Pub Date : 2024-02-09DOI: 10.1007/s11365-023-00932-8
Reyna Rodarte-Arreola, Ana Maria Bojica, María del Mar Fuentes-Fuentes
This study focuses on the prosocial motivation of entrepreneurs and its influence on the creation of a new firm, which is a novel approach with respect to other intrinsic and extrinsic motivations present in the entrepreneurial process that have been extensively studied by the academia. Using data from the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED-Spain), we categoryze the different types of activities that entrepreneurs carry out before registering the firm. We find out that prosocial motivation not only has a direct positive influence on the probability of creating a new firm, but also positively moderates the relationship between undertaken investment activities and the probability of registering the firm. On the contrary, prosocial motivation does not seem to interact with market and resource mobilisation activities, which are inversely related to firm registration. Within the framework of Self-Determination Theory, this paper extends the limited previous research on the role of prosocial motivation in the entrepreneurial process and opens up new lines of future research.
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Pub Date : 2024-02-07DOI: 10.1007/s11365-023-00921-x
Margarita Núñez Canal, María de las Mercedes de Obesso, Carlos Alberto Pérez Rivera
Transforming higher education due to digitalization is a critical challenge to ensure adequate capabilities for a more entrepreneurial economy. Studies about digital competence in higher education focus primarily on students’ digital competence. There are few studies regarding educators’ digital capabilities and students’ learning outcomes. Following the economics of education theories and evidence-based education, this novel research is presented. The study aims to identify how educators’ digital competence impacts education results, measured by students’ learning perception and academic performance. Hypotheses are formulated to find evidence of the return on investment in education relevant to educational policies and higher education management. The goal was to find a model to understand how a specific relevant element of the teaching intervention i.e. the digital capabilities of the educators are reflected in students’ learning outcomes. To that end, this study used a validated tool for digital education assessment (DigCompEdu) to collect data through an online self-administered questionnaire. Correlations and partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) method were used for the analysis. Higher education is essential for the economy and human capital development; therefore, understanding the relevant factors for teaching efficiency is pertinent. Findings show some relationship between professional commitment, digital teaching skills, and student perception of learning. Nevertheless, the analysis does not find a significant link between educators’ digital competence and academic achievement. It is acknowledged that measurements in education are difficult due to the complexity and multidimensionality of this human process. The study’s contribution is due to its novelty in studying a research gap in digital teaching skills and student outcomes. As a preliminary work, it intends to guide future explorations on education-based learning in universities to identify critical elements of students’ achievements that can guide policymakers and university managers.
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Pub Date : 2024-02-05DOI: 10.1007/s11365-023-00940-8
Brij B. Gupta, Akshat Gaurav, Varsha Arya, Wadee Alhalabi
Inventive property rights (IPR) issues became very important after the announcement of the metaverse. As in the metaverse, the traditional laws of IPR are applicable, and research on new laws that are dedicated to the metaverse has started. In this research paper, we analyze development in this area. We use the Scopus database to examine how metaverse entrepreneurship and IPR rights have evolved over time. We used different parameters such as collaboration index, citation analysis, and keyword co-occurrences to measure the growth in the respective area. This study’s results support the idea that studies examining this issue have been mushrooming in recent years. In addition, new issues and areas of study on intellectual property rights have emerged due to the analysis.
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Pub Date : 2024-02-03DOI: 10.1007/s11365-023-00942-6
Carmen Guzmán, Francisco J. Santos, Teresa Savall
Social innovation and social enterprise are two major factors in addressing the challenges of population ageing since both are aimed at solving social problems. One of these challenges involves providing quality care services for the elderly. However, few studies have analysed how social enterprises can promote or manage social innovations in this sector. This research therefore studies said relationship, paying particular attention to the for-profit and non-profit nature of social enterprises. Specifically, to test the hypotheses, we use data from a survey of nursing homes in southern Spain, where care services are expanding with the support of welfare state social policies. The results show that non-profit social enterprises tend to develop more social innovations in care services, and that the social mission and participative governance positively influence the implementation of social innovations in this activity sector. Consequently, implications for social policies are suggested to better meet the needs of the elderly.
