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1. 1. Adoption of quality management in SMEs

   Författare :Marcus Assarlind; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; adoption process; SMEs; lean production; literature review; six sigma; implementation; continuous improvement; interventions; Quality management;

   Sammanfattning : Since its dawn several decades ago, quality management (QM) has become established as a concept for improving organisations. It is often manifested in companies today in various initiatives, such as “lean”, “Six Sigma” or “the Company Production System”. However, adoptions of QM are scarce in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). LÄS MER

3. 2. Decision-making strategies of internationalization under challenging times : Lessons from SMEs

   Författare :Luis Oliveira; Martin Johanson; Carin Nordström; Afonso Fleury; Margaret Fletcher; Högskolan Dalarna; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Institutions; business networks; uncertainty; international market performance; internationalization speed;

   Sammanfattning : Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly important actors of the global market and are particularly exposed to be affected in a scenario marked by an ongoing process of deglobalization and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both of these phenomena potentialize the liabilities that firms experience abroad, namely foreignness and outsidership. LÄS MER

4. 3. Deciding on Using Application Service Provision in SMEs

   Författare :Björn Johansson; Sven Carlsson; Göran Goldkuhl; Ulf Melin; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Datavetenskap; information and communication technology; ICT; small and medium-sized enterprises; SMEs; Application Service Provision; ASP; Application Service Providers; decisionmaking; Datavetenskap; Computer science; Datavetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : The use of external providers for the provision of information and communication technology (ICT) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is expected to increase. At the end of the 1990s the concept of Application Service Provision (ASP) and Application Service Providers (ASPs) was introduced. LÄS MER

5. 4. Credit risk assessment in different contexts : The influence of local networks for bank financing of SMEs

   Författare :Lars Silver; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Credit risk assessments; Local networks; Bank financing; SMEs; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : The Swedish banking crisis a decade ago was ultimately caused by the banks' failure in their assessments of the credit-risk of firms. Since then, Swedish banks have tried different organizational structures in order to safeguard the lending process. LÄS MER

7. 5. Boards and governance in SMEs: An inquiry into boards’ contribution to firm performance

   Författare :Jonas Gabrielsson; CIRCLE; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Företagsledning; management; Management of enterprises; stakeholders; SMEs; firm performance; governance; contingencies; Boards of directors; board working style;

   Sammanfattning : The board of directors is often described as a valuable resource for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can contribute to the direction and performance of the firm. Mainstream research and literature on boards and governance has however mainly been concerned with how the board of directors best can monitor and restrain managerial action in large widely held corporations, and there is not much guidance for individuals interested in how boards can be effective instruments of governance in privately held SMEs. LÄS MER