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Author-Name: Asish Oommen Mathew
Author-X-Name-First: Asish Oommen
Author-X-Name-Last: Mathew
Author-Name: Lewlyn L.R. Rodrigues
Author-X-Name-First: Lewlyn L.R.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rodrigues
Title: Critical success factors of knowledge management: a review
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The purpose of this paper is to explore, compile and analyse the current literature base of critical success factors (CSFs) of knowledge management (KM) using qualitative research approach. After preliminary survey of articles, 72 research papers were identified for detailed review. CSFs were compiled using content analysis methodology and an inductive coding technique. Two iterations of coding were carried out resulting in the identification of nine generic CSFs of KM. The two of the most highly cited CSFs were KM culture and Human Resource Management (HRM). An analysis of the literature was also carried out to bring forth any existing research gaps. The most significant findings were lack of focussed CSF studies with respect to industries and dearth in research regarding various stake holder perspectives. This comprehensive research provides a base for KM researchers to carry out further research.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 409-427
Issue: 4
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: knowledge management; critical success factors; CSF; content analysis; knowledge management culture; human resource management; HRM; knowledge management technology; knowledge management strategy; knowledge management leadership; knowledge management process capability; knowledge management resources; knowledge management measurement.
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Author-Name: Andrea Caputo
Author-X-Name-First: Andrea
Author-X-Name-Last: Caputo
Author-Name: Vincenzo Zarone
Author-X-Name-First: Vincenzo
Author-X-Name-Last: Zarone
Title: Uscio e Bottega: an exploratory study on conflict management and negotiation during family business succession in Tuscany
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This paper aims to explore how conflicts are managed, also through negotiations, during the succession phase in family businesses. The paper adopts a qualitative methodology and develops case studies of two companies, based on the interviews of the family business members belonging to multiple generations. The findings are interpreted with the dual concern model for the conflict management styles and the two-class model for the prototype of negotiators. The results of the study show an evolutionary path regarding the conflict management style adopted by the incumbent generation, which is influenced by the role taken in the company and the historical moment. The favourite negotiator's prototype of the incumbent generations is the emotional one. The study, although exploratory, investigates a topic that is under researched both in terms of family business literature and conflict management literature. Moreover, the study offers an interesting and important bridge of the two bodies of literature, which could benefit from cross-fertilisation.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 202-225
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: conflict; family business; succession; Italy; negotiation; case study.
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Author-Name: Sandeep Goyal
Author-X-Name-First: Sandeep
Author-X-Name-Last: Goyal
Author-Name: Bruno S. Sergi
Author-X-Name-First: Bruno S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Sergi
Author-Name: Mark Esposito
Author-X-Name-First: Mark
Author-X-Name-Last: Esposito
Title: Literature review of emerging trends and future directions of e-commerce in global business landscape
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The global business landscape is undergoing a dynamic transformation due to the increasing penetration of internet and communication technologies. This article reviews the e-commerce literature to understand the emerging trends and future directions, which are shaping the competitive trends in the global business landscape. The article focuses on the following research dimensions - e-commerce definition; underlying research themes; theoretical models and frameworks used to understand e-commerce adoption; and key challenges faced by the e-commerce providers. The first contribution involves elaborating the broad perspectives and statistical overview of the selected articles including the publications summary, research themes, methodology, and locations. The second contribution involves presenting an integrated view of e-commerce definitions across five dimensions - information, technology, buy-sell transactions, monetary transactions and competition. The third contribution involves highlighting the theoretical models being used to study patterns of consumer behaviour. The fourth contribution lies in identifying the key challenges faced by the e-commerce organisations.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 226-255
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: e-commerce; internet; literature review; e-commerce challenges; e-commerce definition.
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Author-Name: Suparak Suriyankietkaew
Author-X-Name-First: Suparak
Author-X-Name-Last: Suriyankietkaew
Title: Sustainable leadership and entrepreneurship for corporate sustainability in small enterprises: an empirical analysis
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This paper empirically investigates leadership and management practices that the literature suggests to influence organisational performance and corporate sustainability in entrepreneurial firms, an area that is lacking to date. Survey data were gathered from the 357 small business leaders in Thailand. A sustainability research model and hypotheses were developed based on sustainable leadership's theoretical framework. Factor analysis revealed eight leadership and management factors, including enabling and trusting team, valuing people, empowerment, ethics, long-term orientation, quality, stakeholder consideration and innovation, which were postulated to significantly and positively predict superior financial performance and sustainability in small, entrepreneurial firms. Regression results indicated that innovation, high quality and stakeholder consideration were three significant drivers for enhanced long-term financial performance, thereby contributing to corporate sustainability. Therefore, small and entrepreneurial enterprises in Thailand and possibly in other Asian countries should consider adopting these strategic leadership and management practices to grow superior financial results and corporate sustainability.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 256-275
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: leadership; sustainable leadership; sustainability; sustainable entrepreneurship; small business; financial performance; innovation; high quality; stakeholder; Thailand.
