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Silicon Valley is doing it again

San Francisco Daily Journal. Vol 118 No. 209, October 26, 2012   Publication year: 2012 Pages: 1 Language: English Other articles 609    

Competitive Dynamics, IP Litigation and Acquisitions – The Struggle for Positional Advantage in the Emerging Mobile Internet

This article investigates how current global intellectual property (IP) litigation provides insight into the competitive landscape of mobile internet, the strategic thinking processes of firms, and the old mobile telecommunications incumbents and new entrants from internet that are vying for space in the new world of mobile internet. To understand the contemporary industry of smart

How foreign companies in Finland differ from Finnish-owned enterprises? (In Finnish with English abstract)

We analyse foreign-owned companies operating in Finland and compare them with domestic non-multinational firms while controlling separately for domestic multinational firms. The statistical and micro-econometric analysis is done using Statistics Finland data that contain all firms with at least ten employees in 1998–2008, partly in 1995–2010. We also control for a number of exogenous factors.

Will production relocate from Asia to Finland? Case Bicycle (in Finnish with English abstract and summary)

In this paper, we study the value chain of a Finnish designed bicycle and how the value added of the product is spread through the value chain in three distinct cases. In the first case the bicycle is manufactured in Finland by the researched company. In the two other cases the manufacturing of the bicycle

Expectations, Reality and Performance in the Finnish Biotechnology Business

In this paper our aim is to assess the evolution of the Finnish biotechnology sector during the 2000’s. Particular focus is given to the growth expectations and realized outcomes of Finnish biotechnology companies, to the evolution of public investments, and to potential determinants of company performance in the sector. The empirical results suggest that there

Renewal and co-operation networks in Finnish industry – Observations from a corporate survey (in Finnish with English abstract and summary)

The renewal of Finnish manufacturing companies has often been addressed through their innovative activities. But com-panies do renew themselves in many other ways. This report takes into account, in addition to innovative activities, product and service range, supply and distribution channels, internationalization and marketing. Based on large survey data, the results show that the Finnish