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Technological University Dublin

International Business

2022

Strategic management

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Iq-Pass: Accelerate And Upscale To The Next Level, Helen De Haan Oct 2022

Iq-Pass: Accelerate And Upscale To The Next Level, Helen De Haan

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European business environment has many specific market conditions due to the differences in terms of legislation, culture & language, business practices, etc. Many European companies are in the transition of combining digital transformation (apps, software and platform development) and their traditional industrial bases. Another trend in European business development is consolidation, i.e. merger and acquisitions. Small but very innovative companies can be easily taken over by larger companies. When such a small but innovative company becomes a business unit in of a large organisation after acquisition or take-over, maintaining innovation-based growth can be problematic. By understanding this dynamic and the …


Iq-Pass: Access To Growth, Arjen Van Klink Dr, Helen De Hann Dr Sep 2022

Iq-Pass: Access To Growth, Arjen Van Klink Dr, Helen De Hann Dr

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The market of (temporary) access control is one example of an industry that is impacted by digitization and internationalisation. New possibilities come up and ask for reaction from suppliers, but require the re-specification of needs from customers as well. It is also an illustration how new regulation, in this case especially related to privacy and migration, influences industrial dynamics. Related to new technological possibilities and legislative conditions, the industry is in a process of consolidation. This case focuses on a small but innovative company, IQ-Pass, developing its growth strategy in Europe within its constellation of being a subsidiary of the …