scholarly journals Advancing conceptualisation of university entrepreneurial ecosystems: The role of knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial firms

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert N Link ◽  
Riikka M Sarala
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Firms ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Firm Resources ◽  
Entrepreneurial Opportunities ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Entrepreneurial Firm ◽  
Resources And Capabilities ◽  
Knowledge Intensive

University entrepreneurial ecosystems are increasingly important in facilitating innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities in today’s knowledge-based economies. However, we have an incomplete understanding of the demand side of university entrepreneurial ecosystems regarding the role of the entrepreneurial firm as the key user of university knowledge. We propose that use of university knowledge positively influences entrepreneurial firm performance and that the entrepreneurial firm’s resources and capabilities facilitate its ability to create value from university knowledge. We test our hypotheses on survey data of 3853 knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial firms from 10 European countries. Our study contributes to an increased understanding of the economic, societal and technological contributions of universities by empirically illustrating the role of firm resources and capabilities as moderators of value in university entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Inter-firm resources and the role of partners as determinants in the configuration and performance of interorganisational relationships

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-183
Author(s):  
Ana Mª García Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Governance Structure ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Firm Resources ◽  
Relational Governance ◽  
Structure Information ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Resources And Capabilities ◽  
And Performance

In this work, we propose a theoretical approach based on the view of resources and capabilities, as well as the role of partners, as determinants in the configuration and performance of interorganisational relationships. The starting point is the resource typology provided by Miller and Shamsie (1996), who established two types of resources: property-based and knowledge-based. From this point of view, and depending on the role played by each of the firms in the interorganisational relationship, the contributions of resources will vary, as will the subsequent relational governance structure, information exchanged and joint actions undertaken. This will give rise to different interorganisational performances.

Home country institutional drivers and performance outcomes of export market orientation: the moderating role of firm resources

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
İlayda İpek ◽  
Mustafa Tanyeri
Keyword(s):  
Market Orientation ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Export Performance ◽  
Export Market ◽  
Firm Resources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Managerial Resources ◽  
Moderating Role

PurposeAnchored mainly on the institutional theory and resource-based view, this study endeavors to investigate the interplay between home country institutional environment (economic, regulatory and socio-cultural environment), export market orientation and export performance. Besides, this study also aims to examine the moderating role of firm resources (knowledge-based and managerial resources) in the associations between home country institutions and export market orientation.Design/methodology/approachDrawing on data from a sample of 221 exporting firms in Turkey, the conceptual model is empirically examined by structural equation modeling.FindingsThe findings reveal that regulatory environment is conducive to the improvement of export market orientation, which is instrumental in cultivating export performance. Importantly, empirical evidence also proves that higher levels of knowledge-based and managerial resources strengthen the linkage between home country institutions and export market orientation.Originality/valueIntegrating institutional theory with the resource-based view, this research considerably contributes to the current understanding of the export market orientation phenomenon by filling the knowledge gap on the differential impacts of home country’s economic, regulatory and socio-cultural environment on export market orientation. Moreover, this study provides worthwhile insights into the moderating effect of knowledge-based and managerial resources on home country institutions and export market orientation and the interrelationship between export market orientation and export performance in an emerging economy.

Entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance in a sanctioned economy – does the CEO play a role?

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 1005-1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Cannavale ◽  
Iman Zohoorian Nadali ◽  
Anna Esempio
Keyword(s):  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Entrepreneurial Firms ◽  
Economic Resilience ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Self Transcendence

