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Conflict, Coincidence And Emerging Interactions As Logics Of Innovation
No full textThis paper seeks out to construct a model of innovation based on research conducted in 3 different entrepreneurial contexts. The model attempts to describe how innovation is emerging in the everyday interactions of people involved in the projects, through conversations in meetings, on social media and in workshops. Based on the presented model, the author will discuss how logics of innovation can be seen in a new perspective in the light of Sarasvathys theory of Effectuation. The research methodology is based on Participatory Innovation (Buur & Matthews 2008) with a strong emphasis on involving many stakeholders in the process of innovation, a high level of “doing” through Action Research based activities. And on reflection in situ with the involved stakeholders. The author takes on an Autoethnographical approach (Anderson 2006) to investigate from the perspective of his own involvement in the 3 different projects, how the process of innovation emerge in the interactions of the people involved, including the researcher himself
Triple helix relations in innovation:conflicts, tensions, and struggles in rentier regions
No full textSocial Network Analysis and the Study of University Industry Relations
Get PDFThe aim of this work is to give an overview on the development of theoretical concepts and methodological approaches to investigate innovation networks, in particular the use of social network analysis in the study of university industry relations. The structure of networks can be analysed through the lens of Social Network Analysis. This methodological approach is described and its fundamental concepts are presented. The paper then reviews the applications of this approach on the study of university industry relations. These relations can be considered as an innovation network, in the sense that the interactions established by its participants have more or less defined innovation goals. Different structures in the relations may result in different innovation outcomes, and the use of SNA may be particularly useful to understand differential outcomes. It is thus important to take stock of the knowledge concerning the efforts that have been made to probe the complex phenomena of university industry relations and, in particular, how approaches based on social network analysis have been used to understand it. This work is based on a review of available literature on the topics. The paper aims at systematizing the information and knowledge related to the application of SNA on university industry networks, highlighting the main research pathways, the main conclusions and pointing possible future research questions.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
The Use of Portfolio-Based Assessment in an Enquiry Approach to Enhancing and Assessing Entrepreneurial Learning
Get PDFOn using games for practicing entrepreneurial mindset
No full textToday, innovation and entrepreneurship are key words for many universities, as it constitutes an important part of most universities’ public and scientific outreach task. Universities are striving to increase the number of innovations and entrepreneurs generated by the university. Teaching and learning entrepreneurship is therefore of importance and schools, colleges and universities can play an important role by including entrepreneurship and innovation in their curricula (Sidhu et al., 2015a). Some of the most crucial elements of entrepreneurship at the level of individuals are attitudes, skills and actions (Wennekers, 2005), i.e. the entrepreneurial mindset of the individual. This is an element that is seldom included in traditional classes at schools, colleges and universities. Creating entrepreneurial mindsets in students also calls for the use of innovative models and contents in teaching. As part of the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship (BMoE) research project, the entrepreneurial mindset has been studied and ten behaviors have been identified (Sidhu et al., 2015b). These are behaviors that are frequently found with successful entrepreneurs in the highly innovative and entrepreneurial area of Silicon Valley, California. Another part of the same research project has been to identify and design various games that can be used with the entrepreneurship students and that has the intension to advance the individual’s entrepreneurial mindset (Sidhu et al., 2015a). This paper describes two BMoE-games (Story-telling and Collaboration) and discusses experiences of using them for teaching and learning entrepreneurship in higher education. Reflections from both teachers and students are provided
Testing willingness and ability as distinguishing factors between family and non-family firms: Contextualizing the relationship between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and business performance
No full textThe aim of this paper is to examine whether family businesses are different than non-family businesses regarding entrepreneurial self-efficacy and performance introducing a framework by De Massis et al. (2014). This framework claims that firms with expressed ability and willingness (and therefore family-oriented particularistic behavior) are different from firms without those two characteristics. We tested if the presence of ability and willingness affect the entrepreneur’s self- efficacy - firm performance relationship, which explains us more about the differentiation between family and non-family firms and about the contextual (in)dependency of the ESE- business performance relationship. Results show that the presence of willingness and ability in firms distinguishes family and non-family firms regarding entrepreneurial self-efficacy and also business performance. Our results indicate that family firms financially outperform non-family firms.status: Publishe
Yrittäjyyden laajat sfäärit ja idea toimivasta subjektista
No full textKirja-arvostelu teoksesta Yrittäjyyskasvatus : kansalaisen taloudellista autonomiaa etsimässä / Risto Ikonen. Jyväskylä, 2006.nonPeerReviewe
Inter-organizational network management in an innovation context:combining ego and whole network perspective
Get PDFAgeing in work
No full textThe meanings of age, notions of the “older” worker and gender in organizational context are discussed. Especially relevant are questions of age-related stereotypes concerning skills, experience and the nature of work, as well as retirement. Discriminatory practices by age are evident in many organizations, and they relate to age and gender even if studied rather seldom. Entrepreneurship and post-retirement work is a growing option to ageing workforce nowadays. Young generation, especially those under 30 years, may face age dependent negative stereotypes and stigma. At the other chronological end, career development among 60+ workers, is seldom studied. Social responsibility of organizations includes aspects of fair age management. Ageing workers have often family duties as do younger. Western tendency of longer life-paths has many consequences to organizations and management. Using both quantitative and, seldom used qualitative research approach gives a more holistic picture of ageing and work.peerReviewe
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