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This paper aims to verify the relationships that may exist between knowledge absorptive capacity (ACAP), innovation performance, and organisational performance in Brazilian firms. A sample of 111 firms from Southern Brazil was surveyed and PLSSEM was used to test the theoretical hypotheses. The relevance of ACAP for innovation and organisational performance is supported. The research also shows that realised ACAP has more influence on innovation performance compared with potential ACAP. Some guidelines for furthering ACAP models suitable for developing countries are provided as well. The findings are a good reference for practitioners as they identify possible actions which can enhance ACAP and thereby contribute to improving innovativeness and performance. This research complements earlier studies which called for the exploration of the role of ACAP on innovation performance and firm’s competitiveness in developing countries, and it opens new avenues for multidisciplinary research.
Guillermo Antonio Dávila; Susanne Durst; Gregorio Varvakis. KNOWLEDGE ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY, INNOVATION, AND FIRM’S PERFORMANCE: INSIGHTS FROM THE SOUTH OF BRAZIL. Series on Technology Management 2021, 475 -508.
AMA StyleGuillermo Antonio Dávila, Susanne Durst, Gregorio Varvakis. KNOWLEDGE ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY, INNOVATION, AND FIRM’S PERFORMANCE: INSIGHTS FROM THE SOUTH OF BRAZIL. Series on Technology Management. 2021; ():475-508.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuillermo Antonio Dávila; Susanne Durst; Gregorio Varvakis. 2021. "KNOWLEDGE ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY, INNOVATION, AND FIRM’S PERFORMANCE: INSIGHTS FROM THE SOUTH OF BRAZIL." Series on Technology Management , no. : 475-508.
Acknowledging the role of different forms of entrepreneurship to continued economic prosper-ity and the role of institutional dimensions on entrepreneurship, this paper investigates if and to what extent a selected number of institutional dimensions influence students’ intentions to ei-ther start a company or take over an existing one. Based on a Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey (GUESS) dataset and international country-level databases, evidence shows that both entrepreneurship options are hampered by corruption and limited business freedom while promoted through favourable labour regulations and trade freedom. Property rights, fiscal freedom, government spending, monetary freedom, and investment freedom only affect start-ups, while financial freedom adversely affects both options. The study provides new insight into the impact of institutional dimensions on different types of entrepreneurship. Thus, in contrast to extant research in this area, it goes beyond the typical focus on start-ups. Evidence also suggests that male students prefer starting a new company, while female students seem to prefer a takeover. This improved understanding could help in not only designing more targeted entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial financing policies but also in improving entrepreneurship education.
Yassine Bakkar; Susanne Durst; Wolfgang Gerstlberger. The Impact of Institutional Dimensions on Entrepreneurial Intentions of Students—International Evidence. Journal of Risk and Financial Management 2021, 14, 174 .
AMA StyleYassine Bakkar, Susanne Durst, Wolfgang Gerstlberger. The Impact of Institutional Dimensions on Entrepreneurial Intentions of Students—International Evidence. Journal of Risk and Financial Management. 2021; 14 (4):174.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYassine Bakkar; Susanne Durst; Wolfgang Gerstlberger. 2021. "The Impact of Institutional Dimensions on Entrepreneurial Intentions of Students—International Evidence." Journal of Risk and Financial Management 14, no. 4: 174.
There is a rising interest in engineering ethics education. As research in this field shows, the most common reasons for that are rather formal implying to satisfaction of accreditation requirements and complying with the recommendations of a disciplinary professional association. Resistance to notions such as professional judgment and the absence of any substantial reference to engineering ethics in general conversations about educational decision-making and governance is also witnessed. Teaching engineering ethics to students could be considered a crucial course that builds the necessary basis so that engineering students can develop better, i.e. more sustainable and responsible, technological solutions to societal challenges. At the same time, we do not have much information or many studies about the actual beliefs or ethics attitudes of future engineers and methods of influencing their attitudes concerning challenges related to sustainable development. The purpose of the study is twofold, we 1) explore the ethics and sustainability attitudes of engineering students and 2) make preliminary proposals for the betterment of engineering ethics teaching. Our study shows that shaping attitudes and behavioural intention towards certain values, for example towards sustainability, needs clearer manifestation in societies in general, as well as in professional communities.
