Search results for "Business Network"

Positive Psychological Capital as a Predictor of Satisfaction With the Fly-In Fly-Out Model

2021

The flexibility of the markets and international agreements lure a growing number of companies to expand their business beyond frontiers in search for new markets and a bigger business network. Workers, initially called expatriates, become keystones to implant and promote the so desired expansion into the international markets. From the concept of flexpatriate present in the literature in general, we adapted the concept of FLY-in FLY-out (FIFO) to comprehend the organizational flexpatriates. In the midst of the Positive Psychology theories, Luthans et al. underline that workers are the psychological capital of the companies. Therefore, the development of the Positive Psychological Capital b…

Aftermarket strategy and business networks : case study of a hydraulic motor firm

2018

The aftermarket is a big potential for any business as it can be more profitable than sales of the primary product. Previous aftermarket studies are focused on a supply chain approach to the aftermarket using pricing and logistics strategies for different types of industrial markets and limited to case studies from the automotive industry. Small to medium sized enterprises such as hydraulic motor companies have gained international markets due to their technological superiority and have reached niche market segments all over the world. This research aimed to create a profitable aftermarket strategy for a hydraulic motor company with an international niche market. The unique challenges of th…

Resurssiperustainen yritysyhteistyö pienten palveluyritysten verkostossa : tapaustutkimus matkailualan verkostosta

2013

Conscription of Network Business Models

2010

As enterprises focus increasingly on core competencies, the importance of collaboration and knowledge sharing between organisations is greatly enhanced. This article examines the development of knowledge sharing during the initial exploratory stages of an emerging business network. We demonstrate how the business model can serve as a tool for spanning organisational boundaries. Through developing a business model, network enterprises can learn to understand each other, create common concepts within their business network and evaluate feasibility of the endeavour. peerReviewed

The development and management of interpersonal trust in a business network in health, exercise, and wellbeing markets

2017

The aim of this dissertation is to explore the development, management and measurement of interpersonal trust in the context of a business network. More specifically, the focus is building and managing trust in the early stages of networking by examining how interpersonal trust forms in business networks and anchors relationships, and in addition, how the level of interpersonal trust could be measured. The data for this study is a qualitative, and collected from the business network that operates in the health, exercise and wellbeing sector. This study consists of three main parts: an introductory essay that consists of the research task, conceptual framework and methodological choices, fou…

Liiketoimintaverkostoon vaikuttavat tekijät - teknologinen näkökulma

2013

Tutkielmassa tutkitaan liiketoimintaverkostoja ja siihen vaikuttavia tekijöitä, erityisesti teknologian näkökannalta. Liiketoimintaverkostolla tarkoitetaan verkostoa jossa toimii useampi yritys ja joita sitoo toisiinsa erilaiset suhteet. Teknologialla tarkoitetaan tutkielmassa kaikkea teknologiaa jota käytetään muun muassa informaation eri muotojen luomiseen, tallennukseen, kommunikointiin ja käyttöön. Tarkemmin on tarkasteltu internettiä ja sitä hyödyntäviä teknologioita kuten sähköpostia, videoneuvottelua ja erilaisia IOS-järjestelmiä sekä digitalisaatiota. Tutkielman tutkimuskysymyksiä tarkasteltiin liiketoimintaverkoston kolmen myytin ja kolmen paradoksin teorioiden kautta. Tutkimuksen …

Making Sense of Business Ethics - About Not Walking the Talk

2006

By using a sensemaking perspective, this article argues that it is not relevant to fully expect firms to walk their talk in ethical matters. Accuracy between words and deeds is utopia in a post-modern world, with chaos and complexity. Integrating diverse ways of doing ethical business across global regions rather creates legitimacy, trust and a good image among firms in business networks. So what is the role of the ethics code? The article gives examples from a case study on Stora Enso, where the ethics code has a certain strategic meaning, but where the CEO also states that the firm has to do what it says, and say what it does. In short, the article discusses a new paradigm which influence…