The following report is a feasibility research and serves as an initial guideline to Bulgarian dairy companies in relation to the possibility to import Bulgarian dairy products into the Peoples’ Republic of China. The document describes possible opportunities for Bulgarian dairy processors related to …

The 3rd of September, 2015 marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Despite 70 years of peace in the Asia-Pacific, the memories of World War II are still the most evident obstruction in the Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations. Moreover, other issues, such as the dispute regarding the ownership …

We finished USE2015 with a closing session inspired on the example of the successful closing session of USE2013 in Nelson, New Zealand. The session hosted a few different parts – you can, for instance, read about the PhD award the first newsletter we published after USE2015. Main element was that the …

USE2015 is een internationale wetenschappelijke conferentie, die een forum biedt om het begrip van het midden-en klein bedrijf te verbeteren en heeft een unieke focus op het welzijn van mensen en het bedrijfsleven. Een van de kenmerken van een klein bedrijf is de verbondenheid met de omgeving en het …

The CSP-FP relationship revisited.Presentation USE Conference 2015.CSP: Corporate sustainability performance.FP: Financial performance.

The regional office of the Royal Association MKB-Nederland, the largest entrepreneurs’ organisation in the Netherlands, MKB-Nederland Noord asked us if we could support small and medium-sized entrepreneurs (SME’s) in the North of the Netherlands to fulfill social conditions in public procurement. SME’s …

Procuring green construction innovations: PhD project in New Zealand.Presentation USE Conference 2015. How SMEs organize competitive advantage.How innovative New Zealand firms procure environmental technical innovations for the construction industry, a literature review.

Identifying critical control points in SME purchasing activities.Presentation USE Conference 2015.

Nature of embedded purchasing activities within SMEs.Presentation USE Conference 2015.