scholarly journals Clashes Among Founding Partners: How Entrepreneurs Overcome Conflicts?

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 502
Author(s):  
Gilberto Sarfati Gilberto Sarfati ◽  
Thomaz Martins ◽  
Gabriel Akel Abrahão
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Acceleration Process ◽  
Team Conflict ◽  
Entrepreneurial Teams ◽  
Entrepreneurial Team ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Founding Team ◽  
A Company ◽  
Depth Interviews

Objective: Conflicts have negative impacts on organizational performance and can lead to company mortality. The GVentures Accelerator, from the School of Business Administration of São Paulo (EAESP-FGV) identified that several startups that failed during and after the acceleration process had conflicts among the founding partners. This work aims to understand why some entrepreneurial teams in a pre-seed stage are able to overcome conflicts while others are not Methodology: We conducted a case study of 9 accelerated startups using in-depth interviews with 20 founding partners, and the interviews were followed by the codification and analysis of the cases with support from the manager responsible for the accelerator.Results: The research concludes that operational conflicts that escalate to affective conflicts due to disagreements in the process of giving and receiving feedback and/or mistrust between partners can lead to the dissolution of a company. On the other hand, founding members, even if they experience affective conflicts, are able to overcome the problems using the strategies of taking a step aside, giving in and putting their egos aside. It was also identified that the acceleration process tends to exacerbate the operational conflicts between founding partners.Theoretical/methodological contributions: The research contributes to the literature about founding teams by pointing out that operational conflict does not necessarily lead to the dissolution of the organization or closing the business, but operational conflicts that intensify to affective conflicts due to disagreements in the process of giving and receiving feedback and/or distrust among partners can lead to the dissolution of the organizationRelevance/originality: Founding teams are the backbone of any company. In spite of several articles discussing team conflict little is known about why some entrepreneurial team are able to overcome conflicts while other not. Moreover, also little is known about the role accelerators play in these conflicts.Social/management contribution: The conclusions about the strategies for managing founding team conflicts: taking a step aside, giving in and putting their egos aside; may be very useful for both entrepreneurs and accelerators’ management team in dealing with conflicts among founders.

Deconstructing the shared leadership emergence process in entrepreneurial teams

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiji Lyndon ◽  
Ashish Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Shared Leadership ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Team Development ◽  
Leadership Emergence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Teams ◽  
Founding Team ◽  
Or Team ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeEntrepreneurship literature has not sufficiently explored the process of how, at different points in time, different members of the co-founding team emerge as leaders. The purpose of this paper is to deconstruct the phenomenon of shared leadership emergence process amongst co-founders in entrepreneurial teams.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted a qualitative approach. 21 co-founders from 7 entrepreneurial teams participated in the study. In-depth interviews were conducted. The data were analysed using Nvivo 11 software.FindingsThe study elaborates the process model of shared leadership emergence. The study found that shared interpersonal cognition and trust amongst the co-founders lead to claiming and granting of leadership. The findings also illustrate various strategies used by co-founders to emerge as leaders.Practical implicationsThe findings provide key insights to entrepreneurial teams by illuminating what kind of leadership dynamics should be developed, right from the initial stages of the venture. Also, the findings would be beneficial to investors, mentors and coaches of the entrepreneurial teams and ventures, by highlighting team dynamics to be considered before making any investment or team development decisions.Originality/valueThe inductive approach adopted in the study helps in understanding the process of shared leadership emergence in entrepreneurial teams, which is not adequately answered by previous studies. The study extends both shared leadership and entrepreneurship literature by providing a process theory of leadership emergence.

An examination of a social tourism business in Granada, Nicaragua

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 1179-1190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexia Franzidis
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Model Canvas ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
The Many ◽  
A Company ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the business model of a successful social tourism business in Granada, Nicaragua. The study assesses how the business provides an avenue to combat the challenges that restrict certain stakeholders from participating in tourism. The case identifies specific mechanisms, such as investing in the local community’s education and favoring local vendors and merchants, as ways in which social tourism businesses can disseminate value among all stakeholders and create a more equitable form of tourism. Design/methodology/approach The case study method was chosen for collecting and analyzing data. Data include in-depth interviews with business founders, managers and employees, field observation notes, photographic documentation and additional written documents. Data were analyzed using content analysis. Findings The study found that the business was able to produce a high-quality tourism product that disseminated value among all stakeholders. The study also proved the value of the additional building blocks within the Business Model Canvas for Social Enterprise, and the clear distinction between “co-creators” and “beneficiaries.” Originality/value This study uses the Business Model Canvas for Social Enterprise, a model unverified since inception, to analyze a successful social tourism business. It confirms the usefulness of the additional building blocks within the model, and the additional delineations between “co-creators” and “beneficiaries.” Furthermore, the paper recommends these distinctions are extended to all blocks in the canvas, to illustrate the many ways a company can distribute value based on its business model.

