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Stakeholder Integration, Exploration, and Exploitation in New Ventures
No full textThe literature on stakeholder management suggests that involving stakeholders in the decision-making process of firms is an ethical requirement and a valuable strategic resource for the firm to derive competitive advantages. However, the extent to which stakeholder involvement influences new ventures’ exploration and exploitation activities lacks theoretical clarity. This article extends the entrepreneurship literature by investigating the role of stakeholders in the exploration and exploitation of new ventures and the contingent effect of competitive intensity. In this study, it is proposed that stakeholder integration will positively affect exploration activities but will not significantly relate to exploitation. In addition, we suggest the positive relationship between stakeholder integration and exploration/exploitation activities would be amplified when the competition is intense. Implications for entrepreneurship theory and practice are discussed.</p
Stakeholder Management and Entrepreneurship in Africa:An Introduction
No full textAfrica, a continent of rich cultural diversity and untapped economic potential, stands at the crossroads of entrepreneurship and innovation. With its youthful population, emerging markets and growing middle class, Africa presents a unique landscape for entrepreneurial endeavors. From local startups addressing pressing social challenges to tech-driven enterprises with global ambitions, the entrepreneurial spirit in Africa is thriving. In this evolving ecosystem, effective stakeholder management is paramount. Entrepreneurs in Africa must navigate complex regulatory environments, engage with a diverse array of stakeholders and harness the continent’s vast opportunities.</p
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Sustainability Activities and Business Model Innovation
No full textFollowing empirical and theoretical research, many innovation paradigms have been identified in the literature. Open innovation is popular in advanced business ecosystems, where knowledge co-creation can lead to better opportunities and refined business models. Open innovation is considered the most suitable ecosystem to achieve sustainable development at a country level. The adoption and dissemination of cutting-edge technologies are made possible by innovation ecosystems or networks of public and private stakeholders and communities supporting innovation. These act as catalysts of developing countries’ so-called “leapfrogging” process: a “leap” of the intermediate stages that have traditionally characterised industrial development. Looking at critical economic sectors, such as finance and agriculture, it is evident how digitalisation has made it possible to avoid initial investments in traditional infrastructures to focus on more advanced technologies. The great potential and the achievements in Africa question the line of thinking according to which cutting-edge technologies and business models are exclusive to high-income countries. This chapter focuses on the analyses of the most relevant and successful cases of innovative business models and the level of application of the Open Innovation framework
Resource-Induced Coping Heuristics and Entrepreneurial Orientation in Dynamic Environments
Full text linkYesPrior studies show the impact of various facets of individual characteristics in driving a
firm’s entrepreneurial orientation (EO). The present study complements this line of research by deriving insights from the conservation of resources (COR) theory to examine the effects of resource-induced coping heuristics (acquiring, protecting, and developing resources) on EO. Additionally, it investigates the underlying conditions influencing these relationships. Data were collected from new ventures in two developing countries (Ghana, N=204, and Ethiopia, N=214). Utilizing the moderated hierarchical regression analysis, the results show that the three dimensions of resource-induced coping heuristics positively relate to EO and these relationships are amplified when environmental dynamism is high. These findings provide a nuanced understanding of the relationships among the different types of resource-induced coping heuristics and EO. In this way, the study extends the boundaries of the resource-induced coping heuristics, EO, and broader entrepreneurship literature
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