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Author-Name: Elisa Baraibar-Diez
Author-X-Name-First: Elisa
Author-X-Name-Last: Baraibar-Diez
Author-Name: María D. Odriozola
Author-X-Name-First: María D.
Author-X-Name-Last: Odriozola
Author-Name: José Luis Fernández Sánchez
Author-X-Name-First: José Luis Fernández
Author-X-Name-Last: Sánchez
Title: AIDA Books%More: a project beyond reading
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Cutbacks in official development assistance (ODA) have forced many NGOs to diversify their sources of funding to continue (and also expand) their projects in destination countries. AIDA is a non-governmental organisation for development cooperation working in Morocco, Guinea Bissau, Senegal, Lebanon and Bangladesh. In search for new sources of funding, AIDA Books%More was born in 2009 in Segovia (Spain). It was the first charity bookshop in Spain and eight years later, 220 volunteers are involved in a project that has an online store and nine outlets (Segovia, two shops in Madrid, two shops in Valencia, Castellón, Barcelona, Santander, and Vigo). This project began as a complement to the financing of other cooperation projects but since 2009 it has been materialised in a stable funding source, which will allow the organisation to launch other types of projects during 2017.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 60-75
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: non-for-profit organisations; non-governmental organisations; NGOs; charity bookshops; accountability; cooperation projects; social entrepreneurship.
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Author-Name: M. Isabel Sanchez-Hernandez
Author-X-Name-First: M. Isabel
Author-X-Name-Last: Sanchez-Hernandez
Author-Name: Flavio Hourneaux Jr.
Author-X-Name-First: Flavio Hourneaux
Author-X-Name-Last: Jr.
Author-Name: Barbara Galleli Dias
Author-X-Name-First: Barbara Galleli
Author-X-Name-Last: Dias
Title: Sustainability disclosure imbalances. A qualitative case-study analysis
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According to the paradigm of the <i>triple bottom line</i> approach for sustainability, an organisation is supposed to positively impact on three dimensions of sustainable development: economic, social, and environmental. Therefore, there is some doubt if companies are giving the same importance at these different aspects of sustainability in their disclosure efforts. The aim of this paper is to identify the existence of either equilibrium or imbalance among the dimensions of sustainability and to identify the level of association between the company's sustainable practices and its performance. This work analyses the case study of the Spanish financial institution CaixaBank, with ATLAS.ti 7.1 software, assuming that it is one leading bank with financial robustness and an acknowledged culture of sustainability. However, some clear imbalances have been found.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 42-59
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: disclosure; qualitative analysis; performance; sustainability; case-study; Spain; bank sector.
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Author-Name: Ana Patrícia Duarte
Author-X-Name-First: Ana Patrícia
Author-X-Name-Last: Duarte
Author-Name: José Gonçalves Das Neves
Author-X-Name-First: José Gonçalves Das
Author-X-Name-Last: Neves
Author-Name: Daniel Roque Gomes
Author-X-Name-First: Daniel Roque
Author-X-Name-Last: Gomes
Author-Name: Gabriel Alberto Moisés
Author-X-Name-First: Gabriel Alberto
Author-X-Name-Last: Moisés
Title: Corporate social responsibility, job satisfaction, and customer orientation in Angola
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This study sought to examine the effect of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on employees' costumer orientation through the mediating role of job satisfaction for a sample of tourism and hospitality employees in Angola. Data were collected from 125 respondents using anonymously completed structured questionnaires. Perceived CSR was assessed by the scale developed by Martínez et al. (2013), which includes social, economic and environmental issues. Job satisfaction was measured using Lima et al.'s (1994) job-facet scale, while customer orientation was evaluated using a reduced version of Saxe and Weitz's (1982) customer-orientation scale. The three dimensions of CSR in question have dissimilar levels of association with customer orientation. Only perceptions of company engagement in social CSR practices explain employees' customer orientation, and the relationship is partially mediated by job satisfaction. Additional studies with larger samples and longitudinal designs are needed to determine further the influence of CSR on employees' job satisfaction and customer orientation.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 93-109
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: corporate social responsibility; CSR; job satisfaction; employee customer orientation; Angola; Africa; tourism and hospitality; hotels; job attitudes and behaviours.
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Author-Name: Ana Luísa Santos
Author-X-Name-First: Ana Luísa
Author-X-Name-Last: Santos
Author-Name: Beatriz Casais
Author-X-Name-First: Beatriz
Author-X-Name-Last: Casais
Title: Corporate hypocrisy and social responsibility: a comparative study of brand crises effect on consumer's attitude toward brands
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It is essential to understand how consumers react to scandals that occur in the domain the brand promotes corporate social responsibility. This study discusses how corporate social responsibility and perceived corporate hypocrisy change consumer attitudes after a brand crisis. The results of 328 responses to a survey about attitude towards four brands faced a crisis in the environmental domain - BP, Zara, Nestlé and Volkswagen - verified the existence of significant changes with more negative attitudes after respondents have been remembered/exposed to inconsistent information between brand environmental CSR and its actual behaviour on that domain. All studied cases have proved the important role of perceived corporate hypocrisy in the formation of negative attitudes towards the brand. The research alert managers to the fragility of CSR when they are driven by extrinsic or self-interest reasons, as they can be counterproductive when a scandal arises in the same area.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 110-131
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: corporate social responsibility; CSR; corporate hypocrisy; attitude towards the brand; brand crises.
