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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Medium-Sized Businesses"”.
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Precision Technologies for Small/Medium Sized Businesses Throughout the Beef Value Chain
… to support the sustainability of small- to medium-sized businesses across the beef value chain must be responsive to the unique needs and characteristics of these businesses and their operators. The overarching goal of the work presented in this dissertation was to explore the development of …
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Factors influencing on the Low-salt Diet implementation of small and medium sized businesses workers
본 연구는 중소규모 사업장 근로자를 대상으로 저염식에 관한 지식, 저염식 이행에 대한 가족지지, 저염식 이행정도를 알아보고, 저염식 이행에 미치는 영향요인을 파악함으로서 고혈압 예방을 위한 건강 교육방향과 간호중재 교육프로그램을 개발하기 위한 횡단적 조사연구이다. 본 연구는 경기도 중소규모 사업장에서 고혈압을 진단받지 않은 근로자 161명을 대상으로 하였다. 자료수집 기간은 2015년 8월7일부터 2015년 9월11일까지 이루어졌다. 연구도구는 총 56문항으로 인구사회학적 특성, 식이관련 특성, 건강관련 특성을 포함하여 중소규모 …
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Application of Computer Modeling and Simulation Techniques for Optimization of Factory Floor Operations in Small to Medium- Sized Businesses
… waiting. This thesis research specifically emphasized small businesses of between $2 and $20 million and was purposely limited to factory floor production processes and utilized standardized applied computer science techniques including simulation and modeling, microprocessor based factory floor …
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An Examination of inter-business cooperation by wine and tourism small and medium-sized businesses in the Douro valley of Portugal.
Businesses operate in an increasingly complex and competitive environment (Anderson and Atkins 2001; McGee and Sawyer 2003), which poses challenges and difficulties that no business can face alone (Beverland and Brotherton 2001). This is particularly true for micro, small and medium-sized …
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The Impact of Soft Costs Associated with the Implementation of New Information Technology in United States-Based Small to Medium Businesses on Productivity
… (IT) implementations in US-based Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs). Soft costs, distinct from "hard costs," encompass factors such as resistance to change, training, decision-making processes, and error analysis that are not directly quantifiable as financial investments. The study …
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Politics, Practices, and Potentials: Analyzing the Role of Diaspora-Owned Businesses in Ethiopia's Development
… Through an exploratory case-study of small and medium sized businesses in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, this paper interrogates the complexities surrounding Ethiopia’s state-led engagement of its diasporas and explores the potential of the Ethiopian diaspora to contribute to the country’s …
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UK support for small firms: an examination of business advisors' heuristics
Ibis thesis concerns business advice to small and medium sized businesses (SNIEs). SNIEs account for the overwhelming number of businesses in OECD economies. Consequently, governments have come to see the SNIE sector as increasingly important to 'national competitiveness' and job creation, and …
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Solving Incumbent Banks' Predicament Business Model Innovation Achieving Future Market Relevance in Financing German SMEs
… their offers on the German market of smaller and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). The paradox is that banks can only cover a certain area of the lending sector, in which margins are low and risk-adjusted prices cannot be applied due to strong competition. From the customers’ perspective, banks do …
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Optimization and standardization of the sales process in a service sector company through lean tools
… based on Lean tools. Furthermore, small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) could adopt and adapt the application of Lean service tools to identify their most inefficient processes.
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Lending a hand : an exploration of Toronto's values-based Lenders, and the role of relationships in SME lending
… makes them well-suited to lend to small and medium-sized businesses ("SMEs"). While SMEs are a vital component of any local economy, they often face challenges obtaining credit from traditional banks. There is an opportunity for values-based lenders to provide credit to SME borrowers that are …
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Fintech sektoriaus vaidmuo šalies ekonomikoje: atvejo analizė /
… a particular focus on it is impact on small and medium-sized enterprises. The theme of the work is how the 2008 global financial crisis has impacted growth of a new wave of financial technologies companies which are focused on providing digital financial services to masses. The services developed …
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Mid-Sized Businesses and the challenges of growth: Implications for the Theory of Administrative Behaviour and management education
This thesis is a theory-driven exploration of Mid-Sized Businesses (MSBs), developed at the intersection of the challenges that are constricting organisational growth and the management education tools that may enable them to be overcome. The analysis is focused on MSBs in England, during the …
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Do accelerated, work-based programmes enhance student learning? An action research study
… raise awareness, particularly amongst small to medium-‐sized businesses, and to act as an umbrella organisation. Employers engaged in such programmes should be prepared to devote sufficient resources. This research, through adopting an action learning approach, has been able to develop a …
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Theoretische Konzeption und empirische Relation eines Referenzmodells der digitalen Kooperation und vertikalen Integration von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen alpintouristischer Destinationen
… and their providers, many of which are small and medium-sized businesses, face. The journey to achieving digital cooperation and the vertical integration of jointly provided and customer-focused services requires new core competencies and a systematic approach. The present study shows that success …
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Do accelerated, work-based programmes enhance student learning? An action research study.
… raise awareness, particularly amongst small to medium-sized businesses, and to act as an umbrella organisation. Employers engaged in such programmes should be prepared to devote sufficient resources. This research, through adopting an action learning approach, has been able to develop a …
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Entrepreneurship in Russia: patterns and problems of its development in the post-Soviet period
The development of a robust small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector has been widely seen as important to Russia’s socio-economic transformation. This has been clear from state policies and rhetoric that claim to support the development of entrepreneurship and publicly advocate its …
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Economic ramifications of a global pandemic for small and medium businesses /
… ramifications of the pandemic for small and medium-sized businesses. I decided to write this particular paper because personally I have faced during my internship period the lock-downs and state intervention taken in regards of the SME in the country of Georgia. It became interesting to me …
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Development perspectives of small and medium businesses in Georgia
… of entrepreneurship, in particular small and medium ones for the economy was low. The absence of previous experience prevented the elaboration of appropriate policy instruments and methods for the development of competitive market economy. The stimulation of private sector has been generally …
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An exploratory study of family business wellness
Family businesses are rapidly becoming the dominant form of business enterprise in both developing and developed economies. Family businesses are also being recognised as a potential driver of economic growth and wealth creation in the world. Family businesses in particular, have been making a …