Master theses: Recent submissions
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Innovation Diffusion from the Service-Dominant Logic: The case of the Metaverse
(2022-08-02)This paper aims to examine the diffusion of innovation as a collective endeavour of actors, more specifically, market disruptors. Drawing on service-dominant (S-D) logic and service ecosystems perspective, innovation is ... -
APPLYING DISTRIBUTION LEDGER TECHNOLOGY TO MICROGRIDS - A STEP TOWARD THE RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSITION
(2022-08-02)This work focuses on applying distributed ledger technology (DLT) to microgrids and their diffusion in society. The thesis’ purpose is twofold: first, trying to identify the reasons for the slow adoption of microgrid, and ... -
Intermodal Freight Transport - Evaluating the Suitability of Future Potential Implementations - A Case Study of Volvo Car Corporation
(2022-08-02)Environmental awareness has become increasingly more important for governmental and non-governmental organizations throughout the years, pushing organizations to better their operations with the aim to reduce environmental ... -
Data-Driven Solutions in VC Investments - A cross-sectional study on best-in-class data strategies within deal origination
(2022-07-15)The development of new technologies and the innovative trends that have emerged over the last years are transforming and disrupting several traditional industries. In a world that is becoming increasingly connected and ... -
Effects of Automation Processes on Ambidexterity - A case study of the effects of automation processes on efficiency and innovation within the IT department of a high-tech multinational enterprise
(2022-07-15)More and more organisations are adopting automation business processes to facilitate work, be more efficient, and let workers do more value-creating and complex tasks. Being able to exploit (efficient) and explore ... -
Entrepreneurial Success Factors for Next-gen Startups Challenging the Traditional Food Industry - A Qualitative Study of New Ventures within the Growing Food Tech Sector
(2022-07-15)Times are changing. The food industry is expected to experience a total revolution of the current status through the emergence of new business models, new value chains and food products, putting emphasis on sustainability ... -
Commercialisation in the nonprofit sector - Blessing or curse?
(2022-07-15)The rapidly growing nonprofit sector with its important role as a provider of social services is facing new challenges; not only due to the growing number of organisations competing for scarce resources, but also as a ... -
A comparison between public and private sectors in the healthcare process-innovation - A study conducted by an entrepreneurship-based perspective
(2022-07-15)Swedish healthcare has been a central subject which is constantly mentioned and studied throughout the latest decade. However, this thesis aims to look into how the private and public sector innovates their processes and ... -
Higher student performance: Implementing a Digital Health Care service to Swedish universities
(2022-07-15)Fluctuations in health conditions are widespread among university students in Sweden. It is well established in literature that at least students' mental health is not completely under control. The student health care ... -
ASSESSING SERVICE QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION USING SERVQUAL MODEL (A mixed-method study to assess service quality of ultrasound departments of private hospitals in Karachi city)
(2022-07-15)Service quality and customer satisfaction are important concepts that companies need to understand to stay competitive in business and thus grow. Companies need to know how to measure these constructs from the consumer's ... -
Challenges of developing and introducing innovative products or services in Bangladesh, a country with a poverty problem
(2022-07-05)Although people's living standards are getting better and better with the innovation of science and technology, poverty is still a common problem. Therefore, this thesis will focus on whether the country's poverty will ... -
Digitalization as a tool in advanced business services’ SMEs’ internationalization
(2022-07-05)This thesis focuses on the manner digital technologies integrated in ABS SMEs enable internationalization and further, their influence on the choice of a cross-border entry mode of the firm. Aiming better understanding of ... -
Facilitating internationalization through business models - A multiple case study of Swedish Cleantech SMEs
(2022-07-05)Globalization has seen an increase in the last decades and has increased the need for sustainable development and sustainable technologies in light of energy shortages. Cleantech is the definition of innovations reducing ... -
Cultural Diversity Management, Inclusion and its Relationship to Innovation Performance in the German Automotive Industry: A Comparative Case Study.
(2022-07-05)The aim of this thesis is to investigate the influence of inclusion on the relationship between cultural diversity and innovation performance in the context of unit orientation in the German automotive industry. A ... -
Demystifying Dynamic Capabilities - Exploring development & evolution of Dynamic Capabilities for Digital Transformation in a Multinational SME
(2022-07-05)The business environment is changing at a fast pace. One of the important ways in which the firms respond to these challenges is by employing digital technologies to create new value for their customers. However, despite ... -
How Startups Approach Internationalization - A study of the early stage of Swedish healthtech startups and the support from the Regional Science Park
(2022-07-05)In response to a certain gap of lacking research, lacking international implications in the healthtech startups’ pre-internationalization stage, and limited insights into the science parks’ roles when it comes to the ... -
What’s Trust Got to Do With It?: How startups consider trust in their MNE partner selection process
(2022-07-05)In recent years, there has been a surge in initiatives by MNEs to reach out to startups to engage in collaborative efforts for innovation. Previous research has shown the potential of such collaborations to result in novel ... -
Supply chain disruption and its impact on MNCs business models. - A Case study of an automotive company facing semiconductor shortage.
(2022-07-05)In the interconnected world we are living in, MNCs have their supply chains located all over the globe. This implies an increased risk for disruptions within the supply chain which impacts rapidly all the parts involved ... -
Impact of national culture on company decision-making when implementing sustainability initiatives.
(2022-07-05)Increasing issues of climate change and society, in general, have increased the importance of sustainability and that is why governments, organizations, and people are focusing on it more than ever. Similarly, international ... -
Impact of Covid-19 on procedural justice in MNCs
(2022-07-05)Given the unpredictable nature of the pandemic, global MNCs have had to rethink their decisionmaking when handling certain business activities. Nevertheless, managers have an overall responsibility regarding decision-making. ...