Author: Emmi Tuomainen (2009).Download file: Competitive Actions and Profitability in the U.S. Forestry Industry Masters thesis, University of Tampere

Profitability is an extremely important issue for every company as it is an essential part of its continuity. Competitive actions taken by a company have an influence on the company’s performance and thus its profitability. It is not, however, clear what kind of actions promote and what kinds of actions, on the contrary, hinder the profitability of a company.

Author: Sihvonen, Antti (2010).Download file: Success Strategies in Declining Industries Masters thesis, Aalto University School of Economics, Department of Marketing and Management

The Abstract

Objective of the study

The broad aim of this research is to understand how organizations can succeed in declining industries. This is examined from the viewpoint of strategy, where strategy types are used to explain success in declining industries. In particular, this research aims at uncovering what kind of strategies lead to success in certain kinds of decline conditions. Existing research on this topic has focused on population ecology and strategic management. This research aims at linking these two discourses to produce an investigation of how a member of a distinct population can succeed, when the population faces decline.

Authors: Pietinalho, Lauri (2008).Download file: Evolution of Interorganizational Networks: Evidence from Pulp and Paper Industry in 1992–2006 Masters thesis, Helsinki University of Technology

The Abstract

Interorganizational alliance and cooperation networks are the backbone of contemporary economy. With concentration on their core competencies, economic actors are increasingly depended on each other. Implications of these networks to individual firms have been widely studied by organizational and management scholars, however, with a connotation of network stability.

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.