The impact of financial crisis on company financing in typical Chinese and Finnish SMEs
Yan, Han (2016)
Yan, Han
Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu
2016
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201605198582
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201605198582
Tiivistelmä
The global economy continues to be in a sluggish condition these years, both Western and
Asian countries are not the exceptions of this global trend. Since the number of small-tomedium
sized enterprises almost exceeds that of large-sized corporations all over the world,
and the survival of these SMEs could have a solid influence on one nation’s economy, the
author intend to study the performance of SMEs through conduct research on their financing
issues. Especially in economic depression and financial crisis period.
China and Finland, in Economic aspect, one is developed country and the other is developing
country; in Geographic aspect, one is Nordic country and one locates in Far East. The two
have quite different culture, policy and business environment. The author is interested in finding
out some differentia as well as common grounds by doing this research. Therefore, the
SMEs in both Finland and China are studied in this thesis.
The research problem in this thesis is to find the impact of financial crisis on company financing
in typical Chinese and Finnish companies. The research is done based on the researcher’s
own interests and also in a way benefiting international companies those focusing
on both Chinese and Finnish markets, especially new entries, to understand the global environment
and trends.
The research will be mainly qualitative with some quantitative supports. Since the researcher’s
approach is more like a business behavior study, the data will be collected by study how
the companies work in financial crisis time. The researcher will go deep into the topic by conducting
survey and collect secondary resources instead of collecting large amount of data
and getting the statistical results.
Interviews are conducted both in China and in Europe to get reliable primary resources.
Other resources are mainly secondary economic reports from books and articles published.
Asian countries are not the exceptions of this global trend. Since the number of small-tomedium
sized enterprises almost exceeds that of large-sized corporations all over the world,
and the survival of these SMEs could have a solid influence on one nation’s economy, the
author intend to study the performance of SMEs through conduct research on their financing
issues. Especially in economic depression and financial crisis period.
China and Finland, in Economic aspect, one is developed country and the other is developing
country; in Geographic aspect, one is Nordic country and one locates in Far East. The two
have quite different culture, policy and business environment. The author is interested in finding
out some differentia as well as common grounds by doing this research. Therefore, the
SMEs in both Finland and China are studied in this thesis.
The research problem in this thesis is to find the impact of financial crisis on company financing
in typical Chinese and Finnish companies. The research is done based on the researcher’s
own interests and also in a way benefiting international companies those focusing
on both Chinese and Finnish markets, especially new entries, to understand the global environment
and trends.
The research will be mainly qualitative with some quantitative supports. Since the researcher’s
approach is more like a business behavior study, the data will be collected by study how
the companies work in financial crisis time. The researcher will go deep into the topic by conducting
survey and collect secondary resources instead of collecting large amount of data
and getting the statistical results.
Interviews are conducted both in China and in Europe to get reliable primary resources.
Other resources are mainly secondary economic reports from books and articles published.