Title: Critical success factors that influence the corporate venturing process Seminar date: 2013-05-02 Course: ENTN39 Internship and Degree Project Authors: Martin Zündorf & Marcus Holgersson Advisor/s: Joakim Winborg Purpose: We investigated the influence of different factors on the corporate venturing process. Therefore we combined several factors from the organizational level with cha

Definitionen av ofrivillig barnlöshet innebär att ett par aktivt försökt bli gravida under 12-24 månader utan att lyckas. De flesta kvinnor och män i fertil ålder som vill ha barn har också möjlighet att skaffa det men för en minoritet av befolkningen är detta en omöjlighet. Syftet var att belysa kvinnors och mäns upplevelser av ofrivillig barnlöshet. En kvalitativ metod valdes och data samlades i

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to explore possible cost effective strategies for increasing brand awareness amongst certain stakeholder groups of an acquired, previously well known brand operating in a high tech B2B industry. Methodology: A qualitative, exploratory case study of RUAG Space AB, an acquired company previously holding high brand awareness in Sweden, was conducted. This was

This research addresses the role that the media have in guiding public perceptions about social movements and also the importance of the media in a well functioning democracy. In order to do so, a case study of the Indignant Citizens movement of Greece is presented, using theories related to participation, including voice and deliberative democracy. Furthermore, theories regarding the Europeanizat

This thesis is devoted to competition law aspects of parallel trade regulation in the European Union. The long line of case law of the European Court of Justice and the European Commission reflects the changes of the approaches towards the problem of parallel trade restrictions, where the very first cases establish the fundamental framework and policies for development of the internal market throu

Overcrowded units, excessive waiting lists and overstrained personell. Add an aging population and you have some of the challenges facing the Swedish health care system. Change is needed at multiple levels and it needs the involvement of a wide variety of actors. Some researchers suggest that many of the current change efforts fails to honor the complexity of health care organizations. In our the

There is a big discussion regarding the productivity in the construction industry. Many suggestions on how to mend this exist and one example is Virtual Design and Construction – VDC. The three main parts of VDC is the Product, often displayed as a BIM-model, the Organization with the intention to put the right team to every task, the Process which searches for more effective ways to work. With th

Purpose: The purpose is to explore a potential adoption of RFID technology in Spanish oranges producers´ outbound flow of the grey RFID-tagged plastic pallets that are delivered to Swedish wholesalers. The exploration will be focus on aspects regarding RFID technology, like level of knowledge and awareness, the willingness to invest on it, the attitude of the companies regarding the adoption, the

Öresundsregionen besitter genom sin stora befolkningskoncentration en stor potential att starkt bidra till tillväxten i Sverige och Danmark. För att nå upp till denna potential måste emellertid ett rad gränshinder undanröjas, exempelvis hinder för dem som dagligen pendlar från hemmet på ena sidan Öresund till arbetet på andra sidan Öresund. Ett hinder för dessa Öresundsspendlare utgörs av bristenThe Öresund region possesses, due to its large population, a great potential to contribute strongly to economic growth in Sweden and Denmark. In order to reach this potential, however, a series of border barriers must be removed, for example barriers for those who commute daily from their home on one side of the Öresund to their work on the other side of the Öresund. One obstacle for these Öresun

I dagens individualistiska och tekniska samhälle finns en övertro till möjligheterna med sociala medier. I denna fallstudie av Skånetrafiken undersöks, analyseras och förstås resenärers behov av information vid kriser via Facebook utifrån ett kund-perspektiv. Vi undersöker därför vilka effekter det kan få för Skånetrafiken att be-finna sig på Facebook utan att helhjärtat vara där. Fallstudien byggIn todays individualistic and technical society there is an over confidence about the possibilities surrounding social media. In this case study of Skånetrafiken we examine, analyse and understand travellers’ need of information during crisis from a customers perspective. We therefore examine the effects of Skånetrafiken being on Facebook without wholeheartedly embracing it. The case study uses a

In carrying out foreign policy in the 21st century, it is indispensable for a global force such as the United States to focus on decisions made by the civil society. Particularly, by implementing foreign policy that balances between hard power and soft power diplomacy, the practices of the new public diplomacy enable nation-states to interact with the public culturally and personally by encouragin

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Despite the so-called ‘great retreat’, in which people arguably are distancing themselves from the political sphere and civic engagement, the last two years has seen an upsurge in political activities. Outside the realms of institutionalised politics, i.e. political parties, lies a whole terrain of alternative political activities, including social movements and media institutions. Following the E

The focus for this qualitative research is how the best interests of the child has been interpreted in two asylum cases by the Supreme Court. The context is how most liberal democratic states have committed themselves to international human rights laws, binding them to safeguard the rights of the child, while facing extra-legal pressures from constituents to limit migration. This research draws pr

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization working for economic cooperation and stability. The IMF’s work is aimed at both temporary credit access and structural reforms to increase economic growth. In theory, the IMF can influence economic growth via several channels. This paper identifies four; provide money through loan disbursements, work as an insurance for investo

Migration and urbanisation have a great impact on many Less Developed Countries. However, limited research has been focusing on the relationship between urbanisation and rapidly growing slum populations. This thesis provides a better understanding of how rural migrants in Kenya are affected by their movements to one of the world’s largest slums, Kibera. This study uses qualitative data collected f

With a discourse analytical approach, our main theory and premiss for this thesis was to examine how identity is created and reflected in the database Europeana, through election of objects made at national level. The focus of this thesis was primarily on the manufacturing process and the institutions and secondary on the user level. Our intention was to investigate whether it is possible to ident