Search for dissertations about: "Small business manager"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words Small business manager.

2. 1. Financing Small Businesses - Developing our Understanding of Financial Bootstrapping Behavior

   Author : Joakim Winborg; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Commercial and industrial economics; Finansiering; Financial science; Small business manager; Small business; Social capital; Social contracting; Resource acquisition; Relationship-oriented financial bootstrapping; Finance; Financial bootstrapping; Industriell ekonomi; Social economics; Social ekonomi;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this composite thesis, consisting of five articles, is to develop concepts for furthering the understanding of small business managers´ handling of finance. The main contribution is the development of a conceptual understanding of so-called financial bootstrapping behavior in small businesses (referring to the use of methods for minimizing and/or eliminating the need for financial means for resource acquisition). READ MORE

4. 2. Small Firm Growth and Performance : Entrepreneurship and Beyond

   Author : Johan Wiklund; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Why is it that some small firms perform well and grow while others do not? Does entrepreneurship play a role in this process? These are the two principal questions addressed in this text.On the basis of an extensive literature review, variables enhancing and restricting small firm growth and performance were identified. READ MORE

5. 3. Continued entrepreneurship and small firm growth

   Author : Per Davidsson; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : The label entrepreneur is often used for the founder of a firm. Do owner-managers of small firms then remain entrepreneurial? Do they actually innovate, expand, and start additional ventures? While there are clear signs that small firms are of increasing importance to the economy, several studies suggest that the willingness among small firm managers to pursue goals for growth and development is limited. READ MORE

6. 4. Managerial work and learning in small firms

   Author : Henrik Florén; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Managerial learning; Managerial work; Managerial behavior; Owner-manager; Small firms; Direct observations; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with how managerial work sets the agenda for managerial learning in small firms. Although studies of learning in organizations are numerous, research on managerial learning in the small-firm context is limited. READ MORE

7. 5. In Search for Greener Grass : Employee Mobility, Self-employment and Career Choices in the Wake of Consolidation

   Author : Monia Lougui; Anders Broström; Olenka Kacperczyk; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mergers and acquisitions; Employee mobility; Entrepreneurship; Self-employment; Teams; Managers; Homophily; Labor market; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

   Abstract : In this environment of increasingly knowledge intensive economy, individuals with their embedded skills and knowledge are the main source of value for an organization. Both employers andemployees have strong reasons to consider the causes and consequences of job mobility. READ MORE