Purpose – This paper seeks to apply a structurational model of technology to reflect on the introduction, assimilation, and consequent industry change that accompanied the introduction of computer aided design (CAD) into the Swedish architectural industry. Design/methodology/approach – The...

Purpose – The present paper aims to extend an ongoing study of Swedish trade journal's, Privata Affärer , recognition of the “bank of the year.” Design/methodology/approach – The information used in this paper came from Privata Affärer , which annually recognizes a “best” bank in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify, characterize, and discuss paradigm shifts that have occurred in the video game industry with some emphasis on competition and competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach – Basically, the paper depends upon a review of the literature...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe how sustainable development has been initiated in a country (Sweden) in which sustainable development has priority and has produced observable results – essentially, the definition and reshaping of contents (p. 107) referred to in the Zhang and...

Purpose – Present directives in municipal housing have been imposed by the Public Municipal Housing Companies Act, put into force on January 2011 in Sweden. The Act, states that public municipal housing companies (PMHCs) should run their operation on “businesslike principles,” e.g.,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to explore the relationship between projects and intrapreneurial self-renewal activities. In particular,the approach a specific firm has made to renew itself is examined through two lenses commonly used to analyze such efforts – as a platform project...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze the role of requirement managers in new product development projects. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is based on a case study of an industrial platform project. Sixty-eight persons were interviewed and project...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze service management practices within a project management context. Design/methodology/approach – This research supporting conceptual developments was both exploratory and qualitative in nature and utilized an in-depth case study...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on some policy possibilities and outcomes for three countries of interest suggested in Porter’s The Competitive Advantage of Nations . Design/methodology/approach – This research was both exploratory and qualitative in nature and utilized...