scholarly journals The Effects of Institution-Driven Entrepreneurial Education in Chinese Universities: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rongzhi Liu ◽  
Yuxin Huo ◽  
Jing He ◽  
Dun Zuo ◽  
Zhiqiang Qiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Education ◽  
Teaching Team ◽  
Team Design ◽  
Education Performance ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Case Based

Purpose: This study aims to explore the effects of entrepreneurship education by examining the influences of the curriculum system, teaching team, design of practical programs, and the institutional systems on universities’ entrepreneurial education performance.Design/Methodology/Approach: This paper employs a case-based approach—Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). Data were collected from 12 universities that were typical cases in the implementation of entrepreneurial education. The four dimensions of entrepreneurship education are applied as conditional indicators. fsQCA3.0 software is used to analyze the necessary conditions and condition combination of the truth table.Findings: There are three sets of condition combinations of the intermediate solution that results in a high level of entrepreneurial education performance: (1) when the credit ratio of entrepreneurship courses is higher and there are more practical platform platforms, even if the entrepreneurship education system and mechanism is less mature, the level of entrepreneurial education performance is high; (2) with a higher credit ratio of entrepreneurship courses, higher quality of teaching teams, and higher standard of practical platforms, the level of entrepreneurial education performance is high; (3) with a higher level of credit ratio of entrepreneurship courses and more practical platforms, as well as mature entrepreneurship education system and mechanism, even if the quality of the teaching team is lower, the level of entrepreneurial education performance is satisfied.Research Limitations/Implications: The dimensions of entrepreneurship education can be expanded; additionally, given that there are many other factors affecting entrepreneurial performance, it is necessary to identify and integrate other possible factors on an ongoing basis.Practical Implications: This study offers practical implications for universities and policy makers that can promote the transformation of theoretical knowledge into practice in the field of entrepreneurship in colleges and universities.Social Implications: This study is one of the first to empirically examine the effect of institutional-driven entrepreneurship education in developing countries. The enhancement of entrepreneurship education can benefit the development of individuals and schools, and even has a potential impact on the progress of the country and society as a whole.Originality/Value: This study emphasizes the significance of viewing the entrepreneurial education as a multi-dimensional concept by targeting different kinds of players. Furthermore, it employs a case-based approach to identify configurations of the antecedent attributes of the curriculum system, teaching team, design of practical programs, and the institutional systems, and their influence on universities’ entrepreneurial education performance.

scholarly journals Effective contracting for high operational performance in projects

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 294-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Kapsali ◽  
Jens K. Roehrich ◽  
Pervaiz Akhtar
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Contractual Incompleteness ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine combinations of contract clauses in order to ascertain which combinations correlate to high operational performance (OP). Design/methodology/approach Two hypotheses were formulated from contracting theory and tested on data collected from 45 projects. Fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis was used and validated with multiple regression and simulation. Findings The hypotheses were tested to determine whether combinations of classical, relational, and/or associational contract clauses correlate to high OP. The results show that whereas high OP correlates to combinations of relational and associational contract clauses, classical and relational clauses should not be combined. Research limitations/implications Directions are proposed to guide future research in order to produce a more nuanced testing of contractual complementarity. Practical implications The managerial implications of the findings include a more thorough understanding of the use of contract clauses and of which clauses managers should combine to achieve high OP. Originality/value This study contributes to the theory of contractual incompleteness and complementarity, specifically in the context of project contracting. The analysis produced two theoretical implications: first, that better performing contracts are created when combining relational and associational contract clauses; and second, that in projects, relational and classical contract clauses are not complementary with regards to realizing high OP.

A Model for Social Entrepreneurship Education

2016 ◽  
pp. 174-191
Author(s):  
Carlos Torrejón Martín ◽  
Carlos Cuervo-Arango
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Entrepreneurial Education ◽  
Vital Importance ◽  
Entrepreneurial Attitude ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter reviews the factors that are relevant to promote an entrepreneurial attitude, identifying education as an element of vital importance that influences the disposition to start a venture and its results. This is particularly important in the case of social entrepreneurship projects, in which good intentions frequently overcome sound business realities. To deepen the understanding of the relationship between education and social entrepreneurship, the authors develop the model “Pyramid of catalysts for entrepreneurship” which helps to understand the mechanism by which the educational process affects the quantity and quality of social entrepreneurship. This chapter also presents several elements of paramount importance in designing a program of social entrepreneurial education.

scholarly journals Alignment of business in robotic process automation

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Zhang ◽  
Bo Liu
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Process Automation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Robotic Process Automation ◽  
Business Alignment ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to find out how business aligns with robotic process automation (RPA) and whether the alignment has the same factors as for IT–business alignment. Design/Methodology/Approach Condition configurations for positive and negative impact for business alignment with RPA. Findings The positive and negative configurations that possibly impact business alignment with RPA. Research limitations/implications There are some human instincts during conditions dichotomization and limited number of cases. Practical implications The findings can be used to guide practice application in real industry. Originality/value This paper adopted crisp-set qualitative comparative analysis to find condition configurations for alignment of business and RPA for more generalization.

