Essays about: "distinctive practices"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 29 essays containing the words distinctive practices.

  1. 21. How is high-tech entrepreneurship able to grow in Sofia, Bulgaria? A social capital perspective.

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planering

    Author : Neli Georgieva; [2016]
    Keywords : high-tech entrepreneurship; network relations; resources; performance; qualitative research; case study; transition economies;

    Abstract : Entrepreneurship is considered as a critical factor for the development of transition economies and currently attracts a growing body of research. Following a qualitative case-study research strategy, this paper is occupied with the emergence of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, as a location of high-tech entrepreneurship in the country. READ MORE

  3. 22. Communication in family businesses : Relationships between family and non-family managers

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Tetiana Grytsaieva; Johan Strandberg; [2016]
    Keywords : communication; relationship; family business; information-sharing; family manager; non-family manager;

    Abstract : Problem: Family firms often comprise of a complex web of relationships between family and non-family managers that are active within the business. Family enterprises are also known for their closed communication and decision-making practices. READ MORE

  4. 23. Understanding social value creation : A process study of Romanian beggars and Swedish volunteers

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Charles Follet; Irina Eva Ianko; [2015]
    Keywords : Social value creation; process; subjective well-being; immigrant beggars; voluntary program;

    Abstract : There were several attempts to conceptualize the social value creation process. Previous literature does not commonly consider a non-material approach, using mainly quantitative practices which are not in line with the characteristics of social value. This thesis contributes to the current social value creation studies in two ways. READ MORE

  5. 24. What are the Entrepreneurial Management Practices and Their Impacts on Internationalization? : A study on Swedish SMEs, from a Dynamic Capabilities Perspective

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Patric Cederborg; Anton Larsson-Hytte; [2015]
    Keywords : Entrepreneurial Management; Dynamic Capabilities; Internationalization; Small- and Medium sized Enterprises SMEs ; Microfoundations; Stevenson’s Conceptualization; Entrepreneurial Dimensions; Export Activities;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study has been to investigate entrepreneurial management practices and their impacts on Swedish SMEs export activities, from a dynamic capabilities perspective. In reaching the study’s purpose we combined the fields of Entrepreneurship, Dynamic Capabilities and Internationalization. READ MORE

  6. 25. Fair Trade Certification Handbook : Small Producers’ Organizations of Fresh Fruit

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Clara Elisa Juanita Camila Ruiz Diaz; [2012]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; fair trade certification; Colombia; small producers’ organization; agricultural management;

    Abstract : fair trade is a business model approach that pretends to enhance the access to progress opportunities for rural populations through an empowering framework that supports small producers’ organizations and encourages investment decisions that improve welfare and sustainable development in their own communities. The values and practices underlying fair-trading emphasize a greater sensitivity on the conditions of small growers. READ MORE