Masters Thesis

Feb 08 2008

The financing of explorative and exploitative activities: A comparative study of the Finnish post-IPO high-tech companies

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Authors: Peni, Mikko (2008).Download file: 'The financing of explorative and exploitative activities: A comparative study of the Finnish post-IPO high-tech companies' Master's Thesis, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

The Abstract

Companies that engage in explorative activities face challenges of organizing the financing to balance time asymmetry between expenses and incomes. Investments in explorative activities may bind relatively significant amount of resources while earnings from these activities are uncertain. Exploitation, indeed, often has an opposite impacts.

Aug 28 2007

The evolutionary phases of knowledge transfer and inter-organizational competitive advantage in Finnish-Chinese strategic alliances in the diagnostics industry

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Authors: Liang, Fang (2007).Download file: 'The evolutionary phases of knowledge transfer and inter-organizational competitive advantage in Finnish-Chinese strategic alliances in the diagnostics industry' Master's Thesis, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland.

The Abstract

Globalization has changed and will continue to shape the ways firms carry out their economic and profit-seeking activities. However, going it alone into a new country or business sector is always full of unpredictable risks.

Aug 27 2007

Success and survival of Finnish new biotechnology firms

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Authors: Järvinen, Joonas (2007).Download file: 'Success and survival of Finnish new biotechnology firms' Master's Thesis, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland.

The Abstract

Future prospects of the global biotechnology industry are commonly considered excellent. However, the current situation of the Finnish biotechnology industry is somewhat alarming; its growth has almost ceased. Therefore, in order to turn the development of the Finnish industry, it is important to study the determinants affecting firm success and survival.

Jul 27 2007

Scenario development: The case of the Russo-Baltic food retail market

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Authors: Lauerma, Mikko (2007).Download file: 'Scenario development: The case of the Russo-Baltic food retail market' Master's Thesis, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland.

The Abstract

Firms interact on two dimensions, with their direct competitors and with their suppliers and customers. Especially in industries where supply chains have an important role, firms are very dependent on their suppliers one side and their customers on the other. A firm’s power within the value network influences he amount of value it is able to appropriate from it.

Sep 12 2006

Cognitive Change: An Empirical Study in the Pulp and Paper Industry

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Authors: Vaskelainen, Taneli (2006).Download file: 'Cognitive Change: An Empirical Study in the Pulp and Paper Industry.' Master’s thesis, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland

Finalist in the Finnish Strategic Management Society’s annual strategy thesis competition

The Abstract

This study researches change in managerial cognitions over time. Lately there has been a growing interest in the cognitive view of strategy within the strategic management literature. This view considers the inability to adjust cognitions to environmental changes to be a major factor explaining the demise of organizations.

Sep 12 2006

Managerial Cognitions and Business Model Evolution in the Biotechnology Industry

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Authors:Järvensivu, Paavo and Laukkanen, Mikko (2006).Download file: 'Managerial Cognitions and Business Model Evolution in the Biotechnology Industry - Cases Amgen and Genentech.' Master's Thesis, Helsinki School of Economics HSE, Helsinki, Finland.

The Abstract

Objectives
The study aims to discover how business models have evolved in the biotechnology industry by analyzing two US-based case companies, Amgen and Genentech. Emphasis is put on managerial cognitions and their role in the coevolution of business models and the business environment.

May 12 2005

Competitive dynamics and strategic development in the

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Authors:Wagner, Sven (2005).Download file: 'Competitive dynamics and strategic development in the
pharmaceutical industry. A case study on leadership change' Master's Thesis, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland.

The Abstract

The study aims at describing leadership change in the pharmaceutical industry from the viewpoint of competitive dynamics and strategic development from 1985 to 2004 using a case study approach on Merck & Co and Pfizer Inc. Previous studies have described leadership change in terms of competitive aggressiveness considering large data samples.

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The financing of explorative and exploitative activities: A comparative study of the Finnish post-IPO high-tech companies

The Abstract

The evolutionary phases of knowledge transfer and inter-organizational competitive advantage in Finnish-Chinese strategic alliances in the diagnostics industry

The Abstract

Success and survival of Finnish new biotechnology firms

The Abstract

Scenario development: The case of the Russo-Baltic food retail market

The Abstract

Cognitive Change: An Empirical Study in the Pulp and Paper Industry

The Abstract

Managerial Cognitions and Business Model Evolution in the Biotechnology Industry

The Abstract

Competitive dynamics and strategic development in the

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