Public support programmes as a leverage for SME compay growth and profitability
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| Coordinator | Linköpings universitet - Department of Management and Engineering |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 5 715 000 |
| Project duration | January 2017 - December 2020 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
The project presents a business model construct which serves as a foundation for both a "growth barometer" (used as an analytical instrument) and an empirical quantitative analysis of 57 company business models wich are correlated with company growth and profitability. Furthermore we present a model for government support, a so called "CEO network model" and a follow-up study that shows the pros and cons of the model. Our suggestion is that governmental financial support should preferably be organized in projects with miles-stones.
Expected results and effects
The goals of the project was to present a business model construct, to present a so called "growth barometer", to implement an empirical business model study, to do a follow up study of the "CEO network model" and to comment upon so called contra-factual evaluation models. The outcome from our project shows a good fit in comparison to our goals.
Planned approach and implementation
The projekt partly consists of theoretical, deductive studies shaping different frames of reference and partly consists of empirical studies of different business models and their relation towards growth and profitability as well as a follow-up study of the "CEO network model". A very large empirical documentation has been implemented of 57 company business models, which firstly were described in the form of company cases and in a second step they were codified for quantitative analysis.