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How do emerging market SMEs utilize resources in the face of environmental uncertainty?

Temouri, Yama; Shen, Kathy; Pereira, Vijay; Xie, Xuanli - In: Business research quarterly : BRQ 25 (2022) 3, pp. 212-223

Using the resource-based view of the firm, this article examines how different resources are used by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in response to environmental uncertainty in an emerging market context. A survey was conducted involving 212 owners, CEOs, or managing directors of SMEs...

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Developing Theoretical Insights in Entrepreneurship Research

Zahra, Shaker A.; Li, Yong; Agarwal, Rajshree; Barney, … - 2022

As the study of entrepreneurship continues to advance, recognition of the role of theory in the development of the field grows. In this paper, we build on our collective experiences to offer a peak into the inner working of theorizing, discuss different types of theoretical insights for...

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Does board usage of knowledge and skills affect internationalization performance of SMEs? : a case of Lithuania

Bužavaitė, Monika; Korsakienė, Renata - In: Journal of business economics and management 23 (2022) 1, pp. 145-161

internationalization performance of SMEs in Lithuania. The results revealed that usage of knowledge and skills mediates the relationships … between international business skills and internationalization performance. Obtained results contribute to international … internationalization performance through their usage of knowledge and skills. This study fills the research gap and extends the extant …

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Asymmetric roles of business ties and political ties in product innovation

Wu, Jie - 2021

This study investigates the asymmetric roles of business ties and political ties in innovation processes. The study posits that business ties strengthen organizational competence and enhance the environmental fit. In contrast, political ties increase the environmental fit but ossify...

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Leaders’ social ties, knowledge acquisition capability and firm competitive advantage

Wu, Jie; Chen, Xiaoyun - 2021

Drawing on the relational and knowledge-based views of competitive advantage, this study links leaders’ social ties and knowledge acquisition capability to competitive advantage of a firm. Specifically, it posits that leaders’ business ties and government ties have differential effects on...

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Do different guanxi types affect capability building differently? A contingency view

Chen, Xiaoyun; Wu, Jie - 2021

Drawing on social capital theory, this study explores how two types of guanxi – with business partners and with government officials – affect corporate capabilities differently, and examines their contingent value. The results from a survey of 409 firms in China indicate that the two guanxi...

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Overcoming the early-stage conundrum of digital platform ecosystem emergence : A problem-solving perspective

Murthy, Ramya K; Madhok, Anoop - 2021

Platform sponsors and complementors co-create value in digital platform ecosystems. But how does a digital platform ecosystem emerge in the incipient stage, especially in a situation where value co-creation involves attracting complementors to platform sponsors who are unknown to one another? We...

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De Novo Venture Strategy : Inaugural Entry and Arch-Incumbency

Fan, Terence - 2010

By definition, de novo industry ventures do not share many market-contact points with incumbents – itself an important source of competitive ‘stability' through mutual forbearance. As such, these ventures are often subject to aggressive retaliation at the outset, which could threaten their...

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The Development of Capabilities in New Firms

Arikan, Asli M. - 2010

This research explores evidence of corporate capabilities for conducting acquisition and alliance deals in young firms. We hypothesize that investors conjecture about the future based on information about a firm's capabilities. Each successive deal carries intrinsic value, creates experience,...

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The Impact of Knowledge Management Strategies on the Relationship between Intellectual Capital and Innovation : Evidence from SMEs

Hayaeian, Sahar; Hesarzadeh, Reza; Abbaszadeh, Mohammad Reza - 2021

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the moderating role of knowledge management (KM) strategies in developing the effect of intellectual capital (IC) on innovation for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Specifically, the current study explores how different interactions...

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