Experts in entrepreneurship: opportunities and context evaluation from the perspective of entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Poblete ◽  
Vesna Mandakovic
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Cognitive Resources ◽  
Specific Context ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
Current Events ◽  
National Expert ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

Purpose This paper aims to analyze how different experts in entrepreneurship perceive their surrounding environment and business opportunities. The authors suggest that people act the way they do not only because of different interpretations of the environment but also because of the relative importance they give to the context and themselves in their mental scripts. Design/methodology/approach A Mann–Whitney U non-parametric test and principal component analysis were conducted to examine the national expert survey from the global entrepreneurship monitor database of Chilean exports. Findings When experts in entrepreneurship are compared, entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs differ in their use of certain cognitive resources about past or current events, but they map out future situations similarly, suggesting that their mental simulations may converge into similar patterns. Originality/value This study provides useful insights regarding the impact that mental representation has on experts’ perception, by discussing how experts who are entrepreneurs perceive the entrepreneurial ecosystem and current opportunities differently than experts who are not entrepreneurs. The specific context plays a key role in the way entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs analyze their surrounding environment but not necessarily opportunities.

The impact of Covid-19 on customer journeys: implications for interactive marketing

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
P.K. Kannan ◽  
Gauri Kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Interactive Marketing ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Product Categories ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Rapid Shift ◽  
The Way

PurposeThe Covid-19 pandemic and the related closures and lockdowns have changed how consumers shop for products and how they consume them. In this paper, the authors focus on how customers' journeys from the awareness stage down to purchase and loyalty stages have been impacted by the pandemic across different product categories and markets and how they affect the same post-pandemic. The authors propose directions for future research based on our analysis.Design/methodology/approachAnalyzing the components of customer utility, the authors provide the basis for the rapid shift towards online and digital touchpoints and the nature of emerging interactions between firms and consumers. The authors highlight those areas where changes could be permanent.FindingsThe authors show why some of the changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic could be permanent and irrevocable and what this implies for firms' strategies to acquire, retain, and grow their business with their customers.Originality/valueThe authors highlight why omnichannel strategies are the way for firms to thrive in the post-pandemic marketplace, and outline areas for future research that will allow researchers to examine how customer journeys will evolve post-pandemic.

Training the trainer – lessons from the new South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-30
Author(s):  
John Van der Merwe ◽  
Martyn Sloman
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
New South ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Module Design ◽  
Modern Economy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way ◽  
Corporate Trainers

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider some challenges involved in delivering a programme for the education of corporate trainers in the new South African economy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the way in which training in organisations has changed in the modern economy; it asks whether “training” has any academic base with knowledge components or whether it is simply a craft discipline carried out in context by experienced practitioners. It examines the particular circumstances that arise in post-Apartheid South Africa and the challenges faced where participants are widespread geographically. Findings – The paper looks at the issues involved in module design under these circumstances and describes a study to determine the impact and value of the programme. It draws some conclusions that may assist in the design of similar programmes elsewhere. Research limitations/implications – The study is based on one university – although it is the first and only course of its type in South Africa. Originality/value – This paper provides an original perspective involving information from several countries.

The significance of the interaction of stability and damage propagation in metallic and composite panels

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 737-758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Horst
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Damage Tolerance ◽  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Composite Panels ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Damage Propagation ◽  
Survey Paper ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

Purpose – In general two main types of criteria are essential for the sizing of aircraft structural panels, namely, stability and damage tolerance. The way these criteria act and interact is very different for metallic and composite building blocks. While interaction of both types of criteria is relatively clear for composite parts, this is normally not the case for metallic ones. What is common for both is the fact that, if an interaction occurs, the impact is essential. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – This is a survey paper. Findings – There is a strong mutual influence of buckling and damage in many cases. Originality/value – It shows the significance of both, buckling and damage as a combined phenomenon.

