Essays about: "Small firms"

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1. 16. 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

3. 17. Making a difference from the sideline: A case study on accounting system integration following preservation acquisitions

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

   Author : Olof Almgren; Timothy Fredin; [2023]
   Keywords : Management accounting systems MAS ; preservation acquisitions; institutionalization;

   Abstract : This study explores the management accounting system (MAS) integration following preservation acquisitions, and how this process affects the financial control institutions in acquired firms. Drawing upon The Process of Institutionalization (Burns & Scapens, 2000) and the insights from a single case study of a Swedish corporate group specializing in preservation acquisition, we found that financial control institutions expand in acquired firms through three processes. READ MORE

4. 18. Net Present Value of Investments in Data Warehousing and Differences Across Firm Sizes

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Ferdinand Netsch; [2023]
   Keywords : Net Present Value; NPV; Data Warehouse; Corporate Finance; SME;

   Abstract : The continuous advent of data management technologies has enabled small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)s like Transalb Kühl- und Express-GmbH, a small German trucking company, to explore the strategic and financial benefits of data warehousing. This case study evaluates the data warehouse investment at Transalb by employing a Net Present Value (NPV) analysis to determine its financial viability. READ MORE

5. 19. Guidelines to align digital strategy with business strategy in a manufacturing SME

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

   Author : Marin Elizabeth Thomas; [2023]
   Keywords : Business strategy; digital strategy; manufacturing SMEs; strategy alignment;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to provide guidelines on how to align the business strategy and digital strategy in small and medium manufacturing enterprises. The research design includes a systematic-narrative literature review in which the data was collected through systematic and narrative examination followed by a qualitative analysis to identify themes and patterns. READ MORE

6. 20. Green is the New Black: Identifying and exploring the drivers of eco-innovation and environmentally-sustainable product development in fashion companies in Sweden and Denmark

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Amelia Grace Elburn; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Growing concerns and sentiment about the negative environmental effects of the fashion industry pressure fashion companies to adopt eco-innovation and pursue more environmentally-sustainable product development. This study explores and examines the drivers of eco-innovation and environmentally-sustainable product development in small- to medium-sized fashion firms in Sweden and Denmark, with the purpose of identifying and understanding the key factors that drive eco-innovation and sustainable product development in the fashion industry. READ MORE