scholarly journals Entrepreneurial learning in practice: The impact of knowledge transfer

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Cowdean ◽  
Philip Whitby ◽  
Laura Bradley ◽  
Pauric McGowan
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Entrepreneurial Learning ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
New Learning ◽  
Significant Interest ◽  
Key Barrier ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this research is to provide perspectives on how entrepreneurial practitioners, specifically owners of high-tech small firms (HTSFs), engage with knowledge transfer and learn. The authors draw on extant research and report on the views and observations of the principals in two case study companies in the HTSF sector with regard to growing their ventures and developing learning while part of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme. Entrepreneurial learning is an area of significant interest due to the growth of entrepreneurship and the varied ways in which learning can take place. There are many different interventions that can be used to transfer knowledge and develop learning, but there is limited, if any, consensus on their respective effectiveness. The researchers used an ethnographic approach in two companies over an 18-month period. The study concludes that the KTP intervention facilitates an opportunity for learning through disruption, with the key barrier to any new learning being established practice. Interestingly, the findings suggest that entrepreneurial learning is greatly facilitated by ‘on-the-job’ learning.

Towards a taxonomy of intergenerational knowledge transfer practices

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-91
Author(s):  
Kerstin Kuyken ◽  
Mehran Ebrahimi ◽  
Anne-Laure Saives
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Younger Workers ◽  
Intergenerational Knowledge

Purpose This paper aims to develop a better understanding of intergenerational knowledge transfer (IKT) practices by adopting a context-related and comparative perspective. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative case study design involving 83 interviews and non-participative observation in German and Quebec organizations has been chosen. Findings Two distinctive archetypes of IKT emerge from both national contexts: “we-individualizing” (Germany) and “I-connecting” (Quebec), leading to an eightfold taxonomy of IKT practices. Research limitations/implications This research is limited to young and senior workers and to high-tech sectors. Originality/value Comparative and inductive study of IKT, adaptation of IKT practices to national contexts, retaining younger workers. This inductive and comparative study allows a better adaptation of IKT practices to national contexts and therefore a better retention of younger workers.

An Investigation of the Relationship Between Intellectual Capital and Knowledge Transfer

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Wen Tsai ◽  
Pei-Di Shen ◽  
Nien-En Chiang
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Music Industry ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Creative Industry ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Day By Day

In this newly competitive and dynamic knowledge economic era, knowledge becomes the most important capability for enterprises. As a part of the cultural enterprises, the music industry produces cultural products that are nonmaterial, aesthetic and expressive for audiences and consumers. The report on the artistic and cultural fields from the European Union illustrates that the importance of the creative industry increases day by day in recent years. However, the studies of intellectual capital and knowledge transfer mostly focused on the high-tech industries. In this study, the researchers adopted a case study to explore how the knowledge transfer among music band members and intellectual capital’s effect bands. Based on the interviews, the researchers found that human capital is the fundamental of a music band and organizational capital, and it influenced the transfer of human capital. The authors further discuss the implications for bands and the for music industry to promote knowledge transfer and build their intellectual capital.

scholarly journals Stakeholder perceptions : the impact of a university-based laboratory school on a campus-based university educator preparation program

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Sandra Helene Seipel
Keyword(s):  
Stakeholder Perceptions ◽  
Preparation Program ◽  
Laboratory School ◽  
Educator Preparation ◽  
Theory To Practice ◽  
School Programs ◽  
New Learning ◽  
Educator Preparation Program ◽  
The Impact

A gap in research on the impact of a university-based laboratory school on a campus-based educator preparation program and a decrease in the number of university-based laboratory schools requires current laboratory school programs to evaluate strengths and weaknesses to provide quality evaluative data to ensure continued viability. This qualitative study sought to expand the extant research by identifying perceptions of stakeholders, educator preparation program students, faculty, administrators, and laboratory school teachers, parents, and administrators--to examine the impact of a laboratory school on an educator preparation program. The case study outlined stakeholder perceptions at one university and one laboratory school and investigated the perceptions of stakeholders regarding the impact of a university-based laboratory school to a campus-based educator preparation program. Four major themes emerged related to the impact of a laboratory school on an educator preparation program include: experimentation, early practice and ability to bridge theory to practice, expertise of faculty and teachers, and safety and support of environment to practice new learning. A fifth overarching theme was identified as significant to research: complexity of the organization.

scholarly journals The Benefits of Wireless Enabled Applications to Facilitate Superior Healthcare Delivery

