Essays about: ": a SME perspective"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 103 essays containing the words : a SME perspective.

1. 11. Assessment of uncertainties in carbon footprint calculation at manufacturing SMEs

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar produktionsutveckling (ML)

   Author : Ahmednajib Omar; David Wallin; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The need to reduce emissions to cope with climate change and reaching the Paris agreement is an important factor for all industries. For a manufacturing company in the process to reduce emissions, it is important to know where they occur and what factors that affects emissions the most. READ MORE

3. 12. Business model alignment of small and medium enterprises during crisis : A single case study of a Swedish lifting equipment manufacturing company

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

   Author : Mohammad Rasel Mahmud; [2022]
   Keywords : Alignment; Business model; Crisis; SME.;

   Abstract : To explore critical aspects and analyse factors in the alignment of a business model during thecrisis is the purpose of this study. This study considers only the perspective of small andmedium enterprises on barriers and facilitators of the crisis moment to align with the existingbusiness model. READ MORE

4. 13. Framework for measuring the effectiveness & efficiency of supply chain resilience strategies for supply chain disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in the purchasing process of food supply chains : A multiple interview study of food retailers

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

   Author : Chelsea Carroll-Melzer; Luisa Marie Reuter; Joakim Åkesson; [2022]
   Keywords : supply chain resilience strategy; supply chain disruption; Covid-19 pandemic; supply chain effectiveness; supply chain efficiency; performance measurements; key performance indicator; food supply chain; food retailers; purchasing process; operational purchasing;

   Abstract : Background & aims: Prior research has, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting supply chain (SC) disruptions, increased the level of investigations in the field of SC resilience strategies. Even though many studies have been conducted within the field, little is known about the effectiveness and efficiency of those strategies. READ MORE

5. 14. Managing an Environmental Jolt- A Case Study of How a Swedish SME Made Sense of a Sudden Increase in Demand from the Global Covid-19 Pandemic

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Anna Skarin; Emma Lejonmark; [2021-06-29]
   Keywords : Environmental Jolt; the Covid-19 Pandemic; ; SME; Sensemaking Perspective; Collective Sensemaking; Prospective Sensemaking; Culture; Improvisation Bricolage; Updating;

   Abstract : In today’s society organisations frequently have to cope with and respond to unexpected events. This study aims to investigate how a sudden increase in demand from an environmental jolt, in this case, the global Covid-19 pandemic, was managed by a Swedish small and medium-sized enterprise (SME). READ MORE

6. 15. Doing sustainability work in SMEs- Setting new standards, maintaining others’ - or navigating a middle way?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Henrik Andersson; Matilda Möller; [2021-06-24]
   Keywords : Sustainability; Sustainability work; Sustainability work in SMEs; Institutional work; Institutional caretaker; Institutional entrepreneur; Institutional troublemaker; Paradox of embedded agency; Isomorphism;

   Abstract : Sustainability work is nowadays high on the agenda for businesses to deal with, and practices for how to enact sustainability have been established and institutionalized over time. However, larger companies have set the agenda for this debate, putting small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in the shadows. READ MORE