Search for dissertations about: "growth of small and medium enterprises"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 swedish dissertations containing the words growth of small and medium enterprises.

2. 1. New Venture, Survival, Growth : Continuance, Termination and Growth of Business Firms and Business Populations in Sweden During the 20th Century

   Author : Marcus Box; Karl Gratzer; Johan Söderberg; Johan Wiklund; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; firm growth; firm death; firm survival; firm performance; firm populations; business dynamics; cohort method; longitudinal method; business demography; liability of newness; liability of smallness; entrepreneurship; small and medium enterprises; business history; size distribution; ownership; succession; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia; Business studies;

   Abstract : This dissertation focuses on the formation, growth and discontinuance of business populations and firms in Sweden during the 20th century. It addresses some key issues in the domain of economic and social sciences, and in particular entrepreneurship and small business research: if and when firms grow, stagnate and decline, as well as how long firms survive and when they are likely to disband. READ MORE

4. 2. Innovative Behaviour of Small Firms : Essays on Small Firms' Internationalisation and Use of Online Channels

   Author : Vladimir Vanyushyn; Håkan Boter; Maria Bengtsson; Robert Blackburn; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Innovation; small and medium-sized enterprises; Internet; marketing; internationalisation; Sweden; Finland; Innovation; små och medelstora företag; onlinekanaler; Internet; marknadsföring; internationalisering; Sverige; Finland; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

   Abstract : The spread of information technology and the dissolution of international borders have had a significant impact on the challenges and opportunities faced by today's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Innovative behaviour on the part of SMEs is a prerequisite for a successful transformation of the opportunities offered by these structural changes into growth and profitability. READ MORE

5. 3. Barriers to growth and development in small firms

   Author : Henrik Barth; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Growth; Development; Innovation; Barrier; Small firms; SME;

   Abstract : The purpose of the extended summary is to develop the understanding of the existence and reasons behind barriers to growth and development in small firms. More specifically, four questions are addressed: (1) What do we know about the term barrier, how can it be defined? (2) What types of barriers to growth and development have been identified? (3) How can barriers to growth and development be addressed in a framework? and (4) How do the results of the appended papers (Papers I-V) contribute to the research field of barriers to growth and development?A literature review was undertaken to answer the first two questions. READ MORE

6. 4. Puzzling out the choice of capital budgeting techniques : among high-growth small and medium sized firms

   Author : Zahida Sarwary; Timurs Umans; Högskolan Kristianstad; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Capital budgeting techniques; decision making; strategic investments; theory-practice gap; practice-theory gap; SMEs; First North;

   Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to explore the drivers of practitioners’ choices of capital budgeting techniques(CBT). The mainstream literature suggests that sophisticated CBT (SCBT) will best guide organizations inevaluating important strategic investments. READ MORE

7. 5. Internationalization processes of small and medium-sized enterprises: Entering and taking off from emerging markets

   Author : Susanne Sandberg; Hans Jansson; Bengt Johannisson; Svante Andersson; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; network approach to internationalization; foreign business networks and relationships; internationalization process; foreign market entry; entry take-off node; experiential knowledge; institutional distance; emerging markets; Sweden; China; small and medium-sized enterprises SMEs ; Business administration; Företagsekonomi; Marketing; Marknadsföring;

   Abstract : The high economic growth of formerly closed markets such as China, Russia, Poland, and the Baltic states has created vast business and growth opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Although this international business expansion of SMEs occurs in highly dissimilar business contexts and fierce international competition, it remains overlooked by research. READ MORE