Sökning: "technological paradigm"
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1. A new paradigm of industrial organization : The diffusion of technological and managerial innovations in the Brazilian industry
Sammanfattning : Based on the concepts of techno-economic paradigm, network and production chain, the main purpose of this dissertation is to analyse the diffusion of technological and managerial innovations in the Brazilian industry during the 1980s and the 1990s. It consists of a summary and six selected papers. LÄS MER
2. Adaptive Logistics - Using Complexity Theory to Facilitate Increased Effectiveness in Logistics
Sammanfattning : Logistics is gaining increased attention in companies since interconnectivity is increasing, and the interdependence among actors is enhanced due to challenges organizations are facing today (market changes, novel strategies, and technological improvements). While the logistics discipline has been characterized by an efficiency focus based on positivistic assumptions, the challenges of today require a focus on effectiveness i. LÄS MER
3. Radical Innovation: Management and policy for electric and hybrid electric vehicle development
Sammanfattning : Technological change can be divided into two categories: in line with the mainstream trajectory or paradigm (continuous, incremental), or breaking with it (discontinuous, radical). This thesis aims to increase understanding of the latter type: paradigmatic shifts in technology. LÄS MER
4. Breaking the chains : A technological and industrial transformation beyond papermaking: Technology management of incumbents
Sammanfattning : In recent years, the necessity and opportunity for transforming pulp and paper mills into integrative units for large-scale output of biochemicals, biomaterials, and biofuels have come up in discussions of industrial renewal in the Northern hemisphere (mainly in Canada, Sweden and Finland). This transformation is related to technology shifts as well as changing business models based on new bioproducts due to profoundly new market conditions. LÄS MER
5. Supply Chain Integration through Performance Measurement
Sammanfattning : This Ph.D. thesis is about how the design of measurement systems may influence-or even drive-the integration of firms in supply chains, and is based on research presented in my licentiate thesisR. LÄS MER