Students’ preconception due to former students’ feedback about the difficulty of an undergraduate engineering course

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 360-371
Author(s):  
Yassine Salih Alj
Keyword(s):  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
Positive Aspect ◽  
Barriers To Learning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

Purpose – Most university students, if not all, develop a preconception about any academic course before taking it. This preconception undeniably affects students’ performance by influencing their motivation. As a result, learning can be minimized. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the evolution of students’ preconception about the difficulty of an engineering course – taught by the same instructor – for a period of seven semesters by analyzing the results of survey questionnaire completed at the beginning of every semester. This approach allows the instructor to assess students’ preconception that is built by former students’ feedback and hence control the impact on students’ motivation which influences their learning performance. Design/methodology/approach – By analyzing the surveys’ results, the instructor gets a close idea about how the course is perceived. When students harbor misconceptions that constitute difficult barriers to learning, it becomes necessary to take action like adjusting the way of teaching the corresponding course’s content, or ultimately changing the course instructor for a couple of semesters. Findings – The adopted survey-based strategy implicitly helps the instructor to correct inaccurate preconceptions before they become crystallized misconceptions, while in case of a very positive preconception, one can continue to enhance the course level with even more challenging evaluations (e.g. exams). However, in case of a persistent misconception, a midterm survey would further help the instructor to better adjust the way the course is taught by objectively considering the obtained inputs from a considered C/D/S set (i.e. continue doing what was helpful/do start doing what would be beneficial/stop doing what is not working). Originality/value – To the best of the author’s knowledge, no study has investigated the evolution of – or at least – students’ preconception built by former students’ feedback about the difficulty of a course despite its direct influence on students’ motivation and hence on students’ performance, thus filling an important gap in the literature. Indeed, one general positive aspect of students’ preconception research is the attention it has brought regarding the absolute necessity for teachers and researchers to be well grounded in both content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge.

scholarly journals Aspects of measuring the impact of new innovations in Finnish libraries

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 262-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markku Antero Laitinen
Keyword(s):  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Way Of Thinking ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine aspects of measuring the impact of new innovations in Finnish libraries. Design/methodology/approach Along with the change of paradigm of libraries’ ways of action toward more networked and with the developing of new innovative services, new evaluation methods and indicators will be needed to show the value and impact of the operation of these services. Findings To measure the impact of services produced by the networking of several organizations and the added value perceived by the patrons, new methods of impact assessment are needed, as well as change in the way of thinking. Originality/value In the libraries, there is only a little if at all discussion about the need and means of showing the results, impact and value of the library services to their clientele, their frame organizations or the society. This is the first article to examine aspects of measuring the impact of new innovations in Finnish libraries.

scholarly journals The future of hotel rating

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wouter Hensens
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Online Reviews ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Media Technology ◽  
Rating Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight in the future of hotel rating. It reviews the impact of social media, technology that provides integration of data for the consumer and the hotels, and the way that rating bodies may respond to the changing environment on how hotels are selected and reviewed. Design/methodology/approach By reviewing current trends, practices and technological possibilities, the impact of online reviews on conventional hotel rating systems is projected into the future. Findings The paper predicts a full integration of conventional rating systems with online guest reviews from the different guest review platforms leading to greater transparency for the consumer and better positioning opportunities for innovative hotels. It is further predicted that those conventional rating systems that do not seek integration and alignment will see a continued drop in hotel participation and will cease to exist. Originality/value Little research has been done on the relation between online guest reviews and conventional hotel rating systems. The paper presents new insights into how current and future trends influence the way in which consumers select hotels and how this influences the way that hotels are rated.

