarding technological growth. In particular, evolutionary paths and potential limits to the development of technological capabilities at the level of individual …
While many organisations, including business and civil society, have recognized the imperative of sustainable development, without structural changes to an organisations’ governance system, sustained change is impeded. The Natural Step (TNS) Social Template is hereby expanded to guide organisations to develop systems for decision-making, information generation and distribution, and resource allocation that allows for, rather …
This thesis aims to investigate information processing and decision making in organizations. The overall perspective is dedicated to explore initiatives that managers could use in order to improve information processing and decision making in their organizations. I start by a theoretical overview of the literature and research in the field of information processing and decision …
The recognition of financial stability as a central public policy objective has led to a growing number of central banks publishing Financial Stability Reports (FSRs). In this study, FSRs published by Bank of England and Sveriges Riksbank are assessed, compared and areas of potential improvement are identified. The main conclusions are that Bank of England …
In this paper, we present the results of a pilot study in Denmark of cross cultural effects on Think Aloud usability testing. We provide an overview of previous research on cross cultural usability evaluation with a special focus on the relationship between the evaluator and the test user. This relation was studied in an experiment …
The paper studies the volume and share price effects on stocks added to a domestic as well as an overseas market index. Contrary to the vast majority of previous research, we document a mildly negative impact on stock prices, particularly for Swedish stocks added to overseas indices. Attempts to explain this finding, by linking it …
Most IT / Telecommunication consulting companies suffer high employee turnover. Engaged and satisfied employees are more likely to stay with their companies. Identifying motivation and satisfaction factors for IT consultants is therefore of great importance in increasing employee retention.The purpose of this research is to investigate what are the most important motivation and satisfaction factors …
Introduction : Entrepreneurs, who want to turn an idea into reality, often face capital intensive investments. In some cases families and friends can help. In other cases suppliers can give credits on payments or the founders can postpone receiving salaries, but in almost every case, sooner or later, outside capital have to be added.The three …
Problem:The internationalisation process of Born Globals is different than the internationalisation process of traditional firms and therefore Born Globals cannot be explained by the existing internationalisation theories. No model exists which can explain why Born Globals emerge even if different researchers have found many explanatory factors. Purpose:The main purpose with our dissertation is to investigate …
Background and Problem Discussion: Skövde Kommun is a public organization and one of many tasks is to provide help and service to the aged and handicapped in the city. This is done through the administration for care. After many years with poor economic performance the politicians in Skövde decided 2002 to restructure the elderly care …