Disruption and Upheaval in the Global Business Environment: How Computer Technology and Cloud Computing have Enabled Small Businesses to Combat Large Corporations
| dc.contributor.advisor | Poston, Bill | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shealy, Quinn Kent | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Graziano, Robert | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-03T18:17:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-06-03T18:17:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This research study looks at the great bounds in technology created by man and how the business environment has been forever changed due to such advances. I will lay out the shift from an advantageous scale of economies into the new and sleeker business model of a scale of diseconomies and how this has allowed for the growth of countless small businesses. According to “the American Dream”, one must attain an education, find a company for which all their needs are met, and work that job until the age of retirement; however, the great spike in technological advances is calling this preconceived notion of the “American Dream” into question. Along with an explanation of the shift in the business environment, I aim to provide my audience with the knowledge of what is required of a small business to be able to truly compete with the large conglomerates who have etched their place in business history. This work draws upon first-hand interviews with business owners/executives of varying company sizes, academic articles, and scholarly business books as a basis of identifying potential upsides and downsides to all avenues for a business endeavor. Through this research, I provide an optimistic hope to any entrepreneur or business owner as they can find their own slice of the pie among this new, digital landscape. | |
| dc.description.department | Honors College | |
| dc.format | Text | |
| dc.format.extent | 55 pages | |
| dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Shealy, Q. K. (2021). Disruption and upheaval in the global business environment: How computer technology and cloud computing have enabled small businesses to combat large corporations (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10877/13736 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | software | |
| dc.subject | technology | |
| dc.subject | business | |
| dc.subject | small business | |
| dc.subject | Honors College | |
| dc.title | Disruption and Upheaval in the Global Business Environment: How Computer Technology and Cloud Computing have Enabled Small Businesses to Combat Large Corporations | |
| thesis.degree.department | Honors College | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Business Administration | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas State University | |
| txstate.documenttype | Honors Thesis |