Essays about: "Founders and management of SMEs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Founders and management of SMEs.

  1. 1. Pre-acquisition due diligence : A qualitative study investigating Swedish SME acquirers

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Jim Lundström; Molly Stocksén; [2022]
    Keywords : Due diligence; Due diligence management; Due diligence drivers; Due diligence challenges; Due diligence implementation; Pre-deal phase acquisition; M A process; SME firms; Acquisition process;

    Abstract : The utilization of mergers and acquisitions has over the years become a central part of expanding and growing an organization. To acquire or merge with another firm is often described as a way to facilitate better and faster organizational development, in ways that organic growth cannot. READ MORE

  3. 2. Competence Development and HR in an SME Context

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Elin Bergström; Tobias Sköld; [2021]
    Keywords : Competence development; Small- and medium-sized enterprises; SME; Workplace learning; Talent management; Human Resource Management; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : There are over 1.1 million small- or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Sweden. But even if they have a significant impact on both the country’s economy as well as creating a majority of all Swedish jobs, the current research within competence development has in large, overlooked SMEs. READ MORE

  4. 3. Resources influencing the growth of a firm at different stages: A qualitative study of Vietnamese SMEs in the IT Sector

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Maiful Begum; Dang Hong Thai; [2020]
    Keywords : SME; IT sector; Growth; Growth Stages; Resources;

    Abstract : This research aims to identify the key resources influencing the growth of IT-based SMEs in Vietnam in 5 different growth stages which were developed by Churchill and Lewis (1983); and we also demonstrated the process how such key resources are created, acquired, accumulated and exploited for the growth accordingly. We interviewed 4 founding members of 4 companies to collect the primary data and used some internet sources for secondary data. READ MORE

  5. 4. Strategic management: Which factors affect the growth journey of software startups?

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Informatik; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Oscar Lind; Charlotte Flodin; [2020]
    Keywords : IT; Strategy; Growth; Scalability; Strategic Fit; Software Startups; SME; IT; Strategi; Tillväxt; Skalbarhet; Strategisk Fit; Software Startups SME;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study is to research the environment in which the IT-artifact exist, rather than the IT-artifact itself. Researching how founders of software startups manage their growth strategies, by researching essential internal and external factors and how they are represented in the founder’s growth strategy. READ MORE

  6. 5. Marketing and Effectuation: A Study of Marketing Practices Among Swedish Microbreweries

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sahil Aery; Johanna And; [2017]
    Keywords : Effectuation; causation; marketing; SMEs; microbreweries; entrepreneurs;

    Abstract : The present study aims to analyse the marketing strategies of Swedish microbreweries and relate them to the entrepreneurial principles of effectuation and causation. The authors investigated eight microbreweries in Mälardalsregionen of Sweden, conducting interviews with members of the founding team or the management team at the microbreweries. READ MORE