Susanne Durst; Aive Pevkur; Velli Parts. Ethical Attitudes Among Engineering Students: Some Preliminary Insights. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 2021, 1329, 780 -788.
AMA StyleSusanne Durst, Aive Pevkur, Velli Parts. Ethical Attitudes Among Engineering Students: Some Preliminary Insights. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. 2021; 1329 ():780-788.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSusanne Durst; Aive Pevkur; Velli Parts. 2021. "Ethical Attitudes Among Engineering Students: Some Preliminary Insights." Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 1329, no. : 780-788.
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread worldwide in a short period and has developed into one of the biggest public health issues of the last decade. The actions initiated by governments to minimize person-to-person contact have also severely affected professional football clubs (PFCs) in the season 2019/20. Given the role of football in Europe, football clubs gained massive public and political attention during the COVID-19 crisis. Based on an exploratory multiple case study approach involving PFCs from five European football leagues, this study investigates the responses of these clubs to the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings show the relevance of solidarity with certain stakeholders during the pandemic, but also reveal the fragility of PFCs due to their financial structure and underdeveloped managerial and entrepreneurial strategies to cope with the crisis. This study contributes theoretically and empirically to the literature on the entrepreneurial behavior and crisis management of elite sport organizations and illustrates a holistic map of a dense, high solidary stakeholder network.
Jonas Hammerschmidt; Susanne Durst; Sascha Kraus; Kaisu Puumalainen. Professional football clubs and empirical evidence from the COVID-19 crisis: Time for sport entrepreneurship? Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2021, 165, 120572 -120572.
AMA StyleJonas Hammerschmidt, Susanne Durst, Sascha Kraus, Kaisu Puumalainen. Professional football clubs and empirical evidence from the COVID-19 crisis: Time for sport entrepreneurship? Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2021; 165 ():120572-120572.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJonas Hammerschmidt; Susanne Durst; Sascha Kraus; Kaisu Puumalainen. 2021. "Professional football clubs and empirical evidence from the COVID-19 crisis: Time for sport entrepreneurship?" Technological Forecasting and Social Change 165, no. : 120572-120572.
COVID-19 has hit us all unexpectedly. Nevertheless, this pandemic requires decisive actions. Taking this as a starting point, this empirical study investigates how small companies from Estonia have been coping with COVID-19 so far. The article contributes to the study of crisis management in general and crisis management in small firms by providing the Quick, Adapt, and Mobilized framework, which shows how small firms within a short period of time adapt to the new situation and initiate both reactive and proactive responses to mobilize old and new capacities to increase the chance of emerging successfully and strengthened from this sudden and external crisis.
Susanne Durst; Thomas Henschel. COVID-19 as an accelerator for developing strong(er) businesses? Insights from Estonian small firms. Journal of the International Council for Small Business 2021, 2, 1 -29.
AMA StyleSusanne Durst, Thomas Henschel. COVID-19 as an accelerator for developing strong(er) businesses? Insights from Estonian small firms. Journal of the International Council for Small Business. 2021; 2 (1):1-29.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSusanne Durst; Thomas Henschel. 2021. "COVID-19 as an accelerator for developing strong(er) businesses? Insights from Estonian small firms." Journal of the International Council for Small Business 2, no. 1: 1-29.
