Early stage entrepreneurial activity among target groups

In recent history, different design approaches have been entering fields like management and strategy to improve product development and service delivery. Specifically, entrepreneurship has adopted a user-centric mindset in methodologies like the business canvas model and the value proposition canvas which increases the awareness of the users’ needs when developing solutions. What happens when a service design approach is used to understand the entrepreneurs’ experience through the creation of their startups? Recent literature suggests that entrepreneurial activity and success is conditioned by their local entrepreneurship ecosystem. This study investigates the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem of Medellín, Colombia - an ecosystem in constant growth but that lacks qualitative analysis. The sample consists of 12 entrepreneurs in early-stage phase. The data was gathered with two design research methods: Cultural Probes and Semi-structured interviews. The analysis of the information collected facilitated the development of 4 insights about the entrepreneurs and an experience map to visualise and interpret their journey to create a startup. The results of this study reflected the implications of the ecosystem, the explanation of the users’ perceptions and awareness and propose a set of ideas to the local government to improve the experience of undertaking a startup in Medellín.

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343 - Best Practice Guidance on Human Interaction with Technology in Dementia – Recommendations from the INDUCT Network

International Psychogeriatrics ◽

10.1017/s1041610220002434 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 32 (S1) ◽

pp. 103-103

Author(s):

Rose-Marie Dröes ◽

Yvette Vermeer ◽

Sébastien Libert ◽

Sophie Gaber ◽

Sarah Wallcook ◽

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Keyword(s):

Best Practice ◽

Early Stage ◽

Human Interaction ◽

Target Groups ◽

Web Based ◽

Policy Makers ◽

International Training ◽

People With Dementia ◽

Informal Carers ◽

Care Technology

The Interdisciplinary Network for Dementia Using Current Technology, INDUCT, is a Marie Sklodowska Curie funded International Training Network that aims to develop a multi-disciplinary, inter-sectorial educational research framework for Europe to improve technology and care for people with dementia, and to provide the evidence to show how technology can improve the lives of people with dementia. Within INDUCT (2016-2020) 15 Early Stage Researchers worked on projects in the areas of Technology to support every day life; technology to promote meaningful activities; and health care technology.Three transversal objectives were adopted by INDUCT: 1) To determine the practical, cognitive and social factors needed to make technology more useable for people with dementia; 2) To evaluate the effectiveness of specific contemporary technology; and 3) To trace facilitators and barriers for implementation of technology in dementia care.The main recommendations resulting from the research projects are integrated in a web-based digital Best Practice Guidance on Human Interaction with Technology in Dementia which will be presented at the congress. The recommendations are meant to be helpful for different target groups, i.e. people with dementia, their formal and informal carers, policy makers, designers and researchers, who can easily select the for them relevant recommendations in the Best Practice Guidance by means of a selection tool. The main aim of the Best Practice Guidance is to improve the development, usage and implementation of technology for people with dementia in the three mentioned technology areas.This Best Practice Guidance is the result of the intensive collaborative partnership of INDUCT with academic and non-academic partners as well as the involvement of representatives of the different target groups throughout the INDUCT project.Acknowledgements: The research presented was carried out within the Marie Sklodowska Curie International Training Network (ITN) action, H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015, grant agreement number 676265.

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Dynamic Capabilities and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: The Micro-Foundations of Regional Entrepreneurship

The Journal of Entrepreneurship ◽

10.1177/0971355718810296 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 94-120 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Philip T. Roundy ◽

Dutch Fayard

Keyword(s):

