Essays about: "firm-survival"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word firm-survival.

  1. 1. The Entrepreneurs Education Level and Start-up Success. A study on the effects of a founders educational degree on start-up success

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Oscar Gullö; Erik Hultheimer; [2023]
    Keywords : Start-up; Success; Signaling Theory; Human Capital Theory; Education Level;

    Abstract : Using a quantitative method his study empirically examines what effect the founders educational level has on the success of a newly founded business. In a dataset of 145 Swedish companies founded between 2010 and 2015 the study divides the companies in four groups reflecting the founders educational level. READ MORE

  3. 2. Crisis Management : A qualitative study about the difference between the dynamic capabilities of born-digital and non-digital companies during DSC

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Emma Gustafsson; Felicia Mattsson; [2021]
    Keywords : crisis management; ordinary- and dynamic capabilities; digital; digitization; dramatic social change; crisis; response strategies; leadership andpandemic;

    Abstract : Today there is an ongoing world crisis COVID-19, which has affected our daily lives related to health, survival, economy, work and so on. Much of our daily life is now moved online, for example work, which is possible because of the digitization. For work forces to handle COVID-19, crisis management is crucial. READ MORE

  4. 3. Who will survive in Stockholm Archipelago? : A longitudinal analysis of firm-survival in a peripheral region

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Youssouf Merouani; [2020]
    Keywords : firm-survival; Stockholm Archipelago; peripherality; multilevel modeling; three-level lo-gistic regression.;

    Abstract : This longitudinal study investigates firm-survival in a peripheral region. The analysis relies on a unique longitudinal dataset, encompassing all firms in 17 Stockholm Archipelago islands during 2000-2019, collected through data triangulation methods. READ MORE

  5. 4. Investigating the Driving Forces Behind the Decision to Install Solar Power Systems as a Part of CSR : A Qualitative Study on Swedish Firms

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

    Author : Johanna Eriksson; Anna Pálsdóttir; [2019]
    Keywords : CSR; Sustainability; Solar Power Systems; CSR; Hållbarhet; Solcellssystem;

    Abstract : The urgency for firms to acknowledge and correct for their carbon footprint is increasing in scale and importance. A key to long run firm survival lies in whether companies take their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) seriously. READ MORE

  6. 5. Management Control Systems and their Connection to Exceptional Growth : an internal perspective

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Alice Ökvist; Anica Pavlovic; [2018]
    Keywords : HGF; gazelle; MCS; growth; Simons levers of control; tillväxtbolag; gasell; kontrollsystem; tillväxt;

    Abstract : This paper is concerned with the use of management control systems (MCSs) within high growth firms (HGFs) to support rapid growth. Considering that a lack of MCSs has been identified as a major cause of failure among start-ups, as well as that MCSs have been claimed to enable firms to grow more during their early years, this is a highly interesting topic for scholars as well as entrepreneurs. READ MORE