Essays about: "IT and SMEs performance"

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1. 1. The role of social media in small and medium - sized restaurant businesses : A case study from Östersund, Sweden

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

   Author : Sameera Prasanna Rodrigo; [2024]
   Keywords : Social media; SMEs; Restaurant business; RBV theory;

   Abstract : Background: Social media has revolutionized the restaurant industry, and it plays a significant role by changing and offering new ways to engage with restaurant customers and build stronger customer relationships, market their products and services, and acquire new customers, manage restaurant reputation, enhance brand awareness, and stay competitive in an increasingly digital world. Even though some restaurants recognize and utilize the potential of social media to deliver the above benefits, still there are some restaurants that have outdated social media accounts or completely inactive in social media. READ MORE

3. 2. How do Swedish SMEs overcome the barriers of open innovation in practice?

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Alexander Thyrestam; Carl Fredriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : Open innovation; Swedish SMEs; Overcoming barriers challenges;

   Abstract : 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

4. 3. Determinants of SMEs' Sustainable Practise : A case study of a Swedish financial firm

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Sebastian Orrmell; Jonathan Markl; Fahmid Anam Chowdhury; [2023]
   Keywords : SMEs; Sustainability; Social Performance; Resource-Based View; Stakeholder Theory; Upper Echelon Theory; Small and Medium Sized Enterprises;

   Abstract : Purpose – To find out what factors hinder and promote SMEs to practice sustainable business. Methodology – Qualitative case study based on interviews and archival data. Findings – This research resulted in five different propositions. 1. READ MORE

5. 4. From Data to Dollars: Unraveling the Effect Data-Driven Decision-Making Has on Financial Performance in Swedish SMEs

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Elliot Stowe; Emilia Heidar; Filip Stefansson; [2023]
   Keywords : Data-Driven Decision-Making; DDDM; Big Data Analytics; SMEs; Financial Performance;

   Abstract : Background: Data-driven decision-making (DDDM) has emerged as a primary approach to decision-making in many organizations. It uses data and analytics to guide decision-making processes and can lead to better business outcomes. READ MORE

6. 5. Getting past equity - CEO compensation among unlisted SMEs

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Axel Hellbom Almström; [2023]
   Keywords : Executive compensation; SME; Unlisted; Pay-for-Performance; Variable pay;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses how CEO cash compensation in unlisted Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) varies with firm performance, and how this compares to large and listed firms, using a series of first difference regression analyses. It uses the results to comment on how constrained access to equity compensation affects CEO pay-for-performance. READ MORE