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    Technical Debt Prioritization: State of the Art. A Systematic Literature Review

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    Background. Software companies need to manage and refactor Technical Debt issues. Therefore, it is necessary to understand if and when refactoring Technical Debt should be prioritized with respect to developing features or fixing bugs. Objective. The goal of this study is to investigate the existing body of knowledge in software engineering to understand what Technical Debt prioritization approaches have been proposed in research and industry. Method. We conducted a Systematic Literature Review among 384 unique papers published until 2018, following a consolidated methodology applied in Software Engineering. We included 38 primary studies. Results. Different approaches have been proposed for Technical Debt prioritization, all having different goals and optimizing on different criteria. The proposed measures capture only a small part of the plethora of factors used to prioritize Technical Debt qualitatively in practice. We report an impact map of such factors. However, there is a lack of empirical and validated set of tools. Conclusion. We observed that technical Debt prioritization research is preliminary and there is no consensus on what are the important factors and how to measure them. Consequently, we cannot consider current research conclusive and in this paper, we outline different directions for necessary future investigations

    Perceptions of knowledge sharing among small family firm leaders: a structural equation model

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    Small family firms have many unique relational qualities with implications for how knowledge is passed between individuals. Extant literature posits leadership approach as important in explaining differences in knowledge-sharing climate from one firm to another. This study investigates how leadership approaches interact with family influence to inform perceptions of knowledge sharing. We utilize survey data (n = 110) from owner-managers of knowledge-intensive small family firms in Scotland. Our findings present a choice in leadership intention, contrasting organization-focused participation against family-influenced guidance. Insight is offered on the implications of this leadership choice at both organizational and familial level

    BRAND DRIVEN GROWTH: CASE AMER SPORTS CORPORATION IN THE SPORTING GOODS INDUSTRY

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    Brands have increased their importance in recent years due to various aspects. In the absence of a comprehensive theoretical framework for the phenomenon of brand driven growth, in this thesis the phenomenon is investigated using a case study as research strategy. Sporting goods industry is a highly competitive and growing, but also maturing industry, which provides a fruitful platform for investigating the phenomenon. Within the sporting goods industry, the case company Amer Sports Corporation is an atypical case, which enables more information to be revealed, because it activates more mechanisms and more actors in the situation studied. The company has a wide portfolio of brands, which enables better targeted offering to each relevant market segment and establishment of a differentiated and authentic brand positioning for each brand. The case company and its business environment are profoundly analyzed through four layers: macro-environment, industry, competitors and markets, and organization. In the context of the thesis the phenomenon of brand driven growth is investigated using multiple viewpoints during the iterative research process, and the main focus is specified as financial aspect of brand driven growth, including brands’ impact on both company’s financial performance and shareholder value, i.e. the process how customer value is translated into shareholder value. As a result of the identified points of convergence of the findings, and theoretical approaches and frameworks used in assessing possible elements of brand driven growth, a framework for the phenomenon has been created, and it serves also as a platform for future research efforts and development of the framework towards a general theory. Brand valuation is a core theme of the framework, and the respective process and its outcomes can be used in an ongoing form in investor relations communication and brand management, and as a tool of strategic control systems to create additional value for the organization and its shareholders besides the common use in acquisitions. Current brand valuation methods are based on single-brand approaches, although multi-brand portfolios are increasingly common. During the research process, a need for further research related to brand portfolio valuation methods was identified.fi=OpinnĂ€ytetyö kokotekstinĂ€ PDF-muodossa.|en=Thesis fulltext in PDF format.|sv=LĂ€rdomsprov tillgĂ€ngligt som fulltext i PDF-format

    The Structured Process Modeling Theory (SPMT): a cognitive view on why and how modelers benefit from structuring the process of process modeling

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    After observing various inexperienced modelers constructing a business process model based on the same textual case description, it was noted that great differences existed in the quality of the produced models. The impression arose that certain quality issues originated from cognitive failures during the modeling process. Therefore, we developed an explanatory theory that describes the cognitive mechanisms that affect effectiveness and efficiency of process model construction: the Structured Process Modeling Theory (SPMT). This theory states that modeling accuracy and speed are higher when the modeler adopts an (i) individually fitting (ii) structured (iii) serialized process modeling approach. The SPMT is evaluated against six theory quality criteria

    Entrepreneurial marketing : a historical perspective on development and practice

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    Entrepreneurial marketing is a term which is receiving increasing use. It essentially encompasses two very distinct areas of management: marketing and entrepreneurship. This article is dedicated to exploring the emergence of this area of theory, its history and the current developments in the interface between these two areas. Scholars from both the worlds of marketing and entrepreneurship have long identified similarities in the key issues concerning both. Recent years have seen the emergence of increased study in the area of overlap between the two disciplines. Academics working in this field are undertaking research in a number of key areas, namely entrepreneurial management, networking and the resource and skills implications of adopting an entrepreneurial approach to marketing activities. This research has now built up into a sizeable body of literature and this article introduces the reader to the essence of this research and identifies its usefulness in viewing many areas of management
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