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Laursen, Keld; Mahnke, Volker (København, 2000)[More information][Less information]
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Dos, Yves; Foss, Nicolai J.; Santos, José (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The role of knowledge, organizational learning, and innovation as levers of competitive advantage is now a commonly acknowledged insight in research in international management. However, while the agglomeration of insights of described as the "knowledge-based view” is a promising theoretical lens, insights are not organized into a unifying framework and there are significant holes in the understanding of how knowledge may be turned into a source of competitive advantage for MNCs. In order to advance the knowledge-based theory of the MNC, we develop the notion of the MNC as a global knowledge system linking local knowledge structures and combining local knowledge elements that are complementary to confer strategic advantage, and relate this to the theory of complex systems deriving from the work of Herbert Simon. These ideas are used to frame the changing environments, strategic intents, and learning stances that characterize MNCs, and to derive a set of research challenges for MNC research. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7442 Files in this item: 1
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the role of disseminative capacityMinbaeva, Dana; Michailova, Snejina (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: There is a limited amount of studies, which investigate how different managerial practices may influence the behavior of knowledge senders in multinational corporations (MNCs). This paper addresses this gap by looking at whether and how certain expatriation practices can enhance a) the ability and b) the willingness of expatriates to transfer the knowledge they possess from the headquarters to the respective subsidiaries. By stepping on two bodies of literature, namely the knowledge transfer literature and the expatriation literature, we suggest that MNCs may enhance the expatriates’ willingness to transfer their knowledge through the employment of long-term expatriation practices. Expatriates’ ability to transfer knowledge may be increased through their involvement in short-term assignments, frequent flyers arrangements and international commuters practices. We test empirically the hypotheses on the basis of data from 92 subsidiaries of Danish MNCs located in 11 countries. Key words: knowledge transfer, MNC, expatriation, dissemination capacity URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7295 Files in this item: 1
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Do the Codes of Conduct and Ethics reflect Reality in Management Consulting?Maula, Marjatta; Poulfelt, Flemming (København, 2000)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The management consulting firms’ competence and capacity to provide high quality services and thereby create, transfer and develop managerial knowledge have an important role for the client firms and the society. The international management consulting associations have formulated Codes of Conduct and Codes of Ethics that aim to regulate and provide guidelines for the management consulting firms’ activities. This paper investigates whether there is a fit between the Codes and (a) the current modes of management consulting, and (b) the needs of the consulting firms to learn and develop continually their knowledge base and competencies. The analysis indicates that the majority of the Codes tend to support one-directional, i.e., ‘directive’, ‘content-based’, and ‘transplantation-based’ type of consulting. In the cases where the Codes recommend interaction, they could emphasize two-directionality and mutual interaction between the consultant and the client more clearly and explicitly, in the spirit of ‘nondirective’, ‘process-based’, and ‘translation-based’ consulting models. As to the development of the consulting firms’ knowledge and competencies, the analysis reveals that the Codes emphasize necessary qualifications and the quality of advice. With two exceptions the Codes do not directly and explicitly indicate the dynamic aspect, i.e., that the consulting firms should develop their skills and knowledge continually. Also, there is variation concerning the methods to develop competencies. Therefore, there are several unutilized opportunities to develop the Codes to meet better the needs of the knowledge society. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6313 Files in this item: 1
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Pedersen, Torben; Petersen, Bent; Sharma, Deo (, 2003)[More information][Less information]
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The Impact of Prior Trust-based RelationsGammelgård, Jens (København, 2001)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Prior relations between the acquiring firm and the target company pave the way for knowledge transfers subsequent to the acquisitions. One major reason is that through the market-based relations the two actors build up mutual trust and simultaneously they learn how to communicate. An empirical study of 54 Danish acquisitions taking place abroad from 1994 to 1998 demonstrated that when there was a high level of trust between the acquiring firm and the target firm before the take-over, then medium and strong tie-binding knowledge transfer mechanisms, such as project groups and job rotation, were used more intensively. Further, the degree of stickiness was significantly lower in the case of prior trust-based relations. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6923 Files in this item: 1
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Elkjær, Bente (København, 2000)[More information][Less information]
