Essays about: "network relations in SMEs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words network relations in SMEs.

  1. 1. The role of networks in a Swedish medium-sized pharmaceutical firm’s internationalization process

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Greta Lyckenblad; Lina Nygren; [2020-02-13]
    Keywords : Internationalization; networks; utilizing networks; pharmaceutical firm; medium-sized company; SME;

    Abstract : Today pharmaceuticals are the fifth largest export product in Sweden, whereas SMEs are the motor of innovation within the pharmaceutical industry. Pharmaceutical firms face several challenges, as high product development costs, high entry barriers due to institutional legal frameworks and slow return of investments, during their internationalization. READ MORE

  3. 2. Corruption and Social Capital: The Case of Vietnam

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Nga Nguyen; [2017]
    Keywords : Corruption; Social Capital; Networks; Transactional Relationships; Political Economy;

    Abstract : Corruption between the principal (public official) and her agent (firm) is examined in a new setting, where the corrupt process is not only an economic game, but also a social one. When formal institutions fail, the provision of public goods and services is often embedded in social relations. READ MORE

  4. 3. Organizational Resilience: Key Factors to overcome and survive a Business Crisis. Learnings from a family owned business in Crisis.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Tamara Piedrahita Seifert; [2017]
    Keywords : Organizational Resilience; SME; Business Crisis Management; Sustainability; Leadership; Crisis Management;

    Abstract : BACKGROUND: Organizations are not prepared for crisis and are vulnerable to disruptive changes. SMEs, and organizations in general, are key elements of our society and need to learn how to be resilient, in order to be sustainable. A case study was used to explore key organizational resilience factors to overcome a business crisis. READ MORE

  5. 4. Meeting in the Middle: Using Stakeholder Theory to Create Shared Value as a Way of Increasing CSR Implementation amongst SMEs – An Icelandic Perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Selja Snorradottir; Alexandra Sveinsdottir; [2017]
    Keywords : Stakeholder theory; CSR; Creating shared value; SME; CSR implementation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explore SMEs’ relations to stakeholders when implementing corporate social responsibility. Furthermore, it examines what role the size of the SMEs play in implementing CSR and in managing stakeholders. READ MORE

  6. 5. Internationalization through social digitalization : How social media affect the internationalization process of Swedish SME’s

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Erik Gossas; Rebecca Fandrey; [2016]
    Keywords : Internationalization; digitalization; social media; network; value cocreation; Electronic Word of Mouth; Born Global;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to gain understanding for how social media has affected the internationalization process for Swedish SMEs. To get a deeper understanding of this phenomenon both product and service firms has been studied to analyze the possibility of a difference or not. READ MORE