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What do you mean add value? Mapping and analyzing farmersochapos; attempts to create value.
Under the condition that funding will be obtained,onbsp; the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Dept. of Work Sciences, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology (AEM) is looking for a doctoral student to work in the research project oquot;What do you mean add value? Mapping and analyzing farmers' attempts to create valueoquot;. The doctoral student will work with the Swedish Center for Agricultural Business Management at SLU Alnarp. In addition, are also expected to become involved in teaching business administration courses. We encourage applications from individuals with or without experiences in the agricultural sector.
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Background: Swedish food production is characterized by costs that are among the highest in the world. This in combination with the opening of Swedish markets to EU competition and low entrence barriers for non-EU members has created conditions where Sweden is seen as a profitable dumping ground for low priced foreign food products. The inability for many Swedish producers to compete with actors on price who have an inherent cost of production advantage has created the need for many to rethink their value propostion. In light of this, producers are encouraged to explore ways to oquot;add valueoquot; to offerings making them easier to differentiate and compete in markets where price is not of primary concern. While the suggetion is straightforward, it leaves many important questions unanswered. Should all food producers regardless of size, sector, competence, and experience focus on adding value? If not, who should try and what tools do we have to determine this a priori? Moreover, where and what kinds of value should the attempt to create?
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As part of your doctoral project you will develop a framework for testing and understanding the relationship between different attempts to add value, the organizations/indviduals who execute them, and how they influence things lika profitabiliy, growth, and diversification.
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Tasks: A doctoral student is required to complete doctoral courses and write a thesis. The thesis work entails e.g. a literature review, theory development and empirical research. It is anticipated that the focus of the project will be multidisciplinary and include (some combination of) marketing, entrepreneurship and innovation management frameworks. The research will primarily consist of quantitative methods, but will also include qulitative.
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Kvalifikationer: Requirements:

A University degree corresponding to Master level within business administration or similar.
A high level of both written and spoken English.


While not required, we highly value the following:

Experience working with statistics.
The ability to write and communicate in Swedish.
A strong interest in one or more of the fields of marketing, entrepreneurship, strategy, or innovation management.
Your ambition to develop as a researcher and ability to work well in a team.
Evidence of strong pedagogical abilities.