Cooperative Strategies in Non-High-Tech New Ventures: An Exploratory Study

1997 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candida G. Brush ◽  
Radha Chaganti
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Resource Constraints ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Cooperative Strategies ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

Cooperative strategies are of growing interest in entrepreneurship. Current research focuses on high-tech companies, but less is known about cooperative activities in non-high-tech businesses. Differences in distinct competencies based on technology suggest that lessons from high-tech companies may not fully apply to non-high-tech companies. This research explores the nature, extent, and approaches to cooperative strategies in non-high-tech new ventures, utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods. Survey data is analyzed to assess usage and characteristics of cooperative strategies. Results show that few companies used cooperative strategies and these were not central to core operations. Field interviews comparing three non-high-tech and three high-tech new ventures examine motives and approaches to cooperative strategies. For all six cases, resource constraints motivated usage of cooperative strategies and all had cooperative arrangements with competitors. However, goals and approaches to cooperative strategies differed between non-high-tech and high-tech businesses. Findings suggest future research directions.

scholarly journals Investigating Circular Business Model Innovation through Keywords Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 5036
Author(s):  
Barbara Bigliardi ◽  
Serena Filippelli
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Business Models ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
Business Model Innovation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Circular Model ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Circular System ◽  
Start Ups

Ongoing economic, social and environmental developments have forced the production system to undertake a profound transformation, shifting from a linear to a circular model. The transformation towards a circular economy poses significant challenges for established companies, in many cases requiring a strong modification of their current business models, start-ups and new ventures. Firms need to completely rethink their value proposition, modifying how the product or service is produced, delivered to the customers and disposed of. As a result, interest in business model innovation with a view to a circular system has increased significantly over the last five years, leading to a flourishing literature production. Although several literature reviews have been published on the topic of the circular business model, few of them include the innovation dimension. Moreover, the time horizon covered by the previous reviews extends to 2019 and in one case to 2020. Since 2020 saw a 135% increase in scientific production compared to the previous year, it is necessary to update the prior works, taking into account the new contributions. Our paper aims to bridge this gap by proposing a literature review based on keywords analysis. In this way, it is possible to analyze the issues addressed in the circular business model innovation (CMBI) by categorizing them as core, emerging/phantom, trendy or intermittent. This analysis is particularly suitable for identifying future research directions as signaled by the emerging themes.

Collusive Fraud: Leader, Incident, and Organizational Characteristics

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. A49-A70
Author(s):  
Carol C. Bishop ◽  
Dana R. Hermanson ◽  
Richard A Riley
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Organizational Characteristics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Future Research Directions

ABSTRACT Many parties have pointed to the difficulty of preventing collusive fraud, as well as the large losses caused by collusion. However, relatively little is known about how collusive fraud differs from solo-offender fraud. To begin to fill this gap in the literature, this exploratory study examines differences between collusive fraud and solo-offender fraud, focusing on characteristics of the leader (perpetrator), incident, and organization. We use survey data collected by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) on worldwide fraud cases from 2002 to 2013. The results highlight a number of unique dimensions of collusive fraud, including that collusive fraud leaders are more likely to be younger males with close ties to customers or vendors and a wheeler-dealer attitude. We discuss future research directions and implications for practice.

scholarly journals Critical Success Factors for Performance Oriented M-Learning in Sri Lanka

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
D. M. R. Dissanayake ◽  
Y. L. Velananda
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Future Research Directions