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Author-Name: Beatriz Casais
Author-X-Name-First: Beatriz
Author-X-Name-Last: Casais
Author-Name: Bruno Sousa
Author-X-Name-First: Bruno
Author-X-Name-Last: Sousa
Title: 'Portugal, the best destination': the case study of a CSR communication that changed mentalities and increased business performance
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices have shown evidence of success in marketing and business outcomes, even during financial crisis periods and in the context of small businesses. This paper presents a case study of a small company producing digital albums that launched a digital communication campaign aiming to increase the habits of taking and printing digital photos. The campaign also aimed at creating a more positive image about Portugal's future in a financial crisis context and increasing tourism activities and a sense of national self-esteem among people. The campaign 'Portugal, the best destination' invited everyone in Portugal to show the country as a tourist destination of excellence, participating with photos that would be added to the largest photo book recognised by The Guinness World of Records. The buzz created by such a low budget campaign solved the organisation's lack of awareness and the lack of photography printing routines among consumers, while bringing a Portuguese sense of pride and helping create an external public opinion about the country.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 29-41
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: corporate social responsibility; CSR; integrated marketing communications; new media; societal marketing; destination marketing.
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Author-Name: Elva Lizeth Ramos-Monge
Author-X-Name-First: Elva Lizeth
Author-X-Name-Last: Ramos-Monge
Author-Name: Xavier Llinàs-Audet
Author-X-Name-First: Xavier
Author-X-Name-Last: Llinàs-Audet
Author-Name: Jesús Barrena-Martínez
Author-X-Name-First: Jesús
Author-X-Name-Last: Barrena-Martínez
Title: Drivers and barriers of University Social Responsibility: integration into strategic plans
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The implementation of University Social Responsibility (USR) in its strategic plans is a subject of great social interest. However, the lack of understanding produces deficient stakeholder's engagement, obstructing USR applications and potential benefits. USR in a formal context and as part of strategy should be a path that leads to its fulfilment. A Delphi method was used and several experts have participated in it. Results show that USR is related to student's issues, among main drivers are to work under a code of ethics and acquire civic competences as a part of their vocational training. Among barriers to be involved in social responsibility activities is the lack of engagement of university community. The insufficient communication into the university community is mentioned as one of the main obstacles to incorporate USR into strategic planning. Relevance of this work relies on the holistic points of views of the results.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 174-201
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: University Social Responsibility; USR; Delphi method; strategic management; strategic plan; stakeholders theory.
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Author-Name: César Sahelices-Pinto
Author-X-Name-First: César
Author-X-Name-Last: Sahelices-Pinto
Author-Name: Ana Lanero-Carrizo
Author-X-Name-First: Ana
Author-X-Name-Last: Lanero-Carrizo
Author-Name: José Luis Vázquez-Burguete
Author-X-Name-First: José Luis
Author-X-Name-Last: Vázquez-Burguete
Title: Corporate social responsibility and consumer behaviour in the hospitality sector: its effects on the decision-making process
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In current marketplaces, implementation of activities related to corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a new expectation to be fulfilled by all sort of organisations. These ethical practices are key issues at the time of differentiating products, gaining competitive advantages for consumer decisions and reviews, and building simultaneously a positive reputation in face of the various stakeholders. Although the recent marketing literature indicates a positive link between companies' involvement in social and environmental causes and consumer goodwill towards firms and brands, the effects of social reputation on consumer behaviour are not entirely demonstrated. In the context of these evidences, this paper analyses the consideration of responsibility criteria over the different stages of the consumer decision-making process with regard to hospitality services. Particularly, a self-administered questionnaire was conducted with a representative sample of consumers in Spain. In general, findings support a moderate-downward impact of perceived business responsibility over the consumer decision-making process, while some discrepancies can be observed between individuals within gender and different age groups. Lastly, a final discussion is carried out gathering some interest considerations as direct reflection of results obtained and further lines of future research are indicated.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 132-150
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: corporate social responsibility; CSR; consumer behaviour; consumer decision-making process; hospitality sector; gender and age.
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Author-Name: Sandra Gomes
Author-X-Name-First: Sandra
Author-X-Name-Last: Gomes
Author-Name: Pedro Graça
Author-X-Name-First: Pedro
Author-X-Name-Last: Graça
Title: Consumer perception of corporate social responsibility: points of view from Portuguese undergraduate students
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One of the main purposes of this paper is analysing the perception of Portuguese consumers - namely undergraduate students in Oporto - regarding corporate social responsibility (CSR). Considering consumer perceptions on CSR dimensions are limited to a national contingency, this research provides some results that bridge the research gap on the subject in Portugal. For this purpose, exploratory interviews have been conducted and such interviews have allowed the elaboration of a questionnaire directed to a sample of 824 students in 22 higher education institutions. Due to the analysis of the main results, it has been concluded that students had some knowledge and a multidimensional vision of CSR. After an exploratory and confirmatory factorial analysis, it has been found that the CSR concept is based on four dimensions: economic, environmental, employees and community. Concerning consumer support of CSR, such consumers prefer avoiding products from socially irresponsible companies to actually be willing to pay more for products from socially responsible ones.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 76-92
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: consumer perception; consumer support of CSR; CSR; undergraduate students.