{"title":"How to explain social innovation in elderly care services: The role of for-profit and non-profit social enterprises","authors":"Carmen Guzmán, Francisco J. Santos, Teresa Savall","doi":"10.1007/s11365-023-00942-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-023-00942-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Social innovation and social enterprise are two major factors in addressing the challenges of population ageing since both are aimed at solving social problems. One of these challenges involves providing quality care services for the elderly. However, few studies have analysed how social enterprises can promote or manage social innovations in this sector. This research therefore studies said relationship, paying particular attention to the for-profit and non-profit nature of social enterprises. Specifically, to test the hypotheses, we use data from a survey of nursing homes in southern Spain, where care services are expanding with the support of welfare state social policies. The results show that non-profit social enterprises tend to develop more social innovations in care services, and that the social mission and participative governance positively influence the implementation of social innovations in this activity sector. Consequently, implications for social policies are suggested to better meet the needs of the elderly.</p>","PeriodicalId":48058,"journal":{"name":"International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139679719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-31DOI: 10.1007/s11365-023-00941-7
Qiuqin He, Carlos Lassala, Rosa Currás-Móstoles
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Pub Date : 2024-01-31DOI: 10.1007/s11365-024-00945-x
Giuseppina Maria Cardella, Virginia Barba-Sánchez, Ángel Meseguer-Martinez, Brizeida Hernández-Sánchez, José Carlos Sánchez-García
This study examines the influence of psychological variables on university students' entrepreneurial intention during the current crisis. We argue that individuals use their psychological resources to cope with adverse situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic. We therefore investigate how the basic psychological needs satisfaction, proactivity and optimism positively influence the intentions of choosing an entrepreneurial career and, on the contrary, how the impact of COVID-19 pandemic perception on the future country's economy can negatively affect the student’s career choice. Methodologically, we used structural equation modelling on a sample of 201 university students in Spain. Our findings support the idea that entrepreneurial intentions are hampered by the perception of COVID-19, but promoted by the basic psychological needs satisfaction, as a motivational factor, when driven by optimism and proactivity. Our research has important implications. From a theoretical point of view, it contributes to the little existing literature on the importance of factors that promote entrepreneurial intention in adverse conditions, demonstrating that students' psychological characteristics can support their performance and, therefore, the economic and social development of the community. From a practical perspective, the present work has important implications for educators and policymakers to introduce programs that encourage entrepreneurship in students by cultivating proactivity and optimism and by offering educational resources that help students reduce perceived risk and increase motivation towards an entrepreneurial career.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-17DOI: 10.1007/s11365-024-00946-w
Elhem Ben Fatma, Léo-Paul Dana, Souhir Elleuch, Ezzeddine Ben Mohamed
This study explores the effect of dispositional optimism bias on entrepreneurial success. By reviewing a mixture of previous studies from different disciplines: psychology, business and economics, we predict that this bias can positively affect entrepreneurial success. Based on a sample of 255 entrepreneurs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and using the LOT-R psychometric test to measure the level of dispositional optimism among entrepreneurs, the effect of this variable on entrepreneurial success was tested, and the results show that this bias positively affects entrepreneurial success. Entrepreneurial success was also measured through three different proxies: the level of entrepreneurs’ satisfaction with what has been achieved from their entrepreneurial projects, the variation in the number of employees, and sales growth and the results were stable. We also find that entrepreneurs’ experience, age, and gender can influence entrepreneurial success. Finally, we should view entrepreneurial success not only as a function of traditional variables but also as a function of psychological biases.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-15DOI: 10.1007/s11365-023-00916-8
Abstract
Research and policy on sustainable development (SD) and entrepreneurial ecosystems (EE), the most prevalent policy to enhance entrepreneurship, has increased dramatically in the last 20 years; in particular. Yet, as this paper shows, their relationship is unknown to date. We aim to answer if and how entrepreneurial ecosystems foster sustainable development. To this purpose, we develop a framework linking EE and SD integrating existing models and suggestions for further research and policymaking. Theoretically, we draw on three different disciplines and four distinct theories to propose how and why EE impact SD. Methodologically, we suggest system dynamics as the most appropriate method for theoretical modeling and empirical analysis. Policywise, we suggest how and why policy needs a new approach to leverage EE to enhance SD.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-11DOI: 10.1007/s11365-023-00943-5
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the need for closure and creative self-efficacy, two dynamic cognitive mechanisms, in conjunction with the impact of business model novelty on the ability of small firms to innovate. The driving premise is that both need for closure and creative self-efficacy enable entrepreneurs to effectively operate in the myriad complex opportunities and challenges that are encountered through the development of novel business models that may enhance firm innovativeness. Utilizing hierarchical regression on a sample of 212 respondents, we find that the adoption of a novelty-centered business model, creative self-efficacy, and a need for cognitive closure are all associated with firm innovativeness. The results further show that a novelty-centered business model fully mediates the relationship between need for closure and small firm innovativeness and partially the relationship between creative self-efficacy and small firm innovativeness. Implications and future research directions are also discussed.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-09DOI: 10.1007/s11365-023-00924-8
Laura Rodrigo, Isabel Ortiz-Marcos, Miguel Palacios
This study offers a typology of the Social Innovation (SI) field. A sample of 5,152 documents from the Scopus database is screened using a clustering process. Using measures for inferring similarities from co-occurrence data, we identified the main themes addressed in the field, presenting a collection of keywords structured into clusters and categories. Bibliographic coupling and co-citation clustering find significant related documents and the VOS algorithm maps two sets of relevant clusters. The maps of these bibliometric analyses were contrasted through an analytical process identifying and classifying the research questions in each. This combined methodology proposes a typology that contributes to the integration of the different disciplines that structure the field by bridging the boundaries of the knowledge areas generated during the conceptualisation process. The typology confirms a matrix of six consolidated disciplines (transformation, social entrepreneurship, design, theory, territorial development, and governance) as well as three emerging clusters, a human cluster related to demographic challenges and two central sets bringing together specific aspects of social technologies and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This classification provides a picture of the current intellectual structure of the field, pulling together publications relevant to the different academic communities and providing clarity and a more manageable approach to handling the large volume of information faced when designing and substantiating systematic studies and future research on SI.
本研究对社会创新(SI)领域进行了分类。我们使用聚类方法筛选了 Scopus 数据库中的 5,152 篇文档样本。我们利用共现数据的相似性推断方法,确定了该领域的主要主题,并将关键词集合划分为不同的群组和类别。书目耦合和共现聚类可以找到重要的相关文献,而 VOS 算法则可以绘制出两组相关的聚类图。这些文献计量分析的图谱通过一个分析过程进行对比,确定每个图谱中的研究问题并对其进行分类。这种综合方法提出了一种类型学,通过弥合概念化过程中产生的知识领域的界限,有助于整合构成该领域的不同学科。该类型学确认了一个由六个综合学科(转型、社会创业、设计、理论、领土开发和治理)以及三个新兴集群组成的矩阵,一个与人口挑战有关的人类集群和两个汇集了社会技术和可持续发展目标(SDGs)具体方面的中心集群。这种分类提供了该领域当前的知识结构,汇集了与不同学术团体相关的出版物,并提供了清晰度和更易于管理的方法,以处理在设计和证实有关社会创新的系统研究和未来研究时所面临的大量信息。
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