Search for dissertations about: "Small business survival"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 20 swedish dissertations containing the words Small business survival.

  2. 11. Self-employed people navigating difficult times : business challenges and well-being from a salutogenic perspective

    Author : Josefine Hansson; Åsa Tjulin; Stig Vinberg; Bodil Landstad; MacEachen Ellen; Petra Nilsson; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; self-employed; pandemic; socio-ecological model; small business; resilience; social support; useful work; clear rules;

    Abstract : BackgroundGlobally, the COVID-19 pandemic presented major difficulties for many self-employed people because it caused pressures such as decreased customer demand, production stagnation, disruptions in supply chains and increased uncertainty. The vast amount of the studies of self-employed people during the pandemic have focused on traditional pathogenic effects. READ MORE

  4. 12. Design investments in small wood manufacturing companies : problems and possibilities of using design expertise in product development

    Author : Kajsa Ekberg; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Industrial Design; Industriell design;

    Abstract : Previous research has shown that effective use of design by small companies can contribute positively to business performance and competitiveness. The Swedish wood manufacturing industry is facing intensified global competition. READ MORE

  5. 13. Total quality management - aspects of implementation and performance : investigations with a focus on small organisations

    Author : Jonas Hansson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Kvalitetsteknik; Quality Technology and Management;

    Abstract : Total Quality Management (TQM) has become a frequently used term in discussions concerning quality. The international and national competitive environment is in a process of constant change by the globalisation of markets and the increased interdependence of economic agents. READ MORE

  6. 14. Essays in Macroeconomics and Household Finance

    Author : Richard Foltyn; Per Krusell; Kurt Mitman; Paolo Sodini; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Experience-based Learning, Stock Market Participation and Portfolio ChoiceRecent evidence suggests that lifetime experiences play an important role in determining households' investment choices. I incorporate these findings and the fact that household portfolios are underdiversified into an otherwise standard life-cycle model and examine to what extent they can help resolve long-standing puzzles in the literature regarding stock market participation and the fraction of financial wealth invested in risky assets. READ MORE

  7. 15. Heterogeneity in oligopoly : theories and tests

    Author : Rickard Sandin; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This dissertation consists of five separate chapters, of which the three first three are empirical and the last two are theoretical. Chapter 1: Competition in Interrelated Markets: An Empirical Study. (Co-authored with Marcus Asplund.)This chapter studies competition in small, concentrated and interrelated markets. READ MORE