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 15-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilmini Wickramasinghe ◽  
Suresh Chalasani ◽  
Steve Goldberg ◽  
Sridevi Koritala
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Pervasive Technology ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Key Barrier ◽  
Diabetes Monitoring ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Integrate Data ◽  
Technology Solution

Globally, both wired and wireless technologies have been used for healthcare delivery. However, in the frenzy to secure the best solutions and applications, few have delved deeper into the key issues of how to successfully assimilate these new technologies into the whole healthcare delivery process. The authors focus on wireless healthcare solutions, specifically examining a single exemplar case study, the diamond solution that describes a pervasive technology solution of a diabetes monitoring device. They contend that a key barrier for preventing the full realization of the true potential of wireless solutions lies in the inability of information and necessary data to pass seamlessly from one platform to another. In addition, the authors suggest ways to integrate data from wireless healthcare solutions with the existing electronic health records (EHR) systems, and discuss the impact of wireless enabled solutions on the meaningful use of EHRS.

Nuevas variables asociadas al estrés académico que afectan el rendimiento estudiantil a nivel universitario en época de pandemia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 6694-6707
Author(s):  
Yaneth Alemán Vilca ◽  
Teresa Yáñez Fernández ◽  
Yenny Yessica Asillo Apaza ◽  
Gloria Isabel Monzón Alvarez ◽  
José Manuel Calizaya López
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Cell Phones ◽  
Private University ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Educación A Distancia ◽  
New Variables ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

Se estudian nuevas variables asociadas a la pandemia covid 19, que pudiesen ser generadores de estrés que influyen en el rendimiento estudiantil. Diversos factores causan estrés académico a nivel de estudiantes universitarios: inexperiencia en el manejo de estrategias de educación a distancia, falta de internet, entre otros. Se destaca el impacto que la epidemia está teniendo en el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes. Como caso de estudio, se aplicaron encuestas entrevistas a estudiantes de una universidad pública y una privada. Resultados preliminares muestran una disminución de la motivación al estudio y del rendimiento académico con un aumento de la ansiedad y dificultades para adecuarse a la modalidad a distancia. La mayoría de estudiantes de las públicas tienen problemas de internet, y no cuentan con computadores ni celulares de alta tecnología. En cambio, estos aspectos son más ventajosos en los estudiantes de las privadas.   New variables associated with the covid 19 pandemic are studied, which could be generators of stress that influence student performance. Various factors cause academic stress at the level of university students: inexperience in managing distance education strategies, lack of internet, among others. The impact that the epidemic is having on the academic performance of students is highlighted. As a case study, interview surveys were applied to students from a public and a private university. Preliminary results show a decrease in motivation to study and academic performance with an increase in anxiety and difficulties in adapting to the distance modality. Most public students have internet problems, and do not have high-tech computers or cell phones. On the other hand, these aspects are more advantageous in the students of the private schools

Culture and social capital network effects on the survival and performance of high-tech micro and small firms

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cory Hallam ◽  
Carlos Alberto Dorantes Dosamantes ◽  
Gianluca Zanella
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Regional Culture ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose an integrated theory to explain the effect of regional culture on high-technology micro and small (HTMS) firm outcomes. The integrated culture-social capital outcomes (CSCO) model examines the impact of culture on performance and evolution of HTMS firms through the mediating effect of intra-firm and inter-firm social capital. Design/methodology/approach Theoretical insights from social capital and culture are combined with the results of previous empirical observations to explain cross-cultural differences in the performance of HTMS firms. The authors then propose the CSCO model as a means to integrate and advance theory building. Findings The CSCO model explains the impact of culture on performance and evolution of HTMS firms through intra-firm and inter-firm social capital networks. Cultural context affects the performance of high-tech micro and small firms through the nature and structure of the networks involved in building and exploiting inter-firm and intra-firm social capital. Moreover, regional culture indirectly influences the balance between positive and negative effects of social capital on firm performance. These observations explain inconsistent findings from past empirical research and contribute to understanding the “embeddedness paradox” of social capital. Research limitations/implications The present model is not comprehensive. It does not account for many contextual factors identified in organizational network and cluster literature that contribute to the development of HTMS firms. Future research should consider the relationships between the three dimensions of social capital and seek to test the model with rigorous data collection and analysis. Originality/value While past studies focus on the direct relationship between regional culture and firm performance, this paper proposes the mediating effect of internal and external social capital between cultural context and firm performance. This proposal contributes to social capital and entrepreneurship literature and provides a potential explanation for inconsistent findings in past empirical research.