PurposeEntrepreneurship, in many low-resilient economies, plays a critical role in overcoming external shocks. Thus, it is crucial in such situation that entrepreneurial firms can survive and even grow so that the whole economy can benefit from a higher level of resilience. The purpose of this study is to understand how entrepreneurial orientation (EO) brings about firms' performance through the moderating role of CEOs' self-transcendence values in the context of a low-resilient sanctioned economy.Design/methodology/approachThis is a quantitative research that employs hierarchical regression analysis of a sample of 114 Iranian entrepreneurial firms composed of 62 knowledge-based and 52 creative firms.FindingsThe analysis revealed that in the low-resilient sanctioned economy, Iran, EO-performance link is moderated by the level of CEOs' self-transcendence value, that is, higher level of CEO self-transcendence leads to stronger impact of EO on performance. This moderation is not different in creative sector vs. knowledge-based sector of the economy.Originality/valueThis paper addresses a major gap in the traditional EO-performance relationship which is related to the role of CEO values. Also, the context of Iran's low level of economic resilience adds more novelty to this study, emphasizing on the role of CEO personal values of self-transcendence in times of crisis. The results could also be generalized in many economies now facing the COVID-19 pandemic crisis during which CEOs' self-transcendence values are vitally important in overcoming the difficulties of doing business in such situation.

Singapurs Weg in die Wissensökonomie

2006 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Kiese
Keyword(s):  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Business Services ◽  
Knowledge Intensive Business Services ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Innovation Surveys ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
City State ◽  
The City

Singapore’s road to a knowledge-based economy. The role of knowledge-intensive business services in the national system of innovation. In 1998, Singapore’s government announced its vision to transform the city state into a knowledge-based economy (KBE) through a gradual shift from value adding to value creation. As both users and producers of knowledge, knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) are commonly seen as a cornerstone of the KBE. After assessing the development, size and structure of Singapore’s KIBS sector, we use data from innovation surveys of manufacturing and KIBS firms to assess the latter’s dual role as innovators and bridges for innovation. Our results allow us to point out policy recommendations and sketch possible avenues for further research.

scholarly journals Discussing the Role of Universities in Fostering Regional Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Economies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrios G. Ierapetritis
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
National Level ◽  
Regional Competitiveness ◽  
Role Taking ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
Capital Development ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Over the past two decades, various policies have been implemented on an international and national level to support regional competitiveness, in which Universities are often called on to play a crucial role. Taking into account their contribution to the combined performance of education, the advanced research and the networking of knowledge, Universities are recognized as knowledge-intensive institutions and environments that foster human capital development, innovation and entrepreneurship. According to the current practice, Universities include in their mission not only a generalized transfer of know-how, but also the promotion of business thinking and entrepreneurial culture, the establishment of institutions, actions as well as the creation of venture capital, thus contributing further to the promotion of regional entrepreneurial ecosystems. By examining the entrepreneurship development in teaching and learning through the various actions of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Units of the Greek Universities between 2011 and 2015, the present article aims at assessing the contribution of the Greek Universities to the fostering of regional entrepreneurial ecosystems, making a comparative evaluation of them and strengthening the role of the Greek Universities in regional entrepreneurial ecosystems. Firstly, the theoretical approaches of regional entrepreneurial ecosystems as well as the role of Universities in Regional Development are examined and analyzed. Secondly, it is attempted to record the role of the Greek Universities through the collection and processing of innovation information and actions, utilizing, as a case study, the structures of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Units. Thirdly, taking into account the results of the research, proposals for the national and regional policy are made.

Failure learning and entrepreneurial resilience: the moderating role of firms’ knowledge breadth and knowledge depth

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Yao ◽  
Xiaolin Li ◽  
Bang Liang
Keyword(s):  
Survey Study ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Entrepreneurial Firms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Management Theory ◽  
Firm Capability ◽  
Knowledge Depth ◽  
Positive Effect

Purpose Drawing on the knowledge-based view, the purpose of this study is to investigate the differential effects of failure normalization (FN) and failure analysis (FA) on entrepreneurial resilience (ER) and examines how firms’ knowledge breadth (KB) and knowledge depth (KD) moderate these effects in distinctive ways. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a mixed-methods approach, including a two-wave survey study among 226 entrepreneurial high-tech firms in China and a qualitative study. Findings The findings reveal that FA has a stronger positive effect on ER than FN. KB enhances the effect of FA on ER, whereas KD enhances the effect of FN on ER but buffers the effect of FA on ER. Practical implications The study advocates that entrepreneurs need to be aware of the importance of ER and strengthen the reflection on failure. Additionally, the study suggests that entrepreneurs should match FN and FA with firms’ knowledge characteristics. With this match, KB and KD can exert greater impacts on the effect of failure learning on ER. Originality/value Knowledge can influence the effect of learning on firm capability. However, such an effect in entrepreneurial firms linking to ER remains to be explored. This study contributes to ER from the failure learning perspective and extends knowledge management theory in the entrepreneurship context.

