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Exploring the unknowns : State of the art in qualitative forest-based sector foresight research
2022
The forest-based sector is facing one the greatest transitions in its history in the face of global megatrends. Globalization, sustainability challenges and the ICT sector have put the world in a new light. Whereas some of the recent developments have resulted in challenges for the traditional forest industry, many positive expectations and opportunities are also seen to arise in the form of the transition to a sustainable bio-economy. However, to be able to fully seize the opportunity, the industry has to navigate through contingency where preparedness can have a major impact. Foresight as a strategic approach can help to prepare and sensitize decision-makers to be prepared for the future.…
Amidst Uncertainty–or Not? : Decision-Making in Early-Stage Software Startups
2019
It is commonly claimed that the initial stages of any startup business are dominated by continuous, extended uncertainty, in an environment that has even been described as chaotic. Consequently, decisions are made in uncertain circumstances, so making the right decision is crucial to successful business. However, little currently exists in the way of empirical studies into this supposed uncertainty. In this paper, we study decision-making in early-stage software startups by means of a single, in-depth case study. Based on our data, we argue that software startups do not work in a chaotic environment, nor are they characterized by unique uncertainty unlike that experienced by other firms. pe…
Innovation among SMEs in Finland: The impact of stakeholder engagement and firm-level characteristics
2021
PURPOSE: The aim of the paper is to analyse the importance of both internal capabilities (resources) and external information sources in implementing product, process, marketing and organizational innovations aiming to maximize firm competitive advantage and create value for stakeholders. Furthermore, in particular, we examine the role of public organizations, business networks, firm size, and the industry sector, in the emergence of different types of product, process, marketing, and organizational innovations. The research was based on the typology of innovation (product, process, marketing, and organizational) adopted by the OECD. METHODOLOGY: The paper is based on data from 389 SMEs loc…
Kuntaliitokset muutoksessa : Säynätsalon ja Korpilahden liitokset Jyväskylään 1990-2000-lukujen toimintaympäristön muutosten valossa
2008
Tässä tutkielmassa käsitellään kuntaliitosten luonteen muutosta kuntien toimintaympäristön muutoksissa 1990–2000-luvuilla. Tutkimuksen tavoitteena on kuvata tutkimuksen tapauskuntaliitosten eroja ja yhtäläisyyksiä sekä pyrkiä selittämään niitä kuntien toimintaympäristössä tapahtuneilla muutoksilla. Kunnat ovat kohdanneet tutkittavalla aikavälillä voimakkaita taloudellisia suhteita koskevia muutoksia, muuttoliikkeen voimistumisen, kansainvälistymisen ja Euroopan integraation kehityksen sekä laajojen julkishallintoa koskevien uudistusprosessien vaikutuksia. Yksi merkittävimmistä kuntien toimintaympäristöä muuttaneista tekijöistä on vuonna 2005 käynnistetty maamme suurin hallinnollinen uudistu…
Strateginen ja ennakoiva toimintaympäristön seuranta : suomalaisten suuryritysten strategiajohtajien näkemyksiä toimintaympäristön seurannan merkityk…
2013
Toimintaympäristön seuranta on aktiivista tietämyksen luomista yritystä ympäröivästä toimintakentästä. Toimintaympäristön seuranta koostuu informaation keräämisestä, prosessoinnista, analysoinnista ja hyödyntämisestä. Jalostamalla irtonaista dataa ja informaatiota yritykselle merkitykselliseksi tietämykseksi, on mahdollista tukea yrityksen päätöksentekoa ja toiminnan suunnittelua. Ennakoiva ja strateginen toimintaympäristön seuranta on näin ollen tarkoituksenmukaista, yrityksen nykytilan ja tulevaisuuden huomioon ottavaa toimintaa, jolla pyritään yrityksen kannattavuuden ja jatkuvuuden varmistamiseen pidemmällä aikavälillä. Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on luoda ymmärrystä strategisen ja ennako…
Business continuity of business models : Evaluating the resilience of business models for contingencies
2019
Company business models are vulnerable to various contingencies in the business environment that may unexpectedly render their business logic ineffective. In particular, technological advancements, such as the Internet of things, big data, sharing economy and crowdsourcing, have enabled new forms of business models that can effectively and abruptly make traditional business models obsolete. By disrupting or even diminishing companies’ revenue streams, environmental contingencies may present a significant threat to business continuity (BC). Evaluating the resilience of business models against these contingencies should therefore be a core area of BC. However, existing BC approaches tend to f…
Elämä aivohalvauksen jälkeen : tuliko sairaus osaksi elämää vai onko elämä sairastamista?
2009
Asiantuntijatoiminnan lähijohtajan toimintatila : terveydenhuollon kuntoutuspalveluiden johtaminen sukupuolineutraalissa toimintaympäristössä
2008
Startup Metrics That Tech Entrepreneurs Need to Know
2020
Metrics can be used by firms to make more objective decisions based on data. Software startups in particular are characterized by the uncertain or even chaotic nature of the contexts in which they operate. Using data in the form of metrics can help software startups to make the right decisions amid uncertainty and limited resources. However, whereas conventional business metrics and software metrics have been studied in the past, metrics in the specific context of software startups have not been studied. In this chapter, we present the results of a multivocal literature review to offer you 118 metrics practitioner experts think software startups should measure. These metrics can give you id…
Museum Studies – Bridging Theory and Practice
2021
This book is a handbook for everyone who is interested in museums and the wider cultural and cultural heritage debates. In the spirit of lifelong learning, it aims to connect the humanistic discipline of museum studies with the wider context of society. Museums possess power as safekeepers of our memories. This book will, in its own small way, take part in the discussion of making our past and future memories matter, to show how important it is for us to understand our past. In our contemporary culture it often seems that no time is allowed for this kind of understanding; the constant flow of issues and “must dos” often hinders us from seeing the connections between our past and present. In…