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Exploration-exploitation research to date has understudied the issue of multiple performance dimensions and their potential trade-offs, which leaves the application of its theory to the context of start-ups exposed to blind spots. The importance of acquisition likelihood as a performance outcome...
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In this paper we investigate the ways in which new forms of organization enabled by digital technologies such as crowdsourcing and digital marketplaces are allowing firms to circumvent and defy traditional knowledge constraints. This is part of the broader question of when and why these forms of...
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The present study advances in the research about identification of entrepreneurial opportunities, by analyzing the moderating effect that social network's size and strength may have on the relationship of prior knowledge and alertness with opportunity identification. We draw on a sample made up...
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Este estudio contribuye a la investigación sobre la identificación de oportunidades emprendedoras, analizando el efecto moderador que el tama˜no y la fortaleza de la red de contactos del emprendedor ejercen en la relación de influencia del conocimiento previo y la alerta emprendedora sobre...
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In the globalized economy multinational firms have given rise to local firms able to produce at a low cost and at acceptable quality levels. A growing number of firms have outsourced production and manufacturing activities of all types to these firms, not only to reduce production costs but also...
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This paper is the result of lectures given over a number of years on the practical course "Establishment and Business of Small Enterprises" carried out during the second year of professional graduate studies in Trade at the Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Zagreb. The purpose of...
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As an executive life coach, I have seen that coming to terms with mortality is often a major challenge for leaders to accept. This applies to leaders from all walks of life. Questions such as what would others think about them after they are gone? Would people remember them long after they pass...
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This study aimed at assessing entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and its impact on organizational performance. The study measure EO using innovativeness, proactiveness, and risk-taking which are key dimensions of EO. This researcher adopted a descriptive and casual research design for the study...
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Comment expliquer l’augmentation des créations d’entreprises ? Le profit ? L’innovation technologique ? Une part très …, les responsables politiques ont fait de la création d’entreprises un instrument de lutte contre le chômage et la pauvreté … et relations sociales) du créateur d’entreprises est déterminant. How to explain entrepreneurial dynamism? Profit …
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Learning is an issue of critical importance for small enterprises. The aim of this article is to explore the organizational learning processes of such enterprises, in order to identify the potential implications for the economic higher education. The topic is approached from a multi-fold...
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