Essays about: "working capital management smes"

Found 4 essays containing the words working capital management smes.

1. 1. Liquidity is not a matter of life and death, it’s more important than that. : How does working capital management affect the profitability of Swedish SMEs? 

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

   Author : Hörnell Eric; Cikotic Adis; [2020]
   Keywords : Profitability; Cash Conversion Cycle; Buyers Power; Institutional Theory; Reverse Factoring; Working Capital Management;

   Abstract : Abstract Master Thesis in Business Finance, School of Economics, Linnaeus University Authors: Adis Cikotic and Eric Hörnell Supervisor: Magnus Willesson Examiner: Andreas Jansson   Title: "Liquidity is not a matter of life and death, it is more important than that"   Background: One of the biggest concerns for Swedish small and medium businesses is their lack of capital, which might lead to lower profitability. A significant reason behind this is said to be the buyer's long payment terms contrary to the supplier's payment terms for their own expenses, which increases the risk of an imbalance between the inflows and outflows of money. READ MORE

3. 2. Profitability Effects of Working Capital Management: An Analysis of Swedish SMEs

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

   Author : Andrew Benecke; Robin Fredriksson Lindmark; [2017]
   Keywords : Cash conversion cycle; Dynamic panel GMM estimator; Firm profitability; SMEs; Working capital management;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine how the profitability in Swedish small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) is affected by working capital management (WCM). The cash conversion cycle and its three elements (days in inventory, days accounts receivable and days accounts payable), which are utilised as measures of WCM, all show negative relationships with SME profitability when analysed with fixed effects regressions. READ MORE

4. 3. Sustainability passion in fashion : Challenges and Opportunities for Small and Medium-sized Swedish Apparel Brands when Working with Corporate Social Responsibility in their Global Supply Chain

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Erik Weidstam; [2014]
   Keywords : apparel industry; Sweden; CSR; Corporate Social Responsibility; sustainability; SME; Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises; SCM; Supply Chain Management;

   Abstract : The overall economic development during the nineteenth and twentieth century has left us with an interconnected global society. However, the pollution does not adhere to the boundaries of nation-states. READ MORE

5. 4. The Impact of Working Capital Management on Cash Holdings : A Quantitative Study of Swedish Manufacturing SMEs

   University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Maxime Abel; [2008]
   Keywords : Working Capital Management; SME; Cash Holdings; Cash substitute; Cash conversion;

   Abstract : This study examines the impact of working capital management on cash holdings of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises in Sweden. The aim of this work is to theoretically derive significant factors related to working capital management which have an influence on the cash level of SMEs and test these in a large sample of Swedish manufacturing SMEs. READ MORE