Students engaged with multi tasks commitments demand modern learning environments facilitated with virtual engagements and high-tech contact methods. Thus, they are looking for such technically equipped learning facilities avoiding physical presence where they can learn at anytime and anywhere. The mobile devices provide many facilities for education sector providing execution supports for M-learning. This has reshaped the education model of many countries and institutions. Sri Lanka is an emerging economy and one of the countries in Asia reports higher level of educational priorities. Many of public sector universities and higher educational institutions have adopted M-learning in line with the government educational policies and some international funding options. However, it has attributed with some challenges in terms of strategy, motivation and performances. Thus, critical success factors on M-learning was the main research question addressed by this paper. This paper examines the critical success factors for improving performance-oriented M-Learning concerning nine factors: Perceived Ease of Use, Personal Innovativeness, Perceived Usefulness, Performance Expectancy, Self-Management of Learning, Effort Expectancy, Social influence, Perceived Self Efficacy and Perceived Playfulness. The factors were constructed in relation to the Technology Acceptance Model, the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Model and several other factors from the literature. The main research strategy used was the literature review with some attention given to cases and practices based on Sri Lankan context. Paper discusses different scenarios and cases guiding future research directions. Authors conclude research avenues by highlighting future research directions for the extended studies.

scholarly journals Perceived Safety and Security Concerns among Tourists in Thamel-A Tourism Hub in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-102
Author(s):  
Arun Kumar Sharma ◽  
Birendra KC ◽  
Araceli Hernandez Calderon
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Essential Factor ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Perceived Safety ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Future Research Directions

The safety and security of a destination is an essential factor that helps travelers decide whether to visit or not. In Nepal, Thamel is the main destination for tourists due to the availability of multiple facilities and services. In fact, most of the tourists who use airspace to travel to Nepal, start and conclude their journey in Thamel. Therefore, the safety and security of Thamel is an important factor that influences the fate of the Nepalese tourism industry. However, there is a lack of research to understand the safety and security situation of Thamel. The purpose of this exploratory study is to assess the overall security situation and challenges in Thamel. Descriptive statistics are used to present the findings. Findings suggest that Thamel as a tourism destination has many areas for improvement to provide better tourist experiences. Since Thamel is a starting and concluding point of attraction for tourists, we offer important managerial implications and future research directions.

Antagonism in Daily Life: An Exploratory Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Vize ◽  
Whitney R. Ringwald ◽  
Elizabeth A. Edershile ◽  
Aidan G.C. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Total N ◽  
Assessment Study ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

Interpersonal Antagonism is one of the major domains of maladaptive personality. Structural-based investigations of Antagonism have generally been consistent in highlighting the more specific antagonistic traits (e.g., manipulativeness, callousness) that underlie the broader domain. However, less work has attempted to merge structural and functional accounts of Antagonism to assess how specific antagonistic traits manifest in daily life. This exploratory study examined how Antagonism and its specific features relate to outcomes assessed using ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methods. Across four independent EMA samples (N range=297-396; total N = 1,365; observations per outcome=5,419-17,735), we investigated how antagonistic traits related to theoretically relevant, EMA-based outcomes (e.g., affect, empathy, coldness-warmth in interpersonal interactions). Results showed robust findings across samples and operationalizations of Antagonism (e.g., Antagonism’s relation with negative affect), along with more mixed results (e.g., Antagonism’s relation with different measures of empathy). We discuss future research directions for structural and functional accounts of Antagonism.

Organizational Characteristics and Engagement in Open Innovation: Is There a Link?

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. S1-S20 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Muzamil Naqshbandi
Keyword(s):  
Market Orientation ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
Shed Light

This study explores whether or not firms with different characteristics engage in open innovation (OI) differently. The aim specifically is to examine how firms differ in engaging in inbound and outbound OI based on their characteristics: type of industry, age, market orientation, firm ownership, size in terms of number of employees and annual revenue. Data were collected from 133 firms operating in various high-tech industries in Malaysia. Results obtained using several one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests show that a firm’s engagement in OI is a function of the type of industry the firm is operating in, its ownership structure and its size in terms of number of employees and revenue earned. However, engagement in OI was not found to be related to firms’ age or their market orientation. These findings shed light on the characteristics of firms that engage in OI more than others, thus having vital implications for theory and practice. The article presents a discussion of these findings along with limitations and future research directions.