In the last few years, the financing of responsibly operating small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has become the focus of attention of several national and international bodies. Consequently, a number of policies and support programmes have been established aimed at supporting SMEs that take a responsible approach concerning the company and its operations. Against this background, this article presents a comprehensive international overview of support programmes for financing responsible SMEs. Based on systematic desk research, documents of national governments as well as supranational and international organisations have been investigated. The findings reveal that there are strong regional differences in terms of support policy approaches, intensity, and criteria. The largest part of the identified programmes has been launched by the European Union and/or its member states. Additionally, the findings clarify that the primary focus of extant programmes is on the environmental dimension of sustainability, mainly energy-related questions. The social dimension has been neglected so far in the programmes.
Susanne Durst; Wolfgang Gerstlberger. Financing Responsible Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: An International Overview of Policies and Support Programmes. Journal of Risk and Financial Management 2020, 14, 10 .
AMA StyleSusanne Durst, Wolfgang Gerstlberger. Financing Responsible Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: An International Overview of Policies and Support Programmes. Journal of Risk and Financial Management. 2020; 14 (1):10.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSusanne Durst; Wolfgang Gerstlberger. 2020. "Financing Responsible Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: An International Overview of Policies and Support Programmes." Journal of Risk and Financial Management 14, no. 1: 10.
By addressing the scarce knowledge of sustainability practices in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the purpose of the paper is to identify drivers for the maintenance of such practices and their extent. Based on a series of semi-structured interviews conducted with small Swedish firms, our findings reveal certain external (i.e., suppliers and customers) and internal (i.e., employees, organizational culture, and competitive advantage) factors that are strongly linked to the maintenance of sustainability practices. Apart from these, the longevity of the business was identified as an additional sustainability maintenance factor. This factor has not been discussed previously in the literature, so given its strength, we suggest to have it stand separately. The findings further indicate that Swedish SMEs are not limited by size concerning their sustainability practices but they are consciously working on progressing in their efforts. Furthermore, drawing on our findings we provide practical implications that will help business owners’, managers, and policymakers to better enable sustainability practices.
Desislava Tsvetkova; Emma Bengtsson; Susanne Durst. Maintaining Sustainable Practices in SMEs: Insights from Sweden. Sustainability 2020, 12, 10242 .
AMA StyleDesislava Tsvetkova, Emma Bengtsson, Susanne Durst. Maintaining Sustainable Practices in SMEs: Insights from Sweden. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (24):10242.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDesislava Tsvetkova; Emma Bengtsson; Susanne Durst. 2020. "Maintaining Sustainable Practices in SMEs: Insights from Sweden." Sustainability 12, no. 24: 10242.
Susanne Durst; Ingi Runar Edvardsson. Knowledge Creation and Entrepreneurship. Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2020, 1532 -1535.
AMA StyleSusanne Durst, Ingi Runar Edvardsson. Knowledge Creation and Entrepreneurship. Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. 2020; ():1532-1535.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSusanne Durst; Ingi Runar Edvardsson. 2020. "Knowledge Creation and Entrepreneurship." Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship , no. : 1532-1535.
Purpose The high turnover rate of knowledge workers presents a challenge to both organizational and personal knowledge management. Although personal knowledge management plays an important role in organizational knowledge management, empirical research on the practices for its application is underdeveloped. This study aims to examine the role of idiosyncratic job-design practices (i.e. job definition, job autonomy, innovation as a job requirement and lifelong learning orientation) in cultivating personal knowledge management among knowledge workers in organizations, to increase their productivity and safeguard the organization against knowledge loss arising from knowledge workers’ interfirm mobility. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 221 knowledge workers pursuing various knowledge-intensive jobs through a questionnaire survey and were analysed using partial least squares modelling. Findings The results demonstrated that three job-design practices (job definition, innovation as a job requirement and lifelong learning orientation) have a positive impact on personal knowledge management among knowledge workers and thus improve their productivity. However, job autonomy can affect personal knowledge management negatively. Research limitations/implications The findings are confined to a specific context and should be replicated across different contexts for better generalizability in future research. Practical implications Organizational managers should pay attention to (re)designing knowledge-intensive jobs to cultivate personal knowledge management by clearly outlining job responsibilities, offering opportunities to add relevant job activities and drop irrelevant ones, and making innovation and lifelong learning a formal job requirement. In addition, job autonomy should be judiciously provided along with sufficient social and network support to avoid lost opportunities in knowledge creation and sharing, and should be linked to job responsibilities and performance appraisals to avoid negative effects. Originality/value The high turnover rate of knowledge workers presents a challenge to both organizational and personal knowledge management. This study contributes to the literature by addressing the research gap in two aspects. Firstly, based on Drucker’s theory, this study identifies four idiosyncratic job-design practices (job definition, job autonomy, innovation as a job requirement and lifelong learning orientation) that reflect the distinctive characteristics of knowledge-intensive work. Secondly, this study examines whether and how these practices can cultivate personal knowledge management among knowledge workers, which can support their productivity.
