The role of a changing trade agreement in companies’ market selection by Saarelainen, Juuli

“…Thus, this study aims to research the impact of a changing trade agreement on companies’ market selection by using the new EU-Mercosur FTA as a case agreement. …”
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Haasteet ja edellytykset tuotevetoiselle kasvulle SaaS-liiketoiminnassa by Puumala, Petteri

“…The theoretical framework used in the study is the Lean Canvas model for defining business models, which can be used by companies using a product-led growth strategy to create a business model that works for them. …”
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E-waste management : a case study of Lagos state, Nigeria by Ideho, Benedicta

“…Utilizing Garrett Hardin’s theory “Tragedy of the Commons” as a theoretical framework and a qualitative approach through a case study with participant observations, quantitative structured questionnaires and semi-structured interviews, this study seeks to determine the relationship between socio-economic factors and informal e-waste management practices in Nigeria. …”
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Political godfathers in Nigeria : a study of Anambra State, 1999-2006 by Ndukwe, Thaddeus Chijioke

“…While the pro-godfathers argue in pro, using the concepts of social philanthropy and political pedagogy as a rhetorical framework to describe political godfatherism as patriotic, democratic and prodevelopment that should be promoted and permanently embedded in the Nigerian constitution, the anti-godfathers argue in contra, using the concepts of electoral manipulation, candidate imposition and political violence as a rhetorical framework to depict it as unpatriotic, undemocratic and anti-development that should be criminalized and abolished in Nigeria. …”
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Discursive identity battle and the reformation of organisational identity in an M&A process by Kastarinen, Arja, Vesanen, Elisa

“…This study explores the evolution of organisational identity in a post-merger integration process, applying a hybrid of social actor perspective and social constructionist framework on the organisational identity development. …”
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English in Finland : a case study of globalization's impact on higher education by Hipke, Sandra

“…Many universities have since adopted a language policy to ensure the language rights of all staff and students at the universities. …”
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The aggregation of sustainability performance measuring at company level : a case study by Hämäläinen, Saara

“…The theoretical framework forms a basis for the study by looking into the previous research about aggregate indices. …”
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Testing a spectral-based feature set for audio genre classification by Hartmann, Martín Ariel

“…Moreover, the most common algorithms that are used for this task are not designed for modelling music perception. This study suggests a framework for testing different musical features for use in music genre classification and evaluates the performance of this task based on two musical descriptors. …”
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Holistic and Ecological Approach to Talent Development : A Turkish Volleyball Setting by Kiper, Sarp

“…This case study examined the athletic talent development of male and female athletes in a Turkish volleyball club, namely Arkas SK. The club has a successful track record in transitioning academy players to senior professional volleyball. …”
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Adult hobby musicians, well-being and motivation : a qualitative survey by Kauppi, Anu

“…Also, some information about music making as a hobby, definitions of hobby musicians and some previous knowledge about the motivation are included. …”
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Elites in Finnish energy policy and biogas as a motor vehicle fuel by McDermott, Liisa

“…The intent of this research was to find out what is the state of Finnish energy policy when reviewing it from the vantage point of biogas as a motor vehicle fuel. It seemed, according to previous research, that Finnish energy policy is lead by an elite and that there was a lack in transparency of energy policy. …”
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Creating the theory of virtual learning environments : an example of a language forum by Rakhmankulova, Elena

“…This research is conducted qualitatively in the framework of grounded theory. Data from previous research on VLEs and second language learning and second language acquisition theory (SLL/SLA), available information about virtual environments and worlds, and observation of the area, i.e. the forum are analyzed to build a description of VLEs. …”
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Cyber-physical systems as a platform for value co-creation : case: intelligent equipment in mining and construction industry by Hänninen, Johanna

“…The framework for value co-creation in Consumer Information Systems (CIS) is used as a framework for value co-creation to study how the different actors from the case company and their customers (=20) per-ceive value co-creation and what are the system value propositions enabling the value co-creation and the value drivers driving the actors to co-create value in the context of intelligent equipment. …”
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Measuring corporate sustainability maturity : a case study of Valmet Automotive's personnel by Merikallio, Minna

“…This prompts the question of how one can assess the extent of sustainability maturity within a company. The primary objective of this Master’s Thesis is to develop a viable sustainability maturity framework tailored to a specific company. …”
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Parental autonomy vs. ability : attendance in a low-income elementary school by Holt, Charlotta

“…Examining the data with this new theoretical framework encouraged a more genuine examination of family dynamics and parental decision-making. …”
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Use of ecolabels by Finnish circular economy forerunner companies : a current perspective by Saarinen, Iina

“…Transitioning towards sustainability and adopting a new circular economic model can provide solutions for the present issues. …”
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Mapping the customer journey through experiences : a Finnish case company study by Nolvi, Marianna

“…The objective of this research is to investigate and gain an understanding of journey mapping through customer experiences and examine the process behind its creation. Alongside a framework created based on the existing literature of the theme, the research is executed in the context of a Finnish case company and utilizes qualitative methods to untangle customer experiences and ultimately build a coherent journey map based on customers’ own narrations. …”
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Towards coaching leadership : a study of leadership style transformation in the city of Pudasjärvi by Kolmonen, Mira

“…The main focus of the theoretical framework is on coaching leadership, the tools it provides, leadership training, and, above all, the coaching work atmosphere. …”
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Aftermarket strategy and business networks : case study of a hydraulic motor firm by Rosal, Janaleh

“…The theoretical background of this thesis is a multidisciplinary framework including concepts from organizational strategy, market segmentation, international business and business network literature. …”
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Digital transformation, innovation and economic performance : a comparative study of Finland and India by Chitnis, Aditi

“…Transformations in the information and communication technologies has had a profound effect on innovation and in turn the economic growth within countries. …”
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