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Role Of Financial, Human And Social Capital In Survival Of Start-Ups, Tiong Kiat Wong Jul 2019

Role Of Financial, Human And Social Capital In Survival Of Start-Ups, Tiong Kiat Wong

Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)

In new business ventures, growth in itself is often not the main intention in the beginning, but rather a mean to ensure survivability first, follow by sustainability and secure profitability. Not all small businesses survived over time and are always confronted with the liability of newness and contending externalities such as fierce competition and internal limitations like resources to survive. Only about half of newly founded start-ups survived after 5 years.

The presence or absence of resources and the critical role it plays on the effect of venture’s survival, provides substantive advancement in understanding of organisational theory and management practice …


Gilgit-Baltistan At The Cross Road Of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (Cpec), Zulfiqar Ali Khan Jun 2019

Gilgit-Baltistan At The Cross Road Of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (Cpec), Zulfiqar Ali Khan

MSJ Capstone Projects

This capstone project focused on the in-depth analysis of the role and impact of this multi-billion-dollar project on the politically deprived region of Gilgit-Baltistan. This region is the gateway to CPEC as it is the only region of Pakistan that shares border with China. The geographical ties, tributary and trade relationship and even family relationships between Gilgit-Baltistan and the Xinjiang region of China dates back centuries before the creation of Pakistan and the post revolution China.

The project has been designed and implemented in a way that GB’s role is to provide the services of road and some other services …


Elaboración Y Diseño De Un Plan Estratégico Para La Empresa Familiar Lechonería Los Morales, Jeimy Katerin Heredia López, Yenyfer Lizzeth Morales González Jan 2019

Elaboración Y Diseño De Un Plan Estratégico Para La Empresa Familiar Lechonería Los Morales, Jeimy Katerin Heredia López, Yenyfer Lizzeth Morales González

Administración de Empresas

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Plan De Implementación Del Sistema Básico Administrativo Y Contable De La Asociación De Ayuda Infantil, Claudia Estephany Olaya Puerto, Cindy Lorena Duarte Mahecha Jan 2019

Plan De Implementación Del Sistema Básico Administrativo Y Contable De La Asociación De Ayuda Infantil, Claudia Estephany Olaya Puerto, Cindy Lorena Duarte Mahecha

Administración de Empresas

La modalidad de grado de proyección social de la Universidad de la Salle permite realizar el proyecto Plan de Implementación del Sistema Básico Administrativo y Contable de la Asociación de Ayuda Infantil para que los estudiantes de los programas de administración de empresas y contaduría pública pongan en práctica los conocimientos adquiridos en su carrera con el fin de ayudar de manera seria, eficiente al fortalecimiento y crecimiento de la asociación asignada en este caso la Asociación de ayuda infantil, fundada y dirigida por la Sra. María Amalia Quintero. La Asociación tiene como objetivo brindar ayuda integral a los niños …


Fundación Una Gota De Esperanza - Capacitaciones Administrativo-Contables En Centro Misionero Bethesda Iglesia Del Millón De Almas, Laura Alejandra Ortiz Fuentes, Liliana Velásquez Laguna Jan 2019

Fundación Una Gota De Esperanza - Capacitaciones Administrativo-Contables En Centro Misionero Bethesda Iglesia Del Millón De Almas, Laura Alejandra Ortiz Fuentes, Liliana Velásquez Laguna

Administración de Empresas

El desarrollo de las actividades procedentes en este trabajo de Proyección Social tiene su progreso en el Centro Misionero Bethesda “Iglesia del millón de almas”, la Fundación Una Gota De Esperanza entidad sin ánimo de lucro fundada en la ciudad de Santiago de Cali, y ahora radicada en Bogotá, como fundación lleva a cabo actividades para procurar que los estratos menos favorecidos puedan obtener beneficios para satisfacer sus necesidades básicas, es por esto mismo que La Salle hace presencia en la fundación para aportar a la causa de la fundación brindando capacitaciones administrativas y contables.