scholarly journals Socio-Economic Impact of Emigration on the Families Members Left Behind: A Case Study of District Rawalpindi

2017 ◽  
Vol II (I) ◽  
pp. 241-252
Author(s):  
Syed Imran Haider ◽  
Burhan Ali Shah ◽  
Noor Jehan
Keyword(s):  
International Migration ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Socioeconomic Impacts ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Socio Economic Impact ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Depth Interviews

The phenomenon of migration is not new and there are many reasons behind this emigration; achieving higher socio-economic status is one of them. In developing countries like Pakistan, poverty is one of the major root causes of emigration. There are some districts of Punjab from where the masses have the trend to migrate. This study addresses the impacts of international migration on families left behind in Dhamial, District Rawalpindi. In-depth interviews were conducted, however data was quantified around positive and negative socioeconomic impacts on families left behind. The evidence showed both positive and negative impacts of international migration. The flow of remittances influences the life of people in positive way and it assisted in improving the socio-economic status of the families. However, there are many other serious problems faced by the families left behind.

Managing E-Mail Systems

2011 ◽  
pp. 103-115
Author(s):  
Aidan Duane ◽  
Patrick Finnegan
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Monitoring ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Multiple Time ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Transformative Action ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Time Frames ◽  
And Control ◽  
A Company

An email system is a critical business tool and an essential part of organisational communication. Many organisations have experienced negative impacts from email and have responded by electronically monitoring and restricting email system use. However, electronic monitoring of email can be contentious. Staff can react to these controls by dissent, protest and potentially transformative action. This chapter presents the results of a single case study investigation of staff reactions to electronic monitoring and control of an email system in a company based in Ireland. The findings highlight the variations in staff reactions through multiple time frames of electronic monitoring and control, and the chapter identifies the key concerns of staff which need to be addressed by management and consultants advocating the implementation of email system monitoring and control.

Creating Value Through Entrepreneurship

2010 ◽  
pp. 316-334
Author(s):  
Andrea Bikfalvi ◽  
Christian Serarols Tarrés ◽  
Josep Lluís de la Rosa Esteva
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Agents ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Artificial Intelligent ◽  
Entrepreneurial Team ◽  
Customer Intelligence ◽  
The University ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Present Case Study ◽  
A Company

The present case study describes the creation and development process of ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENT AGENTS, S.L. (AIA), a company spun-off from the University of Girona (Spain). It describes all phases, from concept to implementation, and the problems and challenges faced by the entrepreneurial team composed of academics and professionals. AIA provides living proof of how a research group can become a company. It lays out the path from developing a technology in the field of human automation attempting to sell a user-friendly technology that would help customer intelligence and management. AIA targeted at Internet companies in general, as well as traditional businesses that used customer relationship management (CRM) extensively in their daily operations. After having developed their main product and survived financial difficulty, the company stood at crossroads and a decision regarding its strategic future had to be taken.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Center Point of Indonesia (CPI) Reclamation Policy of Makassar City in the Environmental Political Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Suhardi Suhardi
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Political Perspective ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Reclamation Project ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Depth Interviews

The purpose of this study is to analyze the impacts that arise from the CPI reclamation, viewed from the perspective of environmental politics. From an environmental perspective, the reclamation policy does not have a good impact according to its essence and purpose, it actually increases disaster risk for Makassar City, especially coastal areas, both land and sea. This research was conducted qualitatively in a case study of the CPI reclamation, by conducting in-depth interviews and field observations as well as extracting the necessary data from related sources. The CPI reclamation has attracted the attention of a number of NGOs that have formed an alliance to demand that the reclamation be stopped because it has damaged the surrounding environment and has caused economic and material harm to coastal communities. Fishermen and shellfish seekers totaling 43 heads of families who inhabit a land area of approximately 10 hectares, were evicted by the Southern Provincial Government for the construction of CPI reclamation. The sustainability of the CPI reclamation project is still reaping the pros and cons until now, especially the negative impacts that are generated are not only socio-economic problems but also have an impact on the environment. The reclamation policy actually has a negative impact on the environment, contrary to the essence of the policy itself which should bring goodness to life.

scholarly journals Anti-crisis Transformation of Corporate Culture in Russian Companies During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 53-71
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Bogomolova ◽  
Yulia Kot ◽  
Ekaterina Nikiforova ◽  
Elena Petrenko
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Team Members ◽  
The Public ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
Work Atmosphere ◽  
A Company ◽  
Depth Interviews