scholarly journals Tongan Women and Migratory Circuits of Wealth and Value(s)

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping-Ann Addo
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Population Migration ◽  
Migrant Populations ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Labor Practices ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
Global Movement ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Global Population

Wealth transfers are key to the “how” and “why” of contemporary global population migration. For example, remittances are much-analyzed and fiercely-debated transfers of wealth from migrant populations to their home countries. Yet wealth can be transferred in the opposite direction – from homeland to hostland – and in various different forms. Using an ethnographic approach to understanding the impact of migrant’s (micro) decisions on wider (macro) global practices, this paper records, compares and contextualizes the global movement of things carried, left behind, pined for, and (re-)created by transmigrants. It seeks to nuance our understandings of the “who” of contemporary migration by tracing the role and cross-cutting paths of traditional wealth from the Kingdom of Tonga between groups of Tongan migrants who live in, and move between New Zealand, Australia, the United States and Hawai‘i. The case study illuminates Tongan women’s choices about carrying and creating objects of value that reify homeland gender and labor practices, while also affording them a role in impacting global wealth transfers that both entwine and eschew cash remittances. <strong></strong>

scholarly journals LOW-TECH INNOVATION AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: CASE STUDY THE TRADITIONAL BATIK INDUSTRY IN PEKALONGAN MUNICIPALITY

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Nimas Maninggar ◽  
Delik Hudalah
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Linear Model ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Industrial Clusters ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Product Innovations ◽  
The Impact

Innovation is no longer purely a project of high-tech industries. The decade has seen a paradigm shift of the meaning and the process of innovation creation from a linear model that largely focuses on R&D, toward a non-linear model through informal and interactive processes. As a result, low-tech industries with a low level of R&D can also make innovations and benefit the regional economy. In Indonesia, such innovation may be linked to the development and survival of cultural industrial clusters. One of Indonesia’s unique cultural industries is batik. Using a qualitative analysis, this paper explores the impact of process and product innovations in the batik industry on the local economic development of Pekalongan Municipality, Indonesia’s largest batik-producing city. The study is based on semi-structured interviews with batik entrepreneurs, which show that innovations have contributed to the cutting of production costs and, thus, increasing the industrial units’ income; the emergence of new batik entrepreneurs; and an increase in tourist visits, supporting businesses and facilities.

The Effect of Vision, Artifacts, and Leader Values on Contextual Performance Behavior and Success in Technology Challenging Projects: Qualitative Evidence

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (06) ◽  
pp. 1450040
Author(s):  
Zvi H. Aronson ◽  
Aaron J. Shenhar ◽  
Wang Wenzhou
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Contextual Performance ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Current Case ◽  
Behavioral Norms ◽  
Technical Challenge ◽  
Project Outcomes ◽  
New Learning ◽  
Performance Behavior

In high-tech projects, which we refer to as technology challenging projects, all or mostly new technologies are used. While an effective project manager may be the source for a project team's spirit, there are other possibilities, like the satisfying nature of the technical challenge of high-tech projects or the opportunity for new learning on the job. In the current case study, we center on the views of partakers' in successful and failed technology challenging projects, and examine the importance of maintaining and managing a project's spirit, regardless of the level of spirit partakers bring to the project, and irrespective of the satisfying level of the technical challenge. The project cases highlight the value of managing employees' emotions, attitudes and behavioral norms that are focused on expected project outcomes, termed spirit, in technology challenging projects. Qualitative findings imply that leaders can be trained to execute behaviors that generate spirit in high-tech projects, which boosts contextual performance behavior and increases success.

The Impact of Social Networks on “Born Globals”

2019 ◽  
pp. 911-930
Author(s):  
Qingan Huang ◽  
Ellis L. C. Osabutey ◽  
Junzhe Ji ◽  
Liying Meng
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Online Social Networks ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Born Global ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Contemporary Management ◽  
The Impact

This paper aims to explore the role and impact of entrepreneurs' social networks on the internationalisation of “Born Global” firms, in particular, its de-internationalisation process. The research is based on a case study approach and adopts a series of face to face and online qualitative longitudinal interviews. It provides some useful insights into the relationship management of “Born Global” entrepreneurs and unveils some negative impacts of social networks on the initiation of ‘de-internationalisation'. The study reveals the importance of online social networks, high-tech communications and contemporary management techniques for “Born Global” entrepreneurs.

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