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Author-Name: Vanessa Mato-Santiso
Author-X-Name-First: Vanessa
Author-X-Name-Last: Mato-Santiso
Author-Name: Marta Rey-García
Author-X-Name-First: Marta
Author-X-Name-Last: Rey-García
Title: Collective social entrepreneurship for sustainable impact: a framework proposal
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Collective social entrepreneurship (CSE) has gained in importance over the last decade as a set of new approaches to solve complex social problems. This paper aims to better understand the conditions under which CSE may achieve sustainable impact. To fulfil that goal, we propose a conceptual framework that relates the antecedents, enablers and outcomes of CSE. The framework is applied to assess the maturity of a large cross-sector alliance in the field of work integration through case study research methods (Yin, 1994). Regarding main theoretical contributions and empirical findings, we: 1) propose a set of six key inter-organisational enablers to assess the maturity of CSE towards the creation of a shared value ecosystem; 2) highlight the potential role of integrated and innovative corporate social responsibility as both antecedent and enabler of CSE; 3) shed light on the challenge of measurement of CSE outcomes and their contingency on factors beyond alliance boundaries; 4) illustrate the tensions derived from disparate goals, language differences and asymmetric alliance learning in a CSE.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 10-28
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: collective social entrepreneurship; CSE; sustainable impact; collective impact; shared value ecosystem; systemic change; inter-organisational enablers; alliance learning; work integration; vulnerable groups.
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Author-Name: Pedro Gaudêncio
Author-X-Name-First: Pedro
Author-X-Name-Last: Gaudêncio
Author-Name: Arnaldo Coelho
Author-X-Name-First: Arnaldo
Author-X-Name-Last: Coelho
Author-Name: Neuza Ribeiro
Author-X-Name-First: Neuza
Author-X-Name-Last: Ribeiro
Title: Impact of CSR perceptions on workers' innovative behaviour: exploring the social exchange process and the role of perceived external prestige
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The study aims to show how organisational corporate social responsibility (CSR) can influence workers' attitudes, especially in terms of innovative behaviour (IB). A second aim is to explore the social exchange process that may underlie this relationship, by examining the mediating role of organisational trust (OT), affective commitment (AC) and happiness (HAP), and the moderating role of perceived external prestige (PEP). The authors employ structural equation modelling based on survey data obtained from 315 Portuguese individuals. The findings show that perceptions of CSR predict IB through a social exchange process which involves the mediating role of OT, AC and HAP and the moderating process of PEP. They suggest that managers should implement CSR practices because these can contribute towards fostering IB, but that they should also invest in communication and in the process of upgrading corporate image. This study enriches the existing knowledge about social exchange relationships in organisational contexts, and responds to the need to understand underlying mechanisms linking CSR with workers' organisational outcomes, by analysing CSR practices from a holistic stakeholder perspective.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 151-173
Issue: 1/2
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: corporate social responsibility; CSR; affective commitment; happiness; perceived external prestige; PEP; social exchange; trust.
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Author-Name: Tommaso Pucci
Author-X-Name-First: Tommaso
Author-X-Name-Last: Pucci
Author-Name: Elena Casprini
Author-X-Name-First: Elena
Author-X-Name-Last: Casprini
Author-Name: Alberto Mattiacci
Author-X-Name-First: Alberto
Author-X-Name-Last: Mattiacci
Author-Name: Lorenzo Zanni
Author-X-Name-First: Lorenzo
Author-X-Name-Last: Zanni
Title: Does being 'greener' pay? Bridging the gap between 'green' technology orientation and firms' growth
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This paper analyses the impact of 'green' technology orientation (GTO) on the firm's growth. Mediation effect of environmental performance and moderation effect of environmental competitive strategies are also considered. Data from a unique sample of 177 wineries (over a nine years long panel) and a focus group with three wine managers and a journalist were collected and analysed. Results are threefold. First, firms may pursue two different environmental performances ('land and ecosystem' and/or 'energy and emission'). Second, there is no a direct relationship between the firm's GTO and the firm's growth, but this relationship is mediated by the environmental performances of a company. Finally, multiple combinations between environmental performances and environmental competitive strategies are able to explain firms' growth.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 279-302
Issue: 3
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: growth; environmental performance; green technology orientation; GTO; competitive strategies; latent growth model; wine; mediation effect.
