Sökning: "proximity dimension"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 13 avhandlingar innehållade orden proximity dimension.

  1. 1. Relatedness put in place : on the effects of proximity on firm performance

    Författare :Lisa Östbring; Urban Lindgren; Rikard Eriksson; Thomas Brenner; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cognitive proximity; labor mobility; knowledge; plant performance; relatedness; proximity dimensions; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis contributes to recent theorizations in economic geography on the effects of proximity on firm competitiveness. One of the great challenge in the contemporary economy is for firms to remain competitive. Their innovative ability is highly dependent on the knowledge they possess and their ability to acquire new knowledge. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Labour mobility and plant performance : The influence of proximity, relatedness and agglomeration

    Författare :Rikard Eriksson; Urban Lindgren; Gunnar Malmberg; Andrés Rodríguez-Pose; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Agglomeration economies; labour mobility; plant performance; geographical proximity; related variety; clusters; Human geography; economic geography; Kulturgeografi; ekonomisk geografi; Economic geography; Ekonomisk geografi; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is to shed new light on the theorizations discussing the economic benefits of geographical clustering in a space economy increasingly characterized by globalization processes. This is made possible through the employment of a plant-perspective and a focus on how the relative fixity and mobility of labour influence plant performance throughout the entire Swedish economy. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Creating Advantage: On the complexity of industrial knowledge formation in the knowledge-based economy

    Författare :Linda Gustavsson; Laestadius Staffan; Keith Smith; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; knowledge formation; competitive advantage; complexity; proximity; regional innovation systems policy; low- and medium-technology industries; Industrial organisation; administration and economics; Industriell organisation; administration och ekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Knowledge as a resource and knowledge formation as a process are seen as central to providing nations and regions as well as firms with a competitive advantage. This is captured by the view that the economic and industrial landscape is currently undergoing a transformation towards a knowledge-based economy. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Relatedness through kinship : the importance of family co-occurrence for firm performance

    Författare :Evans Korang Adjei; Urban Lindgren; Rikard Eriksson; Rodrigo Basco; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; proximity dimension; agglomeration economies; family; family co-occurrence; family firm; region; firm performance; regional development; entrepreneurial capital; localized learning; Sweden; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of the thesis is to analyse the effects of family co-occurrence and past familial relationships (inherited entrepreneurial abilities) on firm performance. This aim is motivated by the contemporary arguments that social relations (e.g. family ties) are important in the analysis of today’s space economy. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Det ansvarsfulla mötet : En närhetsetisk analys av omsorgens innebörder i förskolan

    Författare :Mie Josefson; Hillevi Lenz Taguchi; Sven Persson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; care; responsibility; preschool; preschool teacher; ethics of care; proximity ethics; reworking qualitative data; omsorg; ansvar; förskola; förskolepedagog; omsorgsetik; närhetsetik; sekundär analys; Early Childhood Education; förskoledidaktik;

    Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis embraces Care in the discipline of Early Childhood Education. In this thesis, the concept of responsibility is used to analyze the meaning of care in preschool. LÄS MER