scholarly journals International ECOpreneurship: Environmental commitment and international partner selection of Finnish firms from the energy sector

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Galkina
Keyword(s):  
Partner Selection ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Entrepreneurial Firms ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Environmental Commitment ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
International Partner ◽  
Multiple Case

AbstractAlthough numerous scholars recognize that entrepreneurial firms and their environmental innovations play a key role in global environmental progress, the topic of ecopreneurial internationalization has received only scant research attention. This article explores how the environmental commitment of ecopreneurs influences partner selection during the internationalization of their ventures. It does so by following a multiple-case study strategy and examining ecopreneurial small- and medium-size firms from Finland’s energy sector. The study proposes that, depending on a dominating type of environmental commitment—affective, continuance, or normative—these ventures should favor partner-related and task-related criteria in different ways when selecting international partners. This article contributes to ecopreneurship and to the literature on partner selection in international entrepreneurship.

scholarly journals Signaling Information Management in Entrepreneurial Firms’ Financing Acquisition

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Private Equity ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
Entrepreneurial Firms ◽  
Equity Financing ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Characteristic Signal ◽  
Interpretation Process ◽  
Fundamental Type

Research has identified the significant effect of new ventures’ signaling information management on their ability to secure private equity financing. This study adopts an integrated signaling and screening perspective to investigate investors’ differing perceptions of signals from ventures, across early financing stages. It proposes a three-step interpretation process. Based on an inductive multiple case study of signaler‒receiver dyads, it finds that to reach a financing decision, angel investors extract a characteristic signal as the fundamental type, orchestrate an acting signal as a supplementary type, and scrutinize the consistency between both. However, venture capital investors extract an action signal as the fundamental type, orchestrate characteristic and endorsement signals as complementary types, and scrutinize the consistency among all three types.

Managing the Risk of Knowledge Transfer in Outsourcing Organizations

2010 ◽  
pp. 239-262
Author(s):  
Stavros Ponis ◽  
Epaminondas Koronis
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Organizational Analysis ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Risk Sources ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Negative Side Effects ◽  
To Come ◽  
Outsourcing Strategies

The rhetoric of outsourcing as well as the importance of organizational knowledge have both been popular issues thoroughly examined in contemporary business literature. Still, combinatory studies on the effects of outsourcing, positive or negative, on the creation and maintenance of organizational knowledge and the related risks and consequences of outsourcing, remain scarce. Given the popularity of both fields of organizational analysis we consider the lacking of combinatory studies as striking. In this paper, we present the findings drawn on a multiple case study analysis of four medium size pharmaceutical companies, all of them having implemented outsourcing strategies. The chapter attempts a categorization of risk sources during the outsourcing initiative, proposes mitigating actions and organizes the findings of the research on the case companies by proposing a model of ‘vicious cycle’ suggesting that outsourcing, if not managed successfully, eventually leads to the addiction of the organization to ‘buy’ expertise and knowledge in spite of knowledge acquisition. While we identify the conflicting strategies and rhetoric, we also attempt to come up with a set of guidelines, which could help organizations avoid the knowledge negative side effects of outsourcing.

scholarly journals Homogeneity of manufacturing choices in subcontractor SMEs

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malin Löfving
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
New Institutionalism ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Manufacturing Strategy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Made In

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the choices made in manufacturing decision categories by subcontractor small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and determines if subcontractor SMEs make homogenous manufacturing choices. Design/methodology/approach – A literature review was used to develop theoretical propositions. A multiple case study with 19 subcontractor SMEs was conducted. Findings – Factors that might lead to homogenous choices in the manufacturing strategy decision categories were formalised into four theoretical propositions. The propositions were based on new institutionalism factors as well as SME factors. The findings reveal that there is considerable heterogeneity across the subcontractor SMEs in the various manufacturing decision categories. However, there are similarities between some manufacturing choices. This can partly be explained by the proposed factors and partly by other factors, such as SME characteristics and process choices. Research limitations/implications – The study reinforces the need for more research that is focused on manufacturing decisions and choices in SMEs. All cases were of Swedish SMEs belonging to three different industries, potentially limiting the generalisability of findings to other industries or countries. Practical implications – This study highlights the importance of the different choices made considering manufacturing and the factors influencing those choices. This provides guidance for managers when they make manufacturing choices in various decision categories. Originality/value – By addressing new institutionalism, SME characteristics and decision categories in the same study, the author provides new insights into the categories of manufacturing decisions.