Muhammad Shujahat; Minhong Wang; Murad Ali; Anum Bibi; Shahid Razzaq; Susanne Durst. Idiosyncratic job-design practices for cultivating personal knowledge management among knowledge workers in organizations. Journal of Knowledge Management 2020, 25, 770 -795.
AMA StyleMuhammad Shujahat, Minhong Wang, Murad Ali, Anum Bibi, Shahid Razzaq, Susanne Durst. Idiosyncratic job-design practices for cultivating personal knowledge management among knowledge workers in organizations. Journal of Knowledge Management. 2020; 25 (4):770-795.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMuhammad Shujahat; Minhong Wang; Murad Ali; Anum Bibi; Shahid Razzaq; Susanne Durst. 2020. "Idiosyncratic job-design practices for cultivating personal knowledge management among knowledge workers in organizations." Journal of Knowledge Management 25, no. 4: 770-795.
Purpose The purpose of this conceptual paper is to name and categorize risks related to emerging technological innovations and to propose a number of countermeasures. The emphasis is placed on knowledge risks that are grouped under human, organizational and technological spheres and are presented from a small business perspective. Design/methodology/approach The presented paper takes into account the prior literature and the authors’ thoughts and experiences to identify potential knowledge risks and countermeasures. Findings Having a better overview of possible knowledge risks that may emerge in conjunction with the adoption and application of emerging technological innovations can help small businesses to better assess these new developments and their possible upsides and downsides. The proposed risks and countermeasures can also help policymakers as well as other organizations working for or together with smaller businesses to help them maintain and even increase their competitiveness. Practical implications Different implications are suggested for not only managers and employees in small businesses but also other stakeholders working for or with small businesses. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first one that focuses on how small businesses can improve their decision-making regarding the adoption of new emerging technological innovation from a knowledge risk perspective.
Serdal Temel; Susanne Durst. Knowledge risk prevention strategies for handling new technological innovations in small businesses. VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems 2020, 51, 655 -673.
AMA StyleSerdal Temel, Susanne Durst. Knowledge risk prevention strategies for handling new technological innovations in small businesses. VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems. 2020; 51 (4):655-673.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSerdal Temel; Susanne Durst. 2020. "Knowledge risk prevention strategies for handling new technological innovations in small businesses." VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems 51, no. 4: 655-673.
The aim of this chapter is to set the frame for the book’s topic, namely knowledge risk management. In order to do so, the chapter starts broadly and introduces the topics of risks and risk management and knowledge risks and knowledge risk management, respectively. This is followed by a brief summary of the current body of knowledge with regard to knowledge risk management from a research point of view. The outcome shows that there is a clear need for more systematic research; thus, this chapter opens the door for the subsequent chapters presented in this book and intended to further our understanding of knowledge risk management.
Susanne Durst; Thomas Henschel. Knowledge Risk Management—State of Research. Management for Professionals 2020, 3 -10.
