A Systematic Literature Review of Software Process Improvement for Small and Medium Web Companies Muhammad Sulayman PhD Student Department of Computer Science The University of Auckland msul028@aucklanduni.ac.nz Supervised by: Assoc. Prof. Emilia Mendes Abstract It is observed that in recent years small and medium Web companies have emerged very rapidly and thousands of such companies are in existence all over the globe. To cater the needs of such companies‚ a new field of research
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Effect of working capital management practices onfinancial performance: A study of small scale enterprises in Kisii South District‚ KenyaSmall scale enterprises (SSEs) are acknowledged in Kenya as significant contributors to economic growth. Despite this‚ it is estimated that up to 40% of the start-ups fail by year 2 and at least 60% close their doors by year 4. Working capital management is credited as one of the causes of these failures. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of
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Electrical Power and Energy Systems 32 (2010) 743–750 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Electrical Power and Energy Systems journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ijepes Short‚ medium and long term load forecasting model and virtual load forecaster based on radial basis function neural networks Changhao Xia a‚b‚*‚ Jian Wang b‚*‚ Karen McMenemy c a College of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology‚ China Three Gorges University‚ Yichang Hubei 443002‚ China School
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Pakistan is divided into three major categories on the basis of the medium of instruction: 1. The government vernacular-medium schools which use Urdu‚ and the regional languages as Sindhi‚ Balochi‚ Punjabi‚ Pashto‚ etc as their medium of instruction for teaching almost all the subjects. 2. English medium schools (private elitist; state-influenced public schools and cadet colleges; and non-elitist private English-medium schools) which teach all subjects in English except Islamiat and
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Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Development Initiatives and Their Role on Self Employed In pursuit of economic growth the economies of the developing countries around the world face a host of challenges. Widespread poverty‚ infrastructure & institutional deficit are the major task faced by most economies of strong financial environment which also includes equitable income distribution along with employment creation‚ while every developing economy may experience its own variant of these
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NORTH SOUTH UNIVERSITY Research Paper “The Role of Creativity and/or Innovation in Proving Competitive Advantage for Small and Medium Enterprises” Submitted To: Mr. Niaz Patwary (NzP) Submitted By: 1. Name: Md. Rezaur Rahman Section: 8 ID: 1020495030 2. Name: Dewan Tanjina Akter Section: 8 ID: 1020516030 3. Name: Ashraful Adib Section: 7 ID: 1020090530 Date of Submission: December 3‚ 2012 Fall Semester ------------------------------------------------- Letter of
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performance and effectiveness of small and medium scale enterprises as an instrument of economic growth and development in Nigeria has long been under scrutiny. This intense scrutiny has been against the backdrop of the low performance and inefficiency that characterized small and medium scale enterprises particularly in assessing its role on economic growth and development. Despite government institutional and policies support to enhancing the capacity of small and medium scale enterprises‚ SMEs has fallen
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CFOs at Medium size Hospitals Target Cash conversion Cycle Improvements: Survey Top finance executives at mid-size hospitals in Egypt said that we should improve CCC and they expect that their main source of growth capital over the next two years will be cash from ongoing operations‚ not debt or equity financing‚ according to a report from a survey in collaboration with Dar El Oyoun Hospitals and centers and Medical consultancy Group. In a survey of 35 senior finance executives at hospitals with
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N. Dlodlo M. Dhurup BARRIERS TO E-MARKETING ADOPTION AMONG SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN THE VAAL TRIANGLE BARRIERS TO E-MARKETING ADOPTION AMONG SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN THE VAAL TRIANGLE Ms. N. Dlodlo: Faculty of Management Sciences‚ Vaal University of Technology Prof. M. Dhurup: Faculty of Management Sciences‚ Vaal University of Technology Synopsis Purpose: The purpose of the study is to complement existing literature by examining the relevant barriers contributing
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CHAPTER ONE 1.1 Introduction The role and importance Small and Medium Enterprises play in the development of nation has been well documented and beyond doubt now that any emergent economy must have a viral and sustained SME subsector which are critical to the development of an economy. The significant roles SMEs play in development is acknowledged universally. Even in countries such as the United States. Small and Medium Industries Equity Investment Scheme (SMIEIS)‚ are enterprises with
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