An exploratory treatise on the ethnocentric tendencies of Emirati Gen Z consumers

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajasekhara Mouly Potluri ◽  
Sophia Johnson ◽  
Premila Koppalakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Buying Behavior ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Specific Product ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Gender And Education ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Domestic Products

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the ethnocentric tendencies of Emirati Gen Z consumers and to provide empirical evidence on how demographic variables (gender and education) influence ethnocentric tendencies. The study also attempts to know the impact of ethnocentrism on the buying behavior of the segment. Design/methodology/approach Researchers collected the opinions of 310 Emirati Gen Z consumers by using a modified CETSCALE. The data was reviewed and coded by applying software R Studio and Microsoft Excel. Cronbach’s α and Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO) tests were administered to check the internal consistency and validity of the 17-item CETSCALE. Then, the factor extraction method principal component analysis (PCA) was used to analyze the data. The selected hypotheses were tested by using the Cronbach α and Kruskal–Wallis (K-W) hypothesis testing technique. Findings The findings suggest that Emirati Gen Z consumers substantially ethnocentric who prefer domestic products/services over foreign goods. No significant influence of gender and education on Emirati Gen Z consumers’ ethnocentric tendencies. Research limitations/implications The targeted subjects were selected only from Dubai and the Sharjah Emirates and not covered the remaining five emirates of the UAE. Consumers were asked to assess their ethnocentrism without reference to a specific product or service. Originality/value This type of meticulous study in the UAE has never been done before to explore the ethnocentric tendencies of Gen Z consumers.

Aotearoa New Zealand: keeping the virus at bay

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Spencer Lilley
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Changing Environment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Opportunities ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Future Outcomes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

PurposeThis paper responds to an invitation from the Editor to write about how the COVID-19 virus has impacted on New Zealand and possible future outcomes, which are presented as three scenarios.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses a scenario-based methodology to outline the implications of COVID-19 in New Zealand. Three different scenarios are presented for consideration.FindingsThere is a need for adaptability and flexibility in the way that New Zealand approaches how it recovers from the impact that COVID-19 has had. Specific challenges for libraries are to ensure that they can continue to deliver resources and services to their communities in a fast-changing environment.Research limitations/implicationsThere will be a substantial number of research opportunities in the years ahead to identify how libraries were able to contribute to recovery efforts.Originality/valueThis is a thought piece, delivered as scenarios. It only presents the views of the author.

scholarly journals Hospitality, tourism, human rights and the impact of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 2397-2407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Baum ◽  
Nguyen Thi Thanh Hai
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
North America ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Current Events ◽  
Hospitality And Tourism ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Time Assessment

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to undertake a “real-time” assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the right to participate in hospitality and tourism and to illustrate where such rights are under threat. Design/methodology/approach This discussion is based on a review of current events, assessed through interpretation of a human rights lens. Findings Rights to participate in hospitality and tourism, particularly in parts of Asia, Europe and North America, were affected on a scale unprecedented in peacetime. Research limitations/implications The rights to participate in hospitality and tourism have been challenged as never before. The big questions that will need to be answered going forward are the extent to which such rights will be restored, post-COVID-19. Originality/value This is a “real-time” assessment and will require re-visiting as events unfold over the coming months and years.

scholarly journals Patenting motives, technology strategies, and open innovation

2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 1265-1284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Holgersson ◽  
Ove Granstrand
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technology Strategies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Linear Regressions ◽  
Closed Innovation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate firms’ motives to patent in general, and more specifically how some of these motives depend upon firms’ technology strategies and especially their level of open innovation. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on a questionnaire survey sent to chief technology officers (or equivalent) of the largest R&D spenders among Swedish large firms (e.g. ABB, AstraZeneca, Ericsson, and Volvo) and among Swedish small and medium-sized enterprises. Principal component analysis and multiple linear regressions were used to check the impact from open innovation upon the importance of 21 different motives to patent, with a specific focus on protection and bargaining related motives. Findings The most important motive to patent is to protect product technologies, but protecting freedom to operate is almost as important, followed by a number of other motives. Increasing importance of open innovation in firms is related to stronger bargaining motives to patent, and even stronger protection motives. In fact, when comparing with closed innovation, the results show that open innovation is more strongly positively related with all different motives to patent except for one (to attract customers). This indicates that firms find it more important to patent when engaged in open innovation than when engaged in closed innovation. Originality/value The paper reports results from the first study that links patenting motives to technology strategies. It contributes to an emerging stream of empirical studies investigating the role of patents in external technology strategies and open innovation, showing that the motives to patent are strengthened within open innovation settings.

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