Capability development in startup and mature enterprises

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongjia Ma ◽  
Chunting Lang ◽  
Qing Sun ◽  
Deeksha Singh
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Foundation ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Entrepreneurial Firms ◽  
Capability Development ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Response Strategies ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
The Face

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to review the literature of enterprise capability, which comprises the three dimensions of operational, dynamic and improvisational capabilities, and analyze their differences. Through this review, the authors aim to enrich the enterprise capability theory and provide some directions for entrepreneurial practice in the face of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA).Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on a systematic review of the literature on enterprise capability as it relates to entrepreneurial firms, following the content analysis approach as described in Gaur and Kumar (2018).FindingsThe authors’ conceptual model compares the capability levels of startups and mature enterprises and presents a model for the dynamic evolution of the capability levels of enterprises. In doing so, this study enriches the enterprise capability theory and lays the theoretical foundation for the follow-up empirical research. The authors also provide guidance for entrepreneurial practice in the face of VUCA.Originality/valueIn recent years, scholars have begun to explore the issue of enterprise capability in the field of entrepreneurship. However, because of different research perspectives, one lacks clarity on the concept and dimensions of enterprise capability. The capability theory is relatively weak in guiding the practice of enterprises; enterprises lack effective response strategies in a changing environment, and the failure rate of startups is high. This study aims to develop a deeper understanding of enterprise capability.

Do brand rumors matter? The role of brand equity and response strategy to brand rumor

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jihee Choi ◽  
Soobin Seo
Keyword(s):  
Brand Equity ◽  
Restaurant Industry ◽  
Response Strategy ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Consumer Responses ◽  
Response Strategies ◽  
Brand Crisis ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to investigate consumer responses to brand rumors and corporate rumor response strategies in the restaurant industry. Design/methodology/approach A scenario-based experimental design was used to examine changes in consumers’ brand evaluation depending on level of brand equity and corporate choice of response strategy. Findings It was found that the impact of brand rumors on consumer responses is more negative when the restaurant’s brand equity is low compared to when it is high. It was also found that a company's use of active response strategies is more effective in combating brand rumor than a strategy of simple denial. Practical implications The findings have significant implications for both academics and practitioners in terms of developing effective response strategies for counteracting brand rumors. Originality/value Given the frequency of brand rumors in the restaurant industry and their serious negative impacts, this study extends the existing brand crisis communication literature by demonstrating how consumers respond to a rumor and the effectiveness of different corporate rumor response strategies.

Transcranial resection of tumors of the paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity

1989 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Bob Blacklock ◽  
Randal S. Weber ◽  
Ya-Yen Lee ◽  
Helmuth Goepfert
Keyword(s):  
Nasal Cavity ◽  
Paranasal Sinuses ◽  
Free Tissue Transfer ◽  
Complication Rates ◽  
Effective Technique ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Face ◽  
Variable Success ◽  
Fine Print

✓ Combined cranial and facial procedures for resection of malignancies of the paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity have been used with variable success and complication rates in the last 25 years. A series of nine patients undergoing 10 exclusively transcranial procedures for these tumors is presented, and an effective technique for reconstruction without free tissue transfer is described. The patients in this series suffered no major complications, and all have remained free of disease during the short follow-up period. The technique described in this report offers the advantage of wide exposure, symmetrical approach to the superstructures of the face and orbits, the potential for resection of a large portion of the anterior cranial floor, and substantial reconstruction which is a major factor in avoiding complications.

Percutaneous retrogasserian glycerol injection in the management of trigeminal neuralgia: long-term follow-up results

1990 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takamitsu Fujimaki ◽  
Takanori Fukushima ◽  
Shinichiro Miyazaki
Keyword(s):  
Trigeminal Neuralgia ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Kaplan Meier ◽  
Glycerol Injection ◽  
Sensory Disturbances ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
The Face ◽  
Median Pain

✓ The results in 122 patients with trigeminal neuralgia who underwent percutaneous retrogasserian glycerol injection are presented. Eighty patients were followed from 38 to 54 months. The recurrence rate at 54 months was 72% (Kaplan-Meier analysis), and the median pain-free interval was 32 months. Complications associated with the procedure were significantly high: 63% of the patients had definite hypesthesia of the face and 29% had unpleasant dysesthesias, including two cases of anesthesia dolorosa. Sensory disturbances were most frequent in patients who had received a previous alcohol block procedure. Among the patients without previous peripheral procedures, 50% developed sensory disturbances. Because of the high rates of recurrence and sensory disturbances, the authors prefer microvascular decompression for the management of trigeminal neuralgia.