Dynamic Capabilities ◽

Early Stage ◽

Entrepreneurial Activity ◽

Interconnected System ◽

Entrepreneurship Research ◽

Future Studies ◽

Developed Economies ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ◽

Micro Foundations

In pursuit of the beneficial outcomes of entrepreneurship, governments and regional development organisations enact policies to stimulate entrepreneurial activity. A growing focus of policymakers in emerging and developed economies is the promotion of entrepreneurial ecosystems: the interconnected system of forces that generate and sustain regional entrepreneurship. Despite intense interest in entrepreneurial ecosystems, the topic is under-theorised. Studies draw attention to the positive effects of entrepreneurial ecosystems on the creation and functioning of early-stage ventures; however, the specific mechanisms through which ecosystems influence entrepreneurs are not clear. To address this issue, we build on dynamic capabilities theory to create a theoretical framework that identifies a set of forces through which ecosystems influence entrepreneurship. We propose that in vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems entrepreneurs are more able to sense, seize and reconfigure resources and opportunities. Our theory contributes to entrepreneurship research, has implications for policymakers and practitioners, and suggests directions for future studies.

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Impact of unemployment and income on entrepreneurship in post-apartheid South Africa: 1994–2015

The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management ◽

10.4102/sajesbm.v10i1.115 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Darma Mahadea ◽

Irrshad Kaseeram

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

South Africa ◽

Employment Growth ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Early Stage ◽

National Development ◽

Entrepreneurial Activity ◽

Per Capita Gdp ◽

Per Capita ◽

The Impact

Background: South Africa has made significant progress since the dawn of democracy in 1994. It registered positive economic growth rates and its real gross domestic product (GDP) per capita increased from R42 849 in 1994 to over R56 000 in 2015. However, employment growth lagged behind GDP growth, resulting in rising unemployment. Aim and setting: Entrepreneurship brings together labour and capital in generating income, output and employment. According to South Africa’s National Development Plan, employment growth would come mainly from small-firm entrepreneurship and economic growth. Accordingly, this article investigates the impact unemployment and per capita income have on early stage total entrepreneurship activity (TEA) in South Africa, using data covering the 1994–2015 period. Methods: The methodology used is the dynamic least squares regression. The article tests the assertion that economic growth, proxied by real per capita GDP income, promotes entrepreneurship and that high unemployment forces necessity entrepreneurship. Results: The regression results indicate that per capita real GDP, which increases with economic growth, has a highly significant, positive impact on entrepreneurial activity, while unemployment has a weaker effect. A 1% rise in real per capita GDP results in a 0.16% rise in TEA entrepreneurship, and a 1% rise in unemployment is associated with a 0.25% rise in TEA. Conclusion: There seems to be a strong pull factor, from income growth to entrepreneurship and a reasonable push from unemployment to entrepreneurship, as individuals without employment are forced to self-employment as a necessity, survival mechanism. Overall, a long-run co-integrating relationship seems plausible between unemployment, income and entrepreneurship in South Africa.

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Cross-country differences in drivers of female necessity entrepreneurship

Service Business ◽

10.1007/s11628-021-00470-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Pau Sendra-Pons ◽

Sara Belarbi-Muñoz ◽

Dolores Garzón ◽

Alicia Mas-Tur

Keyword(s):

Early Stage ◽

Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽

Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽

Fear Of Failure ◽

Entrepreneurial Activity ◽

Post Secondary Education ◽

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor ◽

Post Secondary ◽

Necessity Entrepreneurship ◽

Cross Country

AbstractThis paper analyzes the drivers of female necessity entrepreneurship using a sample of 59 countries, with data sourced from the 2018–2019 global entrepreneurship monitor (GEM). It develops a theoretical framework describing how post-secondary education, startup skills, fear of failure, knowing another entrepreneur, entrepreneurial intentions, and hiring expectations act as drivers of female necessity entrepreneurship. Using qualitative comparative analysis, two models are tested to explain the presence and absence of female necessity entrepreneurship. This outcome is measured using the GEM indicator of total early-stage entrepreneurial activity.