AMA StyleSusanne Durst, Thomas Henschel. Knowledge Risk Management—State of Research. Management for Professionals. 2020; ():3-10.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSusanne Durst; Thomas Henschel. 2020. "Knowledge Risk Management—State of Research." Management for Professionals , no. : 3-10.
Purpose This paper aims to present findings on outsourcing practices in small service firms in Iceland, where the prime focus is on knowledge-intensive service firms. Design/methodology/approach To gain information on the scope and reason for outsourcing, telephone and online surveys were used. In total, 802 firms participated in the surveys, which were conducted in the period 2009-2018. Findings The results show that knowledge-intensive firms outsource far more than other service firms and are also more likely to have an outsourcing strategy. The grounds for increased outsourcing are cost reduction and strategic reasons, such as a focus on core competency and the search for external knowledge. In comparison with other firms, knowledge-intensive firms are increasingly outsourcing cleaning, security services, canteen and transportation, IT processes, human resource management, training and consulting. Additionally, managers of these firms select suppliers more on the basis of cost and quality. They also realize more cost savings as a consequence of outsourcing. Outsourcing had a very limited effect on employment in the firms, while cost reduction was achieved in 48.3 per cent of the firms involved. Research limitations/implications The findings are in line with the resource-based theory and, interestingly, this is not limited to knowledge-based firms, but to a large portion of service firms as well. Originality/value This is the first in-depth study on outsourcing patterns in knowledge-intensive firms, which uses theoretical classification in empirical analysis.
Ingi Runar Edvardsson; Guðmundur Kristján Óskarsson; Susanne Durst. The outsourcing practice among small knowledge-intensive service firms. VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems 2020, 51, 177 -191.
AMA StyleIngi Runar Edvardsson, Guðmundur Kristján Óskarsson, Susanne Durst. The outsourcing practice among small knowledge-intensive service firms. VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems. 2020; 51 (1):177-191.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIngi Runar Edvardsson; Guðmundur Kristján Óskarsson; Susanne Durst. 2020. "The outsourcing practice among small knowledge-intensive service firms." VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems 51, no. 1: 177-191.
Purpose The purpose of this study is to develop a conceptual framework on knowledge loss in a manufacturing sector based on three aspects: likelihood of knowledge loss, critical areas of knowledge loss and relevance of each of these knowledge areas in terms of utilization and alignment with organizational goals and strategy. Such a conceptual framework can be helpful to the practicing managers in understanding the types of knowledge that is lost of a given departing employee and thus deciding on a measure to retain the critical employees or capture their knowledge before they leave. Design/methodology/approach Using a case study approach, data has been collected from a multinational battery manufacturing company based in Hong Kong. Semi-structured interviews have been conducted and analyzed through CAQDAS ATLAS.ti to generate the themes which were then used to develop the conceptual framework. Findings The findings revealed that the likelihood factors of knowledge loss in the manufacturing sector include layoffs, retirement, immigration and job change. The critical areas of knowledge loss comprise the knowledge of relationships and networks, especially with the customers and suppliers, the technical knowledge (battery and process technology) and knowledge of management, among others. The relevance of each of these knowledge areas needs to be determined through proper analysis whether these knowledge areas are needed in future projects, up to date and aligned with organizational goals and strategy along with other factors. Research limitations/implications Using the developed conceptual framework, managers and executives can identify critical employees in the manufacturing sector and accordingly take some appropriate measures to retain their knowledge. Caution should be taken while applying the findings of this study in other industries and context. Originality/value This paper is an attempt to reduce the dearth of empirical studies by exploring knowledge retention in the manufacturing sector, especially in the development of proper conceptual frameworks to assess the potential knowledge loss of employees.
Muhammad Saleem Sumbal; Eric Tsui; Susanne Durst; Muhammad Shujahat; Irfan Irfan; Syed Muhammad Ali. A framework to retain the knowledge of departing knowledge workers in the manufacturing industry. VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems 2020, 50, 631 -651.
