Essays about: "Family SMEs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words Family SMEs.

1. 1. Navigating Complexity: Understanding the Multifaceted Roles of the Accountant : A Quantitative Study of the Roles Assumed by Accountants in Swedish Family SMEs From the CEOs perspective

   University essay from

   Author : Malin Nygårds; Shabnam Rashidi; [2023]
   Keywords : Roles of the Accountant; Family Business; Beancounter role; Advisory role; Decision-maker role; Protector role; Role theory; Socioemotional Wealth Theory; Organizational Demography;

   Abstract : Purpose: The objective of this master's thesis is to investigate the factors that trigger the accountants to assume the diverse roles in Swedish SMEs within various business contexts.  Theoretical perspective: To satisfy the aim of this thesis we relied on role theory, organizational demography and socioemotional wealth. READ MORE

3. 2. Family-owned SMEs: Role models of crisis management A case study of how the practice of crisis management has been performed by nine Swedish family-owned SMEs during the Covid-19 pandemic

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Gustaf Liedholm; Robbin Jonsson; [2022-06-23]
   Keywords : Practice theory; Crisis management as practice; family-owned SMEs; Covid-19; rapid decision-making; communication; transparency;

   Abstract : Despite SMEs accounting for 99,9% of all registered firms in Sweden and that non-listed family-owned firms outperform their counterparts during crises, previous studies have neglected the field, resulting in an undiscovered void. Quantitative studies performed in the area serve a purpose for discovering how family-owned SMEs financially distinguish from other firms, but unfortunately such studies miss the important variable: what do they actually do? Through this qualitative study of crisis management as practice, we bridge the quantitative and qualitative, and present how Swedish family-owned SMEs have practiced crisis management during the Covid-19 pandemic. READ MORE

4. 3. The connection between entrepreneurship and strategic management on account of SMEs in Sweden.

   University essay from Jönköping University/JIBS Entrepreneurship Centre; Jönköping University/IHH, Centre for Innovation Systems, Entrepreneurship and Growth; Jönköping University/IHH, Centre for Family Entrepreneurship and Ownership (CeFEO)

   Author : Sarfraz Ali; Salman Shakeel; [2022]
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5. 4. Exploring the Perceptions and Challenges of Information Systems Adoption by Family Small-Medium Enterprises

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Hira Kashif; [2021]
   Keywords : Information Systems Adoption; Information Systems Hesitancy; Information Systems Adoption Challenges; ERP Adoption; ERP Systems; Family SMEs; DTOE Model; TOE Model;

   Abstract : The focus of this master’s thesis is on family-run small and medium enterprises and their adoption to information systems. The motivation for this research is to understand the family businesses’ challenges related to technology adoption, so that the level of hesitancy many family SMEs are having with the process can be understood and minimised. READ MORE

6. 5. Family firms challenged by crisis : A multi cased study to identify strategies applied by Swedish family SMEs in order to cope with the Covid-19 crisis

   University essay from

   Author : Ilias Boukrach; Erica Karlberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Family firms; family SMEs; Sweden; Crisis; strategic and crisis management;

   Abstract : Background: The Covid-19 crisis has caused limitations that have led to some serious economic consequences around the world. The crisis that is still ongoing has created a complex situation for most economic actors. Every firm has been affected by the crisis in one way or another including family firms, that play a vital role in the global economy. READ MORE