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  1. 21. Organizing for Social Change : Worker Cooperatives as Resistance to Capitalism

    Författare :Kristin Wiksell; Satu Heikkinen; Andreas Henriksson; Åsa Wettergren; Roland Paulsen; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Worker cooperatives; Capitalism; Resistance; Constructive resistance; Power; Social change; Organizing; Timebanks; Work relations; Temporality; Knowledge; Discourse; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Sammanfattning : When people around the globe are increasingly confronted with the challenges of rising economic inequalities and declining democratization, often associated with the spread of globalized capitalism, it becomes difficult to defend a position of business as usual. Worker co-ops are economic associations equally owned and democratically governed by workers with the potential to contribute to economic democracy and social change. LÄS MER

  2. 22. Competitive Advantage Strategies in Industrial Marketing : Using an Ecosystem Approach

    Författare :Jeandri Robertson; Tim Foster; Stefanie Paluch; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ecosystems; competitive advantage; competitiveness; network theory; social capital theory; resource-based view; dynamic capabilities; transient advantage; innovation; knowledge; entrepreneurship; Industrial Marketing; Industriell marknadsföring;

    Sammanfattning : Intensified competitive pressures related to a dynamic and hypercompetitive global economy, technological advances, unpredictable customers and competitors, and blurring industry boundaries, have compelled industrial marketers to reconsider the strategic imperatives of the organization, in relation to the competitive context in which it operates. As it becomes increasingly difficult for individual firms to identify and respond to external competitive challenges and changes independently, new organizational perspectives have been proposed to thrive in the presence of these forces. LÄS MER

  3. 23. The Creation of International Business Relationships : Experience and Performance in the Internationalization Process of SMEs

    Författare :Jukka Hohenthal; Harry Barkema; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Business Relationships; Internationalization; SME; Knowledge; Learning; Experience; Performance; Process; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : The present study examines the causal effect of experience on the performance of inter-national business relationships for small and medium-sized business firms. A case study of ten market entry processes in ten Swedish SMEs shows that both experienced and inexperienced firms can succeed in creating a new international business relationship. LÄS MER

  4. 24. Balancing knowledge creation : examining organizational slack and knowledge creation in product development

    Författare :Anders Richtnér; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Over the last few years there has been a downturn in business. As a response, many companies have initiated various downsizing activities – often on a short-term financial basis – in order to improve the competitive position of the company. LÄS MER

  5. 25. The Collective Dynamics of Organizational Learning: On Plurality and Multi-Social Structuring

    Författare :Kristina Henriksson; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organizational science; Transmanche-Link; Channel Tunnel; project; diversity; multi-social structuring; negotiations of meaning; sensemaking; plurality; interorganizational; cross-cultural; knowledge; organizational learning; culture; Organisationsteori;

    Sammanfattning : The notion of organizations as learning entities has gained considerably in popularity over the last decade, and is now regarded an important issue both theoretically and in practice. Many organizational activities and events have been referred to as learning phenomena, and learning theory is being applied to increasingly varied and complex settings of organizational life. LÄS MER