Browsing by Title
-
Mahnke, Volker; Foss, Nicolai J. (Frederiksberg, 1998)[More information][Less information]
-
Comparison of Danish and Swedish drug discovery firmsLund Jensen, Rasmus; Dahlgren, Henrich; Valentin, Finn (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This report studies employment effects associated with the adoption of modern biotechnology in Danish industry. In this context we also examine industry structure, patterns of job creation, key outputs such as patents and the pipeline of projects in clinical trials. To see the development of Danish biotech firms in a relevant context we compare a Danish segment of biotech firms with a matching Swedish segment. From an overall assessment modern biotechnology, despite the three decades elapsed since the first genetic manipulation, is still in a stage of experimentation, learning how to turn its new tools and approaches into an operational, reliable, cost-effective technology, sufficiently "pluggable” with other technologies. Therefore employment directly related to biotech is particularly visible and identifiable in firms focused on R&D. Outside this core of R&D activity other industries appear as early adopters of biotech, but only parts of their activities relate to modern biotechnology. From the outside it is difficult to isolate what share of their employment is attributable to their activities within biotechnology. In pursuit of clarity on the role of biotechnology this report studies a segment of Drug Discovery Firms (DDFs), which almost exclusively are based on capabilities in biotech research. This delimitation gives the advantage of studying a homogenous segment of firms. At the same time, this segment of biotech research firms is an informative indicator of the ability of the Danish economy to perform in the transition towards knowledge and sciencebased competitiveness. That is so because DDFs to an unusual extent depend on the ability of their framework to perform as an innovation system, by which we refer to advantages growing out of interactions and complementarities between e.g. universities, firms and venture capital. That makes DDFs a sensitive "seismograph" for the ability of the Danish innovation system to foster new science-based technologies. Key words: Employment, Biotechnology, Firm size distribution, Industry structure, Firm performance JEL Codes: J21, L11, L22, L25, L65, O57 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6781 Files in this item: 1
wp05-2006.pdf (393.7Kb) -
A Corpus-Based Cross-Linguistic StudyGylling, Morten (Frederiksberg, 2013)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Effective communication requires texts to be organised into a coherent discourse structure. But languages vary considerably in how they do this, posing a challenge for effective intercultural communication. Instead of relying on our own preferred persuasion style to be the most effective, we need to take into consideration that people with different linguistic and cultural backgrounds do not necessarily employ the same linguistic means in similar communication situations. This is of particular importance in a business context, and a profound understanding of cross-linguistic differences in the organisation of argumentative texts is needed. In order to address this challenge, this thesis presents a study of structural characteristics in argumentative texts across three different languages. The aim of the study is to examine some of the linguistic means that writers of different languages employ when creating persuasive discourses. The study is based on 150 Danish, English and Italian speeches held by Members of the European Parliament in their native language. The linguistic means under investigation are conceptualised as belonging to three different structural domains which account for different ways of linking discourse units in a text: a syntactically organised text structure, a rhetorically organised discourse structure and an information packaging organised information structure. The structural domains are defined from a cognitive-functional perspective and juxtaposed into a single analytical framework. The analyses show that writers across the three languages generally use the same rhetorical relations to build up persuasive discourses. But the analyses also reveal that the Danish, English and Italian writers textualise relations differently. The Danish writers use almost exclusively finite verb forms in coordinate and subordinate structures. The English writers tend to avoid explicating the rhetorical relations between discourse units, and the Italian writers tend to include more units inside the same sentence than the Danish and English writers. The analyses also suggest that the cross-linguistic differences in textualisation can be correlated with certain persuasive strategies. The Danish writers tend to persuade by analogy, making use of typical features from narratives. The English writers make use of presentational persuasion style, involving themselves in a more personal way than the Danish and Italian writers. And lastly, the Italian writers make use of typical features from quasilogical persuasion style, adopting a formal register and argumentation. This thesis formulates an analytical framework for a systematic investigation of the structure of discourse across languages, pairing theories and methods from the two parallel disciplines of linguistics and rhetoric in order to gain more insights into effective intercultural communication. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8794 Files in this item: 1