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Author-Name: Aditee Potdar
Author-X-Name-First: Aditee
Author-X-Name-Last: Potdar
Author-Name: Seema Unnikrishnan
Author-X-Name-First: Seema
Author-X-Name-Last: Unnikrishnan
Author-Name: Anju Singh
Author-X-Name-First: Anju
Author-X-Name-Last: Singh
Title: A framework for climate change management in organisations: a case for India
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This paper proposes a framework for climate change management in business organisations. In the proposed framework, regulations play a substantial role in translating the response drivers to mitigation activities and ultimately leading to the formation of a climate change strategy. The proposed framework is validated in the Indian context by designing a questionnaire and administering it to 166 manufacturing organisations. The organisational responses are subjected to exploratory factor analysis to derive items that are central to the Indian context. The findings suggest that physical risk due to climate change affects the firms greatly. Procurement and supply chain management are the areas where firms could initiate significant mitigation actions. The organisations anticipate the government bringing out climate change related rules and standards for further mitigation. It can be concluded that the organisations perceive climate change as a risk and are exploring opportunities to tackle the challenge to gain benefits from it.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 303-334
Issue: 3
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: climate change; regulations; mitigation; risk; business organisations; India.
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Author-Name: D. Ganesh Gopal
Author-X-Name-First: D. Ganesh
Author-X-Name-Last: Gopal
Author-Name: M. Asha Jerlin
Author-X-Name-First: M. Asha
Author-X-Name-Last: Jerlin
Author-Name: M. Abirami
Author-X-Name-First: M.
Author-X-Name-Last: Abirami
Title: A smart parking system using IoT
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The primary vision of developing smart cities is to enable growing technologies in to our daily activities, that will helps us to resolve our daily issues in house management, health care management, traffic management system. Due to the overcrowding of cities and increase in the number of vehicles finding a free space to park vehicles has become a major issue to the drivers especially in peak hours. Though many traditional approaches and technologies are deployed there have been many flaws are suspected and identified. Though lot of solutions has been proposed over the parking solution problems they have certain limitation and constraints over the devices or technology used as well as the cost factor required for implementation. So considering such factors we have proposed a prototype model to experiment our system which can very effectively optimise the parking solution with low-cost parking solutions.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 335-345
Issue: 3
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: smart parking system; SPS; internet of things; IoT; ultrasonic range finder; wifi enabled Arduino UNO; low cost.
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Author-Name: Sarah Philipson
Author-X-Name-First: Sarah
Author-X-Name-Last: Philipson
Title: The difficulty with which tacit knowing is transformed into explicit knowledge
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This is a conceptual paper giving a fundamental critique of knowledge management, as conceptualised by Nonaka and colleagues by a critical reading of Polanyi, inspired by the Russian psychologist Vygotsky and the US engineering professor Ferguson. The findings are that the externalisation of tacit knowing is much more complex and less prone to be managed than suggested in extant literature. In creating knowledge from such tacit knowing the community pf practice is identified as crucial.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 346-359
Issue: 3
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: tacit knowing; externalisation; explicit knowledge; gestalt; problematisation; innovation; community of practice; entrepreneurship.
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Author-Name: Say Keat Ooi
Author-X-Name-First: Say Keat
Author-X-Name-Last: Ooi
Author-Name: Azlan Amran
Author-X-Name-First: Azlan
Author-X-Name-Last: Amran
Title: Malaysia's response and strategies towards climate change
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Climate change is among the most critical challenges facing the world as it affects human well-being and economic growth. As a non-annex I country, Malaysia has no quantitative commitments to reduce GHG emissions. Nevertheless, as part of the global community, Malaysia consciously pledges to share the load of global challenges. As the most powerful stakeholder in Malaysia, the government plays an important role in providing leadership to guide and encourage businesses to address this topical issue. This paper reviews the energy and GHG emissions in Malaysia, and provides an overview of the climate change strategies from the government's perspective. It demonstrates Malaysia's commitment to address climate change in the context of sustainable development, and highlights Malaysian government's efforts towards energy efficiency and renewable energy utilisation.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 360-378
Issue: 3
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: climate change policy; climate change strategies; energy; GHG emissions; Malaysia.
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Author-Name: Francesco Caputo
Author-X-Name-First: Francesco
Author-X-Name-Last: Caputo
Author-Name: Vincenzo Formisano
Author-X-Name-First: Vincenzo
Author-X-Name-Last: Formisano
Author-Name: Barbora Buhonova
Author-X-Name-First: Barbora
Author-X-Name-Last: Buhonova
Author-Name: Leonard Walletzky
Author-X-Name-First: Leonard
Author-X-Name-Last: Walletzky
Title: Depicting a conceptual framework for smart city
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The vibrant scenario in which companies, organisations, and institutions daily interact is underlying the increasing relevance and opportunities offered by the information and communication technologies. The world in which we live is progressively becoming a digital ecosystem in which all the interactions, relationships, and exchanges are supported by technological instruments and platforms. In this emerging scenario the topic of smart city is attracting a prominent interest of researchers and practitioners. The general approach to the smart city as 'instruments' to connect users, infrastructures, and services by using the information technologies is producing several research questions with references to the relationships among technologies, environment, and users in the next years. In order to enrich previous knowledge on this topic, the paper adopts a qualitative approach to define a wider conceptual framework for smart cities. The principal aim is to support both researchers and practitioners in better understand and manage the emerging smart and digital environment.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 379-392
Issue: 3
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: digital ecosystems; smart communities; smart city; information and communication technology; sustainable development; systems view; cognitive alignments; information sharing.
