scholarly journals Sustainable Growth Approaches: Quadruple Helix Approach for Turning Brașov into a Startup City

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 6154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oana Bărbulescu ◽  
Cristinel Petrişor Constantin
Keyword(s):  
Scale Up ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Quadruple Helix ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ◽  
Collaborative Models ◽  
Research Questions

The aims of this study are to identify large companies’ role in stimulating local entrepreneurship, and higher education institutions’ contribution of fostering entrepreneurial activity in order to achieve an innovative ecosystem and turning Brasov into a startup city. To address the research questions, exploratory research was conducted among 18 representatives of companies and public institutions active in Brasov city, Romania. The findings confirm that large companies engage startups by collaborative models being also available to outsource a series of activities to entrust the startups with. These collaborations bring many opportunities to startups to scale up faster by using large companies’ resources and the routes to the markets on which they operate. Furthermore, this research reveals the need for a better synergy between education, research, and practice and, consequently, an improvement of the academic curriculum. It also exemplifies the need for joined theory and practice to influence policymakers in developing policies to create a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem. The empirical results have implications for both the entrepreneurship literature and entrepreneurship policies.

scholarly journals Innovation Alliances in The Context of Quadruple Helix Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liviu Ciucan-Rusu ◽  
◽  
Mihai Timus ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Development Process ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Quadruple Helix ◽  
Pragmatic Approach ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Support Organizations ◽  
Centre Region ◽  
The University

In nowadays economic environment the collaboration between actor of quadruple helix (academia, public authorities, businesses and support organizations) is crucial. First, because universities are sources of fresh ideas and competences which lead the innovation and second, businesses can offer the pragmatic approach of using these, while public polices struggle to ensure the sustainability of local economic development. We assume that needs of academia and businesses meets at some point. The challenge in this case is to identify these needs and put together the value which can bring each of the parts. Our study aims at identifying the needs of all stakeholders and promote collaboration between them in the context of University as an innovation hub. A survey was conducted during the first quarter of 2020 and data was collected from target group Centre Region of Romania. By the data collected we intend to ensure a better understanding of needs and develop roadmaps of building an entrepreneurial partnership. These actions will support the development process of the university as a local innovation hub. The main aims of the survey were followed: testing the topics of interest on which stakeholders can and intend to collaborate, what are the types of collaboration and if exist the understanding of advantages of collaboration between academia and local businesses and public institutions. The most popular topics of collaboration are: Business, ICT and Finance and Banking. The most popular types of collaborations are common projects for funding competitions followed by common research and development projects in mixed teams and common events, workshops and conferences.

scholarly journals The prospects of Bahrain’s entrepreneurial ecosystem: an exploratory approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 402-413
Author(s):  
Abdelrhman Meero ◽  
Habeeb Ur Rahiman ◽  
Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ◽  
Exploratory Approach ◽  
Entrepreneurial Climate ◽  
The Government ◽  
Project Adventure ◽  
Significant Factors

Having a positive environment and enforcement in a social-political economy is necessary to poster an effective entrepreneurial climate. The passion for self-startups and risk-taking attitude are entrepreneurs’ traits with effective motivations, innovation, creativity, persistence, and flexibility. This helps the entrepreneur succeed and excel in their business. The success of a new project adventure is a crucial matter in business and investment. The literature review revision allows detecting the most attractive factors, the main reasons for startup failure, and the challenges facing entrepreneurs and new projects. This review paper enlightens Bahrain’s entrepreneurship ecosystem’s attractiveness and argues how the economy in the Kingdom of Bahrain encourages startup companies to establish and develop their business. The analysis results illustrate that the Government of Bahrain’s support system with effective public institutions and encouraging society are significant factors contributing to the success of the startup project. Nourishment extended by the government institutions and other supportive organizations like Tamkeen, Injaz, and EDB simplifies the formation of startup projects and support their sustainable growth. Analyzing the most common reasons for startup failure, the paper presents the proposed solutions to avoid these traps. It suggests the appropriate bodies in the entrepreneurship ecosystem, supporting and helping entrepreneurs overcome these difficulties.

