Search for dissertations about: "små och medelstora företag"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the words små och medelstora företag.

2. 21. Accessibility to bank branches and entrepreneurial dynamics : New firm formation and capital structure of SMEs in Sweden amidst a changing banking landscape

   Author : Cynthia Sin Tian Ho; Björn Berggren; Jonas Gabrielsson; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; New firm formation; entrepreneurship; capital structure; leverage; financing; bank branches; proximity; spatial analysis; Sweden; Startup; entreprenörskap; kapitalstruktur; finansiering; bankkontor; närhet; spatialanalys; Sverige; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : The overall objective of this thesis is to develop a better understanding of the impact of accessibility to bank branches on new firm formation and on the capital structure of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Sweden. In this thesis, the accessibility to bank branches is measured by two proxies that are weighted by two different types of population—the labour population and the firm population. READ MORE

4. 22. Exploring the links between knowledge spillovers, trade, productivity, and innovation

   Author : Ingrid Viklund Ros; Hans Lööf; Anders Broström; Bettina Peters; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nationalekonomi; Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers which consider internal and external determinants of innovation, productivity, or export at the firm level sing matched panel data from various national and international databases.In the first paper, we examine a universal set of Swedish employer-employee panel data for the period 2000-2014. READ MORE

5. 23. Growth in established SMEs : Exploring the innovative and ambitious firm

   Author : Anders Uddenberg; Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck; Christina Grundström; Roland Sjöström; Karl Wennberg; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : The growth of firms is a complex but relevant subject for different stakeholders, such as owners, who want returns on their investment, and society, where firms are vessels for jobs and job creation. Despite the vast amount of research conducted on firm growth and factors associated with firm growth, there is no coherent body of knowledge, and the average firm is not growing. READ MORE

6. 24. A Typology of Business Model Changes : Cases from Swedish Wood Manufacturing Industry

   Author : Sarah Semnani Kenlind; Staffan Brege; Tomas Nord; Anne Toppinen; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business model change; mature industries; low-tech; measuring change; typology; innovation.;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to contribute to a better understanding of the business model (BM) change concept. The study purpose is achieved through developing a context-specific method and framework to measure and characterize different types of BM changes. This work promotes the importance of context-specific studies in the field of BM. READ MORE

7. 25. Re-viewing industrial energy-efficiency improvement using a widened system boundary

   Author : Svetlana Paramonova; Patrik Thollander; Mats Söderström; Stefan Grönkvist; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : Improved energy efficiency in industry is important for reaching the targets within the EU strategy for increased sustainability. However, energy efficiency is not always prioritised within companies, and the improvement potential remains large. This paradox called an energyefficiency gap is explained by energy-efficiency barriers. READ MORE