Search for dissertations about: "Sme source"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Sme source.

2. 1. The uniqueness of knowledge management in small companies : Managing knowledge as an employer strategy for lifelong learning

   Author : Ernesto Villalba; Ingemar Fägerlind; Robert Höghielm; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Knowledge management; lifelong learning; European Social Fund; SME; adult education; training; knowledge; Sweden; International education; Internationell pedagogik;

   Abstract : The present study explores the relationship between the ‘knowledge-enabling environment’ and the demand for training using a sample of 18 small private companies providing educational and consultancy services in Sweden. In this way, the dissertation is an exploration of the ways Swedish knowledge-intensive companies manage their knowledge. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on Financial Technology and SME Finance : A Tale of Two Effects of the Global Financial Crisis: Financing SMEs and Innovative Financing

   Author : Ed Saiedi; Anders Broström; Ali Mohammadi; Felipe Ruiz Lopez; Tom Vanacker; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Corporate Finance; Entrepreneurial Finance; Global Financial Crisis; Financial Innovation; Small and Medium Enterprises; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

   Abstract : The financial crisis of 2008-2009 took place exactly half a century after the publication of the seminal Modigliani and Miller (M&M) theorem, often called the capital structure irrelevance principle. This timing is curious since the crisis has highlighted the significance of deviations from assumptions of this theorem, i.e. READ MORE

5. 3. Organizing Policy : A Policy Analysis starting from SMEs in Tuscany and the County of Jönköping

   Author : Monica Johansson; Jan Ohlsson; Jönköping University; []
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   Abstract : The importance of small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) for economicdevelopment is frequently debated. SMEs have been called “the backbone of the European economy and the best potential source of jobs and growth”. READ MORE

6. 4. Enhancing SMEs competitive advantage by franchising

   Author : Ehsan Asgharian Bourkheili; Hossein Dadfar; Staffan Brege; Kayhan Tajedini; Linköpings universitet; []
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   Abstract : Although there is a large body of literature on franchising systems that are mainly produced from the franchisor's perspective, looking at franchising from the franchisee's point of view has remained largely uninvestigated. Creating and sustaining competitive advantage is the prerequisite for the franchisee's (as an SME) survival in today's competitive environment. READ MORE