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- Solberg Søilen, Klaus, 1968-, et al.
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ADC of Sweden (Handelsbolag) – Gjuteribolaget i Bredaryd AB
- 2004
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- Abstract: As a consequence of the stagnation in the telecom industry at the start of the new millennium many subcontractors found themselves in deep crisis. Numerous Swedish die casting corporations which had focused their production on telecom related products, suffered a severe blow after the mere collapse of this industry. Several firms were declared bankrupt, others were gravely minimized. In the central parts of Sweden, three die casting companies which were located geographically close to each other (Metallteknik Produktion AB in Kulltorp, Gjuteribolaget in Bredaryd AB and Värnamo Pressgjuteri AB) started a co-operation in order to try to overcome the down turn in the market. The companies later merged and became “ADC of Sweden” (“As-sociated Die Casters of Sweden”), targeting a new demanding international clientele. The new corporation has a joined marketing plan and parts of their operations seem to be working well. At the same time these former ri-vals, which are now united in a new organisation, have encountered a series of problems which may be related to the fact that they were traditional fam-ily firms that used to operate independently.
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- Solberg Søilen, Klaus, 1968-, et al.
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Berglunds Mekaniska AB
- 2004
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- Abstract: Being a small company within the metal industry, Berglunds Mekaniska AB, located in Löddeköpinge/South Sweden, faces a lot of the typical problems of the branch. The metal industry is a low tech segment. The problems become particularly clear in smaller companies. Many of these companies lack even a clear vision of the firm’s future. Few have developed a strategy. An immediate consequence is that these companies are more vul-nerable to change in demand as they find themselves at the mercy of a small local market. The mechanical industry has traditionally been considered to be con-servative. With increased competition the acquisition of new knowledge has become a necessity. Smaller companies like Berglunds are increasingly de-pending upon outside help for their survival. With the case of Berglunds, an external business consultant has showed how both administration and lead-ership have been run ineffectively. These problems are to be improved suc-cessively by continuously coaching the CEO/owner and the staff. The coach-ing process is planned to be maintained for a longer period of time.
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- Solberg Søilen, Klaus, 1968-, et al.
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Glimakra Akvamatik AB
- 2004
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- Abstract: Office furniture company Glimakra Akvamatik AB, with its base in Glimåkra/Southwest Sweden, underwent several steps of technical improve-ment in order to maintain its competitive position in the Swed-ish/Scandinavian market. The furniture branch was hit by a sat-ration of the market in the beginning of this decade. This change was mainly due to and ran parallel with the drastic decline of the IT-market. Glimakra’s overall strategy has been continuous investment in new technologies followed by marketing research: Primarily investing in re-search of sound absorption, the administrative board decided to intensify their marketing activities by employing academic assistance in order to pro-duce an objective documentation of the effects of their screen systems. Throughout the tests specific prerequisites were applied in order to copy an authentic office situation. When companies start to invest more in their busi-nesses again Glimakra hopes to regain a considerable part of their market for office furniture in Scandinavia.
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- Solberg Søilen, Klaus, 1968-, et al.
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Mercatus Engineering AB
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- Abstract: Starting out as a family business within environmental tech-niques, Mercatus Engineering AB, with its base in Vimmerby/Småland, grew rapidly during the 1990s when protection of the environment was a new market. After a short period of uncertainty in 1999, the board decided to invest intensely in its staff and in the re-organisation of the company. During one year all employees were given special training with the goal to obtain a higher degree of team spirit. The company says the investment has paid off. Mercatus has received a row of awards for their efforts. Although such staff training might be fruitful for the company at-mosphere, and companies frequently mention it as a reason for improve-ments, the question is whether it is the primary reason for the increased earnings and effectiveness of many companies. Investment in staff is a well used form of marketing, both internally and externally. Companies typi-cally want to show that their individual actions are the real reasons for change when in many cases it is Business cycles and external forces. After a period of slack environment issues have become a booming market again. New technologies are developed and launched successfully.
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- Solberg Søilen, Klaus, 1968-, et al.
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MSG (Mould Supply Group)
- 2004
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Other publication (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Abstract: The Swedish (and European) instrument mechanical industry has experienced a crisis since they started to meet serious competition from Baltic and South East Asian countries some years ago. The biggest competitors nowadays come from China; this phenomenon has commonly been called the “Chinese threat”. Being aware of the seriousness of the situation, corporations in several European countries have decided to combine their strengths and form clusters (as e.g. in Portugal). In Sweden, so far, such forms of cooperation have been less common. The leaders of three firms in Middle Sweden – Modellteknik AB in Eskilstuna, T-mold AB in Tvärred/Ulricehamn and Formverktyg in Nynäshamn AB – decided to go together and form a cooperation in order to improve their chances of surviving in the global marketplace. Although these companies differ considerably in their routines and their traditions, and even though they are located in different areas, these firms are in the process of growing together to meet future challenges. The cooperation has taken a rather loose and flexible form, i.e. non-institutionalised, which leaves room for other potential firms to join the project.
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- Solberg Søilen, Klaus, 1968-, et al.
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Nipsoft AB
- 2004
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- Abstract: A large part of graduate engineers are hired directly by corporations when they graduate from university. They typically spend most of their working life being employed. Only a few take the step into entrepreneurship and start their own business. One reason for this university may be that educated engineers are not properly trained to run a business of their own. Many emphasize their short term personal economic situation even though they have developed a competitive business idea while in university. The founder and owner of the recently started IT-firm Nipsoft AB, located in Sollefteå/Northern Sweden, tells the story of an exceptional career: Being an academically trained technician, he thought he might have to wait a long time before leading a corporation of his own. Under rather coin-cidental circumstances he was able to start his own business at the age of 29. After a short time of struggle, he now leads his data system developing company successfully. He believes that much of his achievements is due to the short economic education which he received in an independent organization. For students to start to think about the possibility of starting up companies they need to be taught how.
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- Solberg Søilen, Klaus, 1968-
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Wirtschaftsspionage in Verhandlungen aus Informationsökonomischer und Wirtschaftsethischer Perspektive : eine Interdisziplinäre Analyse
- 2004
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- The dissertation examines a case of industrial espionage by one of the parties involved in a forthcoming international negotiation. We want to know what consequences a burglary has for the actual negotiation. The dissertation consist of five hypothesis, of which the three first were empirically tested. The discussion of thesis four and five is supported basically by research literature, but have also found indirect support in the empirical study. A game theoretical model of four information sets is used. Thesis 1: Pay-offs do not change significantly from one information set to the other. confirmed Thesis 2: Behavior do not change significantly from one information set to the other. confirmed Thesis 3: The perception of fairness do not change significantly from one information set to the other. confirmed Thesis 4: International negotiations is socially so complex that it only makes sense to study the phenomena from an interdisciplinary angle. confirmed Thesis 5: A descriptive evolutionary approach can be an alternative to neoclassical economic theory in understanding the study of international negotiations. confirmed The study also confirms that economic theory is correct in excluding the ethical dimension from their models, as these factors have little influence on the end price. Fairness plays only a minor role in international negotiations. **
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