Essays about: "financing small and medium enterprises"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words financing small and medium enterprises.

  1. 1. Managing Financial Uncertainty: Swedish Grocers : A qualitative study of the impact of uncertainty on manager's financial decision-making process within Swedish grocery stores. 

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Matilda Wohlin; Maja Jacobson; [2023]
    Keywords : Financial Management; Uncertainties; Grocery Stores; Decision-making;

    Abstract : Background: Grocery stores in the retail industry, which are forms of Small and medium-sized enterprises, are particularly vulnerable to changes in the economic environment. This thesis examines how grocery store managers handle their financial management decision-making process in response to uncertainty. READ MORE

  3. 2. Open Innovation Practices in Colombian SMEs: Current State, Barriers, and Pathways to Success

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Jessica Borbon Moya; [2023]
    Keywords : Innovation; Open innovation; Colombia; SMEs; change; business models; organizational culture; development; sustainability; progress; Innovation; öppen innovation; Colombiaa; små och medelstora företag; förändring; affärsmodeller; organisationskultur; utveckling; hållbarhet; framsteg.;

    Abstract : This research examines the present state of Open Innovation (OI) and its spread among Colombian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The research addresses the scarcity of studies on innovation diffusion in underdeveloped countries like Colombia, specifically focusing on the adoption and practices of OI among SMEs. READ MORE

  4. 3. SMEs in Times of Crisis: An Analysis of Medtech SMEs’ Strategic Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Alina Tater; Marc Leon Willemsen; [2021]
    Keywords : Crisis Management; Strategic Responses; SME; COVID-19; Medtech; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted industries across the globe and has forced organizations to respond. One example is the medical technology (medtech) sector in which small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) were impacted and had to respond strategically. READ MORE

  5. 4. Unlocking the Potential of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises through the Climate-neutral Cities Mission | A case study of Malmö and Lund in the Region Skåne, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Kyle Lavelle; [2021]
    Keywords : SME; climate-neutral cities; mission-oriented innovation policy; Region Skåne; urban sustainability transition; intermediaries; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Through the national innovation program Viable Cities, the City of Malmö and the City of Lund in the Region Skåne of southern Sweden have recently undertaken a mission to become climate-neutral by 2030, requiring the commitment and participation of the entire local, urban system in the pursuit and uptake of bottom-up, radical solutions. While small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make up the backbone of the region’s economy, their importance to the mission’s success has not been fully conceptualized, despite evidence indicating that some SMEs are suited for developing radical innovations while others will struggle to decarbonize their business. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Adverse Effects of Stricter Capital Regulation on the SME Bank Lending Channel

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Rebecca Palm Ballesta; Fredrika Poole Bonnier; [2018-07-04]
    Keywords : SME; Bank Lending Channel; External Finance; Capital Regulation; Basel III; SME SF;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate if stricter capital regulation creates negative shocks in the loan market and if these shocks adversely effect Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SME) access to external financing through the bank lending channel. This is tested through a Difference-in-Difference (DiD) model, where loan volume and interest rates of SMEs are compared to large firms in Europe from 2011 to 2016. READ MORE