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En nøgle til velfærd og velstandRitter, Thomas; Geersbro, Jens (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Diskussionen om Danmarks fremtid som velfærdstat er i fuld gang – og har været det i et stykke tid. På det seneste har en ny rapport fra OECD tegnet et dystert billede for Danmark, idet landets produktivitet fortsat er for nedadgående. Så det store spørgsmål er nu endnu mere aktuelt: Hvad skal Danmark leve af i fremtiden for at bevare og udbygge velfærd og velstand? For at belyse dette spørgsmål fokuserer en stor del af diskussionen på ”produktivitet” som nøglen til velfærd og velstand. Vi vil i denne rapport argumentere for en supplerende faktor, som vi mener er af endnu større betydning end selve produktiviteten: Danmark kan og skal leve af kommercialiseringevnen. Evnen til at kommercialisere dækker over virksomheders aktiviteter til at tjene penge med deres ydelser (produkter, service, m.v.). Kort sagt handler kommercialisering om at forstå kundernes behov og værdiskabelse, matche denne indsigt med ydelser, og bygge passende relationer med kunder for at forklare værdi. Hvor god en virksomhed er til kommercialisering kan måles som: Kommercialiseringsefficens = Omsætning / ydelser. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8596 Files in this item: 1
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Westenholz, Ann (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Rapporten beskæftiger sig med udviklingen af kommercialisering af open source i Dan-mark ud fra den antagelse, at når open source software i dag i stigende grad bliver taget alvorligt af forretningsverdenen, er det ikke kun fordi IT virksomheder gennem open source udviklingsmodeller har udviklet konkurrencedygtige softwareprodukter, men også fordi der er lavet et stykke samfundsmæssigt institutionelt arbejde, som har normaliseret (om end ikke gjort det problemfrit), at IT virksomheder indgår i udviklingsmodeller, hvor alle har ret-ten til at kopiere, distribuere og modificere kildekoder i et stykke software. Fokus i rappor-ten er på sådanne ’institutionelle entreprenører’, som på trods af den hidtidige copyright institution i forretningsverdenen har fået sat en anden dagsorden, hvor det i stigende grad er blevet naturligt at tænke i open source software, som et produkt, man kan skabe en for-retning omkring. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6695 Files in this item: 1
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Imellem nyt og gammeltSkov, Lise; Larsen, Frederik; Nette, Sarah (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Formålet med denne rapport er at afdække markedet for kommissionsgenbrugstøj i København. Gennem en række kvalitative interview med forretningsindehavere og observationer i kommissionsgenbrugsforretninger, forsøger vi at karakterisere kommissionsgenbrugstøjforretningerne, deres forhold til henholdsvis genbrugsforretninger og førstehånds tøjforretninger samt deres indbyrdes placeringer. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8280 Files in this item: 1
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Frekvens og omkostninger for anvendelse af fysiske og digitale kanalerAndersen, Kim Normann (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8240 Files in this item: 2
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Hvorfor og hvordan?Lyck, Lise (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Turisme regnes som et af verdens største erhverv. UNWTO, der er turismens hovedorganisa-tion globalt har opgjort antal ansatte til 235 mio., dvs. 9,2 % af alle job, og turismens andel af verdens bruttonationalprodukt (BNP) til 9,7 %. Turismen fortsætter med at vokse. Økono-misk krise og finanskrise, askesky mv. har betydet kortvarige afvigelser fra væksttrenden og enkelte ændringer i udviklingen af turismedestination. Europa modtager langt de fleste turister, og turismen er derfor et meget stort erhverv i de fleste EU-lande. Fra Kommissionens side er der nu - siden turisme med Lissabon traktaten er blevet et EU anliggende - pr. 30. juni 2010 udformet et mål om, at EU skal være verdens turismedestination nr. 1 og en politik, der omfatter 21 punkter, se for eksempel Lise Lyck; ”Handlingsplan for Dansk Turisme”. Denne publikation kan købes for 150 kr. ved henvendel-se til ll.tcm@cbs.dk. Publikationen er også fremlagt på dette møde. Dansk turisme har desværre haft betydelige problemer med konkurrenceevnen og har som det eneste EU land gennem en årrække har haft en aftagende markedsandel i udenlandske overnatninger. Det er baggrunden for, at erhvervets aktører og nogle politikere har arbejdet for at erhvervet kan blive konkurrencedygtigt og bidrage mere til at skabe økonomisk vækst, velfærd og arbejdspladser i Danmark. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8476 Files in this item: 1
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Hansen, Gyde (Frederiksberg, 2014)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Based on empirical studies of texts, the three Germanic languages German, English and Danish are compared regarding similarities and differences. The analysis focuses on special aspects depending on how meaning is structured in the three languages. Some typical difficulties and pitfalls human translators experience are described. In the last part of the article, errors of machine translations are shown. Interestingly also many of the problems of machine translation systems are caused by linguistic differences and interferences. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9090 Files in this item: 1
Gyde Hansen.pdf (269.6Kb) -
befolkning, arbejdsstyrke, beskæftigelse, erhvervLund, Lars (København, 1998)[More information][Less information]
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priser og realindkomstLund, Lars (København, 1999)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Real income on Bornholm is described by comparing the region with the capital area and the country. Region specific prices are constructed for housing expenditure and for services. Weights for these parts of household budgets and the residual are found from panel surveys of household consumption. Relative prices of the consumption bundle for each year in the period 1987 to 1996 are found for both those who own there dwelling and those who rent it. Median incomes for entrepreneurs, employees and workers are constructed. Combining data on incomes and on relative prices gives estimates of real incomes. The result is that households of employed persons are relatively rich on Bornholm during the period. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7609 Files in this item: 1