The pragmatist influence on managerial ideas and practices

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Lorino
Keyword(s):  
Community Of Inquiry ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Direct Influence ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Corporate World ◽  
Quality Movement ◽  
Reflection In Action ◽  
Process Perspective ◽  
Exploratory Inquiry

A key idea of pragmatism is the inseparability of theory and practice, thought and action. Pragmatism is said to have had few contacts with the organizational world, and few direct practical applications, except in the domain of education. In particular, the pragmatist direct influence on the managerial world is often undervalued. However, pragmatist ideas have had a significant impact on managerial doctrines and can be traced in today’s debates amongst organization practitioners. This chapter studies three of those channels: Follett’s direct or indirect (for example through Chester Barnard’s work) influence on the corporate world as well as the management of public institutions; the stream of action research and reflection-in-action, in particular Donald Schön’s work; and the development of the quality movement as an anti-Taylorian revolution, deeply influenced by pragmatist thinkers (exploratory inquiry, community of inquiry, instrumental mediations, process perspective), more recently distorted into a Taylorian revival under the “lean management” label.

Ocean Sprawl

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Land Reclamation ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Marine Species ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Artificial Structures ◽  
Energy Devices ◽  
Ship Hulls ◽  
Ocean Sprawl

Ocean sprawl is the proliferation of engineered artificial structures in coastal and offshore marine environments. These include ship hulls; infrastructure associated with land reclamation and urbanization (e.g., seawalls, bridges, floating docks); fisheries (artificial reefs, aquaculture installations); coastal defence structures (e.g., breakwaters, groynes); resource extraction (oil and gas rigs, renewable energy devices); and shipwrecks. Only fixed permanent and semipermanent structures are considered here and ship hulls are not included. Single structures can scale up with dramatic consequences for the local environment. Extreme examples of this include: the “New Great Wall” of China—seawalls enclosing coastal wetlands covering 60 percent of the total length of the Chinese coastline; “The World”, Dubai—an archipelago of over three hundred artificial islands constructed in the shape of a world map; and the “Steel Archipelago,” which describes more than four thousand oil and gas structures in the Gulf of Mexico. The placement of these fixed artificial structures modifies the local physical and chemical environment with cascading impacts on the composition, functioning, and service provision of surrounding species, habitats, and ecosystems. These structures also provide novel habitat which can offer surface for attachment, food, and protection for myriad marine species. They can act as fish aggregating devices, attracting fishing and other human activities. These structures may also have wide-reaching impacts through acting as barriers or conduits to ecological connectivity—the movement of organisms, materials, and energy between habitat units within seascapes. An improved understanding of the biological communities associated with artificial structures, coupled with the global drive for sustainable development, is driving an explosion of research into the design of multifunctional structures with built-in secondary ecological or socioeconomic benefits. Results to date have been promising but greater integration of the fields of ecology, engineering, and social sciences is necessary to better connect theory and practice in this emerging discipline.

scholarly journals A Book Review for “The Entrepreneurial Rise in Southeast Asia: The Quadruple Helix Influence on Technological Innovation”

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-147
Author(s):  
Myropi Garri
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
Dynamic Network ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Political Regime ◽  
Quadruple Helix ◽  
Dynamic Framework ◽  
Developing Area

The collective volume entitled “The Entrepreneurial Rise in Southeast Asia, The Quadruple Helix Influence on Technological Innovation”, edited by Stavros Sindakis and Christian Walter, published by Palgrave Macmillan, contributes to the examination of the phenomenon of the entrepreneurial activity grow in the Southeast Asia region. This volume sheds light into the implications of this phenomenon by interconnecting it to particular contextual characteristics, such as the level of innovation, the particular political regime, and economic and social development. Regions seeking to achieve economic and social development aim to create a dynamic framework composed by strong entrepreneurial activity and high levels of innovation. The Southeast Asia is a well chosen geographical area to be researched in order to find evidence to answer questions having to do with the creation of such a dynamic network. This is because during the last decade the Southeast Asia region has evolved into a prime example of a developing area characterized by entrepreneurial growth and increasing levels of innovation. (...)

Scaling up Sirohi: can women empowerment and sustainability drive a luxury brand?

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-42
Author(s):  
Neena Sondhi ◽  
Rituparna Basu
Keyword(s):  
Brand Management ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Social Entrepreneur ◽  
Difficulty Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Luxury Brand ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Market Driven

