Essays about: "characteristic of small business"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words characteristic of small business.

  1. 1. Challenges of implementing social and environmental sustainability in Small and Medium Enterprises

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Fujan Amirzadeh; Mattias Boström; [2020]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The term sustainability is a topic that has been increasingly acknowledged in the modern business world. This has raised awareness and increased understanding of the different dimensions and how paying attention to sustainability can help to improve different aspects of the organization. READ MORE

  3. 2. Which small firm manager will opt out of having a voluntary audit in Sweden?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Caroline Nilsson; Naseer Hameed; [2017]
    Keywords : Voluntary audit; Statutory audit; Managerial characteristics; Small firm;

    Abstract : The business world and its perceived complex accounting structure has made a path for audit to acquire a key role in terms of delivering independent opinions considering the management assertions of the financial statements, as well as in assurance and advisory services. Both opinions and services are equally important for managers, owners and stakeholders of companies that are obliged to issue an audit report and for companies that operate in a context where audits are voluntary. READ MORE

  4. 3. Masters of Agility : A Study of How Small- and Medium-Sized E-Businesses Use Their Human Resource Management to Succeed in a Complex Environment

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU; Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Miguel Carnero; Laura Weishaupt; [2016]
    Keywords : Business agility; human resource management; e-businesses; small- and medium-sized enterprises;

    Abstract : SMEs are a type of business that has been intensively studied with regards to many different aspects, given that they are known as the engines of economies. Also, the adoption of the e-channel by SMEs has been researched widely. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sustainability passion in fashion : Challenges and Opportunities for Small and Medium-sized Swedish Apparel Brands when Working with Corporate Social Responsibility in their Global Supply Chain

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Erik Weidstam; [2014]
    Keywords : apparel industry; Sweden; CSR; Corporate Social Responsibility; sustainability; SME; Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises; SCM; Supply Chain Management;

    Abstract : The overall economic development during the nineteenth and twentieth century has left us with an interconnected global society. However, the pollution does not adhere to the boundaries of nation-states. READ MORE

  6. 5. How media influence South African agri-businesses’ CSR-programs : can CSR create incentives for agri-businesses to include small-scale farmers in their supply chain, despite high transaction costs?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Madelene Casselbrant; [2014]
    Keywords : content analysis; economies of scale; panel data; product differentiation; quantitative media discourse analysis;

    Abstract : In UNDP (2008) the UN Commission on the Private Sector and Development stresses the importance to develop the private sector within the African agricultural sector as a mean in succeeding to reach the Millenium Development Goals. Since the 90s the number of larger agri-businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa has increased. READ MORE