Effects of knowledge spillovers in organizations: an exploratory study

Journal of Enterprising Communities People and Places in the Global Economy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 13, 2025

Purpose This exploratory qualitative research aims to identify and examine the effects of knowledge spillovers in organizations through lens strategic entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach A semi-structured interview script was used collect data, with professionals holding leadership positions knowledge-intensive companies. The data obtained were processed content analysis using Nvivo 13.0 Software. Findings results show that search for can bring benefits add new challenges organization, decision-making being a key point attention when managing applying knowledge. In addition, it found are primarily responsible capturing could result gains organization. Practical implications Regarding practical implications, authors identified study findings reflect triad: problem, action solution. dimensions help clarify provide organizations. Originality/value integrates capture entrepreneurial behavior within Relevant conclusions sought by deepening about this relationship from different areas.

Language: Английский

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Purpose-Driven Resilience: A Blueprint for Sustainable Growth in Micro- and Small Enterprises in Turbulent Contexts

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(5), P. 2308 - 2308

Published: March 6, 2025

Micro- and small enterprises, despite their effective significant role in strengthening the economy, especially developing countries, continue to struggle, particularly adverse conditions unstable governments. Accordingly, there is a need understand key factors that can internally enhance micro- enterprises support them standing strong becoming more resilient during times, ultimately ensuring better economic contribution. This research investigates how coping with unexpected challenges, described as ability manage adapt defining core purpose, defined define vision values for business, enhances enterprises’ resilience conditions. study further whether business resilience, of effectively changing environments, positively influences sustainability. also examined mediate relationship between purpose having sample 303 respondents was collected from entrepreneurs operating different types activities. study’s findings reported challenges purposes influenced revealed directly significantly influence sustainability could partially connection concluded by offering theoretical practical implications entrepreneurs, policymakers stakeholders.

Language: Английский

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The importance of ICT adoption on MSMEs performance: the mediating role of distinctive competencies

Journal of Enterprising Communities People and Places in the Global Economy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 30, 2025

Purpose This study aims to examine and identify how the resource-based view dynamic capability theory contribute information communication technology (ICT) adoption improve micro, small medium enterprise (MSME) performance, mediated by distinctive competencies. research provides insight into MSMEs can performance strategically adopting ICT tools developing Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through online questionnaires from creative industry (fashion, culinary crafts) in Indonesia. The results analyzed using partial least squares-structural equation method technique (Fornell Cha, 1994) with Smart PLS 3.0 (Ringle et al. , 2015). Findings show that significantly impacts marketing sector. In addition, influences development of competencies among MSMEs, improving performance. Distinctive found mediate relationship between which underscores importance skills, organizational environmental skills entrepreneurial mindset driving business success. These findings highlight critical role as a key factor leveraging Research limitations/implications main limitation is this coverage area less extensive due time constraints study. Future work could cover different regions explore other mediators ICT–performance relationship. Practical implications assists targeted training relevant skills. Social highlights potential drive economic growth resilience adoption. Originality/value contributes existing literature providing empirical evidence adoption, MSME context industries offers new perspective on use develop enhance their competitive advantage achieve sustainable growth. By emphasizing mediating competencies, positively valuable insights for practitioners, policymakers researchers entrepreneurship

Language: Английский

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Spatial embeddedness in indigenous rural entrepreneurship: a systematic literature review

Journal of Enterprising Communities People and Places in the Global Economy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 13, 2025

Purpose The literature associating embeddedness and entrepreneurship usually considers the social economic aspects of embeddedness, disregarding spatial dimension. In turn, on indigenous emphasises entrepreneurs according to culture characteristics their ethnic groups. This study aims investigate whether research understands as agents embedded in structures based dimension, which is an integral part concept. Design/methodology/approach paper systematically reviews published Scopus Web Science over past 14 years. authors appropriate two resources: a bibliometric sample description content analysis. Findings Despite relevance association between themes, there needs be more theoretical practical interactions entrepreneurship. Data from suggest that development enterprises seems partly associated with ability build solid internal ties closed networks while simultaneously having create external ties, overcoming structural gaps different networks. Originality/value presents five propositions extensive future agenda for researchers field. Simultaneously, it suggests need new thinking about embeddedness. Furthermore, addressed studies entrepreneurship, differentiated rural indicating unexplored opportunities area.

