Essays about: "Small and Medium-sized Businesses"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 105 essays containing the words Small and Medium-sized Businesses.

  1. 21. The role of sustainable innovation and factors influencing AI implementation : SMEs in the machine manufacturing and agricultural sector

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

    Author : Fabian Hitz; Britt Benning; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable innovation; Artificial intelligence; SMEs; Machine manufacturing; Agriculture;

    Abstract : Sustainable innovation is becoming increasingly important for today’s society due to the existing ecological threats to the earth. Thus, companies have a special responsibility with regard to new technologies and products. READ MORE

  3. 22. Exploring the influence of size and geography on SMEs’ and large corporations’ CSR practices in Hungary and in Sweden when facing financial shortage

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Bence Gaál; Georgina Vágó; [2022]
    Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise SME ; Large Corporation; Carroll’s Pyramid; Triple Bottom Line TBL ;

    Abstract : Background: CSR has become an integral part of most businesses during the years, however, it has not necessarily happened by choice for every company. Stakeholders have become aware of the negative impact ofcorporations’ operations and actions on the planet and on society, consequently, they started to pressure companies to be more responsible when conducting business. READ MORE

  4. 23. Doing sustainability work in SMEs- Setting new standards, maintaining others’ - or navigating a middle way?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Henrik Andersson; Matilda Möller; [2021-06-24]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Sustainability work; Sustainability work in SMEs; Institutional work; Institutional caretaker; Institutional entrepreneur; Institutional troublemaker; Paradox of embedded agency; Isomorphism;

    Abstract : Sustainability work is nowadays high on the agenda for businesses to deal with, and practices for how to enact sustainability have been established and institutionalized over time. However, larger companies have set the agenda for this debate, putting small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in the shadows. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Acceleration of Digitalization and its Influence on Business Model Innovation : A qualitative study of Swedish SMEs from the perspective of a business developer

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Pim de Flon; Lovisa Lindgren; [2021]
    Keywords : Business Model Innovation; Acceleration of Digitalization; Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises; Covid-19; Theory of Organizational Change;

    Abstract : Background: Covid-19 has accelerated digitalization and pressured companies across multiple sectors to digitally transform their operations. Such adaptation requires businesses to rethink and change their existing business models, thus, business model innovation (BMI). READ MORE

  6. 25. Event Industry during COVID-19 Pandemic in Sweden; Impact, Recovery and Future Trends

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Turismvetenskap

    Author : Parisa Rouhi Khorasani; [2021]
    Keywords : Event industry; COVID-19 pandemic; Sweden; impact; virtual events; hybrid events; coping strategy; recovery.;

    Abstract : Tourism industry is one of the hardest hits by the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, Event industry as an important stakeholder of tourism has been fiercely damaged globally. In this study the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the event industry businesses in Sweden, their methods of coping with this situation and the recovery plans will be evaluated. READ MORE