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Author-Name: Chiara Crovini
Author-X-Name-First: Chiara
Author-X-Name-Last: Crovini
Author-Name: Giovanni Ossola
Author-X-Name-First: Giovanni
Author-X-Name-Last: Ossola
Author-Name: Guido Giovando
Author-X-Name-First: Guido
Author-X-Name-Last: Giovando
Title: New opportunities for the development of smart cities in Italy: the role of banking foundations
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The present study represents a theoretical contribution in the field of smart cities and banking foundations and, in particular, the paper aims to underline the opportunities and the potential benefits of banking foundations supporting the development of smart cities in Italy. We analysed the reports on strategic business plan of the period between 2017-2019, published by the eighty-eight banking foundations, the corporate governance and the internal organisation model, the notes to the financial statements and the websites of the Italian banking foundations and, through a deductive approach, we elaborated their general business model. This research, thanks to its multidisciplinary approach, contributes to the body of knowledge by providing a virtuous example of interactions and synergies between smart cities and banking foundations in Italy. This work represents the first step of a far deeper analysis and consequently future developments will constitute valid tests of core arguments deeply analysed in this context.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 393-408
Issue: 3
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: smart cities; smart sustainable cities; Italian banking foundations; business model; innovation.
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Author-Name: Maman Setiawan
Author-X-Name-First: Maman
Author-X-Name-Last: Setiawan
Title: Technical efficiency and decision to exit: evidence from the dairy farms in Sukabumi district, West Java, Indonesia
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This research investigates technical efficiency and its effect on the decision to exit of the dairy farms in Sukabumi district, West Java, Indonesia. Farm-level data obtained from survey are used to estimate the technical efficiency using a bootstrapped data envelopment analysis. The results show that dairy farms in Sukabumi are technically inefficient. The technical efficiency also has a negative effect on the decision to exit. This implies that the dairy farms with higher technical efficiency scores tend to have lower probabilities to exit from the business.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 428-440
Issue: 4
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: dairy farms; technical efficiency; bootstrapped data envelopment analysis; decision to exit.
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Author-Name: Nuria Arimany-Serrat
Author-X-Name-First: Nuria
Author-X-Name-Last: Arimany-Serrat
Author-Name: Elisenda Tarrats-Pons
Author-X-Name-First: Elisenda
Author-X-Name-Last: Tarrats-Pons
Author-Name: Petra Nylund
Author-X-Name-First: Petra
Author-X-Name-Last: Nylund
Title: The development of high-growth agribusinesses in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis
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The impact of the 2008 financial crisis has led the region of Central Catalonia, Spain, to rely even more on agribusiness. This industry represents a large share of employment and sales income in the region. In addition, high-growth firms drive a disproportionate share of regional economic growth. We therefore analyse the economic and financial health of high-growth agribusinesses in Central Catalonia during the period 2008-2013. We find that these firms exercise frugal financial management during the studied years, and that their economic profitability is a function of their solvency and the employee productivity. We conclude by discussing the implications of these findings.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 441-459
Issue: 4
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: economic and financial analysis; high-growth firms; agribusinesses; profitability; financial return; Catalonia.
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Author-Name: George Acheampong
Author-X-Name-First: George
Author-X-Name-Last: Acheampong
Title: Investment climate constraints, network isomorphism and survival among small commercial poultry farms in Ghana
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The study seeks to the role SME network isomorphism to survival using data from a two-year network survey of poultry enterprises in Ghana. The data was collected between January 2014 and March 2015. The study seeks to understand the usefulness of network isomorphism as structural conformance in a network in aiding the survival of SMEs. Isomorphism was measured as structural equivalence between actors in the collaborative network we developed from the data. First, it is found that there is a high failure rate among the SMEs of about 40%. Secondly, isomorphic SMEs have a better survival probability and such isomorphism was very useful in overcoming investment climate constraints. However, the isomorphism reaches an optimum and returns negative effects. The findings imply that while technical efficiency is important to the survival of enterprises, business managers must also be attuned to the influencing role of structural conformance in an industry.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 460-479
Issue: 4
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: structural equivalence; isomorphism; investment climate; SME networks; Ghana; probit regressions.
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Author-Name: Anu Singh Lather
Author-X-Name-First: Anu Singh
Author-X-Name-Last: Lather
Author-Name: Simran Kaur
Author-X-Name-First: Simran
Author-X-Name-Last: Kaur
Title: Role of leader-member exchange and organisational justice on firm sustainability in India: an empirical examination
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This study proposed that a perception of organisational justice plays an important role in explaining the relationship between subordinates and their supervisors, and in turn, the resulting influence on firm's sustainability. The study reports responses from 218 employees from Delhi NCR. This study disclosed that the distributive, procedural and interactional justice stanching from the leader member exchange quality have a positive and significant link with firm sustainability. The limitations of common method bias and cross sectional data are discussed in light of implications for future research. This study answers the vital question that what should be done to increment the perception about organisational fairness which result in sustainability of the firm.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 480-493
Issue: 4
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: organisational justice; leader-member exchange; LMX; firm sustainability.