scholarly journals Standards of Good Practice in Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Fuzzy-Sets

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carsten Q. Schneider ◽  
Claudius Wagemann
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Fuzzy Sets ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Analytical Technique ◽  
Work In Progress ◽  
Methodological Tool

AbstractAs a relatively new methodological tool, QCA is still a work in progress. Standards of good practice are needed in order to enhance the quality of its applications. We present a list from A to Z of twenty-six proposals regarding what a “good” QCA-based research entails, both with regard to QCA as a research approach and as an analytical technique. Our suggestions are subdivided into three categories: criteria referring to the research stages before, during, and after the analytical moment of data analysis. This listing can be read as a guideline for authors, reviewers, and readers of QCA.

The relations of quality of life in patients with lupus erythematosus: Regression models versus qualitative comparative analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (7) ◽  
pp. 1484-1492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Castellano Rioja ◽  
Selene Valero‐Moreno ◽  
María Giménez‐Espert ◽  
Vicente Prado‐Gascó
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis

scholarly journals Resource configurations for new family venture growth

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 521-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark R. Mallon ◽  
Stephen E. Lanivich ◽  
Ryan L. Klinger
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Financial Capital ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Family ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Shed Light

Purpose Sustainable Family Business Theory states that human, social, and financial capital are important for new family venture growth, yet there may be multiple combinations that could be beneficial. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether all three types of resources are always needed for growth. Design/methodology/approach Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis, a configurational method, is used to investigate which combinations of human, social, and financial capital consistently lead to new family venture growth. Findings Multiple distinct combinations of resources – usually containing some form of human capital along with either social or financial capital – were sufficient for new family ventures to grow. Research limitations/implications The findings contribute to a more accurate Sustainable Family Business Theory in terms of the resource bundles needed to achieve growth. Not all three primary resources are needed at founding for the venture to grow. Results suggest a need for renewed focus on human capital in family venture research, as well as further investigations of the resource configurations uncovered here and their effects on family firm outcomes. Practical implications Given the costs associated with acquiring resources, the findings can inform family entrepreneurs and other stakeholders purposed with assisting new family ventures regarding optimal avenues of achieving growth. Originality/value This study advances theory by demonstrating which combinations of primary resources lead to new family venture growth. The findings shed light on how human, social, and financial capital may substitute for each other, as well as how the value of each depends on the presence or absence of the others.

scholarly journals CONDITIONS AFFECTING EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION IN POLISH SMES QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1214-1217
Author(s):  
Magdalena Gębczyńska ◽  
Anna Kwiotkowska
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Organizational Identification ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Employee Job Satisfaction ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Purpose: This study investigated the simultaneous impact of conditions on employee's job satisfaction in Polish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Methodology: This study used the survey technique to better understand the determinants of job satisfaction the fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fs/QCA) was preferred. Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) is a widely used method in the field of political science and sociology. In recent years, the use of the fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fs/QCA) in business and management research has also increased. Result: The results of our empirical study contribute to research on job satisfaction by presenting several conditions that create constellations affecting employee job satisfaction in Polish SMEs. The results certify previous research on employee satisfaction, exploring the important factors such as: organizational identification, co-workers support, rewards, supervisor relationship and quality of work life. It is worth noting that our research contributes to different constellations lead to job satisfaction by investigating the effect of all of selected conditions simultaneously. Applications: This finding can be useful for small and medium enterprises to enhance employee job satisfaction, which in turn translates into the results of the entire organization. Novelty/Originality: In this research, the model of conditions affecting employee job satisfaction in polish SMEs, a qualitative comparative analysis is presented in a comprehensive and complete manner.

scholarly journals Analysis of the methods for assessing the quality of entrepreneurial education

2020 ◽  
Vol 210 ◽  
pp. 22029
Author(s):  
Maria Vdovichenko ◽  
Elena Lyapuntsova ◽  
Yulia Belozerova ◽  
Ilona Drozdova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Direct Relationship ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Entrepreneurial Education ◽  
The Russian Federation

Improving the quality of education is becoming one of the main goals of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, any reform in education is aimed at improving quality. To date, it has been proven that there is a direct relationship between entrepreneurship activity and entrepreneurship education. Every year the Ministry of Education creates new programs aimed at training enterprisers. The paper aims to study possible methods of independent quality assessment of entrepreneurship education. In the course of the research, mechanisms for monitoring the quality of entrepreneurship education were developed and proposed.

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