Proactive guides for an international project : Guide creation for Arctic Business Corridor
This Bachelor’s thesis explores methods and identifies opportunities to improve the implementation of the Arctic Business Corridor (ABC) study project with the help of stakeholder guides. The project is a complex, multilateral, short-term international project. During the project, companies give stu...
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fttheseus:oai:www.theseus.fi:10024/126651 2024-02-11T10:01:10+01:00 Proactive guides for an international project : Guide creation for Arctic Business Corridor Karppinen, Atte Kaihua, Elina Oulun ammattikorkeakoulu 2017 http://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/126651 eng eng Oulun ammattikorkeakoulu URN:NBN:fi:amk-201705097100 http://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/126651 10024/2129 All rights reserved international virtual teamwork stakeholder guide project work communication fi=Liiketalous hallinto ja markkinointi|sv=Företagsekonomi förvaltning och marknadsföring|en=Business Management Administration and Marketing| Degree Programme in International Business fi=AMK-opinnäytetyö|sv=YH-examensarbete|en=Bachelor's thesis| 2017 fttheseus 2024-01-25T00:13:42Z This Bachelor’s thesis explores methods and identifies opportunities to improve the implementation of the Arctic Business Corridor (ABC) study project with the help of stakeholder guides. The project is a complex, multilateral, short-term international project. During the project, companies give students a task regarding internationalization and the students then complete the task with the teaching staff focusing on coaching the student teams. The aim of the ABC project is to advance the internationalization of companies by utilizing the international networks of universities as well as international university student teams, while simultaneously improving the students’ skills required in working life. Due to the complex nature of the project and multiple different organizations involved, the pilot implementations of the project faced numerous challenges. The aim of this thesis is to compile guides for each stakeholder group: the teaching staff, the students, and the companies. The guides will be used in future implementations to proactively mitigate common risks associated with the project. This thesis combines the experiences and insights of each stakeholder group with various theoretical frameworks concerning international project management, virtual teamwork, and marketing. Based on the literature and empirical research of this thesis, the critical improvement issues were identified as relating to recruitment of students and companies, communication, and time management. The primary research was done by conducting individual and group interviews, conducting a questionnaire, and analyzing previously collected participant feedback. Additionally, all of the theoretical and qualitative data was combined in a practical application in the form of stakeholder guides. The guides will be given to future participants and will provide the stakeholders with all of the necessary information to ensure successful execution of the project and provide optimal results for each stakeholder group. Bachelor Thesis Arctic Theseus.fi (Open Repository of the Universities of Applied Sciences) Arctic The Guides ENVELOPE(-36.859,-36.859,-54.077,-54.077) |
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This Bachelor’s thesis explores methods and identifies opportunities to improve the implementation of the Arctic Business Corridor (ABC) study project with the help of stakeholder guides. The project is a complex, multilateral, short-term international project. During the project, companies give students a task regarding internationalization and the students then complete the task with the teaching staff focusing on coaching the student teams. The aim of the ABC project is to advance the internationalization of companies by utilizing the international networks of universities as well as international university student teams, while simultaneously improving the students’ skills required in working life. Due to the complex nature of the project and multiple different organizations involved, the pilot implementations of the project faced numerous challenges. The aim of this thesis is to compile guides for each stakeholder group: the teaching staff, the students, and the companies. The guides will be used in future implementations to proactively mitigate common risks associated with the project. This thesis combines the experiences and insights of each stakeholder group with various theoretical frameworks concerning international project management, virtual teamwork, and marketing. Based on the literature and empirical research of this thesis, the critical improvement issues were identified as relating to recruitment of students and companies, communication, and time management. The primary research was done by conducting individual and group interviews, conducting a questionnaire, and analyzing previously collected participant feedback. Additionally, all of the theoretical and qualitative data was combined in a practical application in the form of stakeholder guides. The guides will be given to future participants and will provide the stakeholders with all of the necessary information to ensure successful execution of the project and provide optimal results for each stakeholder group. |
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Proactive guides for an international project : Guide creation for Arctic Business Corridor |
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Proactive guides for an international project : Guide creation for Arctic Business Corridor |
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Proactive guides for an international project : Guide creation for Arctic Business Corridor |
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