Essays about: ": a SME perspective"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 103 essays containing the words : a SME perspective.
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1. How do Swedish SMEs overcome the barriers of open innovation in practice?
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : As the closed innovation model requires firms to be strongly reliant on their own R&D- capabilities in order to generate new innovations (van de Vrande et al., 2009, p. 425), a new approach has emerged over the last decade: The open innovation model. READ MORE
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2. Identifying Challenges Regarding Sustainability and Circularity in Foundries : A multiple-case study of OEMs and SMEs in the Swedish foundry industry
University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Logistik och verksamhetsledningAbstract : Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to identify Swedish foundries’ challenges regarding circularity and sustainability demands and explore how SME foundries can be more sustainable and circular. Method: The research approach used in this study is an exploratory multiple-case study. READ MORE
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3. 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 teknikAbstract : 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
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4. Flourish or perish in a turbulent environment : A qualitative study from the perspective of environmentally sustainable SMEs.
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : 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
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5. Facilitating internationalization through business models - A multiple case study of Swedish Cleantech SMEs
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Globalization has seen an increase in the last decades and has increased the need for sustainable development and sustainable technologies in light of energy shortages. Cleantech is the definition of innovations reducing the environmental impact and Sweden is one of the leading actors within the segment. READ MORE