Essays about: "Small and medium-sized enterprises SME"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 193 essays containing the words Small and medium-sized enterprises SME.

  1. 16. The Allure of Automated Machine Learning Services : How SMEs and non-expert users can benefit from AutoML frameworks

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Datalogi

    Author : Felix Lux Dryselius; [2023]
    Keywords : small and medium-sized enterprises; SME; machine learning; automated machine learning; AutoML; low-code; no-code; Vertex AI; AutoGluon; digitalization; project management;

    Abstract : This study investigates how small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and other resource-lacking organisations can utilise automated machine learning (AutoML) to lessen the development hurdles associated with machine learning model development. This is achieved by comparing the performance, cost of usage, as well as usability and documentation for machine learning models developed through two AutoML frameworks: Vertex AI on Google Cloud™ and the open-source library AutoGluon, developed by Amazon Web Services. READ MORE

  3. 17. Exploring sustainability performance in small and medium-sized enterprises from a triple bottom line perspective

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Malin Ahlqvist; Ida Xing Fredmark; Shervin Pirani; [2023]
    Keywords : TBL; Sustainability; Initiatives; Environmental performance; Economic performance;

    Abstract : Date: 2023-05-31 Level: Bachelor thesis in Business Administration, 15 cr  Institution: School of Business, Society and Engineering, Mälardalen University  Authors: Ahlqvist Malin, Fredmark Ida Xing and Pirani Shervin (93-03-11)          (96-06-05)        (98-07-02)                                           Title: Exploring sustainability performance in small and medium-sized enterprises from a triple bottom line perspective Supervisor:  Edward Gillmore  Keywords: TBL, Sustainability, Initiatives, Environmental performance, Economic performance Research questions:  RQ1: What are the characteristics of sustainable initiatives in SMEs? RQ2: How do the sustainability initiatives affect the economic performance and the environmental performance within SMEs? Purpose: This study aims to explore the characteristics of initiatives that an SME is undertaking regarding sustainability and how it affects their economic and environmental performance. Method: This study has an inductive approach and one case study. READ MORE

  4. 18. Flourish or perish in a turbulent environment : A qualitative study from the perspective of environmentally sustainable SMEs.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Douglas Drake; Simon Berling; [2023]
    Keywords : VUCA; Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; SME; Dynamic Capabilities; Corporate Social Responsibility Triple Bottom Line.;

    Abstract : Since the beginning of the 2020’s the world has drastically changed and forced organisations to re-adapt, adjust and reconfigure their business in order to survive. The Covid-19 pandemic rewrote the map of conducting business, as well as the war in Ukraine was a catalyst for inflation, and thereafter rising interest rates. READ MORE

  5. 19. Bankruptcy determinants among Swedish SMEs : - The predictive power of financial measures

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Oliver Andersson; Henning Kihlberg; [2022]
    Keywords : bankruptcy; default; probability of default; bankruptcy prediction; bankruptcy determinants; SMEs; financial measures; logistic regression;

    Abstract : The main purpose of this paper is to provide evidence of financial leverage, liquidity, profitability, and firm size ability to predict bankruptcy of Swedish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and to create a bankruptcy prediction model for Swedish SMEs. The sample consists of 1086 Swedish SMEs, among which 543 did go bankrupt between 2015 and 2019. READ MORE

  6. 20. Spatial dependence in the regional innovation performance of small- and medium sized enterprises : A spatial econometric approach to identifying the drivers of SME innovation in European NUTS regions

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Felix Sebastian Veit Ginzinger; [2022]
    Keywords : Geography in Innovation; SME Innovation; Spatial Dependence; Regional Science;

    Abstract : Being a crucial sector in Europe’s economy, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) require involvement in innovative activities to perpetuate their competitiveness. Nevertheless, European-wide funding programs that aim to foster innovation at the regional level have been criticized for not being adequately tailored to SMEs’ innovation patterns and dynamics. READ MORE