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1. 16. Barriers in the Pre-Decision Stage of Blockchain Adoption for Supply Chain : A Single Case Study in a Swedish Small Enterprise

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

   Author : Lisa Klug; [2021]
   Keywords : Technological Innovation Adoption; Blockchain; Pre-Decision Stage; Barriers; TOE Framework; Supply Chain; Small and Medium-sized Enterprise SME ;

   Abstract : Background: Blockchain is a technological innovation, and its benefits such as decentralized transactions without a trusted third party, improvements in traceability and efficiency can potentially facilitate complex challenges faced by supply chains (Hughes et al., 2019; Saberi et al., 2019). READ MORE

3. 17. Moving Toward Green Production Systems in the Pharmaceutical Industry : Implementing Artificial Intelligence to Increase Environmental Efforts in SMEs

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : SHARMILA PATEL; MARIAM RABIZADEGAN; [2021]
   Keywords : Pharmaceutical Industry; Small and Medium Sized Enterprise SME ; Artificial Intelligence AI ; Environmental Sustainability; Green Performance Map; Production System; Läkemedelsindustrin; Små och Medelstora Företag SMF ; Artificiell Intelligens AI ; Miljömässig hållbarhet; Green Performance Map; Produktionssystem;

   Abstract : The pharmaceutical sector is important for human health due to the increasing demand for medical products but is also a pollution and waste intensive industry. There is an urgent need for the industry to review its environmental footprints and simultaneously consider the industrial transformation called Industry 4.0. READ MORE

4. 18. Craft brewing and financial expansion – a study of the Swedish market

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

   Author : Anders Lingensjö; [2021]
   Keywords : Microbreweries; craft beer; craft beer brewing; small business financing; Sweden;

   Abstract : Craft brewing has seen a remarkable growth, from the first steps in the late 1960s in the USA until today. Breweries in the USA and Western Europe saw a long period of brewery fusions, concentration and closings from after the 2nd world war until roughly late 1990s/early 2000s. READ MORE

5. 19. Developing a Simplified and Consistent Defect Taxonomy for Smaller Enterprises

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Johanna Iivanainen; [2021]
   Keywords : Defect Taxonomy; Defect Classification; Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises; Software Defects; Manual Defect Classification.; Defekttaxonomi; Defektklassifikation; Små och medelstora företag; Mjukvarufel; Manuell defektklassificering.;

   Abstract : Developing software that meets the customers’ requirements, expectations, and quality standards is a challenging task for all software organizations. As modern software becomes more and more complex, so do the defects of the software. READ MORE

6. 20. ERP Usage and its Impact on Firm Performance : A Quantitative Study of Swedish SMEs

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Alejandra Chavez; Michael Duberg; [2021]
   Keywords : ERP usage; SME; Firm performance; PLS; Post-implementation;

   Abstract : Purpose: In literature, there is not sufficient research of the impact of Enterprise Resource planning (ERP) usage on firm performance for small and medium sized Swedish companies. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to provide clarifications regarding this topic by investigating two research questions: What factors drive ERP usage in small- and medium- sized Swedish enterprises? Does ERP usage affect Firm Performance in small- and medium- sized Swedish enterprises?  Design/Methodology/Approach: To approach our research questions 10 hypotheses are constructed based on previous studies. READ MORE