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Author-Name: Jeen Wei Ong
Author-X-Name-First: Jeen Wei
Author-X-Name-Last: Ong
Author-Name: Guan Gan Gerald Goh
Author-X-Name-First: Guan Gan Gerald
Author-X-Name-Last: Goh
Author-Name: Choon Yih Goh
Author-X-Name-First: Choon Yih
Author-X-Name-Last: Goh
Author-Name: Hui Siang Sally Yong
Author-X-Name-First: Hui Siang Sally
Author-X-Name-Last: Yong
Title: The green value chain construct: instrument validation and green practices among Malaysian corporations
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This study aims to validate the green value chain construct and developed through semi-structured interviews conducted on 35 public listed companies with green focus in Malaysia. Despite the importance of value chain activities as the cornerstone of value creation for businesses, there are only limited research effort that had been directed at empirically validating the green value chain construct. This study validated the green value chain construct through questionnaire surveys among 198 Malaysian corporations. In addition, the adoption of green practices within the value chain among the corporations are examined. The findings suggest that while the corporations are embedding green practices, mainly in the primary value chain activities, the green practices in the secondary value chain activities are however given lower emphasis. The minimal emphasis on embedding green elements in the technology development and human resource management is of concern which raises the question on the sustainability of green practices among these corporations.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 494-512
Issue: 4
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: green value chain; construct validation; exploratory factor analysis; green practices; Malaysian corporations.
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Author-Name: Domenico Raucci
Author-X-Name-First: Domenico
Author-X-Name-Last: Raucci
Author-Name: Stefano Agostinone
Author-X-Name-First: Stefano
Author-X-Name-Last: Agostinone
Author-Name: Martina Carnevale
Author-X-Name-First: Martina
Author-X-Name-Last: Carnevale
Title: Technical and economic evaluation of renewable energy production in the Italian agricultural firm: financing a biogas plant investment
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This paper provides a technical and economic evaluation for financing a biogas plant investment for energy production. Using a case study, the analysis is focused on a diversification strategy of an Italian agricultural firm that, moving from its 'traditional' business, exploits the potentials offered by the integrations with renewable energy production. The building of a biogas plant represents, for a farm, an opportunity to plan a fruitful sustainable development by searching an effective and efficient balance between the financing sources and the regulatory incentives. The economic-financial results show that the renewable energy investment, especially in the biogas production, integrates effectively the current activities of the farm investigated without changing the 'core' business efficiency. Furthermore, it supports its growth strategies with suitable levels of the profitability and greater attention of environmental impacts.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 513-538
Issue: 4
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: Italian agriculture sector; renewable energies production; biogas plant investment; project management; cash-flow analysis.
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Author-Name: Robert Ribarić
Author-X-Name-First: Robert
Author-X-Name-Last: Ribarić
Author-Name: Christian Stipanović
Author-X-Name-First: Christian
Author-X-Name-Last: Stipanović
Title: Stakeholder collaboration based on an innovated tourism product club model - an empirical investigation of the Parenzana product club
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The aim of this study is to analyse the potential of a tourism product club, as a form of collaboration, in the development of a tourism product. The study applies a qualitative approach and consists of a theoretical part and an applicative part. Structured interviewing in the field was used to survey 49 respondents and the data were processed using thematic coding and qualitative content analysis. The theoretical part includes a schematic diagram of a tourist product club model that would ensure the competitiveness of an integrated tourism product, drive entrepreneurship and encourage the entrepreneurial activities of stakeholders. The applicative part investigates the possibilities of valorising, for the purposes of tourism, the Parenzana route, which passes through two countries, Croatia and Slovenia. Based on the current state, fundamental objectives are defined that could be accomplished through the synergy of innovated operational strategies, resulting in a highly-developed, integrated tourism product based on the Parenzana product club model.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 539-559
Issue: 5
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: stakeholder collaboration; cross-border collaboration; business model; entrepreneurship; tourism product club; innovations; integrated tourism product; sustainable development; qualitative research; thematic coding; qualitative content analysis; operational strategies; Parenzana.
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Author-Name: Mohani Abdul
Author-X-Name-First: Mohani
Author-X-Name-Last: Abdul
Author-Name: Azmawani Abd. Rahman
Author-X-Name-First: Azmawani Abd.
