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- Arbuthnott, Andrew, et al.
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A study of establishment processes and entrepreneurial industry emergence in a Swedish region facing difficulties
- 2008
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Ingår i: 53rd International Council for Small Business World Conference. - Halifax, Canada : ICSB.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper explores establishment processes of a new industry located in a peripheral region of Sweden that is based upon old traditional industries in decline. Based on a qualitativestudy, we identify how actors within the new industry interact and intervene with the existing infrastructures and institutions that support the old local industry while trying to build new infrastructures. We identify key restricting and supporting mechanisms for theestablishment processes, with implications for policy and regional and entrepreneurship research.
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- Bengtsson, Maria, 1959-, et al.
(författare)
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Co-opetition dynamics – an outline for further inquiry
- 2010
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Ingår i: Competitiveness Review: An International Journal. - : Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. - 1059-5422 .- 2051-3143. ; 20:2, s. 194-214
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to conceptually develop the understanding of co-opetitiondynamics and to enhance the conceptual clarity of co-opetition by developing a definition based onprevious research efforts.Design/methodology/approach – This conceptual paper integrates various approaches to theconcept co-opetition into a definition that holds for co-opetitive interactions across multiple levels.Different co-opetitive interactions and the resulting dynamics are discussed by drawing uponcompetition and cooperation theories. The paper concludes with an agenda for further research onco-opetition dynamics.Findings – The paper outlines how different types of co-opetitive interactions result in archetypicalsituations where the dynamics of co-opetition are present as well as where the dynamics of co-opetitionare missing due to a lack of balance between cooperation and competition. It notes four co-opetitiveforces: over-embedding, distancing, confronting, and colluding. These four forces drive developmenttowards situations without dynamics.Originality/value – This paper provides a conceptual understanding of co-opetition dynamics andwill reveal that in order to adequately account for co-opetition dynamics, a definition of co-opetitionmust analytically separate the cooperative and the competitive interaction inherent in co-opetition.
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- Bergh, Pontus, 1976-, et al.
(författare)
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Entrepreneurs learning together : the importance of building trust for learning and exploiting business opportunities
- 2011
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Ingår i: The International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. - : Springer Science. - 1554-7191 .- 1555-1938. ; 7:1, s. 17-37
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This longitudinal, qualitative case study examines trust-building processes and learning outcomes among entrepreneurs who participated in formal networks designed to develop competence and knowledge. This study is built on rich data collected through observation and video recordings made during network meetings and get-togethers. Additional data was gleaned from personal interviews with participating entrepreneurs. All data sources reveal on how trust develops and how entrepreneurs can use networks to learn and improve their capacity to exploit business opportunities. Studying how trust is built over time among entrepreneurs who demonstrate a low level of trust when they join the network, this study provides insights into micro-processes and important components of building trust. Findings suggest three processes that build commitment, companionship, and competence trust. Moreover, acknowledging the notion of social learning, the findings suggest that when entrepreneurs build trust with one another they can experience cognitive, emotional, and social changes by participating in a network. This may bring potential consequences for their exploiting opportunities. Implications for academics and managers are discussed.
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- Bergh, Pontus, 1976-, et al.
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Trust and self-efficacy in formal learning networks : the effects on entrepreneurs’ capacity to act upon business opportunities
- 2012
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Ingår i: International Journal of Innovation and Learning. - : Inderscience. - 1471-8197 .- 1741-8089. ; 12:2
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In efforts to promote better realization of business opportunities, government support of formal policy led learning networks among entrepreneurs has been a popular approach world-wide. This article uses survey data from 109 entrepreneurs who took part in formal learning networks to examine how trust in network partners influences the capacity to act upon business opportunities for entrepreneurs. Further, we examine how this influence is moderated by the entrepreneurs’ own self-efficacy. Our results support a positive relationship between developing trust in other networking entrepreneurs and the capacity to act upon business opportunities. Self-efficacy was found to moderate this relationship. For entrepreneurs with low self-efficacy, results support an inverted U-shaped relationship, with the greatest outcomes reached with an intermediate level of trust. For entrepreneurs with high self-efficacy, a positive linear relationship is supported. We discuss implications for further research on trust and realization of opportunities, and for learning network policy.
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- Biedenbach, Galina, 1978-, et al.
(författare)
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Dynamics of B2B brand equity : the role of interdependencies in buyer-seller relationships
- 2010
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Ingår i: Proceeding of the 39th EMAC Conference. - : European Marketing Academy. - 9788792569011
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of buyer-seller interdependencies on the formation of brand equity in the B2B context. The study demonstrates that a higher level of dependency, experienced by the multi-services buyers compared to the uni-service buyers, affects overall brand equity developed towards the seller. By considering the hierarchy of effects between the brand equity dimensions, the study shows that the factors capturing the interdependencies have a significant impact on brand loyalty of the multi- service buyers. The study contributes to branding research by evaluating the impact of buyer- seller dependency on B2B brand equity.