scholarly journals The digital transformation of entrepreneurial work

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Corvello ◽  
Monica De Carolis ◽  
Saverino Verteramo ◽  
Annika Steiber
Keyword(s):  
Rational Design ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Entrepreneurial Firms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Working Practices ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis paper explores digital transformation's impact on the work of owners in entrepreneurial firms. The interplay between working practices and technology is analyzed, taking into account the organizations' specific contexts.Design/methodology/approachA multiple case study design was applied. Eight cases of entrepreneurial firms, defined as companies that bring new products and services to the market by creating and seizing opportunities, were selected, with the goal to maximize the diversity of cases. The sample includes both small- and medium-sized firms, as well as high- tech and low- tech companies in equal number. Interviews have been used to collect both quantitative and qualitative data, which was analyzed in a structured way.FindingsThe digital transformation of entrepreneurial work, that is the daily work of entrepreneurs, is an evolutionary, practice-based phenomenon, rather than the result of rational design. The use of different digital tools is interrelated and depends on the characteristics, and dynamics of the surrounding environment.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study are relevant to entrepreneurs interested in understanding the dynamics of their working practice, to software development firms interested in entrepreneurs as customers and to institutions interested in the education of entrepreneurs.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors' knowledge this is the first study which considers the interplay between digital technology and the daily activities of entrepreneurs, considered as a whole. It provides insights on how these interconnected dimensions evolve, thus contributing to understanding the work of entrepreneurs, and as a consequence the dynamics of entrepreneurial firms in the context of digital transformation of organizations.

scholarly journals Design of an ecosystem to foster systemic eco-innovation

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Battistoni ◽  
Silvia Barbero
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Production Model ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Holistic Approaches ◽  
Cultural Paradigm ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Systemic Network

The current global environmental situation, with its interconnected problems, requires holistic approaches to provide a cultural paradigm shift and a different economy to overcome the linear one. Systemic Design (SD) can represent a solution creating opportunities for eco- and system innovation, especially in the manufacturing sector, which will soon face a revolution in the production model. Thus, SD can help achieve environmental and economic sustainability at the local level. A multiple case study analysis on SD projects was developed to understand the significant eco-entrepreneurial opportunities that have emerged and the barriers for their implementation. Finally, an ecosystem is designed to foster systemic innovation based on helix innovation models and identify the facilitator for its creation, namely, the ‘local systemic network booster’.  

scholarly journals Protection of Cultivars in the Inter-University Network for the Development of the Sugar-Energy Sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 426-444
Author(s):  
Marcia Brito Nery Alves ◽  
Ana Eleonora Almeida Paixão
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Technical Capacity

This article aims to analyze the intellectual property in Brazilian agriculture, taking as reference the protection of sugarcane cultivars of the Inter-University Network for the Development of the Sugar-Energy Sector (RIDESA). At first, a review of the literature was carried out with the objective of situating the problem of the protection and registration of cultivars, especially in the Brazilian case, as well as the procedures and stages of mapping and technological prospection of cultivars. Using a descriptive and exploratory methodology, guided by the multiple case study, information was systematized regarding the data obtained in documentary analysis and technological prospection that allowed the construction of a characterization of each of the ten federal universities participating in the network: Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), Federal University (UFG), Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Federal University of Sergipe (UFMT), Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Federal University of Goiás , Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) and Federal University of Piauí (UFPI). The results allowed to visualize the objective conditions of research of the Network, performing a mapping of the cultivars registered by each one of the institutions, in the last 15 years, and that, therefore, they are still legally protected. Although the results presented by RIDESA reflect the state of the Network as a whole, it was considered that the need for more in-depth analyzes on the inequality of conditions and resources, as well as resources and technical capacity, which could possibly have a direct influence on the results in terms of intellectual property, observed for each of the institutions that make up the Network.

Die Problematik der Implementierung von Kinästhetik in Einrichtungen der stationären Langzeitpflege – Eine Multiple Case-Study

Pflege ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Carola Maurer ◽  
Heidrun Gattinger ◽  
Hanna Mayer
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Multiple Case

Zusammenfassung. Hintergrund: Einrichtungen der stationären Langzeitpflege investieren seit Jahren Ressourcen in die Entwicklung der Kinästhetikkompetenz der Pflegenden. Aus aktuellen Studien geht hervor, dass die Implementierung, bzw. die nachhaltige Förderung der Kinästhetikkompetenz problematisch ist, vertiefte Erkenntnisse zu den Ursachen fehlen jedoch. Fragestellung: Welche Hemmnisse verhindern eine nachhaltige Implementierung von Kinästhetik in Einrichtungen der stationären Langzeitpflege? Methode: Es wurde eine Multiple Case-Study in drei Einrichtungen der deutschsprachigen Schweiz durchgeführt. Aus leitfadengestützten Interviews und (fallbezogener) Literatur zum externen Kontext wurden in den Within-Case-Analysen die Daten induktiv verdichtet und diese Ergebnisse in der Cross-Case-Synthese miteinander verglichen und abstrahierend zusammengeführt. Ergebnisse: Die Synthese zeigt, dass die Implementierung von Kinästhetik innerhalb der Einrichtung auf drei verschiedenen Ebenen – der Leitungs-, Pflegeteam- und Pflegeperson-Ebene – als auch durch externe Faktoren negativ beeinflusst werden kann. Schlussfolgerungen: In der Pflegepraxis und -wissenschaft sowie im Gesundheitswesen benötigt es ein grundlegendes Verständnis von Kinästhetik und wie dieses im Kontext des professionellen Pflegehandelns einzuordnen ist. Insbesondere Leitungs- und implementierungsverantwortliche Personen müssen mögliche Hemmnisse kennen, um entsprechende Strategien entwickeln zu können.

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