From April 2020 to August 2021 the Public Opinion Foundation conducted a study of the top management of small, medium and large businesses in a pandemic. We focused on “success stories” and on what characteristics of a company determine its survival. Despite the pandemic crisis these organizations were successfully able to adapt, they launched new products and processes, their teams stayed consolidated and in some cases even grew to accommodate new functions. One of the factors of a company’s success and its survival in a crisis is having a system of values shared by all team members, which is an integral part of corporate culture. The heads of companies point out: taking care of the collective means to make a very profitable investment in business development. During the crisis, corporate culture helped managers to preserve a tightly knit team around them, create a certain work atmosphere in the collective and inspire employees to continue growing. This article examines different levels of corporate culture, showing the role of each of them when it comes to the survival of a business in a pandemic crisis. The text also contains the results of a case study and content analysis of 70 in-depth interviews with company leaders, reflecting changes in corporate culture given an ongoing pandemic. Particular attention is paid to the transformation of the role of the business leader. In the final section we consider the specifics of culture for businesses of various sizes, and then summarize the results by outlining areas for future research.

scholarly journals Lessons from the fastest Brazilian unicorn

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
André Luiz Tavares Damasceno ◽  
Cristiano Morini ◽  
Gean Lucas Pannellini
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Region ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Real Estate ◽  
Real Estate Sector ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
A Company ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Internal And External Validity

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the process of why a Brazilian digital startup company reached unicorn status the fastest.Design/methodology/approachAfter the literature review, the authors conducted the questionnaire containing 13 questions used in 18 in-depth interviews conducted in the case study. Saturation point combined with the independent and in-depth analysis of the researchers is used to achieve internal and external validity. The primary data collected underwent an analytical approach, followed by a resource-based view (RBV). RBV does not deal with time. There is a gap in the literature and an opportunity here: to analyze the fastest company to become a unicorn under the RBV lens.FindingsThe case reveals that value can be found in traditional sectors, as is the case of the real estate sector. This is a case of a company in the direct home-buying space.Practical implicationsThe contribution of this paper is both practical, with the seven lessons, and theoretical. Resources allocated to a specific context in a specific geographic region shift the attention away from the absolute value of resources to the timing of aggregating them. Thus, the contribution accounting for time is new to the RBV.Originality/valueThe originality lies in the analysis of the dynamics of digital businesses with exponential growth.

scholarly journals Diversity matters: the influence of gender diversity on the environmental orientation of entrepreneurial ventures

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabell Tenner ◽  
Jacob Hörisch
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Environmental Orientation ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ventures ◽  
Entrepreneurial Teams ◽  
The Us ◽  
Entrepreneurial Team ◽  
Founding Team ◽  
Practical Implications

AbstractEnvironmental entrepreneurship bears great potential to promote sustainable development. Several influencing factors on the level of environmental orientation have been identified by past literature. In this respect, mixed results occur with regard to the influence of gender on environmental entrepreneurship. However, these studies simply investigated the level of a single entrepreneur by distinguishing between male and female individuals, although ventures are increasingly founded by entrepreneurial teams. Consequently, this study quantitatively addresses the research question how the gender of founding teams influences the environmental orientation of entrepreneurial ventures. Based on a dataset of entrepreneurial ventures from the US and Germany, our results indicate that the level of environmental orientation is not dependent on the share of female members, but rather on the gender diversity of the founding team. We conclude that gender diversity within the entrepreneurial team is necessary to address both ecological and economic goals of environmental entrepreneurship. Based on this finding, theoretical and practical implications are drawn, in particular for policy, entrepreneurial teams and entrepreneurship training.

Exposing organizational tensions with a non-traditional budgeting system

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-140
Author(s):  
Nicolas Berland ◽  
Emer Curtis ◽  
Samuel Sponem
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Units ◽  
Table Model ◽  
Audit Reports ◽  
A Company ◽  
Organizational Tensions

Purpose The Beyond Budgeting movement has argued that traditional budgets failed to contribute to the management of tensions associated with the increasing complexity of business models. The literature has reported a range of budgeting practices developed to address these problems, which the authors refer to collectively as “non-traditional (NT) budgets.” The purpose of this paper is to consider how the design and use of a NT budgeting system facilitates the management of multiple organizational tensions. Design/methodology/approach The study reports the findings of an in-depth case study on three business units (BUs) of the French chemical giant SSB, a company that implemented a NT budget inspired by the Beyond Budgeting Round Table model. Findings The authors provide detailed empirical insights into the design and use of a NT budgeting system and analyze the manner in which the new system exposes organizational tensions across multiple axes. Research limitations/implications It is a limitation of the study that only three of SSB 21 BU’s which implemented the NT budget project were examined in depth. This limitation is mitigated to some extent by the review of audit reports in respect of the implementation of the NT budget in a total of 15 BU’s. Practical implications The study contributes a means of analyzing NT budgets in terms of the different types of organizational tensions generated, which should be of use to both researchers and practitioners in researching, designing, and evaluating NT budgets. Originality/value This study provides detailed empirical insights into the design and use of a NT budgeting system and evidence of the success of this system in exposing organizational tensions across multiple axes. The study illustrates how productive tensions can be generated through the analysis of discrepancies between alternative views of organizational performance.

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