Industry 4.0 and workplace inclusivity: Assessing the effect of institutions on the implementation and use of robots to employ a diverse workforce

The increasing use of robots in the workplace presents a valuable opportunity to diversify the workforce by including underrepresented groups such as ethnic minorities and the elder population. However, high unemployment among these social groups shows that the opportunity to boost inclusivity and diversity is not grasped. Seizing this...

Microfoundations of the Digital Transforming Dynamic Capability: An exploratory multiple case study in the fashion and retail industry to investigate the underlying mechanisms of digital transformation through dynamic capabilities perspective

Dynamic capabilities theory is an explanatory framework that has gained academic and management attention for its ambition to explain sources of competitive advantage and profits in highly competitive environments. For this reason, I conducted an extensive literature review exploring where the dynamic capabilities theory and digital...

The Development of a Responsible Cultured Meat Innovation System in The Netherlands

As of today, many people are aware of the negative impacts of eating farmed meat. The current farming system is a burden on the environment and animal welfare, as well as an potential threat to human health. Moreover, to secure food for our growing society, a change in the current food system is inevitable. Since people are still hesitant to cut...

A Business Model Taxonomy for Data Marketplaces: Data Trade in Various Trading Structures

Companies are increasingly reliant on internal and external data sources to innovate their products and services. Currently, companies produce data for their own usage and store it in data silos afterwards. This hinders secondary data usage, when companies reuse external data. Data marketplace owners enable data trade across companies, but...

Digital transformation: Leading the way in the Dutch insurance sector: A multiple-case study within the Dutch insurance sector focused on micro-foundations of growth performance

This paper presents a new approach combining dynamic capabilities (DCs) theory and stages of growth model theory determining that growth leaders in the insurance sector surpass pre-digital organisations operating in traditional markets due to high embedded learning capacity. I conducted nine in-depth structured interviews with senior and...

An empirical study on the selection of business models using dynamic capability framework as a tool

Truly new business models are enabled periodically by a socio-technological disruption and most of the times, firms have to select and refine the already existing models to foster growth and sustain competition. However, the selection process is challenging as there is no right or wrong business model and what works for one firm might not work...

Data as a Corporate Resource: Tracing the Path from Investments to Value

The Influence of Big Data Implementation towards Business Models in Different Sectors

There is nowadays an increased use of data, reaching 2.5 exabytes globally, and is expected to double every two years (Morvan, 2016). An enormous amount of data can now be generated, ranging from smartphones to sensors in machineries. However, most organizations are reported to be able to only create and store data, and creating added value from...

Flexible Platform as a Service adoption in business: a capability framework for supporting interoperable and portable cloud solutions

Proximity and Collaboration in German Nanotechnology Network

The processes of the establishment and facilitation of inter-organizational collaboration in German nanotechnology network are differently influenced by proximity dimentions. Collaborations are very important for newly emerging technologies such as nanotechnology. With this master thesis we focus on howgeographical, organizational and...

Internal resources and external networks driving firm performance