Morten_Gylling.pdf (2.451Mb) -
Højlund, Holger; la Cour, Anders (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
-
Laursen, Keld; Drejer, Ina (Frederiksberg, 1997)[More information][Less information]
-
Carl, Michael (, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The paper introduces a new research strategy for the investigation of human translation behavior. While conventional cognitive research methods make use of think aloud protocols (TAP), we introduce and investigate User- Activity Data (UAD). UAD consists of the translator’s recorded keystroke and eye-movement behavior, which makes it possible to replay a translation session and to register the subjects’ comments on their own behavior during a retrospective interview. UAD has the advantage of being objective and reproducable, and, in contrast to TAP, does not interfere with the translation process. The paper gives the background of this technique and an example on a English-to-Danish translation. Our goal is to elaborate and investigate cognitively grounded basic translation concepts which are materialized and traceable in the UAD and which, in a later stage, will provide the basis for appropriate and targeted help for the translator at a given moment. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8044 Files in this item: 1
UAD-3.pdf (408.4Kb) -
[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This working paper – written for inclusion as a chapter on Japanese society, to be published in Chinese by the Beijing University of Foreign Studies later in 2011 – looks at popular culture as a form of cultural production. It argues for the need to study popular cultural forms like advertisements, ceramics, fashion magazines and folk art as both products and as processes of design, manufacture, distribution, appreciation and use, which must all be taken into account. Precisely because popular cultural forms are both cultural products and commodities, they reveal the complementary nature of the two categories of culture and the economy. The paper outlines and analyses the different ways in which social, cultural, symbolic and economic capital are converted by those participating in advertising, ceramic, fashion magazine and folk art worlds, and suggests that popular culture may best be seen as a name economy. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8252 Files in this item: 1
-
Bansler, Jørgen; Havn, Erling; Mønsted, Troels; Schmidt, Kjeld (København, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The medical record, the collection of notes and other documents concerning a particular patient, is a time-honored and robust institutional artifact. However, with patients with chronic ailments that typically are treated and monitored by multiple clinical workers, sometimes at different institutions, the medical record is more than ‘beginning to burst’: it is beginning to fragment. This becomes clear from our ongoing study of the coordinative practices of clinical workers dealing with patients with ‘implantable cardioverter-defibrillators’ (ICDs), i.e., pacemakers that dub as defibrillators.... URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8418 Files in this item: 1
Kjeld_Schmidt_2011.pdf (1.834Mb) -
Viborg Andersen, Kim (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Mere end to tredjedele af statslige styrelser, råd og nævn kommer ikke slutbrugeren i møde på nettet. Med sneglefart og en tilsyneladende modvillighed mod at tage fuldblods digitale løsninger i anvendelse, synes styrelserne, råd og nævn at være opsat på at gøre ydelserne så løntunge som overhovedet muligt. Denne kontroversielle karakteristik kan være forklaringen på de resultater som en undersøgelse fra Handelshøjskolen i København afdækker for digitaliseringen af brugernes adgang til mere end 100 statslige styrelser, råd og nævn. Resultaterne fra undersøgelsen sår alvorlig mistillid til hastigheden og evnen til at udarbejde og gennemføre digital sagsbehandling og digitale løsninger med slutbrugeren i centrum. De eksisterende selvbetjeningsløsninger skriger til himlen om forbedring og nytteværdi for slutbrugerne. En endeløs række pdf-filer, excel-filer, informationer om telefontider og fysiske åbningstider er fortsat det dominerende billede af styrelsernes formåen på nettet. Det markante fravær af fokusering på slutbrugeren gør, at al tanke om at bruge de digitale medier til at løse arbejdskraftproblemet i den offentlige sektor synes at være så langt ude i tidshorisonten, at det nærmer sig fata morgana forestillinger. I stedet er hjemmesiderne for styrelserne, råd og nævn skabt om de marginale, og set fra et slutbrugerperspektiv, betydningsløse løsninger. Hjemmesiderne er halvhjertede løsninger og uden reelle forsøg på at skære den offentlige sektors administrationsforbrug ind til benet. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6507 Files in this item: 1
wp-2006-10.pdf (194.2Kb) -
Dieng, Sebastian; Dörrenbächer, Christoph; Gammelgaard, Jens (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper analyses the moves global brewery companies undertake towards the distribution of decision making authority in their multinational organization and the likelihood of newly acquired subsidiaries to influence these moves. In this consumer goods industry, brands are suggested to be the primary subsidiary specific resource to influence these distribution processes. Empirically this paper explores three European acquisitions of the Dutch brewery corporation Heineken in Switzerland, Slovakia, and France. We explore whether differing brand value (regional/international, standard/premium) has had an impact on the subsidiaries‟ ability to maintain a certain degree of decision making authority after the take-over. The results of our case studies show, however, that the ownership of valuable brands may not be considered as a critical resource for subsidiaries here. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6601 Files in this item: 1
