Search results for "perheyritykset"

International joint venturing : understanding entry to Chinese market area through cultural dimension analysis and network theory

2012

The main aim of this thesis is to analyze how Joint Venture Company survives in China with special policy and environment. With China implemented reform and opening to outside world, China has developed at a supernormal speed in absorbing foreign investment and has made great achievements attracting the world attention. Many foreign companies want to expand business into Chinese market. As one form of market entry, Joint Venture companies have more advantages for further development. The analyses of the paper are mainly based on an interview for a Finnish Technology company in Kajaani City. From the understanding of the Cultural dimension and the internationalization of the Network theory, …

The role of social capital in intra-family succession : ensuring the transition of networks to the second generation

2017

Given the era of the new economy the role of social capital is even more important and the preservation and transfer of it in a situation of intra-family succession should be one of the major considerations when conducting succession planning. Relationships as form of assets are often neglected and this study emphasizes the role of social capital in the future success of a company. The aim of this study is to shed light on the role of social capital during succession and focus on the competitive advantage it is able to bring to the company. This study uses qualitative and interpretive analysis approach in order to determine the role of social capital, the creation and management of social n…

Internationalization of family-controlled SMEs from the process, network and socioemotional wealth perspectives

2016

Perheyritysten kansainvälistyminen on saanut vähän huomiota kansainvälisen liiketoiminnan tutkimusalalla. Tämä laadullinen tapaustutkimus tarttuu tähän tutkimusaukkoon ja lähestyy teemaa jopa perheyritysten kansainvälistymistutkimuksessa itsessään suhteellisen vähälle huomiolle jääneiden näkökulmien kautta: prosessi, verkosto ja sosioemotionaalinen vauraus (socioemotional wealth, SEW). Tämä tutkimus tarjoaa vastauksia siihen, kuinka perheiden kontrolloimat pk-yritykset rakentavat kansainvälisiä verkostoja, minkälaisia ulkomaiset verkostosuhteet ovat ja missä määrin SEW selittää yritysten kansainvälistymistä. Jotta tutkimustavoitteilla olisi heijastuspintaa, tutkimusta varten tehtiin kattava…

Network ties in the international opportunity recognition of family SMEs

2011

The importance of network ties is emphasized in the current literature on opportunity recognition. However, it is unclear how firms with limited bridging networks, such as family SMEs, recognize international opportunities through their network ties. In this case study we found that in gaining foreign market entry, those family SMEs that lack existing network ties recognize opportunities through weak ties formed in international exhibitions. The findings also indicate that rather than being proactive, family SMEs respond reactively to opportunities that emerge coincidentally. The trustfulness of the tie is important when they consider these opportunities and form new ties for internationali…

Internationalization pathways of family SMEs

2011

To enter or not to enter is not the question : a qualitative inquiry into the career experiences of next generation family members

2014

"Tätä peliä ei hävitä" : abduktiivinen tutkimus Halton-konsernin oppimishistoriasta 1968-2006

2009

The main objective of this case study is to research, interpret and describe the learning history and corporate culture of a family-owned industrial firm that has been highly successful in its operating culture, product development and growth intention. Furthermore, the aim is to find out whether certain difficulties the firm has experienced have had an impact on the continuous and sustainable development, in the light of accumulated learning and knowledge management. In my own research my prior knowledge and intensive monitoring of the object have been of great help when forming the questions and focusing the objectives. The main question in this single case study is: “What kind of a corpo…

Re-establishing traditional Czech family businesses : a multiple case study on the present challenges

2004

After virtually 50 years of expropriation and state ownership, a large number of Czech traditional family businesses were returned to their original owners. Despite the volatile and risky socio-economical and political conditions of the early 90’s, many businesses have been re-established by their former family owners and have carried out their activities with varying degrees of success until now.The main goal of this study is to monitor the challenges that family businesses face today and to investigate whether some of these might be facilitated through well suited business education and counseling. The study is a non-positivistic study – a multiple case study performed in the Czech Republ…