El enfoque del presente trabajo …


Strategies To Secure Sustainable Funding For The Successful Conclusion Of Infrastructure Projects, Ibrahim Adia Jan 2019

Strategies To Secure Sustainable Funding For The Successful Conclusion Of Infrastructure Projects, Ibrahim Adia

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Construction industry leaders who neglect to implement appropriate project funding strategies harm business operations and lose profits. Inadequate funding is also a significant cause of project failures in the global construction sector. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies construction project owners use to secure sustainable funding for the successful conclusion of infrastructure projects. The population comprised 5 leaders of organizations owning construction projects in the Middle Eastern Gulf Cooperation Council states, with successful strategies to acquire adequate funding for completing infrastructure projects. Data were collected from semistructured interviews with the business leaders and reports …


Strategies To Improve Small Business Sustainability, Tywon Guy Jan 2019

Strategies To Improve Small Business Sustainability, Tywon Guy

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Small businesses are considered the backbone of the U.S. economy with significant contributions in the areas of job creation and economic development. However, 79% of small businesses fail within the first 5 years. This multiple case study aimed to explore strategies and knowledge of resources that owners of small businesses used to sustain business operations for longer than the first 5 years. The population included 5 minority owners of small businesses in Texas. Chaos theory formed the conceptual framework. The data collection process included semistructured interviews, member checks, field notes, company artifacts, and archival documents. Data were analyzed using Yin's …


Financial Strategies For Long-Term Success In Women-Owned Small Businesses, Melissa Renee Dyer Jan 2019

Financial Strategies For Long-Term Success In Women-Owned Small Businesses, Melissa Renee Dyer

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In the United States, many small businesses fail within the first 5 years due to poor implementation of long term financial strategies. Researchers and business practitioners indicated that women small business owners face challenges in financing their small businesses beyond 5 years due to a lack of long-term financial strategies. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore long term financial strategies women use to sustain their small businesses beyond 5 years. The general theory of entrepreneurship was the conceptual framework for this study. Data were collected from semistructured interviews with 11 women small business owners in …


Capacitación Empresarial Administrativa Y Contable Destinada Al Programa Despertar Emprendedor Barrio Pinar – Suba Fundación María Luis De Moreno, Nidia Consuelo Tellez Buitrago, Wilson David Maldonado Jan 2019

Capacitación Empresarial Administrativa Y Contable Destinada Al Programa Despertar Emprendedor Barrio Pinar – Suba Fundación María Luis De Moreno, Nidia Consuelo Tellez Buitrago, Wilson David Maldonado

Administración de Empresas

La Universidad de la Salle en convenio con la Fundación Internacional María Luisa de Moreno permiten que los estudiantes de últimos semestres a través de la modalidad de grado proyección social, construir el proyecto “Despertar Emprendedor” de la Fundación María Luisa de Moreno; programa que se ha desarrollado durante varios años y consiste principalmente en capacitar a personas interesadas en poner en marcha una idea de negocio y que a través del afianzamiento de conocimientos administrativos y contables participar en la feria empresarial, que es tradición en la Universidad de la Salle. Dado lo anterior, los estudiantes que escriben este …


Deal Or No Deal: The Relationship Between Firm Determinants & Venture-Capital Financing Decisions, Raghav Prasad Jan 2019

Deal Or No Deal: The Relationship Between Firm Determinants & Venture-Capital Financing Decisions, Raghav Prasad

CMC Senior Theses

In this paper, I analyze how firm attributes such as their age, industry, nature of industry, spinoff status and debt ratio influence venture-capital financing decision. I look at a sample of 280 firms that went public in the United States between 2015- 2019. This paper finds that firm age and debt are negatively related to the likelihood of being venture-capital backed. It also finds that firms in technology and biotechnology industries are more likely to be backed by a venture-capitalist.


Viabilidad Financiera Para La Comercialización Internacional De La Empresa Ricuras Jn, Nancy Paola Ortiz Cardona Jan 2019

Viabilidad Financiera Para La Comercialización Internacional De La Empresa Ricuras Jn, Nancy Paola Ortiz Cardona

Finanzas y Comercio Internacional

Este trabajo de grado mostrara un diagnóstico de los factores internos y externos de Ricuras JN, además de esto se evidenciará una propuesta de estructura financiera que responde a los requerimientos del mercado, así como también la comercialización y la distribución de los productos


Strategies To Sustain A Real Estate Small Business In Postnatural-Disaster Area, Vianka Miranda Jan 2019

Strategies To Sustain A Real Estate Small Business In Postnatural-Disaster Area, Vianka Miranda

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Many small real estate business leaders lack effective strategies to resume and sustain operations in a postnatural-disaster environment. This multiple case study investigated strategies that 3 small real estate business leaders in southeastern Louisiana used to resume and sustain operations in the aftermath of a natural disaster. The chaos theory and stakeholder theory were the conceptual frameworks for this study. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, and reviews of business continuity plan documents and member checking. The themes that emerged from data analysis were leaders' strategies relating to business planning and innovation, stakeholder engagement, operations management, and disaster responsiveness. Implications …