This thesis was based on a research into six municipality amalgamations in order to gain insight into factors that are at play in the process of a municipality amalgamation. Municipality amalgamations have been happening ...

The education sector is currently under high pressure due to all ongoing developments. These developments force primary educational institutions to become market-oriented. The expectation in this research was that by being ...

Previous literature has proven that board gender diversity affects performance. However, after years to decades of research, the underlying mechanisms are still not revealed yet. Therefore, this study aims to investigate ...

In this thesis I will look at the music platform industry and investigate five of the major companies in this industry in order to answer the following question: What are factors that lead to successful new platform creation ...

The debate about sustainable development is not new and has a long history. Several authors (London, 1932; Meadows, Meadows, Randers, & Behrens, 1972) and commissions (World Commission on Environment and Development, ...

This thesis has aimed to investigate the possibilities of data management for circular business models (CBMs). Since the world is running out of non-renewable resources, it is needed to evaluate alternatives to the ...

This article raises the question which configurations of regional institutional voids and firm resources lead to the presence or absence of innovation performance of Small and Medium-sized manufacturing Enterprises in ...

In this inductive, qualitative study, an analysis is made of how the occupational members with different occupational prestige levels are able to construct a positive self-identity while performing dirty work. The data was ...

In order to realize EU’s 2050 vision of ‘living well within the limits of our planet’, radical changes within business models are needed, particularly in those areas that have the most contribution to environmental pressures ...