AMA StyleMuhammad Saleem Sumbal, Eric Tsui, Susanne Durst, Muhammad Shujahat, Irfan Irfan, Syed Muhammad Ali. A framework to retain the knowledge of departing knowledge workers in the manufacturing industry. VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems. 2020; 50 (4):631-651.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMuhammad Saleem Sumbal; Eric Tsui; Susanne Durst; Muhammad Shujahat; Irfan Irfan; Syed Muhammad Ali. 2020. "A framework to retain the knowledge of departing knowledge workers in the manufacturing industry." VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems 50, no. 4: 631-651.
This paper aims to provide a systematic review on the topic of unlearning (and the related concept of forgetting) to establish the current body of knowledge. Despite the growing popularity of the topic, little research so far has aimed to contribute to the extant literature by providing a detailed examination that includes all aspects of unlearning. Thus, to reach our aim 72 refereed articles were analysed. The findings are synthesised not only in regard to the broad concepts of unlearning and forgetting but also regarding general issues such as operationalisation, research methodology and level of analysis. Based on this a number of research questions are proposed that aim at guiding and informing future research activities. The findings contribute to a more holistic understanding of the topic and complement extant literature on unlearning.
Susanne Durst; Ilka Heinze; Thomas Henschel; Nishad Nawaz. Unlearning: a systematic literature review. International Journal of Business and Globalisation 2020, 24, 472 .
AMA StyleSusanne Durst, Ilka Heinze, Thomas Henschel, Nishad Nawaz. Unlearning: a systematic literature review. International Journal of Business and Globalisation. 2020; 24 (4):472.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSusanne Durst; Ilka Heinze; Thomas Henschel; Nishad Nawaz. 2020. "Unlearning: a systematic literature review." International Journal of Business and Globalisation 24, no. 4: 472.
Even though previous research has repeatedly highlighted the critical role of network partners on innovation activities, it lacks a dedicated discussion about small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their approaches to network partners for realising innovation initiatives. This study responds to this situation and, drawing upon a data set from 1,315 Turkish SMEs, empirically conceptualises a typology of strategic types of networkers and explores the influence of these strategic types on marketing and product innovation as well as process and organisational innovation in SMEs. Results show that apart from supply-chain networkers, there are significant positive relationships between all types of network collaborations and SMEs' innovation activities. Additionally, increasing the breadth and depth of network collaboration with external partners will strengthen the positive effects of SMEs' innovation activities even more.
Susanne Durst; Serdal Temel; Christoph Hinteregger. Influence of network partners on SMEs' innovation activities. International Journal of Business Environment 2020, 11, 369 .
AMA StyleSusanne Durst, Serdal Temel, Christoph Hinteregger. Influence of network partners on SMEs' innovation activities. International Journal of Business Environment. 2020; 11 (4):369.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSusanne Durst; Serdal Temel; Christoph Hinteregger. 2020. "Influence of network partners on SMEs' innovation activities." International Journal of Business Environment 11, no. 4: 369.
Since the connection between business sustainability and knowledge risks has not been established in the literature so far, this paper provides a conceptual framework to demonstrate the possible impact of various knowledge risks on business sustainability and offers potential ways to manage and overcome these risks. The aim of this conceptual paper is to address two main questions: What are the potential effects of knowledge risks on the three dimensions of sustainability in organizations? and How can organizations cope with knowledge risks to become truly sustainable? Taking insights from both the theories of knowledge management and business sustainability, it proposes a research agenda both for researchers and practitioners.
Susanne Durst; Malgorzata Zieba. Knowledge risks inherent in business sustainability. Journal of Cleaner Production 2019, 251, 119670 .
AMA StyleSusanne Durst, Malgorzata Zieba. Knowledge risks inherent in business sustainability. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019; 251 ():119670.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSusanne Durst; Malgorzata Zieba. 2019. "Knowledge risks inherent in business sustainability." Journal of Cleaner Production 251, no. : 119670.