Author-X-Name-Last: Rahman
Author-Name: Mastora Yahya
Author-X-Name-First: Mastora
Author-X-Name-Last: Yahya
Author-Name: Mohammad Mizanur Rahman
Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad Mizanur
Author-X-Name-Last: Rahman
Title: Entrepreneurial characteristics and intentions among undergraduates in Malaysia
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This study investigates the entrepreneurial intentions of undergraduate students in the public university and private institution of higher learning in Malaysia. Six entrepreneurial characteristics were observed during the focus group interviews which included; risk taking propensity, self-confidence, need for achievement, innovativeness, tolerance of ambiguity, and locus of control. These elements are used to define the entrepreneurial profile of students using the trait model of entrepreneurship as a basis of the proposed research. Ten students from the public and private higher institutions of learning were interviewed. Students were selected from one public university (IPTA) and another from private university (IPTS). Results based on the students' entrepreneurial intentions are compared between the IPTA and IPTS and some plausible explanations are discussed. This research provides deeper insight into entrepreneurship education besides providing comprehensive empirical evidence about the impact of higher education on entrepreneurial intentions, thus fills an important gap in the entrepreneurship literature.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 560-574
Issue: 5
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: entrepreneurial intentions; entrepreneurial characteristics; risk taking propensity; self-confidence; need for achievement; innovativeness; tolerance of ambiguity; locus of control; LoC; undergraduates; public university; IPTA; private university; IPTS; Malaysia.
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Author-Name: Kristjana Jace
Author-X-Name-First: Kristjana
Author-X-Name-Last: Jace
Author-Name: Athanasios Tsagkanos
Author-X-Name-First: Athanasios
Author-X-Name-Last: Tsagkanos
Author-Name: Evangelos Koumanakos
Author-X-Name-First: Evangelos
Author-X-Name-Last: Koumanakos
Title: Asymmetric effects on the development of social enterprises. Factors and effects
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The purpose in this paper is to empirically examine the factors that affect the development of social enterprises. Our research focus on a group of 16 EU countries in which the social economy sector is considered developed. Using a less homogeneous group of countries with respect to a more homogeneous group of areas from the same country will offer a different view regarding the significant factors. Our methodology is based on advanced econometric tests as bootstrap test and Bayesian bootstrap that attain better statistical properties in presence of low size sample with respects to classical correlation test. The results exhibit asymmetric effects of social entrepreneurship that differentiate the factors contributing to their development. In countries of South of Europe all the factors that theory proposes affect the development of social enterprises whereas in countries of North of Europe the impact is confined on the unemployment in vulnerable groups (as women and young people) and low expenditure on care for elderly. These results provide strong evidence that countries of South of Europe should turn the model of their macroeconomic policy.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 575-588
Issue: 5
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: social enterprises; SEs; European Union; bootstrap test; asymmetric effects.
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Author-Name: Christian Hürlimann
Author-X-Name-First: Christian
Author-X-Name-Last: Hürlimann
Author-Name: Jasim Al-Ali
Author-X-Name-First: Jasim
Author-X-Name-Last: Al-Ali
Author-Name: Dolores S. Bengoa
Author-X-Name-First: Dolores S.
Author-X-Name-Last: Bengoa
Title: Theory and practice of valuation approaches in renewable energy investments: a survey among investment professionals
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This paper reports the results of a survey among Swiss and German investors in renewable energy (RE) - a challenging undertaking due to the restricted data access for those typically non-trade assets. The research's focus is placed on capital budgeting techniques, risk assessment, risk mitigation, cost of capital approaches, and risk-adjustment processes. The results are both reassuring and surprising. The majority of organisations still employ well-established discounted cash flow based techniques while other approaches propagated in finance theory, such as the certainty equivalent method, are seldom applied. A surprising number of organisations still use their firm's risk within discount rates in RE valuations instead of project risk. Beside of taking systematic risk into account in line with the capital asset pricing model, various diversifiable unsystematic risk components are considered in RE valuation. We also find clear evidence about materialised risk influencing personal risk preferences and some evidence about cultural differences in valuation.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 589-643
Issue: 5
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: capital budgeting; asset pricing; investment return; cost of capital; risk assessment; risk mitigation; project risk; risk-adjustment; non-traded assets; private equity; renewable energy; Switzerland; Germany; benchmarking.
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Author-Name: Sylvester Abomeh Ofobruku
Author-X-Name-First: Sylvester Abomeh
Author-X-Name-Last: Ofobruku
Author-Name: Chukwunonye Ezeah
Author-X-Name-First: Chukwunonye
Author-X-Name-Last: Ezeah
Title: Modelling the impact of entrepreneurial venture risk taking on solid waste collection capacity in Abuja, Nigeria
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This research, investigated the impact of entrepreneurial venture risk taking on solid waste collection capacity in Abuja, Nigeria. The study utilised a multi-methods approach consisting of direct field observations, key informant interviews and questionnaire survey for primary data collection. Data collected were analysed using the statistical program for social sciences, SPSS version 17.0 software. Results indicate that entrepreneurial activities can be used to optimise efficiencies in sustainable solid waste management. In particular, the study found that entrepreneurial venture risk taking has a positive correlation on solid waste collection capacity with a strong significance value of 0.001. It is recommended that government should formulate policies that encourage entrepreneurial venture risk taking in order to enhance sustainable solid waste collection capacity within the case study area.
Journal: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
Pages: 644-660
Issue: 5
Volume: 15
Year: 2019
Keywords: entrepreneurship; Nigeria; solid waste management; venture risk taking; waste collection.
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