Language: Английский

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Understanding Small and Medium Enterprises Internationalization From the Dynamic Capabilities' Perspective: A Systematic Review

Strategic Change, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 25, 2025

ABSTRACT This paper presents a comprehensive systematic review of top‐tier journal literature, shedding new light on the internationalization SMEs through lens dynamic capabilities. It introduces an innovative conceptual framework built around three key pillars: Strategic learning, adaptive capabilities, and relationship networks. By systematically categorizing integrating these study offers novel model that illustrates their critical interplay in driving SME success global markets. The originality this work lies its structured approach to understanding how capabilities interact, equipping navigate complexities international expansion. Furthermore, highlights pressing need for future research explore help bridge institutional cultural divides between developed emerging economies. emphasizing interconnected nature strategic dimensions, advances discourse provides roadmap firms aiming strengthen foothold.

Language: Английский

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Exploring the nexus between intellectual capital, green innovation, sustainability and financial performance in creative industry MSMEs

Journal of Enterprising Communities People and Places in the Global Economy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 23, 2025

Purpose This study investigates the impact of intellectual capital (IC) and green innovation (GI) on financial performance (FP) micro, small medium enterprises (MSMEs) within creative industry in India. It also explores mediating role sustainability these relationships, aiming to provide insights into how factors contribute business success long-term sector. Design/methodology/approach The research uses a quantitative methodology, analyzing data collected from MSMEs Structural equation modeling (SEM) is used test hypotheses. Data was gathered through structured questionnaire, ensuring comprehensive analysis relationships among constructs. Findings reveals significant positive between IC, GI, FP midsize businesses. IC GI positively influence FP, with acting as factor. These findings illustrate that integrating strategies can amplify benefits derived GI. Originality/value advances understanding by examining lens sustainability. introduces framework demonstrates strategic resources sustainable practices be leveraged achieve outcomes. By providing initiatives enhance operational efficiency profitability, this offers transformative approach strategy. generalizable model applicable across various sectors regions, enriching discourse practices.

Language: Английский

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Managing for resilience through social sustainable human resource approach: the effect on organisational performances

Management Decision, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 27, 2025

Purpose The aim of the study is to assess a model that examines impact various aspects socially sustainable human resource management (SSHRM), such as enhancing employees’ well-being, maintaining healthy and safe workplace, ensuring work-life balance, on financial performance organisations during COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach By utilising an Italian sample 132 listed companies, employs several methodologies, including panel data analysis with fixed effects OLS, test different traits SSHRM results companies. Findings reveals companies who prioritise well-being their employees outperform peers in terms market valuation accounting metrics, which highlights critical importance investing resources. Additionally, we find health, safety employee turnover positively performances. However, implementing policies promote work–life balance does not seem have relevant effect Originality/value Our makes theoretical contribution field literature underscores integrating strategies into organisational frameworks.

Language: Английский

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Understanding Supply Chain Resilience in Technology‐Based Innovations in MSMEs. The Role of Techno‐Insecurity, Innovation Orientation, and Employee Resilience in Supporting the Orientation of Key Decision‐Makers

Strategic Change, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 4, 2025

ABSTRACT There is a paucity of empirical research exploring the antecedents and underlying dynamics that contribute to enhancing supply chain resilience among digital service Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Micro‐, Medium‐sized (MSMEs). The current study has threefold objectives: (a) explore effect employee on innovation orientation techno‐insecurity, (b) examine how techno‐insecurity influences SCR, (c) assess impact SCR. We used theory empirically investigate these objectives in context services SMEs MSMEs Brazil. Data was collected from 442 senior managers working Brazilian firms field technology‐based analyzed two phases. In phase 1, PLS‐SEM done using SmartPLS 3 software followed by an artificial neural network (ANN) analysis IBM SPSS 29 stage 2. Results suggest as significant predictors firms. Also, findings provide evidence suggesting resilient employees are better equipped mitigate negative impacts opposed previous findings, chain. valuable insights for practitioners broader understanding within modern management.

Language: Английский

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