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Lund, Lars (København, 2000)[More information][Less information]
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arbejdsmarkedet på Bornholm 1987 til 1996Lund, Lars (København, 2000)[More information][Less information]
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En undersøgelse af det intense arbejdslivKirkegaard, Line (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Denne afhandling tilbyder et diagram over eksistensformen for en gruppe højt profilerede management konsulenter. Den tilbyder et diagram over et moderne selvforhold. Den tilbyder en fortegnelse over, hvordan en gruppe højt profilerede management konsulenter griber de kriterier, de bliver udsat for i sit deres liv og den eksistensmåde, der hermed muliggøres. Med dette ønsker jeg at bidrage til de eksisterende work-life balance teorier. Min vej ind i teorierne er nemlig, at logikken i mit empiriske materiale forekommer så forskelligt fra de traditionelle work-life balance teorier, at disse ikke lader sig forene. Jeg foretager derfor en analyse af den eksisterende litteratur, og rejser i den forbindelse en grundlæggende kritik af work-life balance teorierne, for at operere med falske problemstillinger på en måde, så svaret allerede indgår i de spørgsmål, der stilles... URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8390 Files in this item: 1
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Relasjonen mellom virksomhetsledelse og kontraktshåndtering, belyst via fire norske virksomheterSimilä, Jan Ole (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Why do we focus on the internal arrangements of the contractual process from a leadership perspective? Through empirical research where we have asked questions about the internal organizational arrangements, what kind of knowledge the organization need, and how institutional arrangements affect the contract process, we have tried to answer the main research question. We have also carried with us a question of if the organization's attachment to the public or private sector affects the arrangements. I have conducted a comparative case study where data has been generated from two public sector organizations, The National Road Administration, Helsebygg Midt-Norge, one private sector organization, Siemens, and one hybrid organization, NTE. Data was primarily generated from the governance system of the different organizations, and informant interviews. The analysis was carried out by two steps; first an empirical analysis, then a theoretical analysis, based on contractual theory, of the empirical findings. The empirical analysis shows that the organizations share the same thoughts on how to organize the contractual work; the division between the line and the project organization, the distribution of decision-making authority, and the institutionalization of a specific governance system. The organizational processes are formalized, and the governance system gives the clear recommendation on desired actions. The empirical data gives a clear understanding that the contract process is dominated by one profession — the engineers. Regarding the question on knowledge, I found the organizations to be interested foremost on problem solving competencies (engineering competencies). Other competencies, for example economic or legal competencies, where viewed as support competencies. We also found that personal skills in handling the complex and difficult processes and attitude toward ethics seemed to be of importance. On the question on how institutional elements in the organizational environment affected the contract process, we found that the overall interest of the organizations was stability and predictability. We also found that the market mechanisms cause the organizations some worry. In the end, the empirical findings did not give us any strong reasons to differentiate between public sector organizations and private sector organizations in how to deal with contractual work processes. The theoretical analysis has been carried out within classical and relational contract theory. The analysis shows that the empirical findings, to a great extend, can be explained through classical contract theory. It also gives us some ideas on what areas of the theory, especially relational contract theory that should be improved. Regarding the main research question, the conclusions indicate a need to establish a comprehensive approach to the contract process, to ensure a good balance between different partial processes. There also seem to be necessary to work on improvements on contract theory to increase the applicability of the theory, especially the relational contract theory. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8011 Files in this item: 1
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En kognitiv-typologisk analyseBalieu, Henriette (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The dissertation seeks to answer the following questions: Which semantic properties allow for a verb to appear as well transitively as intransitively without any morphological changes, i.e. a semantic characterization of the verbs that alternate. When does the reflexive pronoun se appear in the intransitive version of the alternation? What characterizes the situations referred to by the alternation and what makes them so apt to appear in the causative alternation not only in Spanish but also in typologically related and unrelated languages, i.e. a more general characterization/description of the situations referred to by the verbs in the alternation. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7945 Files in this item: 1
Henriette_Balieu.pdf (2.781Mb)