wp2-2008.pdf (295.9Kb) -
The importance of technology embeddednessAndersson, Ulf; Forsgren, Mats; Pedersen, Torben (København, 2000)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Previous versions of this paper have been presented at the Nordic International Business conference in Oslo, May 1998, the conference in Organizational Studies at Stanford University in September 1998 and at the annual MESO conference at Duke University in May 1999. We thank the participants at these seminars for their valuable comments and suggestions. Two anonymous reviewers insightful comments and suggestions is also acknowledged. The Jan Wallander scholarship from Handelsbanken’s research foundation is greatly appreciated by Ulf Andersson. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6865 Files in this item: 1
linkwp24.pdf (181.9Kb) -
Strategic Inertia in the Development of German-owned Subsidiaries in HungaryDörrenbächer, Christoph; Gammelgård, Jens (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Abstract This study reports the results of interviews with 65 managers in 11 German headquarters and in their 13 Hungarian subsidiaries. We focused on the role of the subsidiary with regard to market, product and value-adding mandates. Further, we investigated whether the Hungarian subsidiaries had experienced an upgrade of their role during the first 10 years of transition. The host country economy was supportive to role development, but inadequate subsidiary capabilities and headquarters’ assignments prevented the subsidiaries from being upgraded. We propose that the corporate immune system, ie, ethnocentric behaviours emanating from the headquarters should be included in future upgrading analyses. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7300 Files in this item: 1
ckg-wp202004-08.pdf (138.9Kb) -
Blomgren-Hansen, Niels (København, 1999)[More information][Less information]
-
Sin, Khoo Cheok (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Over the past decade, the Government of Malaysia has become increasing aware of the significant contribution of small medium enterprises (SMEs) to the national economy. A number of Government programmes and incentives were offered to the SMEs in the past years but with limited impact. This lecture touches on the nature and contribution of the Malaysian SMEs in the first five years of the 21st century. An attempt was made to identify the success factors and weaknesses of SMEs from official reports of Government agencies, and findings of research studies on the subject. Recognising the challenges posed by globalisation and trade liberalisation on the Malaysian SMEs, the Government revamped its policies, programmes, incentives, and approaches which are currently implemented in the Ninth Malaysian Plan and the Third Industrial Master Plan. The objective is to enhance the SMEs’ capacity and capabilities through continuous product development, knowledge and technology acquisition to empower them to compete with other global players offering high quality products and services at competitive prices. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8023 Files in this item: 1
Discussion paper master.doc.pdf (185.6Kb) -
Hansson, Finn; Brenneche, Nicolaj Tofte; Mønsted, Mette; Fransson, Torsten (København, 2008)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In this report the key findings of an extensive literature review and an empirical survey of collaboration projects within the fields of sustainable energy and climate change are presented. The main objectives of the report is 1) to develop an analytical framework of innovation systems and to identify important managerial and organisational challenges pertinent to collaboration projects linking actors from within the Triangle of Knowledge (Innovation, Education and Research) and 2) to report on major collaboration patterns and on the basis hereof identify the most important types of collaborations known by the partners of SUCCESS. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6347 Files in this item: 1
wpx1-2008.pdf (1.393Mb) -
Effekter og styringsmæssige udfordringerAndersen, Kim Normann; Medaglia, Rony (, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Denne forskningsrapport er udarbejdet som led i et forstudie af effektmåling og ledelse af sundhedsit. Studiet er gennemført 2008-09 som led i faggruppen ledelse og effektmåling under Sundhedsitnet. Sundhedsitnet er et højteknologisk netværk med deltagere fra private firmaer, vidensinstitutioner og offentlige institutioner. Sundhedsitnet er placeret ved Alexandra Institutet. Mere information om netværkets aktiviteter kan indhentes via http://www.sundhedsitnet.dk/ Effektmåling af sundhedsydelser er et af de mest omdiskuterede og kontroversielle evalueringsfelter. Klinikernes og de sundhedsprofessionelles fokus på sundhedsfaglige vurderinger, menneskelige og langsigtede hensyn står hyppigt i direkte modsætning til administrative og økonomiske prioriteringshensyn. I denne rapport har vi sammenfattet og søgt at finde vej i den jungle af sundhedsfora og konsultationstyper der vokser frem i disse år. Dermed er den et input til den videre afklaring af forskningsagenda indenfor sundhedsit og et direkte input til den styrings- og effektmålingsdiskussion som trænger sig på indenfor dette felt. Rapporten er i tråd med Van de Ven’s nyligt udkomne bog om at foretage engageret forskning, hvor samspillet mellem teori, praksis udfordringer, løsninger og modelopstilling er målestokken for forskningsprocessen og for outputtet af denne (Van de Ven, 2007). Hensigten er ikke at stoppe digitaliseringen af konsultationen, tværtimod. Hensigten er at fremme digitaliseringen så den får endnu mere fart på og bliver en del af den ressourceprioriteringsopgave der er så påtrængende indenfor sundhedssektoren. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7751 Files in this item: 1
