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”Man samverkar där man samverkar skall”: En kvalitativ studie om hur företag kan dra nytta av sitt nätverk i processen att utveckla och bemöta digitalisering
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 180 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
”You cooperate where you should” : A qualitative study on how companies can benefit from their network in the process of developing and responding to digitalization (English)
Abstract [sv]

Det finns idag en rad exempel på branscher där ett nytt företag förändrat hur kärnverksamheten genomförs. Detta har skett genom implementation av teknologi i en traditionell bransch. Mycket har skrivits om hur disruptiva företag verkar, men det finns bristande kunskap kring hur etablerade företag påverkas, och anpassar sin verksamhet. En framträdande skillnad mellan disruptiva och etablerade företag är att det etablerade företaget har ett befintligt nätverk att stödja sig mot. Syftet med studien är att öka förståelsen för hur företags nätverk påverkas av digitalisering inom industrin till följd av en disruptiv innovatörs etablering i industrin. Studien applicerar ARA-modellen, ekosystem och konceptet tjänstefiering som teoretiskt ramverk. En abduktiv forskningsansats appliceras, med en kvalitativ metod och fallstudie som forskningsstrategi. Fordonsindustrin väljs ut som en lämplig bransch att genomföra studien i, och Volvo som fallföretag. Det empiriska materialet består av sexton semistrukturerade intervjuer och sekundärdata. Intervjuerna har genomförts dels hos fallföretaget, dels med informanter i fallföretagets nätverk, vilket analyseras med hjälp av tematisk analys. Studiens resultat identifierade tre teman: digitalisering, samarbete och en fysisk och digital syntes. Studiens slutsatser är att konkurrensfördelar erhålls genom samarbete, där gemensamma resurser leder till ökad effektivitet. Konfigureringen av nya aktörsroller inom företaget möjliggör denna process. Digitalisering och tjänstefiering har påvisats vara ömsesidigt förstärkande processer, som sammantaget främjar implementationen av ett ekosystem. Inom hela processen är den disruptiva innovatören en drivande part.

Abstract [en]

There are several examples today of industries where a new company has changed how the core business is conducted. This has consistently occurred through implementation of technology in an otherwise traditional industry. Much has been written on how disruptive companies operate, but there is a lack of knowledge concerning how established companies are affected and adapt their operations. A prominent difference between the disruptive and the established companies is that the established companies have an existing network to rely on. The purpose of this study is to increase the understanding of how a company’s network is affected by digitalization within the industry as a result of a disruptive innovator’s establishment in the industry. The study applies the ARA-model, ecosystem and the concept of servitization as a theoretical framework. An abductive research approach is applied, with a qualitative method and case study as its research strategy. The automotive industry is chosen as a suitable industry for the study, and Volvo is chosen as the case company. The empirical material consists of sixteen semi-structured interviews and secondary data. The interviews were conducted both at the case company and with informants in the case company’s network, which is analyzed using thematic analysis. The study’s findings identified three themes: digitalization, collaboration, and a physical and digital synthesis. The conclusions of the study is that competitive advantages are acquired through collaboration, where shared resources lead to an increased efficiency. The configuration of new actor roles makes this process possible. Digitalization and servitization has shown to be mutually reinforcing processes that collectively promote the implementation of an ecosystem. Through the entire process, the disruptive innovator is a driving force.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023.
Keywords [en]
Digitalization, servitization, network theory, ARA model, qualitative method, thematic analysis
Keywords [sv]
Digitalisering, tjänstefiering, nätverksteori, ARA-modellen, kvalitativ metod, tematisk analys
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-30599OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-30599DiVA, id: diva2:1803725
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Business Administration
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