Essays about: "small firm survival"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words small firm survival.

  1. 1. Firm Dynamics, Productivity and Demand Shocks: A Study of Indian Manufacturing Plants

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : S Ravish Rizvi; [2023]
    Keywords : Productivity; Firm dynamics; Demand; Manufacturing;

    Abstract : Firm growth in the Indian manufacturing sector has puzzled economists for many years due to the persistence of many small and unproductive plants. I study the importance of producer-specific demand, along with productivity and prices, for firm dynamics in this setting. READ MORE

  3. 2. From photovoltaics to microgrids : A case study on Loccioni and how its tailored solutions compete with standardized products in the energy utility industry

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Jakob Mehlig; Simon Rosén; [2023]
    Keywords : Niche markets; Tailored solutions; Standardization; Customer relationship management; Dominant logic;

    Abstract : Global industries are undergoing significant sustainability transitions, presenting new opportunities for R&D and innovation-driven companies. Rather than competing in large markets, these companies thrive in specialized niches. READ MORE

  4. 3. Impacts of COVID-19: Funding Business Operations and Adapting Marketing Strategies

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Sejin Hahn; Sarafat Hossain; [2021]
    Keywords : Adaptation; Crisis Management; Financial Liquidity; Access to Capital; Government Aid; Alternative Finance; Marketing Strategy; Resource-based View RBV ; Customer-Centric; Stakeholder View; Brand; Authenticity; Knowledge; Capabilities; Marketing Management; Marketing-Finance Interface; Paid Marketing; Organic Marketing; Customer Loyalty; Community; Decision-Making;

    Abstract : Purpose -- Given the enduring COVID-19 pandemic, this thesis set out to reveal an updated perspective of the service-oriented small business experience, particularly in their access and choice of financial resources to fund operations and adapt marketing strategy. By the time this study started, it was clear which businesses had been rising with the new tides of swelled categorical demand vs. READ MORE

  5. 4. POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS OF BANNING TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT IN THE GERMAN MEAT INDUSTRY

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Boglárka Takács; [2021]
    Keywords : risk society thesis; individualization thesis; individual survival strategies; German meat industry; precariat; migrant workers; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The German meat industry is a popular labour market destination for unskilled Eastern and Middle European workers. The precarious employment and housing conditions, exacerbated by a staggering number of COVID-19 infections, received immense media attention in 2020. READ MORE

  6. 5. Management Control Systems as a Package and its role of enabling Organizational Ambidexterity in SMEs : An exploratory study

    University essay from Jönköping University

    Author : Richard Lind; Hanna Åberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Management Control Systems; Management Control Systems as a Package; Levers of Control; Organizational Ambidexterity; Exploration; Exploitation; SMEs;

    Abstract : Background – A firm that achieves organizational ambidexterity is managing the balancing act of refining existing capabilities while also discovering new opportunities in the marketplace. It has shown that the achievement of organizational ambidexterity will lead to better perfor- mance but also long-term survival. READ MORE