CAICT_2009_01.pdf (164.9Kb) -
Hald, Kim Sundtoft; Olsen, Morten Albin (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Using a combined conceptual and single case-based research methodology, we explore the process connecting a buyers attempt to transfer its sustainability requirements with its suppliers’ willingness to participate. We conclude that buyer promoted sustainability practices in the supply chain can be understood as multiple decision problems. The case illustrate how accounting devices play major roles in resolving these decision problems, and how decision criteria apparently unconnected to the sustainability issue affect the outcome of the sustainability transferral process in the supply chain. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8273 Files in this item: 1
FTHE-Euroma-1557777.pdf (106.4Kb) -
Kinra, Aseem (Frederiksberg, 2009)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The spatial scope of organisations has recently been reemphasised in the context of supply chains and supply chain management. This scope is usually accompanied by uncertainty to organisations, especially for the extended supply chain with geographically dispersed operations and activities, thus posing environmental complexity in the form of risks and costs that organisations need to contend with. The main purpose of this dissertation is to create a deep understanding of this environmental complexity facing the extended supply chain, and the main research objective is to develop a construct, consisting of factors and measures, that can aid in describing its state in the context of logistics. Overall, the dissertation assumes an international business (IB) standpoint in undertaking this task whereby it is argued that countries and borders matter, and that differences between country environments lead to environmental complexity in the geographically dispersed supply chain. Country-oriented constraints may then exist at macro-economic level, or the micro-/meso- e.g. firm, network and industry levels of the business environment. In this dissertation, supply chain (logistics) environmental complexity is developed and operationalised in terms of the range and heterogeneity of country-oriented macro- logistics factors that need to be considered in extended, cross-border, or global supply chain (logistics) operations. The remainder of this dissertation is thereafter dedicated to finding these factors, and their respective information measures, by the application of a decision-making approach. A decision factor is one that influences the decision on selection with regards to environmental complexity, and an information measure is a unit of measurement that aids decision-making by providing some information on the factor. The findings of this dissertation are based upon multiple literature reviews, content analyses and expert opinions, and suggest the importance of 17 such decision factors and 187 different types of information measures, which describe the state of environmental complexity in extended, cross-border, or global supply chain operations. The study is particularly relevant from the perspective of strategy and design issues in global supply chain management, international operations management and international business, and more specifically for environmental scanning and decision-making applications such as site location and transport mode selection. By applying the results of this dissertation decision-makers may, for example, get a preliminary idea of the environmental complexity surrounding their extended supply chains. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7823 Files in this item: 1
Aseem_Kinra.pdf (28.74Mb) -
A framework for understanding the choice behaviour of the modern food consumerHansen, Torben; Thomsen, Thyra Uth (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
-
Lyck, Lise (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This survey relates to the EU project AGORA 2.0 work package 4 item c) a contest on innovative heritage product ideas among students/universities. The survey should have been carries out by another partner, but it was not done. It was therefore decided on the last meeting and seminar in the AGORA project in Poland in November 2012, which TCM/CBS should undertake the survey and fulfill the AGORA 2.0 requirements. On this background a survey among students of tourism, hospitality and service management at the Copenhagen Business School was carried out. The students include students from many countries, and the studies are taught in English. This publication presents the survey and the results of the survey. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8712 Files in this item: 1
Lise_Llyck_3.pdf (2.379Mb)