Search for dissertations about: "Role of sme"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words Role of sme.

2. 1. Integrating Digital Transformation and Sustainability in Manufacturing : The Role of Small Technology Solution Providers

   Author : Hossein Rahnama; Anna Rönnbäck Öhrwall; Seyoum Eshetu Birkie; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Collaboration; digital transformation; sustainability; technology solution providers; SME; Produktinnovation; Product Innovation;

   Abstract : This study focuses on the role of small technology solution providers (TSPs) in supporting digital transformation and sustainability in the manufacturing sector. It explores the challenges and opportunities of developing and adopting tailor-made technology solutions for sustainable production and the role of TSPs in the design, development, and implementation of such solutions in value constellations. READ MORE

4. 2. On the meaning of networks : development from within

   Author : Max Lundberg; Joakim Tell; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; knowledge; change and development; action research; SME; cooperation; role; trust; networks;

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5. 3. Decision-making in SME internationalization : The role and use of Control in decisions made under the uncertainties of foreign market expansion

   Author : Luis Oliveira; Martin Johanson; Carin Nordström; Katarina Blomkvist; Högskolan Dalarna; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SME internationalization; non-predictive strategy; control-based strategy; environmental uncertainty; international market performance; Complex Systems – Microdata Analysis; Komplexa system - mikrodataanalys;

   Abstract : Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make the backbone of virtually all economies but most of them are only marginally engaged with global markets, particularly those from developing countries. Our ability to advise these firms is currently limited for two major reasons: on the one hand, conventional International Business literature treats the firm as a black box and does not advance in decision-making dynamics that are critical to SMEs' foreign expansion; on the other, recent SME internationalization studies have achieved important progress but seem dependent on the use of Effectuation theory to represent the decisions that guide SME internationalization. READ MORE

6. 4. THE STRATEGIC ROLE OF PROCESS MANAGEMENT IN SMEs

   Author : Priscilla Navarro; Peter Cronemyr; Maria Huge-Brodin; Rickard Garvare; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Process management; Dynamic capabilities; Competitive advantage; SME; Environmental sustainability;

   Abstract : Literature indicates a greater use of process management in large companies than in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). SMEs are a major contributor to the global economy, and just like large companies, SMEs face challenges such as a need to respond promptly and effectively to their business environment, despite having limited resources. READ MORE

7. 5. From the Soviet to the European Union : A Policy Study of SME Assistance Organising in Lithuania

   Author : Inga Narbutaité Aflaki; Lee Miles; Lars Carlsson; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; policy analysis; implementation; evaluation; policy structures; policy organising; self-organising; institutional change; SME policies; transition success; policy linkage; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; Statsvetenskap;

   Abstract : Establishment of a policy linkage between particular outspoken societal needs and their realisation via the body political is critical for recently democratised polities. In Lithuania, a former Soviet bloc country undergoing a complex transition, an urge from various societal groups for successful and adequate policies exemplify the importance of this linkage. READ MORE