Essays about: "High-Growth Firms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words High-Growth Firms.

1. 1. Preventing a "derailment" of strategy: A single-case study on how green early-stage companies can drive a proactive sustainability strategy using MCS

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Michaela Jungner; Johan Kajerdt; [2023]
   Keywords : MCS; proactive sustainability strategy; intrinsic motivation; formal controls; informal controls;

   Abstract : This paper aims to fulfill two interrelated purposes by investigating (i) how green early-stage companies can use MCS to maintain a proactive sustainability strategy in a high-growth setting, and (ii) how green early-stage companies can design MCS to maintain employees' intrinsic motivation for sustainability. By applying the theoretical lens of the Object of Control framework and intrinsic motivation, the single-case study explores how sustainability-related MCS is employed to drive sustainability strategy and how controls can be designed to maintain employees' intrinsic motivation for sustainability. READ MORE

3. 2. How Venture Capital Could Use Large Language Models to Screen Sustainability Impact Startups

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

   Author : Måns Vilhelm Tivenius; Karl-Gustav Elf; [2023]
   Keywords : Large Language Models; Venture Capital; Impact Investing; Prompt Engineering; GPT-4; ChatGPT; Impact; Sustainability; Artificial Intelligence; Startup success; Impact startup; Impact measurement; Screening; AI for good; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This study investigates the potential of large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, to aid venture capitalists in the screening of startups that maximize sustainability impact. To determine the scope that maximizes impact for venture capitalists' and to identify effective screening criteria, the study utilized theoretical research and interviews. READ MORE

4. 3. Internal Barriers to Growth : A Qualitative Study on High-growth Firms' Perceived Internal Barriers

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Karl Krusell; Moa Tornell; [2023]
   Keywords : high-growth firms; growth; phases of growth; barriers to growth; management; high-growth firms; tillväxt; tillväxtfaser; barriärer till tillväxt; styrning;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine what internal barriers arise and how these have been managed during different stages of growth in Swedish high-growth firms. The study’s model of analysis is based on Barth’s (2004) framework of barriers and Greiner’s (1972) model of five phases of growth. READ MORE

5. 4. Classifying High-Growth Manufacturing Firms on the Swedish Stock Market:A Comparative Study Between the Logistic Regression, Support Vector Machine and Artificial Neural Network

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : William Fridström; [2023]
   Keywords : Machine Learning; Econometrics; Firm Growth; Binary Classification; Prediction; Model comparision.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This is a comparative study between two modern machine learning algorithms, the Support Vector Machine and Artificial neural network, and one traditional econometric model, the Logistic regression. The main objective is to compare their performance by classifying high-growth companies. READ MORE

6. 5. Retaining Customers in Rapidly Growing Environments : A Study on Customer Retention in High Growth Firms

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Axel Olsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Customer Retention; High growth firms; Culture; Customer Service; Relationship bonds.;

   Abstract : Customer retention is crucial for a firms long term success and its application and dynamics are particularly interesting in the context of high growth firms. High growth firms are commonly characterised by having limited resources and operating in constant change in structure and routines which can affect the way the firms are able to work with customer retention. READ MORE