Essays about: "small business enterprises nature and characteristics"

Found 5 essays containing the words small business enterprises nature and characteristics.

1. 1. Masters of Agility : A Study of How Small- and Medium-Sized E-Businesses Use Their Human Resource Management to Succeed in a Complex Environment

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU; Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

   Author : Miguel Carnero; Laura Weishaupt; [2016]
   Keywords : Business agility; human resource management; e-businesses; small- and medium-sized enterprises;

   Abstract : SMEs are a type of business that has been intensively studied with regards to many different aspects, given that they are known as the engines of economies. Also, the adoption of the e-channel by SMEs has been researched widely. READ MORE

3. 2. Smart Energy Solutions as TechnologicalConfigurations : Implications on theOrganizational Strategy

   University essay from KTH/Hållbarhet och industriell dynamik

   Author : NADA OSMAN; IBRAHIM ELNOUR; [2016]
   Keywords : Smart Energy Solutions; Energy efficiency; Smart home; Technological Configurations; Innfusion; Smart Energy Solutions; Energieffektivitet; smarta hem; tekniska konfigurationer; Infusion;

   Abstract : Den länge stabila elbolagssindustrin genomgår stora förändringar. Regelverk, miljömässiga problem, framsteg inom förnybar generering och ICT har orsakat allvarliga tryck på affärsmodellerna för konventionella elbolag. READ MORE

4. 3. Exploring CSR in the Supplier Management of SMEs in Germany : A Study about Supplier-Related CSR Activities and Barriers in CSR Adoption

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Centre of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

   Author : Maja Schreck; Daniela Heimerl; [2015]
   Keywords : Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises; SME; Corporate Social Respon- sibility; CSR; CSR Activities; Barriers in CSR Adoption; Certificates; Supplier Management; Supplier Selection; Supplier Relationship; Supplier Development;

   Abstract : Background CSR is a concept of growing attention as stakeholders’ pressure on companies to ensure social and environmental standards has increased. However, as companies have progressively shifted to supplier-based manufacturing their dependency on suppliers requires them to assure that CSR standards are also employed at their suppliers. READ MORE

5. 4. How do SMEs apply CSR in their organisations, and how does this affect conflicts between the SME and its foreign suppliers?

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Niklas Gustafsson; Henric Larsson; Lumin Xu; [2014]
   Keywords : CSR; SME; Conflicts; Supplier; Supply Chain; Social Issues; Outsourcing; Offshoring;

   Abstract : Despite its name, Corporate Social Responsibility is not exclusively a concept for large corporations; however, previous studies have primarily focused on CSR within larger firms. As Small and Medium sized Enterprises both possess unique characteristics, and are important actors in the global economy, this is an area that deserves deeper research. READ MORE

6. 5. Financial Constraints and Structural Characteristics of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs): The Case of Tanzania

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Mariam Omar; [2008]
   Keywords : Financial Constraints; Nature of Small Firms; Characteristics of Small Firms; Small and Medium Enterprises ; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The main focus of this thesis is to explore the nature and the characteristics of SMEs together with the financial constraints facing the SMEs. Basically the research focuses Tanzania as the main area of study, but it will also cover the facts of SMEs for the neighbouring countries such as Uganda and Kenya. READ MORE