The Eastern construction of paradoxical cognitive framework and its antecedents: a Yin–Yang balancing perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Yang ◽  
Youqing Fan ◽  
Jianfeng Jia
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Detailed Comparison ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mutual Transformation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cognitive Framework ◽  
Yin Yang ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Individual

Purpose In the face of external paradoxical requirements, the cognitive framework of managers and employees use to perceive, interpret and reconstruct information is important to ease anxiety and improve job performance. The Yin-Yang balancing of eastern philosophical thought is particularly good at explaining and predicting changes and conflict environments. For this reason, this study aims to propose the eastern construction of the paradoxical cognitive framework based on the Yin-Yang balancing theory and its antecedent framework. Design/methodology/approach This paper contrasts the similarity and differences between Chinese and Western philosophy’s thoughts on paradoxes. On this basis, the eastern construction of the paradoxical cognitive framework is proposed. Then, the paper puts forward the antecedent framework of managers’ cognitive framework and employees’ paradoxical cognitive framework. Findings This paper proposes the eastern construction of the paradoxical cognitive framework includes the following three dimensions: the unity-in-diversity of paradoxical elements, the asymmetric balance of paradoxical elements and mutual transformation of paradoxical elements. In addition, this paper proposes an antecedent framework of the eastern construction of the paradoxical cognitive framework – the paradoxical requirement of organizational environment exerts a direct impact on managers’ and employees’ paradoxical cognitive framework; managers’ paradoxical cognitive framework has a positive impact on paradoxical leadership; paradoxical leadership exerts an indirect impact on employees’ paradoxical cognitive framework through the collective paradoxical cognitive framework; paradoxical leadership directly affects employees’ paradoxical cognitive framework. Research limitations/implications This paper focuses on comparing the similarities and differences of the individual paradoxical cognitive framework in Chinese and Western cultures and proposes the eastern construction of the paradoxical cognitive framework and its antecedent framework. Future research needs to further verify the theoretical framework proposed in this paper. Originality/value This paper makes a detailed comparison of the paradox views in Chinese and Western philosophy. It is the first to propose the eastern construction of the paradoxical cognitive framework and its antecedent framework, laying a theoretical foundation for future empirical research.

Development of a firm export performance measurement model using a hybrid multi-attribute decision-making method

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (11) ◽  
pp. 2349-2385
Author(s):  
Jalil Heidary Dahooie ◽  
Ieva Meidute-Kavaliauskiene ◽  
Amir Salar Vanaki ◽  
Askoldas Podviezko ◽  
Elham Beheshti Jazan Abadi
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Entrepreneurial Firms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Multi Attribute Decision Making ◽  
Comprehensive Framework

PurposeThe present study is aimed to develop a firm export performance measurement model. Increased levels of globalization are forcing firms, especially SMEs (i.e. small and medium-sized enterprises) and entrepreneurial firms, to enter new markets and increase their exports. Consequently, export performance measurement has become a vital tool for achieving competitive advantages, and this type of measurement is considered an important topic of research in the field of international marketing. However, the literature lacks a comprehensive framework for measuring export performance, even though many criteria for gauging this performance's parameters have been discovered and applied.Design/methodology/approachA literature review was conducted, and the most important criteria for export performance measurement was identified using weights obtained by stepwise weight assessment ratio analysis method. Then, the export performance of five firms was evaluated using the additive ratio assessment method with interval-valued triangular fuzzy numbers.FindingsThe 15 most significant criteria were identified and categorized into three dimensions: economic, strategic, and other. The strategic dimension was identified as the most important, while the criteria “strategic goals achievement” and “return on investment” were found to be the most relevant.Practical implicationsA comprehensive framework including a definitive set of the most prominent, useful evaluation criteria was established which enables both scholars and practitioners to assess export performance.Originality/valueThe current study attempts to fill the gaps in the literature by presenting a comprehensive framework for export performance measurement.

Over-the-top (OTT) content: implications and best response strategies of traditional telecom operators. Evidence from Latin America

Info ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 59-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan José Ganuza ◽  
María Fernanda Viecens
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Strategies ◽  
Response Strategies ◽  
Best Response ◽  
Exit Door ◽  
The Face ◽  
Over The Top

Purpose – This paper aims to focus on the interplay between the market of contents and telecom operators. Traditional telecom operators are vulnerable to the new markets and services that appear as a consequence of accessibility to the Internet and, in particular, in the face of over-the-top content as Netflix. Design/methodology/approach – The authors build a conceptual framework to analyze the response strategies by telecom operators in the context of an evolving TV technology. Findings – They argue that the technology that enabled bundling of services was the entry door of telecom operators to the content market and that, nowadays, online TV may be their exit door if they do not display innovative strategies to remain in this market. Originality/value – This is the first paper exploring the interplay between the market of contents and telecom operators with a focus in countries from Latin America.

