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- Achtenhagen, Claudia, et al.
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The impact of digital technologies on vocational education and training needs An exploratory study in the German food industry
- 2019
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Ingår i: Education + Training. - : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0040-0912 .- 1758-6127. ; 61:2, s. 222-233
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose - Currently, the hype surrounding digitalization proclaims that the way in which companies create and capture value will change dramatically. Companies that adjust their business models to embrace digital technologies will need different skill sets and competences. Current research tends to focus on the impact of digital technologies on corporations or more generally the labor market, but the authors lack detailed insights into how companies perceive this development to influence their needs regarding employee qualifications. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to explore how companies perceive the impact of digital technologies on the education and training needs of current and future employees.Design/methodology/approach - This study draws on eight case studies from the food industry. It focuses on one occupation certified within the German “dual system” of vocational education and training (VET), the machine and plant operator with focus on food technology.Findings - The findings suggest that the impact of different digital technologies on employees’ job positions, working tasks and training needs is carefully considered in decisions regarding the implementation of digital technologies. Despite some company- specific contingencies, the perceived implications for VET needs are largely similar across the sample.Originality/value - This study draws attention to the importance of reviewing VET needs in relation to the decision of implementing digital technologies.
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- Achtenhagen, Leona, 1969-, et al.
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Co-evolution at the Interface of a Family Firm and its Niche
- 2017
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The interface of the organization and its industry constitutes a vital space for development. Conducting a systematic literature review, we confirm that management research has paid rather little attention to exploring the relationship between the industry context and family business management to date (see also Le Breton Miller & Miller, 2015). Despite this lack of research, many scholars and practitioners alike could name numerous family businesses that hold world class in their niches. Given the pace of environmental changes, there is a clear need to better understand the interface of family business and industry over time. Building on our findings from a longitudinal, in-depth case study of a 4th generation family business and its niche of high-quality Scandinavian Design furniture, we propose a multi-level model of co-evolution that comprises not only the micro- and macro-levels of family business and its industry, but also the meso-level of inter-actor cooperation in its market niche.
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- Achtenhagen, Leona, 1969-, et al.
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Introduction — management challenges in Africa
- 2017
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Ingår i: Management challenges in different types of African firms. - Singapore : Springer. - 9789811045356 - 9789811045363 ; , s. 1-9
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This introductory chapter addresses manangement challenges across different types of African organizations. Based on a literature review of how management challenges in Africa have been studied to date, it introduces this volume´s three parts - Practices, Processes and Performance. It also gives a brief insight of the chapters that discuss these challenges in detail.
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- Achtenhagen, Leona, 1969-, et al.
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Invisible struggles : The representation of ethnic entrepreneurship in US newspapers
- 2015
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Ingår i: Community Development. - : Taylor & Francis. - 1557-5330 .- 1944-7485. ; 46:5, s. 499-515
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- How entrepreneurship is portrayed in media can play an important role for how attractive it is perceived as a career and/or investment option. Communities need people of all ethnicities to be interested in starting businesses because economic development is tied so closely to community development. To date, little to no community development literature has been published about how newspapers frame ethnic minority entrepreneurs and how that might affect the community. This article examined such framing and its implications. This article presents a textual analysis of how ethnic minority entrepreneurship is represented in US newspapers included in the LexisNexis Academic Database from 2003 to 2008. Overall, ethnic minority entrepreneurship, including the struggles the entrepreneurs face, is almost invisible in the newspapers, despite its importance for the economy. From the articles that were published in this field, important patterns were identified. The article concludes with suggestions about how community development officials can assist ethnic minority entrepreneurs.
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- Achtenhagen, Leona, 1969-, et al.
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More than two decades after the Cadbury Report : How far has Sweden, as role model for corporate-governance practices, come?
- 2018
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Ingår i: International Journal of Disclosure & Governance. - : Springer. - 1741-3591 .- 1746-6539. ; 15:4, s. 235-251
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this study is to follow up on the ‘comply-or-explain’ principle more than two decades after the Cadbury Report was published. We investigate the rate of compliance and quality of explanations provided in case of non-compliance in the context of Sweden. This country has been pointed out as a role model for corporate-governance practices. The empirical study comprises the 241 companies listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm in 2014. We analyze the quality of the explanations in the light of the Swedish Corporate Governance Code. Our findings confirm that the comply-or-explain principle in Sweden is effective. Around half of the companies use the possibility to deviate from the Code. A clear majority of the explanations, 71.8%, are informative. This study provides insights for academic scholars and policy-makers alike how the comply-or-explain principle works in a country that is viewed as a role model for how corporate governance should be implemented. In addition, the high-quality explanations provided by listed companies on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm can serve as an inspiration for other listed companies in European countries, thereby outlining a contribution to business practice.
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- Achtenhagen, Leona, 1969-, et al.
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(Re-) constructing the entrepreneurial spirit
- 2019
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Ingår i: Entrepreneurship and Context. - : Edward Elgar Publishing. - 9781788119474 - 9781788119467 ; , s. 31-44
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this paper, we introduce discourse analysis as a method to investigate on different levels of analysis how the major German newspapers discuss the phenomenon of 'entrepreneurial spirit', and how this discussion changes over the years 1997-2003 (and thus before, during and after the Internet boom). We relate the analysis to the context of entrepreneurship in Germany over the same period and conclude with implications for policy-makers.
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- Achtenhagen, Leona, 1969-, et al.