How and Why Business Model Matters in Acquisition of Knowledge in Small and Entrepreneurial Firms

2013 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arash Najmaei
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Acquisition ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Entrepreneurial Firms ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Survival And Growth ◽  
The Mind

Much has been written about acquisition of knowledge and its role in survival and growth of small and entrepreneurial firms. Little, however, is known about the role of business model in knowledge acquiring activities of the firms. Therefore, by incorporating the cognitive and reified activity-based view of business model into the knowledge-based view (KBV) and absorptive capacity of the firms, this article attempts to address this deficiency. The author posits that business model is a holistic framework in the mind of the executives. It is embodied and reified in activities which employees and particularly executives perform to create and capture value for the firm. In light of this perspective knowledge acquisition is conceived as a key strategic activity whose scope, depth, and breadth are regulated by the business model of the firm. Adding to and extending KBV, this manuscript offers several contributions to theory and practice. Given this analysis, contributions of this view are presented, implications for theory and practice are discussed, and some fruitful areas for future research are highlighted.

scholarly journals A Knowledge-Based Framework for Service Management

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (04) ◽  
pp. 1750039 ◽  
Author(s):  
John N. Walsh ◽  
Jamie O’Brien
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Service Management ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
Business Services ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Increasing Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Intensive

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how information and communication technologies are used for service standardisation, customisation, and modularisation by knowledge-intensive service firms through the development and empirical validation of a knowledge-based framework. This paper uses 59 in-depth interviews, observational data, and document analysis from case studies of three service-related departments in high-technology, multinational knowledge-intensive business services (KIBSs). Prior research does not conceptualise the relationships between service customisation, standardisation and modularisation. This paper seeks to overcome this gap by integrating insights from research on the role played by both knowledge and information and communication technologies (ICTs) to construct and validate a framework to deal with this gap. It outlines the implications for service firms’ use of ICT to deal with increasing knowledge intensity as well as indicating the circumstances under which service knowledge is best customised, standardised and modularised. Further testing in other industries would prove useful in extending the usefulness and applicability of the findings. The originality of the paper lies in developing and validating the first framework to outline the relationship between how service knowledge is customised, standardised or modularised and indicating the associated issues and challenges. It emphasises the role of knowledge and technology. The value of this framework increases as more firms deal with increasing knowledge intensity in the services they provide and in their use of ICTs to reap the benefits of appropriate knowledge reuse.

scholarly journals Ecosystem dynamics: exploring the interplay within fintech entrepreneurial ecosystems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Alaassar ◽  
Anne-Laure Mention ◽  
Tor Helge Aas
Keyword(s):  
New Ventures ◽  
Ecosystem Dynamics ◽  
Resource Exploitation ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Opportunity Identification ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ◽  
Regulatory Dynamics ◽  
Financial Technology

AbstractScholars and practitioners continue to recognize the crucial role of entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) in creating a conducive environment for productive entrepreneurship. Although EEs are fundamentally interaction systems of hierarchically independent yet mutually dependent actors, few studies have investigated how interactions among ecosystem actors drive the entrepreneurial process. Seeking to address this gap, this paper explores how ecosystem actor interactions influence new ventures in the financial technology (fintech) EE of Singapore. Guided by an EE framework and the use of an exploratory-abductive approach, empirical data from semi-structured interviews is collected and analyzed. The findings reveal four categories representing both the relational perspective, which features interaction and intermediation dynamics, and the cultural perspective, which encompasses ecosystem development and regulatory dynamics. These categories help explain how and why opportunity identification and resource exploitation are accelerated or inhibited for entrepreneurs in fintech EEs. The present study provides valuable contributions to scholars and practitioners interested in EEs and contributes to the academic understanding of the emerging fintech phenomenon.

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