Repairing the trust in ride-sharing after security incidents

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aihui Chen ◽  
Jinlin Wan ◽  
Yaobin Lu
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Response Strategies ◽  
Ride Sharing ◽  
Continuance Usage ◽  
Real Scenario ◽  
Security Incidents ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeA rash of security incidents in ride-sharing have made discovering the mechanisms to repair consumers' trust essential for the information technology (IT)-enabled ride-sharing platforms. The purpose of this paper is to explore how the two response strategies (i.e. security policies [SPs] and apologies) of platforms repair passengers' trust and whether the two implementation approaches of SPs (i.e. pull and push) lead to different results in repairing passengers' trust in the platforms.Design/methodology/approachA field survey based on a real scenario (n = 238) and an experiment (n = 245) were conducted to test the hypotheses empirically. Structural equation modeling and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) are employed in the data analyses.FindingsThis study finds that (1) both SPs and apologies aid in repairing trust; (2) repaired trust fully mediates the influence of SPs on continuance usage and partially mediates the influence of apologies on continuance usage; (3) security polices and the three dimensions of apologies play different roles in repairing trust and retaining passengers and (4) both pull-based and push-based SPs can repair the violated trust; however, the effect of the pull approach is greater than that of the push approach.Practical implicationsThe findings provide guidelines for ride-sharing platforms in taking appropriate actions to repair users' trust after security incidents.Originality/valueThe findings reveal the mechanism of trust repairing in the fields of ride-sharing and extend the contents of the trust theory and pull–push theory.

The Russian ruble crisis of December 2014

2016 ◽  
pp. 66-86
Author(s):  
A. Obizhaeva
Keyword(s):  
Microstructure Analysis ◽  
Future Market ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Large Order ◽  
Short Period ◽  
The Face ◽  
Front Running ◽  
Futures And Options

The paper presents a microstructure analysis of the crash of the Russian ruble in mid-December 2014. The author shows that the market break probably happened due to the execution of a large order that converted Russian rubles into U.S. dollars over a short period of a few days. Expirations of futures and options as well as possible front-running could have exacerbated the collapse of the Russian currency. The paper discusses measures taken by the Moscow Exchange and Bank of Russia during the episode and makes several recommendations to prevent a repetition of the similar events and provide an effective response in the face of future market breaks.

Antiretroviral Treatment-Associated Labia Majora Lipohypertrophy: A Rare Case and Plastic Surgical Treatment Options

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Akmal Hisham ◽  
Devananthan Ilenghoven ◽  
Wan Syazli Wan Ahmad Kamal ◽  
Salina Ibrahim ◽  
Shah Jumaat Mohd Yussof
Keyword(s):  
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Labia Majora ◽  
The Face ◽  
Central Fat

The emergence of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has revolutionized the prognosis of HIV-infected patients. However, the extended use of HAART is associated with a disfiguring complication termed lipodystrophy, a disorder of body fat maldistribution causing peripheral fat loss (lipoatrophy) and central fat accumulation (lipohypertrophy). Lipoatrophy commonly affects the face, legs, buttocks and arm, whilst lipohypertrophy frequently favours the abdomen, breast and dorsocervical region. To our knowledge, we present only the second documented case in the literature of a labia majora lipohypertrophy in a HIV-positive patient receiving long-term HAART. The severity of labial abnormality caused significant physical and functional morbidities. Labiaplasty with dermolipectomy of the labia majora and excisional lipectomy of the mons pubis was successfully performed. At a 6-month follow-up, patient had no recurrence with resolution of symptoms and resumption of normal activities of daily living (ADL).

Evaluation of gamma thalamotomy for parkinsonian and other tremors: survival of neurons adjacent to the thalamic lesion after gamma thalamotomy

2000 ◽  
Vol 93 (supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 120-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chihiro Ohye ◽  
Tohru Shibazaki ◽  
Junji Ishihara ◽  
Jie Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Reaction ◽  
Vascular Lesions ◽  
Thalamic Lesion ◽  
Mr Images ◽  
Unsatisfactory Result ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Rhythmic Discharge ◽  
Latent Interval ◽  
Fine Print

Object. The effects of gamma thalamotomy for parkinsonian and other kinds of tremor were evaluated. Methods. Thirty-six thalamotomies were performed in 31 patients by using a 4-mm collimator. The maximum dose was 150 Gy in the initial six cases, which was reduced to 130 Gy thereafter. The longest follow-up period was 6 years. The target was determined on T2-weighted and proton magnetic resonance (MR) images. The point chosen was in the lateral-most part of the thalamic ventralis intermedius nucleus. This is in keeping with open thalamotomy as practiced at the authors' institution. In 15 cases, gamma thalamotomy was the first surgical procedure. In other cases, previous therapeutic or vascular lesions were visible to facilitate targeting. Two types of tissue reaction were onserved on MR imaging: a simple oval shape and a complex irregular shape. Neither of these changes affected the clinical course. In the majority of cases, the tremor subsided after a latent interval of approximately 1 year after irradiation. The earliest response was demonstrated at 3 months. In five cases the tremor remained. In four of these cases, a second radiation session was administered. One of these four patients as well as another patient with an unsatisfactory result underwent open thalamotomy with microrecording. In both cases, depth recording adjacent to the necrotic area revealed normal neuronal activity, including the rhythmic discharge of tremor. Minor coagulation was performed and resulted in immediate and complete arrest of the remaining tremor. Conclusions. Gamma thalamotomy for Parkinson's disease seems to be an alternative useful method in selected cases.

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