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  1. 1. Navigating the Growth Paradox in an Incumbent Business Context : Managerial Implications from a Degrowth Perspective

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Sabrina Dietrichs; Gitte Thorsén; [2023]
    Keywords : Degrowth; Degrowth Frameworks; Growth Paradigm; Growth Paradox; Organizational Paradox Theory; Managerial Paradox Response; Post-Growth Economy;

    Abstract : Our study investigates how the organizational growth paradox is perceived and managed by incumbent firms from a degrowth perspective. There is a growing critique against the growth paradigm, an increasing support for its abandonment. Scholars are calling for a paradigm shift towards a post-growth economy. READ MORE

  3. 2. Towards Understanding Factors that hinder The Sustainable Growth of Gambian-owned SMEs

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Musa Darboe; Isatou B. Jallow; [2023]
    Keywords : Gambian-owned SMEs; co-opetition; Sustainability; entrepreneurship;

    Abstract : Our study aims to establish facts not fictions regarding micro and macro factors affectingthe sustainable growth of small and medium size enterprises that are owned by Gambiansin the Gambia. The life cycle of a business demonstrates how entrepreneurs turn ideas intostartups that go through a survival stage which they later transform into a rapid growthstage until they reach the maturity stage where they can either diversify or start whole newventures. READ MORE

  4. 3. Strategies to Respond to a VUCA World

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Raj Dhillon; Quynh Chi Nguyen; [2021]
    Keywords : VUCA; volatility; uncertainty; complexity; ambiguity; strategy; organizational development; human resource management.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose - The business world today becomes more VUCA than ever. Organizations around the world need to develop and establish strategies to respond to this disruptive environment. This paper aims to explore what strategic responses that organizations could adopt in order to survive and thrive in a VUCA world. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploring how Barriers to Circular Business Models can be Overcome on a Macro and Micro Level : -a Swedish Textile Industry Perspective

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Gabriel Jonsson; Louise Fredriksson; Rebecca Lööv Miljevic; [2020]
    Keywords : circular economy; circular business models; the Swedish textile industry; barriers; drivers; enablers;

    Abstract : Background: The resource demanding textile industry has long been linked to the linear economy, an economy contributing to negative effects on the environment. However, there is an alternative to the linear economy, namely the circular economy. READ MORE

  6. 5. Management Accounting development in small companies - A study of four Swedish businesses

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Victor Lindman; Isabella Sexton; [2018-07-05]
    Keywords : Management Accounting; Small and Medium-sized Enterprises; Social Constructionism theory; Contingency theory; Emic and Etic perspective;

    Abstract : Background and Problematization: Despite SMEs’ influence on economies worldwide, research regarding Management Accounting (MA) in Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has only recently gained a growing interest (López & Hiebl, 2015). Several studies have shown that MA has a positive effect on the overall business performance of SMEs, motivating further research on the subject. READ MORE