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1. 1. Design of Product-Service Systems in SMEs : Exploring challenges and the influence of firm characteristics

   Författare :Jennie Åkesson; Glenn Johansson; Koteshwar Chirumalla; Angelina Sundström; Matilda Watz; Mälardalens universitet; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Product-Service Systems; Small and medium-sized enterprises; Servitization; challenges; SME characteristics; manufacturing companies; circular economy; Innovation and Design; innovation och design;

   Sammanfattning : The manufacturing industry is essential in the transition towards a Circular Economy and a more sustainable society. One way manufacturing companies can become more sustainable and contribute to a resource-efficient society is by offering Product-Service Systems (PSS). LÄS MER

3. 2. Governance for Innovation – Board Leadership and Value Creation in Entrepreneurial Firms

   Författare :Daniel Yar Hamidi; Jonas Gabrielsson; Svante Andersson; Susanne Durst; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; governance; board of director; chairperson; board leadership; entrepreneurial firm; innovation; value creation; SME;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation has identified, developed and empirically tested concepts associated with the capacity of chairpersonship to promote innovation in entrepreneurial small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A multi-methodological approach is applied in five studies, comprising a systematic literature review, three empirical studies and a concluding conceptual paper. LÄS MER

4. 3. Change in the Pharmaceutical Industry : Aspects on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Openness, and Decision Making

   Författare :Thomas Hedner; Magnus Klofsten; Johan Braet; Mirjam Knockaert; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Pharmaceutical industry; Big Pharma; life sciences; drug discovery; drug development; R D; business model; innovation; closed innovation; open innovation; entrepreneurship; intellectual property; multiple stakeholders; decision making; judgment; uncertainty; go no-go; go no-go recycle; company; SME.; Läkemedelsindustri; Big Pharma; biovetenskap; läkemedelsutveckling; utveckling av läkemedel; FoU; affärsmodell; innovation; stängd innovation; öppen innovation; entreprenörskap; immaterialrätt; beslutsfattande; osäkerhet; go no-go; go no-go recycle; företag; små och medelstora företag;

   Sammanfattning : Over the past century, the pharmaceutical industry has been a major contributor of individual and population health and societal wealth. Its products and services have contributed to longevity of large groups of patients and symptom relief from major diseases. LÄS MER

5. 4. Innovation in an urban context

   Författare :Heidi Wiig Aslesen; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Regional innovation systems; Social geography; Social sciences; Head-office-corporate-service complex; KIBS-client interaction; KIBS; Urban agglomerations; Innovation activity; Socialgeografi; Samhällsvetenskaper;

   Sammanfattning : The dissertation is based on a collection of papers addressing different aspects of regional innovation systems in an urban context. The overall aim is to find explanatory factors behind the workings of regional innovation systems in urban agglomerations by looking at the innovation dynamics and innovation outcomes of the Oslo region, and secondly, by analysing how two diverse subsets of economic activity in the Oslo region (and other urban agglomerations) are able to exploit a regional innovation system (clustered manufacturing SME's and Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS). LÄS MER

7. 5. Policy by Public Procurement : Opportunities and Pitfalls

   Författare :Elon Strömbäck; Sofia Lundberg; Magnus Wikström; Carine Staropoli; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public Procurement Auction; Environmental Policy; Regulation; Sustainability; Competition; Compliance Cost; Endogenous Entry; Supplier Incentives; Buyer Market Share; Split Award; Small and Medium Sized Enterprises; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : In Paper [I], we theoretically assess green public procurement (GPP) as an environmental policy instrument and its ability to lead to the achievement of environmental objectives. Central to our analysis is the extent to which polluting firms choose to adapt to the public sector's environmental requirements and to invest in greener technologies. LÄS MER