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- Lindberg, Erik, 1953-, et al.
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Turning stressors into something productive : An empirical study revealing nonlinear influences of role stressors on self-efficacy
- 2013
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Ingår i: Journal of Applied Social Psychology. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0021-9029 .- 1559-1816. ; 43:2, s. 263-274
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study suggests that stressors can be productive for self-efficacy and that the influence of stressors on self-efficacy is nonlinear. Analyses were conducted with ordinary least squares regression on a dataset covering responses from 311 deans in Swedish secondary schools. Results support the hypothesized U-shape relationship between role conflict and self-efficacy and the inverted U-shape relationship between role ambiguity and self-efficacy. Thus, findings offer evidence for nonlinear effects of stressors on the level of incumbents' self-efficacy. This research has implications for further research focused on the association between role stressors and self-efficacy.
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- Thorgren, Sara, et al.
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A cause-effect study of inter-firm networking and corporate entrepreneurship : Initial evidence of self-enforcing spirals
- 2009
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Ingår i: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship. - : World Scientific Publishing Company. - 1084-9467. ; 14:4, s. 1-18
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Participating in inter-firm networks has become increasingly popular to enhance corporate entrepreneurship. Trust, relationship diversity and knowledge transfer are considered some of the prominent cornerstones of well-functioning networks. Using longitudinal survey data covering a population of 41 firms operating in two SME networks, we examine cause–effect relationships between interorganizational trust, relationship diversity and knowledge transfer, and corporate entrepreneurship among networking firms. We found a causal influence of knowledge transfer and relational diversity on corporate entrepreneurship. Our approach also identified self-enforcing spirals between network constructs and corporate entrepreneurship. Firms displaying high corporate entrepreneurship may stimulate the creation of relationships such as those characterized by high knowledge transfer that, in turn, are relationship characteristics that stimulate corporate entrepreneurship.
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- Thorgren, Sara, et al.
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Too small or too large to trust your partners in multipartner alliances? : The role of effort in initiating generalized exchanges
- 2011
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Management. - : Elsevier BV. - 0956-5221 .- 1873-3387. ; 27:1, s. 99-112
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article describes how smaller and larger firms face difficulties in establishing trust in multipartner alliances. Using survey data from a sample of 141 firms engaged in such alliances, we examine a curvilinear relationship between firm size and trust. Our results suggest an inverted U-shaped relationship between firm size and the degree to which a firm develops trust in partners. We also establish that effort to establish generalized exchanges is important for trust building. Specifically, we notice the inverted U-shape to be particularly prominent among firms that do not make the effort to establish generalized exchanges, which implies that smaller and larger firms depend upon concerted effort to establish generalized exchanges in developing high levels of trust in alliance partners. This has implications for explaining important influences on trust building in social exchange systems.
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- Lindberg, Erik, 1953-, et al.
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Goal Commitment and Performance : An Empirical Study Incorporating Role-Stress Literature to Reveal Functional and Dysfunctional Influences
- 2011
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Ingår i: Journal of Applied Social Psychology. - Wiley : Wiley. - 0021-9029 .- 1559-1816. ; 41:11, s. 2634-2655
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study integrates the goal-commitment and role-stress literatures in a model to reveal functional and dysfunctional influences of goal commitment on role performance. In a sample of headmasters, we found empirical support for a role-clarifying process suggesting that high commitment reduces role ambiguity and is ultimately positive for role performance. Our model also supports the dysfunctional effect of commitment through a role-complicating process in which commitment drives role overload, which is negative for role performance. By including self-efficacy in our model, we were better able to understand the positive and negative experiences of highly committed individuals. Contributing to the existing literature on role stressors, this study's results indicate that self-efficacy mediates the influences of role stressors on role performance.
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- Malmström, Malin, et al.
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Managing competence acquisition and financial performance : An empirical study of how small firms use competence acquisition strategies
- 2013
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Ingår i: Journal of engineering and technology management. - : Elsevier BV. - 0923-4748 .- 1879-1719. ; 30:4, s. 327-349
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Past research has neglected how small firms manage competence acquisition. Based on transaction cost literature, this article identifies competence acquisition management strategies and their implications for performance. We explore this issue using survey data from 842 small, knowledge-intensive firms. The results outline four aspects of competence acquisition management: (1) competence absorbers, (2) social acquirers, (3) market acquirers, and (4) nonacquirers. Furthermore, we hypothesized and found that market acquirers score higher in terms of financial performance than firms following the other strategies. The market acquirer strategy proved particularly effective under conditions of high dynamism.
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