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Management Accounting Systems For Small Business's Competitive Advantage, Renato (Denver) Alcazar
Management Accounting Systems For Small Business's Competitive Advantage, Renato (Denver) Alcazar
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractSmall businesses providing ancillary services to the motion picture industry fail at alarming rates due to leadership's lack of strategies for service diversification and business expansion. Grounded in the contingency theory of management accounting, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore management accounting systems (MAS) strategies leaders of ancillary service providers use for business diversification. The data collection included face-to-face semistructured interviews with 10 small business owners who successfully used MAS strategies for business diversification in California. The data analysis entailed using keyword frequency comparisons and coding techniques that facilitated the verification and triangulation of key …
Strategies Small Business Leaders Implement For Outsourced It Solutions For Business Sustainability, Jessica A. Folkes
Strategies Small Business Leaders Implement For Outsourced It Solutions For Business Sustainability, Jessica A. Folkes
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Small businesses in the United States have a high failure rate within their first 5 years of operation. Small business success is vital to the economy because it drives revenue, income, and job creation. Grounded in rational decision-making theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies small business owners and leaders implement for effective outsourced IT solutions for business sustainability. Data were collected from in-depth interviews with 10 purposefully selected business owners and leaders in the Houston, Texas, metro area and from a review of documentation from archival records. Yin's 5-step analysis guided the coding …