Can Script Training Improve Narrative and Conversation in Aphasia across Etiology?

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (01) ◽  
pp. 099-124
Author(s):  
H. Isabel Hubbard ◽  
Lori A. Nelson ◽  
Jessica D. Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Language Processing ◽  
Brain Injuries ◽  
Primary Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Training Outcomes ◽  
Progressive Aphasia ◽  
Script Training ◽  
Future Research Directions

AbstractScript training is an effective treatment of stable (e.g., stroke-induced) and progressive aphasia of varying severities and subtypes. The theoretical underpinnings of script training are discussed and include fluency-inducing conditions, speech shadowing, principles of neuroplasticity, and automatization. Script training outcomes are reviewed, with a focus on discourse in persons with stable aphasia (PWSAs) and in persons with primary progressive aphasia (PWPPAs). PWSAs and PWPPAs are able to acquire and maintain short scripted monologues or conversational dialogues, with some evidence of generalization to untrained topics and settings. Advances in both technology and access have enriched script training protocols, so they now range from no-tech written script approaches to high-tech audiovisual support and avatars. Advances in audio and/or visual support promote large amounts of practice of less errorful whole-message language processing during a fluent language inducing condition. With enough practice, users decrease reliance on supports and independently produce scripted content. Script training can be delivered in a variety of settings (individual, group, telepractice), lends itself well to homework programs, and is in accordance with the principles of neuroplasticity for neurorehabilitation. Incorporating script training into therapy programming is advantageous throughout aphasia recovery following brain injuries such as stroke. It is also beneficial for persons with progressive disease for prophylaxis, remediation, and compensation. Recommendations for implementing script training in clinical practice and future research directions are presented.

The Effect of World Ranking on the Selection of Athlete Endorsers: The Case of the PGA

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-430
Author(s):  
Wonseok (Eric) Jang ◽  
Yong Jae Ko ◽  
Hee Youn Kim ◽  
Seung Hoon Jeong
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Golf Industry ◽  
Professional Golfers ◽  
World Ranking ◽  
Selection Of

The purpose of the current exploratory study was twofold: First, to outline current trends in athlete endorsement in the golf industry, and second, to discuss specific patterns of athlete endorsement in practice by considering an athlete’s world ranking and product type (low vs. high involvement and informational vs. transformational products). The results indicate that firms in 23 different types of industries are currently using professional golfers as athlete endorsers to position their products in their target markets. Specifically, the results of correspondence analysis indicate that highly ranked golfers tend to endorse high-involved, expensive, and informational products, while both highly ranked and lowly ranked golfers are similarly used as endorsers for low-involved, inexpensive, and transformational products. Implication, limitations, and future research directions are discussed.

Antagonism in Daily Life: An Exploratory Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 216770262110135
Author(s):  
Colin E. Vize ◽  
Whitney R. Ringwald ◽  
Elizabeth A. Edershile ◽  
Aidan G. C. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Total N ◽  
Assessment Study ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

Interpersonal antagonism is one of the major domains of maladaptive personality. Structure-based investigations of antagonism have generally been consistent in highlighting the more specific antagonistic traits (e.g., manipulativeness, callousness) that underlie the broader domain. However, less work has attempted to merge structural and functional accounts of antagonism to assess how specific antagonistic traits manifest in daily life. This exploratory study examined how antagonism and its specific features relate to outcomes assessed using ecological momentary assessment (EMA) methods. Across four independent EMA samples ( N range = 297–396; total N = 1,365; observations per outcome = 5,419–17,735), we investigated how antagonistic traits related to theoretically relevant, EMA-based outcomes (e.g., affect, empathy, coldness-warmth in interpersonal interactions). Results showed robust findings across samples and operationalizations of antagonism (e.g., antagonism’s relation with negative affect), along with more mixed results (e.g., antagonism’s RELATION with different measures of empathy). We discuss future research directions for structural and functional accounts of antagonism.

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