{"title":"Building organisational resilience: role of cherishing at work","authors":"R. K. Pradhan, Pratishtha Bhattacharyya","doi":"10.1504/IJEIM.2018.10012590","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEIM.2018.10012590","url":null,"abstract":"The present day organisational needs are more centred on exploring positive behavioural approaches and psychological capacities ensuring sustained high performance, a resilient workforce, and new ideas for engagement. This has paved the way for maximising the social and intellectual potential of the workforce through strategic behavioural concepts and techniques. The creative synergy of capitalising on behavioural potentials helps a company thrive amidst several adversities and become resilient. Based on the urge to develop a new substantial way to maximise organisational resilience, the present study conceptualises organisational resilience with cherishing. Theoretical implications and future research possibilities of the paper are discussed.","PeriodicalId":52480,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management","volume":"22 1","pages":"269-285"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49365582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relative importance of design parameters: a study of selected Indian organisations","authors":"A. Kundu, Arabinda Bhattacharya","doi":"10.1504/IJEIM.2018.10012586","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEIM.2018.10012586","url":null,"abstract":"The central problem is to design the organisations for superior performance on the basis of redesign mechanisms such as uncertainty, differentiation and integration. In the backdrop of the ongoing economic liberalisation in India, the specified sector that includes chemical; petro-chemical process industry; agricultural related industry; processed food industry; bio-chemical related industry was undertaken for research. The objective of the present study is to estimate the relative importance of uncertainty, differentiation and integration and also of their different levels, indicating the design specificity of the groups. On the basis of the data, three groups have been identified. Relative importance of design parameters and also that of their levels have been estimated for each of the group. Three groups face the business environment in different ways. So, those three groups have to formulate the three redesign strategies in different ways for superior performance.","PeriodicalId":52480,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management","volume":"22 1","pages":"191-205"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44227180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Brand sustainability and brand development: critical issues for micro, small and medium enterprises in India","authors":"Isita Lahiri, Monojit Banerjee","doi":"10.1504/IJEIM.2018.10012596","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEIM.2018.10012596","url":null,"abstract":"In the turbulent Indian economy post liberalisation, the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector is critical for inclusive growth. Having emphatically established itself as the backbone of our economy, by contributing 37.54% of our GDP and being a key driver of social and economic development, MSME sector is responsible for 45% of the total manufacturing output and 40% of the total exports of the country. In spite of these, this sector is vulnerable. Branding is an important instrument for sustainability of the MSME sector firms. The paper is an attempt to study two broad dimensions of MSME branding, namely, brand sustainability and brand development; and identify the parameters associated with it. The emerged factors relating to brand sustainability and brand development of the MSME sector in Indian context are fundamental to provide a new direction to the MSME sector firms of Indian origin on their quest for sustainability.","PeriodicalId":52480,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management","volume":"22 1","pages":"298-316"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46355363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Women entrepreneurship in India: a review of barriers and motivational factors","authors":"S. Prashar, T. S. Vijay, C. Parsad","doi":"10.1504/IJEIM.2018.10012587","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEIM.2018.10012587","url":null,"abstract":"As the traditional definition of entrepreneurship had never focused on the gender of entrepreneurs, it could very well be used to define women entrepreneur without constraints. Entrepreneurship by women can be understood as the practice wherever females systematise various elements of production, willing to take risks and be responsible for employing other people. Focusing on the structural reforms in the Indian economy, the well-known 'liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation' policies in the early 1990s, completely changed the Indian outlook. It had spurred the start-up phenomenon in the country and emphasis on women entrepreneurship had gained significantly ever since. There are many prosperous women entrepreneurs who have outplayed their male counterparts in many aspects. Nevertheless, women as entrepreneurs are less than one third of the total gamut of entrepreneurs in the country. The main objective of this study is to identify barriers that hinder women's progress as entrepreneurs and examines the factors that motivate them to take up entrepreneurship. On the basis of review, this conceptual study has suggested few propositions that could be further empirically tested.","PeriodicalId":52480,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management","volume":"22 1","pages":"206-219"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49584152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. A. Matroushi, Fauzia Jabeen, Sherine Farouk Abdel All
{"title":"Prioritising the factors promoting innovation in Emirati female-owned SMEs: AHP approach","authors":"H. A. Matroushi, Fauzia Jabeen, Sherine Farouk Abdel All","doi":"10.1504/IJEIM.2018.091768","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEIM.2018.091768","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to identify and prioritise the various factors linked to innovation in nascent and established SMEs owned by Emirati women in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Emirati female entrepreneurs (n = 30) were selected from the various emirates based on their nascent or established business stage. An AHP technique was used to analyse the weight of critical factors. Collectively, the respondents prioritised innovation strategy, opportunity recognition, finance and motivation as the main criteria that promote innovation in Emirati women-owned SMEs in the UAE. Raising and managing internal and external finances were also seen as a barrier women face that would prevent them from starting an innovative business. The outcome of the study is expected to provide policymakers with explicit ideas about the importance of the variables linked to innovation in Emirati female-owned SMEs. This will help them to systemise and prioritise the critical, decisive innovation development factors in Emirati-owned SMEs, which will eventually increase the participation of Emirati women in the economic growth of the UAE. This study is the first of its kind to present an