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Showing 1 to 20 of 375 for “"small and medium-sized"”.
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Exporting Barriers Facing Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in China
… challenges faced by Chinese exporting SMEs, and the factors that influence performances of such firms the most. Taking the Leonidou (2004) framework for external barriers, the study explores internal and external exporting barriers, paternalistic leadership style, market orientation, product …
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Introducing integrated performance measurement into small and medium sized enterprises
The thesis extends current knowledge and understanding of integrated performance measurement (PM) development into the context of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The research builds on existing knowledge of integrated PM development approaches and identifies the context-specific factors …
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Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) Participation in Public Procurement
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) dominate the Single Market contributing to local employment generation and innovative supplies and services development. Yet, SMEs are continuously disproportionately underrepresented in public markets. On average EU member states spend approximately 14% of …
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Internationalising small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) a learning approach
… the learning processes of internationalising small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Based on a framework of absorptive capacity the research explores and examines: i. types and sources of new knowledge acquired by firms, ii. assimilation of new knowledge within firms, iii. exploitation of …
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Global electronic funds transfer between small and medium sized companies
… electronic funds transfer is a rapidly expanding field for business and consumer payments. Large multi-national corporations have been able to invest the capital necessary to create infrastructures or work with banking institutions to facilitate payments in the past, but small and medium …
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Post-Acquisition Acculturation Study - A Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Experience
… research study. Four diverse acquisitions of small to medium sized enterprise were studied post facto to understand the socio-cultural implications of acculturation and stress on employees pre-, during and post-acquisition process. The study suggests ways to explain and analyze the phenomenon. …
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Stimulating technical innovation by small and medium-sized enterprises in China
… on the economy is increasingly obvious and important in many countries, including China. In order to encourage and sustain technological innovation, Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) are not only necessary but also vital. This dissertation is an empirical study to test what …
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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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The application of TQM within small and medium sized construction related organisations
… order to probe the application of TQM within Small and Medium Sized UK Construction-Related Organisations, a study was conducted on 63 SMEs; 20 (31.7%) of these reported implementation of TQM on their management system. For this purpose, a monitoring and assessment tool was developed, …
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Maximising Board governance effectiveness in small and medium-sized Australian independent schools
… more effective. Very little has been written and few empirical studies have investigated governance of independent school boards in Australia, despite the considerable responsibility and power entrusted to them. This study asks how well such boards are governing and what they could do to …
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Use of data analysis techniques by small and medium-sized audit practices
Dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Accounting specialising in Internal Auditing, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2021.
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN DEVON AND CORNWALL'S SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE SECTOR
… one of the most important strategic, economic and social concerns facing global society today. Although literature on environmental management theory and sustainable development philosophy has increased apace throughout the 1980s and 1990s, very few of these writings have documented the case of …
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Outsourcing of Management Accounting Functions in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
… les imponen. Se ha realizado una encuesta utilizando un cuestionario online con el fin de evaluar las razones dadas por las PYMEs para subcontratar la contabilidad de gestión y de analizar el status quo de la misma. Se encuestaron un total de 220 PYMEs. Entre los participantes se encontraban …
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Supply chain management in small and medium sized companies : opportunity or obstacle?
… chain management expertise can be developed and embedded in a small and medium sized enterprise that will both enhance the efficiency of the existing business and create an additional business opportunity. In order to achieve this, the following aims have been set. A review of the latest …
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Theory and practice of supplier development for small and medium sized enterprises
Supplier development means organizations and their suppliers working together towards a common goal which involves establishing long term business partnerships with selected suppliers. It is based on the principle that suppliers and clients can gain more benefit through cooperation, rather than …
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Corporate Social Responsibility in North Carolina's Small and Medium-sized Forest Products Companies.
North Carolina State University Theses Forestry & Environmental Resources.
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How small and medium sized enterprises learn to compete effectively on international markets
… seeks to develop insights into the nature of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that are effective in competing internationally, over the longer term. It therefore aims to provide a better understanding of the behaviour that engenders this capability. Its contributory value lies in the …
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Investigation into sustainable solutions for improving small and medium sized museums in China
… that provide the public with cultural and historical knowledge and play an essential role in preserving and passing on cultural heritage. Museum sustainability contributes to developing nature, society and people, and museum operations. From a macro perspective, sustainability could …
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Growth and performance of small and medium sized enterprises in rural peripheral locations
Since the 1970s the number of small firms in the UK has risen, but at temporally and spatially uneven rates. These trends have heightened interest in the role of local economies in shaping small firm growth and performance. This thesis considers the growth and performance of small and medium sized …
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