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Shifting Cases: Advancing a New Artifact for Entrepreneurial Education

Journal of Business Anthropology ◽

10.22439/jba.v8i2.5849 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 211-227

Author(s):

Marlo Rencher

Keyword(s):

Early Stage ◽

Safety Net ◽

Boundary Object ◽

Entrepreneurial Activity ◽

Entrepreneurial Education ◽

New Approach ◽

Making Sense ◽

Midwestern University ◽

Dynamic Case

Entrepreneurship, as applied here, involves helping students develop an entrepreneurial mindset by working in a university-supported startup that lacks the artificiality of a simulation or the safety net of heavy financial subsidization. This article chronicles an organizational-wide change at a private Midwestern university and the development of a new “artifact”—the dynamic case study—to complement a new approach to business and entrepreneurial education. After reviewing the function of case studies in a teaching and research context, I consider this new kind of case study as a boundary object and means for making sense of early stage entrepreneurial activity.

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ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY IN AMERICAN INDIAN NATIONS: EXTENDING THE GEM METHODOLOGY

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship ◽

10.1142/s108494671350009x ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 18 (02) ◽

pp. 1350009

Author(s):

REBECCA J. FRANKLIN ◽

MICHAEL H. MORRIS ◽

JUSTIN W. WEBB

Keyword(s):

American Indian ◽

Early Stage ◽

The United States ◽

Entrepreneurial Activity ◽

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor ◽

Nascent Entrepreneurship ◽

Individual Level ◽

Global Entrepreneurship ◽

Entrepreneurial Activities ◽

Indian Nations

Drawing on institutional theory and using a methodology adapted from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), early stage entrepreneurial activities are examined within American Indian nations. Examining a context within a larger institutional context, comparisons are made between three American Indian nations and the United States. Patterns are identified regarding total entrepreneurial activity (TEA), nascent entrepreneurship, business discontinuation and new and established business rates. Additional analyses are conducted of individual-level variables within American Indian nations including location, self-efficacy and other variables in relation to nascent entrepreneurship and business ownership. Implications are drawn for tribal entrepreneurship development and further extension of the GEM methodology.

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Cultural configurations and entrepreneurial realisation

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research ◽

10.1108/ijebr-12-2017-0525 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 112-128 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Pedro Torres ◽

Mário Augusto

Keyword(s):

Organizational Behavior ◽

Early Stage ◽

Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽

Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽

Entrepreneurial Activity ◽

Future Research ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Content Type ◽

Antecedent Conditions ◽

Entrepreneurial Behaviour

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to better understand the connection between culture and entrepreneurship in proposing and testing complex configurations of culturally endorsed implicit leadership theories (CLTs) and cultural practices that lead to entrepreneurial behaviour by studying entrepreneurial intentions (EI) and early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA) separately. Design/methodology/approach Using data from Globe Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) and Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) studies, a sample of 44 countries, and a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, several models for EI and TEA were developed. Findings The main findings provide a way of distinguishing between complex antecedent conditions that are required for each stage of the entrepreneurial realisation. The results empirically show that there is no ideal context – the path to stimulate entrepreneurship that works best for one country does not necessarily works the same for other countries. There are multiple paths to achieve the desired outcome. Research limitations/implications The data from the GLOBE study were not completely up to date, the effect of which was minimised by considering data from GEM that respects temporal ordering. Nevertheless, data from GEM suggest that there is a degree of stability in the data over time. Future research could replicate this study with a larger selection of countries and with new data, collected in a different way. Additionally, the inclusion of CLTs proposed in this study opens new opportunities for future research, by providing a new angle to look at the entrepreneurial realisation process. Practical implications This study advances research into the association of culture and entrepreneurship, and develops testable models using a configurational approach, thus confirming the suitability of asymmetric configuration analysis for entrepreneurial research. The results expand an understanding of the entrepreneurial process by showcasing the different complex antecedent conditions for EI and TEA. Depending on a country’s cultural profile, policy-makers should invest in the dimensions that enable their society to align with the model that best suits their own culture. The obtained models offer a framework for evaluating new interventions that aim to develop entrepreneurial behaviour in a specific country. Originality/value Different configurations showcase that there are alternative paths to achieving high levels of EI and TEA. The differences among the possible configurations for each stage of the entrepreneurial realisation are uncovered. Country profiles are identified, quantified, and then compared providing guidance for policy-makers.

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