AHP model and is a relevant contribution to both the literature and the practice of innovation.","PeriodicalId":52480,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management","volume":"22 1","pages":"220-250"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1504/IJEIM.2018.091768","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46493186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Innovation propensity and international development of small and medium firms: the moderating effects of corporate governance structure","authors":"C. Corsi, A. Prencipe","doi":"10.1504/IJEIM.2018.10010673","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEIM.2018.10010673","url":null,"abstract":"The paper aims to explore the moderating effects of governance structure on the relationship between innovation propensity and international development of SMEs. Based on agency and organisational learning theories, we hypothesise that ownership concentration, institutional ownership, family-owned firm, and foreign group affiliation have positive moderating effects on the innovation-internationalisation relationship. Using a sample of 2,876 Italian firms, the results suggest that ownership concentration and foreign group affiliation positively moderate the relation between innovation and international development. Institutional investors seem to have no interest in being involved in innovative processes or, to some extent, in the international expansion. Family-owned firms have a positive influence on international development only when they interact with the innovation efforts of the firms.","PeriodicalId":52480,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management","volume":"22 1","pages":"80-102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46678482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The ambivalent influence of a business developer's social ties in a multinational company","authors":"F. Simon, A. Tellier","doi":"10.1504/IJEIM.2018.10010674","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEIM.2018.10010674","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this article is to determine how business developers overcome the challenge of developing new opportunities in multinationals by using their personal networks. Our study addresses a new activity development project that began in 2005 at the French R&D centre of NXP, one of the leading producers of semiconductors. In 2011, this project was established in a new company. By using primary and secondary data, we describe the resources a business developer managed to access through his personal and professional network between 2006 and 2014 and the obstacles that hampered his efforts. We demonstrate that the business developer's personal network was useful in acquiring new ideas and getting people involved in the project. However, the MNC may have prevented the business developer from developing a network adequate to secure financing for the project.","PeriodicalId":52480,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management","volume":"22 1","pages":"166-187"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47061438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Nogueira, Sara Fernández‐López, Nuria Calvo, David Rodeiro‐Pazos
{"title":"Firm characteristics, financial variables and types of innovation: influence in Spanish firms' survival","authors":"M. Nogueira, Sara Fernández‐López, Nuria Calvo, David Rodeiro‐Pazos","doi":"10.1504/IJEIM.2018.10010670","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEIM.2018.10010670","url":null,"abstract":"Much emphasis has been placed on the importance of firms' innovation to survive and prosper in today's economic environment. At the same time, it is generally accepted that innovation often increases the financial risk of firms and, as a result, their failure risk. Using a dataset of 148 Spanish SMEs, we analyse the impact of innovative activities on firms' survival over the period 2010–2012. The results show that the firms' financial performances have important effects on survival with regard to innovative activities: whereas commercial innovation keeps the firm away from bankruptcy, product innovation increases the survival chances of firms. The novelty of this research is the use of a systemic approach that interrelates financial variables, innovation and firm survival.","PeriodicalId":52480,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management","volume":"22 1","pages":"57-79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43176256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Opportunity recognition by international high-technology start-up and growth photonics firms","authors":"Sophie Veilleux, Nancy Haskell, Donald Béliveau","doi":"10.1504/IJEIM.2018.089715","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEIM.2018.089715","url":null,"abstract":"For high-technology firms that depend on foreign markets from the outset, identifying opportunities is a matter not only of business development but of survival. This study contributes to the opportunity recognition literature by exploring the paths taken by these international entrepreneurs to find opportunities in foreign markets. Moreover, it examines the paths of firms at different lifecycle stages. Based on in-depth interviews with five start-ups and five growth firms in Canada specialised in photonics, this research delves into both the personal characteristics of the entrepreneurial teams and the methods they use to find international opportunities. The sources they use as well as the actions undertaken are examined and compared. The practical goal is to identify path components which may be adjusted in start-up firms to improve the probability of finding and developing fruitful opportunities.","PeriodicalId":52480,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management","volume":"22 1","pages":"126-151"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1504/IJEIM.2018.089715","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42718372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Making planning work: insights from business development","authors":"H. Sørensen","doi":"10.1504/ijeim.2018.10010680","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijeim.2018.10010680","url":null,"abstract":"Planning for a growth opportunity's success remains a challenge. Under which conditions does planning work, then? This exploratory study investigates the business development tasks and processes that span a growth opportunity's planning phase and its implementation phase and their unique performance implications. On the basis of 73 CEO responses from growth SMEs, the results show that business development increases firm performance and that the effectiveness of business planning depends on business development. Business developer support is found to positively influence firm performance per se. Business development is presented as an important organisational capability to pursue growth opportunities and subsequently theoretically anchored in the resource-based view of the firm. Implications for managers and for future business development research are discussed.","PeriodicalId":52480,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management","volume":"22 1","pages":"33-56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47437074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}