Susanne Durst; Christoph Hinteregger; Malgorzata Zieba. The linkage between knowledge risk management and organizational performance. Journal of Business Research 2019, 105, 1 -10.
AMA StyleSusanne Durst, Christoph Hinteregger, Malgorzata Zieba. The linkage between knowledge risk management and organizational performance. Journal of Business Research. 2019; 105 ():1-10.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSusanne Durst; Christoph Hinteregger; Malgorzata Zieba. 2019. "The linkage between knowledge risk management and organizational performance." Journal of Business Research 105, no. : 1-10.
Purpose So far, there are very few empirical research studies available on the outsourcing pattern among small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The purpose of this paper is to examine strategic outsourcing among Icelandic SME service firms, from 2009 to 2018. Design/methodology/approach The data presented in this paper cover responses from 802 small service firms, which were collected through telephone and online questionnaires. In order to have sufficient data on strategic outsourcing and to ensure a decent analysis, three surveys were combined. Findings The main finding of the present paper is that SMEs that have a developed strategy on outsourcing seem to perform better than those who do not have. The former are more likely to have achieved cost reduction, especially in housing and finance, and they use outsourcing to increase core businesses. They select vendor firms more on the bases of cost and services, rather than personal contacts. Also, these firms have improved service quality, by focusing on their core competences. Originality/value To the authors‘ knowledge, the present study is one of the few empirical studies that have examined outsourcing in SMEs from a strategic perspective. The findings are valuable for managerial practice and could be a base for outsourcing strategies in SMEs.
Ingi Runar Edvardsson; Susanne Durst; Gudmundur Kristjan Oskarsson. Strategic outsourcing in SMEs. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 2019, 27, 73 -84.
AMA StyleIngi Runar Edvardsson, Susanne Durst, Gudmundur Kristjan Oskarsson. Strategic outsourcing in SMEs. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. 2019; 27 (1):73-84.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIngi Runar Edvardsson; Susanne Durst; Gudmundur Kristjan Oskarsson. 2019. "Strategic outsourcing in SMEs." Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 27, no. 1: 73-84.
The aim of this chapter is to present and analyze the role of public entrepreneurship programs in fostering technology-based entrepreneurship in Turkey. More precisely, the authors of the chapter present and analyze the public policy programs aimed at entrepreneurship that have been put into action in Turkey in the last 20 years. The particular focus is on the type of programs that have been introduced, what have they achieved so far, and their contribution to the economy in terms of technology-based entrepreneurship. Together with the statistics about the output of the programs, data are also provided by a series of interviews with technology-based entrepreneurs to develop a deeper understanding of the effectiveness of those programs. Recommendations and ideas are derived from the research to improve these programs.
Dilek Demirhan; Serdal Temel; Susanne Durst. The Role of Public Entrepreneurship Programs in Fostering Technology-based Entrepreneurship: A Turkish Case Study. Societal Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness 2019, 5 -28.
AMA StyleDilek Demirhan, Serdal Temel, Susanne Durst. The Role of Public Entrepreneurship Programs in Fostering Technology-based Entrepreneurship: A Turkish Case Study. Societal Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness. 2019; ():5-28.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDilek Demirhan; Serdal Temel; Susanne Durst. 2019. "The Role of Public Entrepreneurship Programs in Fostering Technology-based Entrepreneurship: A Turkish Case Study." Societal Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness , no. : 5-28.
Ingi Runar Edvardsson; Susanne Durst. The Impact of Outsourcing on Knowledge and Learning in Organizations. Societal Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness 2019, 171 -183.
AMA StyleIngi Runar Edvardsson, Susanne Durst. The Impact of Outsourcing on Knowledge and Learning in Organizations. Societal Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness. 2019; ():171-183.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIngi Runar Edvardsson; Susanne Durst. 2019. "The Impact of Outsourcing on Knowledge and Learning in Organizations." Societal Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness , no. : 171-183.