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Enabling and Integrative Infrastructure Policy: The Role of Inverse Infrastructures in Local Infrastructure Provision with Special Reference to Finnish Water Cooperatives
Heino, Ossi; Anttiroiko, Ari-Veikko - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
in Finland. Our conclusion is that inverse infrastructures have a potential to contribute to local infrastructure …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111904
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Catching a wave: the formation of co-operatives in Finnish regions
Kalmi, Panu - In: Small Business Economics 41 (2013) 1, pp. 295-313
This paper compares the formation rates of co-operatives and conventional firms in Finland using regional data. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010988498
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Large corporations in the Finnish economy
Pajarinen, Mika (contributor);  … - 2008
added in Finland. Moreover, the role of these large companies is particularly significant in foreign direct investment and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003714907
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Verkostoista alueellista elinvoimaa? : Havaintoja yrityskyselystä
Pajarinen, Mika (contributor); Rouvinen, Petri (contributor) - 2008
North Savo, North Karelia/Kainuu, Central Finland and Lapland/Northern Ostrobothnia. Connections to other firms is the most …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003763053
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Managerial practices, performance and innovativeness : some evidence from Finnish manufacturing
Koski, Heli; Marengo, Luigi; Mäkinen, Iiro - 2009
Our study aims at shedding light on the organizational mechanisms that produce differences in the firms' innovation performance. We use a survey data collected from 398 Finnish manufacturing firms for the years 2002 and 2005 to empirically explore whether and which organizational factors explain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003788999
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Business strategy and firm reorganization under changing market conditions
Ghosal, Vivek - 2009
this paper is an observation-based analysis conducted by visiting selected paper mills in Finland, the U.S., Germany and … changes in market conditions. Some of the observed differences lie in their focus on achieving (incremental) cost-efficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003850304
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The Finnish paradox : the curious absence of high-growth entrepreneurship in Finland
Autio, Erkko - 2009
This paper looks at how well Finland performs in high growth entrepreneurship and uses data from the Global … Entrepreneurship monitor to benchmark Finland against other European countries. It is found that Finland's prevalence rate of high … weak performance in high-growth entrepreneurship goes hand in hand with Finland being a world leader in per capita …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003892853
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Firm growth and profitability : the role of mobile IT and organizational practices
Koski, Heli - 2010
This study uses a unique survey data from 398 Finnish manufacturing firms to explore how the order of magnitude of mobility and connectivity of a firm's ICT stock in conjunction with various organizational innovation and HRM practices affect the firm's performance. The data suggest that mobile...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008664578
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Firm size, managerial practices and innovativeness : some evidence from Finnish manufacturing
Koski, Heli; Marengo, Luigi; Mäkinen, Iiro - 2009
In this study we use a survey data on 398 Finnish manufacturing firms for the years 2002 and 2005 to empirically explore whether and which organizational factors explain why certain firms produce larger innovative research output than others, and whether the incentives to innovate that certain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008732430
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Expectations, reality and performance in the Finnish biotechnology business
Nikulainen, Tuomo; Tahvanainen, Antti-Jussi; Kulvik, Martti - 2012
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009618577