Learning outcomes The case offers a unique opportunity to understand the market dynamics of a young luxury brand that aspires to empower women and pursue the broader goal of marketing sustainability in an emerging market. The discussion would enable learners to conduct environmental analysis and assess implications of crisis (current pandemic) on business, understand the marketing mix implications for a firm with societal orientation, learn to design effective brand positioning strategies and plan social and market driven brand strategies to ensure sustainable growth. Case overview/synopsis Gauri Malik, an investment banker-turned-social entrepreneur, forayed into the luxury home décor and furniture market with Sirohi, in 2019. In a market driven by exclusivity and design appeal, the brand had sustainability at its core. Malik worked with 200 women, from a conservative rural base in India to create traditional products that were hand-made with recycled natural fibres and upcycled plastic wastes. Driven by the goal of securing the livelihood for a larger group of women artisans, Malik wanted to scale up from 350 to 5000 products in the next five years. Hence, for materializing her ambitious plans she sought answers to- Could her home-trained women artisans deliver the promise of quality and finesse to support Sirohi scale up as a luxury brand? While it was extremely critical for Sirohi to have an articulated image-she wondered if the parallel focus on the up-market luxury brand image and sustainability-create competitive advantage or lead to diffused positioning? Complexity academic level Classified as MODERATE in terms of difficulty level, the case can be effectively used in post-graduate programmes for foundation courses on Marketing Management, elective courses on Brand Management or Sustainability Marketing. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Subject code CSS 8: Marketing.

Perceptions of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Tourism Sector

2019 ◽  
pp. 157-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Gomes da Costa ◽  
Nuno Miguel Teixeira ◽  
Inês Lisboa
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Initial Phase ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Tourism Activity

Tourism is a strategic sector for the Portuguese economic and social development in general, and for Setúbal municipality in particular. Consequently, the existence of an effective ecosystem that promotes competitive business is crucial for the region. This chapter considers how the entrepreneurial ecosystem concerning tourism sector is perceived and operates in this Portuguese municipality. The authors chose a case study research strategy, in addition to documental analysis, through which we selected 45 stakeholders to participate as a focus group, related to the entrepreneurial activity in tourism in the municipality. The evidence shows that Setúbal municipality has relevant ecosystem elements, which are determinant for the development of the tourism entrepreneurial activity in this region. However, it is not functioning systemically in a way that can generate more effective results in the entrepreneurial activity. This result is also related with the fact that tourism activity in the region is in an initial phase and it is expected that, with its continuous development, the entrepreneurial ecosystem will also grow and become stronger, being able to create more synergies that will support new businesses.

Tourism and Hospitality in Ethiopia's Development Agenda

2018 ◽  
pp. 398-415
Author(s):  
Alelign Aschale Wudie
Keyword(s):  
Political Ideology ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Management Culture ◽  
Finance Management ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Remedial Actions ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality

The tourism and hospitality operation is a lucrative but volatile business. Concerns about its sustainability require utmost knowledge and skills. Practicable philosophies about people, economics, finance, management, culture, and political ideology are essential. The chapter critically analyzes trans-disciplinary options that can assist responsible stakeholders to make and take remedial actions and classified decisions for sustainable growth and development in Ethiopia. Fundamental but profitable actions that demand a timely call for Ethiopia's tourism and hospitality amelioration are explicated. Underlined is that a destination should not entertain decline at the expense of rejuvenation. Skilled dependence on technology can boost returns and scale up on indigenous resources to sustain a tourism and hospitality operation. In a nutshell, a trans-disciplinary vibrant interaction of growth and development variables can create and highly soar the hegemonic status quo of tourism and hospitality business operation in Ethiopia.

Metacognition in Higher Education

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Elena Railean
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Academic Learning ◽  
Third Way ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Holistic Integration ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Open Content

Globalization forces Higher Education to adopt metacognition towards successful learning strategies for teacher training, students' learning and content(s) development. Researchers and practitioners use metacognition to study principles of educational system(s), learning environment(s), open content(s), and all possible processes (e.g. metacognitive, psycho-motoric, didactic, assessment etc.). Existing efforts can be divided into three categories: 1) separate strategy and tactics; 2) a holistic integration of strategy in existing successful practices, and 3) frontier research in university pedagogy. This chapter explores the third way. Within the context of the interest in metacognition and successful learning strategies in higher education, the chapter critically explores the 21st century theory and practice of the academic learning and synthesis responses to the following research questions: What is the correlation between theory and practice in Higher Education? What models are required? The conclusion is provided and future research directions are emphasized.

Mixed Methods Research Design

2020 ◽  
pp. 26-52
Author(s):  
Mette L. Baran
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Embedded Design ◽  
Strategic Implementation ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Collection Phase

This chapter introduces the various design choices researchers need to decide on prior to conducting the study. The chapter starts with a detailed description of what research design is, followed by an explanation of descriptive, explanatory, or exploratory research questions. This determines what type of data will be collected. The major strategic implementation methods for quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods are then discussed. The three strategies for mixed methods research—parallel convergent, sequential, and embedded design—are presented in detail along with the rationale for their use. Finally, in the last section, the strands or sequencing of the data collection phase of the study are explained.

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