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The reflexivity grid : Exploring conscientization in entrepreneurship education
- 2018
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Ingår i: Revitalizing Entrepreneurship Education: Adopting a Critical Approach in the Classroom. - : Taylor and Francis. - 9781315447599 - 9781138213791 ; , s. 62-81
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Entrepreneurship education has witnessed a shift from teaching about entrepreneurship in different forms towards encouraging the action and activity-based training of students for entrepreneuring through business plan writing on fictitious or concrete ventures to enacting these ideas in real life. For example, Ollila and Williams-Middleton (2011) describe ways in which a venture creation approach allows students to “test the waters” while reflecting on real-life situations and while exploring entrepreneurial behaviours (see also Williams-Middleton & Donnellon, 2014). Though there has been a growing focus on simulating or experiencing entrepreneurial behaviours through entrepreneurship education, little space has been given to students’ reflexivity in positioning themselves as learning subjects beyond educational settings. Yet very often questions posed by our students in the classroom, for example when listening to entrepreneurs telling them about their venture journeys, start with a “why” statement, clearly expressing their desire to engage with reflexivity. Reflexivity is then not only understood as a kind of generalized self-awareness (Swan, 2008, p. 393) but also as a concern for the world at large (Swan, 2008, p. 394).
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- Achtenhagen, Leona, 1969-, et al.
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Upholding the 4th estate—exploring the corporate governance of the media ownership form of business foundations
- 2018
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Ingår i: JMM - The International Journal on Media Management. - : Taylor & Francis. - 1424-1277 .- 1424-1250. ; 20:2, s. 129-150
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Whereas media ownership issues have interested scholars for decades, research has largely ignored the implications of specific ownership forms on the corporate governance of media companies, that is, how these companies are directed and controlled. This article attempts to address this gap by exploring the corporate governance of the ownership form of business foundations—a type of ownership that is increasing in different countries around the world. We analyze the corporate governance of three business foundations in the Swedish newspaper sector that together hold 26% of the market and outperform their industry peers. The control function, which is at the heart of corporate governance, is typically performed by companies’ owners. However, foundations do not have a physical person as owner; thus, this control function is replaced by the foundation’s charter, which stipulates the aim of the foundation’s business activities. When steered by professional top management, the charter’s long-term orientation facilitates the careful implementation of strategic directions without short-term performance pressures. We conclude the article by outlining several advantages and disadvantages of this ownership form for the media industry.
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- Cyron, Thomas, et al.
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Business growth in practice : Navigating dualities in the process of development
- 2017
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Studying business growth from inception into establishment is challenging. We took up this challenge and studied a firm’s developmental process over the span of almost 17 years by analysing more than 860 weekly reports. Drawing on recent developments in the entrepreneurship-as-practice literature, our attention was on the activities and practices that supported the firm’s sustained growth. We find that the firm’s overall activity system periodically shifts in temporal focus between future, presence and past by navigating through four different dualities: (1) detail vs efficiency, (2) rigidity vs flexibility, (3) pressure vs relief and (4) prospection vs retrospection. As we emphasize temporal aspects, our findings extend current business growth theory by adding the dimension of past-oriented renewing to future- and presence-oriented entrepreneuring. We encourage practitioners to implement renewing practices during which they actively renovate and modernize obsolescent parts of their business.
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- Haag, Kajsa, 1977-, et al.
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Renewal through socialization : A case of strategy as wayfinding
- 2018
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Ingår i: Academy of Management Proceedings. - : Academy of Management.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Family businesses are known to rely on informal ways of working for maintaining their entrepreneurial spirit over time. In recent decades, scholars have challenged conventional planning-approaches to strategy and proposed alternatives to it, such as wayfinding. This approach centers around social practices, focusing on strategy- making unfolding from everyday activities. Drawing on socialization theory and a real-time case study in a family business, we elaborate upon three socialization processes to better understand entrepreneurial strategy- making: Strategy as embedded in daily practice; renewal when family members manage together; and strategy- making as an ordinary part of family business life. This paper’s contribution lies in exploring socialization theory for improving our understanding of the unintentional and indirect aspects of strategy-making.
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- Khizran, Zehra, et al.
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If policy (half-heartedly) says ‘yes’, but patriarchy says ‘no’ : How the gendered institutional context in Pakistan restricts women entrepreneurship
- 2018
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Ingår i: Contextual embeddedness of women's entrepreneurship. - London : Routledge. - 9781472483560 - 9781315574042 ; , s. 18-32
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Many governments around the world aim to enhance entrepreneurship through different policy measures (Easterly, 2005). Empowering women to participate in entrepreneurship might help in reducing poverty (Hausmann et al., 2009). Also the Government of Pakistan (GoP) has recognized the importance of involving women into the country’s economic development. It claims to be positively committed to fostering women’s entrepreneurship and has taken various actions to promote it. While many studies have assessed measures to enhance women’s entrepreneurship in emerging economies, e.g. regarding training or financing, little attention has been paid so far to assessing the situation in Pakistan (Rehman & Azam Roomi, 2012). Evidence for how policy programmes influence entrepreneurial activities in Pakistan is also missing, as the country has a history of lacking reliable data (e.g., Ali, 2006). Yet, institutional analyses of gender-related policies are important, as institutional contexts can be a liability or asset (Welter, 2011).
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Management Challenges in Different Types of African Firms : Processes, Practices and Performance
- 2017
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Samlingsverk (redaktörskap) (refereegranskat)abstract
- This book focuses on management challenges in different types of companies, ranging from small to large, from private to public and from service to manufacturing in the African context. With empirical data from countries as diverse as Rwanda, Kenya and Ethiopia, it discusses the increasing economic importance of the African continent, covering relevant topics on sustainability and environmental issues, exports, logistics, HR issues, innovation and financial reporting. Through different conceptual insights and empirical case studies, the research presented serves as a useful resource for academics, students, and policy-makers interested in in-depth studies on management challenges in Africa.
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