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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"Small companies"”.
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A framework for integrating user-centred Design and agile Development in small Companies
… development and at supporting its adoption in small companies. Based on a qualitative approach, it is positioned at the intersection of Computer Supported Cooperative Work and software engineering, and is grounded on several empirical studies performed in industry. The work is organised in …
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Corporate governance and its contribution to risk and crisis management in small companies.
Small companies are regarded by policymakers and society alike as being important sources of wealth creation, employment generation and innovation. Yet, many small companies fail to grow or simply grow to then fail. One potential way of explaining the high rate of failure is through the absence of …
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Towards a model of ICT adoption for the ICT Cluster in the West Midlands
… a framework for ICT adoption by ICT microsized companies in the West Midlands. The thesis evolved out of the author's sense of dissatisfaction with several cardinal aspects of traditional approaches to facilitating adoption of the latest technologies in small companies to enhance business …
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Factors affecting the selling prices of small firms
… on the industry trends and conditions affecting small company sale transactions. The small business industry has very different dynamics compared to the large public companies. Based on my findings, small businesses have significantly lower price-to-earning ratios compared to large companies. In …
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Procedimentos de controle interno em micro e pequenas empresas na cidade de João Pessoa-PB
… of the internal control procedures in micro and small companies assisted by an accounting firm headquartered in the city of João Pessoa-PB. To achieve this objective, a questionnaire adapted from the study by Ferreira (2013), organized by the perspectives and guidelines of COSO II and applied to …
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Total reward offerings that attract : an investigation conducted in SMEs
… organisations. In the so- called war for talent, small companies believe they are at a disadvantage compared to large corporates in the battle to attract talented employees given limiting or constraining factors associated with being a smaller sized organisation. Research purpose : The purpose of …
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Calidad del servicio logístico de Serpost para las mypes de comercio electrónico internacional del sector joyería de Lima
… one of the internationalization strategies that companies can apply to start their development in the international business. Precisely, micro and small companies in Peru have the "Exporta Fácil" program, which offers through Serpost (Peruvian Postal Service), a unique logistics service to export …
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IT governance in small and medium enterprise post Sarbanes Oxley
… study sites included were of large capitalized companies. Moreover, the cases were conducted prior to the mandated implementation of Section 404 of Sarbanes Oxley (SOX), which oversees the requirements for companies to ensure they have adequate controls in place to safeguard financial data and …
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Implementing software engineering practices in small industry with a focus on requirements elicitation
I have been involved in small industry for 33 years and I have seen how the evolution of computers and software has affected small companies striving to grow in their market place by trying to take advantage of an evolving technology. Many times an individual is assigned the task of developing …
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Design of a Construction Safety Training System using Contextual Design Methodology
In the U.S., the majority of construction companies are small companies with 10 or fewer employees (BLS, 2004). The fatality rate in the construction industry is high, indicating a need for implementing safety training to a greater extent. This research addresses two main goals: to make …
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Leverage and Debt Maturity: The Implication of Size and Market Quotation
… decisions with a specific application to small companies in the context of the UK relatively highly regulated Main market, versus the lightly regulated Alternative Investment Market (AIM). I do this by gathering data on all quoted dead and alive companies in both markets from 1995 to 2008. …
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Controle interno e estoques: um estudo em restaurante selfservice e à la carte na cidade de João Pessoa - PB
… being one of the most vulnerable items in small companies in the food sector. The research was classified as descriptive and qualitative and was performed in two restaurants, one with self-service and another à la carte, whose subjects were managers and employees, totaling 14 participants. …
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Earth Tones: How Environmental Journalism and Environmental Ethics Influence Environmental Citizenship
… applies to individuals, communities, large and small companies and corporations, governments, and a coalition of nations. Environmental philosophers and environmental journalists can work together, in a symbiotic way, to foster discussions among citizens and policy makers about ideas as well as …
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An investigation into the use of derivative by 104 of the smallest companies on the main board of the JSE as well as those companies listed on the ALTX
… is a study of the use of derivatives by the smallest companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The size of the company is measured in terms of its market capitalisation. The sample of companies chosen for review is roughly comparable to the small companies referred to in the …
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Current Trends Regarding Training and Development in High-Tech Manufacturing Firms in the Austin, Texas Area
… employees. The review also indicates that large companies spend more money per employee on training and development than small companies and that few companies assess the basic skills of job applicants or promotion candidates. One hundred and fifty-nine high-tech manufacturing firms listed in the …
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Papel da incubadora no desenvolvimento das micro e pequenas empresas: um estudo de caso na empresa graduada MDL Brasil Consultoria e Marketing Ltda
… development and stabilization of the Micro and Small companies (MSCs) in the market increasingly competitive. Where sought to answer the following question "What is the perception of the entrepreneur's company MDL Brazil on the role of Campina Grid Technology Incubator (ITCG)". Where it was made …
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The financial performance of small and medium sized companies: A model based on accountancy data is developed to predict the financial performance of small and medium sized companies.
… is concerned with developing a model to identify small-medium U.K. companies at risk of financial failure up to five years in advance. The importance of small companies in an economy, the impact of their failures, and the lack of failure research with respect to . this population, provided …
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An expert system for the development of a health and safety policy/risk assessment in the plastics industry
… found, in a large number of plastics processing companies (particularly small companies), to be poorly prepared, inadequately implemented and monitored. An important cause of these inadequacies is the lack of necessary health and safety knowledge and expertise to prepare, implement and monitor …
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Piercing the corporate veil: a review of the concept and considerations of its relevance in South African tax law
… by tax practitioners dealing with both large and small companies.
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Piercing the corporate veil: a review of the concept and consideration of its relevance in South African tax law
… by tax practitioners dealing with both large and small companies.
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