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Increased deregulation, cross-border activities of non-financial companies and improved information communications technology led to an increased consolidation of financial institutions across borders. Commercial banking sector in particular, have witnessed trenmendous amount of cross-border bank merger and acquisitions’ (M&As) deals through out the
The internationalization of firms, especially among SMEs, represents big challenges that must be addressed. For this thesis, the internationalization process of the Big Image Systems AB is studied. The purpose of the thesis is to generate a theoretical model to satisfactorily describe
During 2003, Swedish exports to Central and South America were only 1,9% of the total Swedish exports; furthermore, Swedish imports during the same period to Central and South America were 1,1% of total Swedish imports. The figures show how Swedish trade with
Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union all conditions and principles for doing business in the area have changed. The shift from a planned economy to a market economy is connected with rapid and basic changes in political, social, economic and technological
The Uppsala model is the most accepted paradigm regarding the internationalisation process of the firm. This thesis tries to complement the Uppsala model with Porter’s theories regarding internationalisation. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to study to what extent the Uppsala
This thesis analyzes the product cycles of five different product groups within the Swedish machinery export during the time period 1964-2003.The result is that even though Sweden is a preferable region to launch new products and adopt new technologies, according to the
The purpose of this thesis is to broaden the understanding of current supplier relationship management and to discover what, if any, are the new initiatives being used by organizations to support their suppliers from a co-operative standpoint. The research is completed from
Companies must engage in international activities to survive in the competitive environment and researchers argue that firms’ international performance is determined by their ability to establish relationships. Problem: In order to facilitate the search for business actors globally, Chamber Trade Business to
Recent years have seen enormous growth of internet-based utility services. Such infrastructural support provides fertile ground for the cultivation of knowledge-based practices, driving the development of low-cost, mass-market tools for knowledge sharing. IT Knowledge Services are the programs that provide content-based organizational
The purpose with our research is to contribute to a deeper understanding for the importance of choosing useful strategies in a new market formation, and also for privatization and competition. Methods: A qualitative study has been done containing discussions, reports and theoretical