Complexity absorption: a processual strategic approach to corporate entrepreneurship strategy

Zhang, Haina

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“…Thirdly, the research enriches the dynamic connotation of the five-phase system through the connections among five processes of phase transition. That is, beyond the static connection between components of the five-nodal system, the research emphasizes on the spiral dynamics of the system evolving in a period of five phases, reflecting that the reality is a process devoid of any solid, substantial objects that can be relied on to stay the same (Zhang 2017 ). Through a period of the spiral, each node gets updated upon the completion of every phase of state change, and, in the conjunction of five-phase changes, the whole system achieves homeostasis and sustainable development.…”

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“…As Zhang ( 2017 ) stated, events unfold utilizing the interplay of opposition and simultaneous association and can only be understood by understanding the correlations between them. In the five-phase system, there are enabling links (→) between adjacent elements in the nearest, illustrated as wood creates fire, fire creates earth, earth creates metal, metal creates water, and water creates wood; meanwhile, for the illustration of constraining links (> −− ), wood is shaped by metal, metal is melted by fire, fire is extinguished by water, water is controlled by the earth, and the earth is broken by wood.…”

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Microstructures and dynamic processes within the five-phase system: regarding COVID-19 as a complex system

Wang

Zhang

2020

Front. Bus. Res. China

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The research uses the development of COVID-19 in the human body as an example to explore the microstructures and dynamic processes of a concise complex system from the lens of the five-phase system. Based on the structural balance theory and system dynamics, the research finds that transitive triads and cyclic triads in the five-phase system are both imbalanced. The integration of these differentiated triads comprises of a balanced intermediate form in the shape of quadrangular cycles. These cycles serve as microstructures of the five-phase system, due to the inherent balancing feedback mechanism, and support the generation of resultants. The alternation of quadrangular cycles drives the spiraling development of the whole system. By orderly and regular interweaving of signed directed links, the research provides a holistic, process-oriented demonstration for the development processes of COVID-19. It clarifies that the essence of the five-phase system is phase-transition processes with the quadrangular cycle as carrier and supporter, rather than the static aggregation of five elements. The research deepens the understanding of system nonlinearity by visualizing the circular causality and promotes the academic dialogue between the Western process theory and the Chinese inherited notion of the five-phase system.

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Microstructures and dynamic processes within the five-phase system: regarding COVID-19 as a complex system

Wang

Zhang

2020

Front. Bus. Res. China

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“…Los dos más con más relevancia y que han generado una mayor producción científica relacionada han sido los de Shapero y Sokol (1982) y el de Ajzen (1991). Ambos modelos tienen como denominador común el vínculo cognitivo entre los antecedentes de la IE, la propia IE y la acción emprendedora (Zhang, 2017). En particular, el modelo Shapero y Sokol (1982) representa una combinación de factores sociales y culturales (Cera, Mlouk, Cera y Shumeli, 2020).…”

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¿Cómo influye el género en la Intención Emprendedora? Un análisis del estudiantado universitario

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Este trabajo determina qué elementos influyen en la potencial propensión a actuar (PA) a la hora de emprender desde una perspectiva de género del alumnado universitario. Se ha realizado a partir del Modelo del Evento Emprendedor de Shapero y Sokol (1982) y las investigaciones empíricas de Liñán y Chen (2009) sobre la modelización de variables para medir la PA con el fin de emprender. Se suministró un cuestionario al alumnado de último curso del Grado de Relaciones Laborales y Recursos Humanos de la Universidad de Sevilla, entre los años académicos 2012-2013 a 2019-2020, obteniéndose un total de 663 respuestas. Los resultados evidencian que existen similitudes y diferencias entre la PA del alumnado. En el caso de las variables que influyen en la PA de hombres y mujeres se encuentran la conveniencia percibida (CP), la percepción de viabilidad (PV) y el hecho de tener una persona progenitora emprendedora. Entre las que se identifican diferencias destacan, la deseabilidad de ser persona emprendedora y algunas capacidades específicas. Esta investigación pone de relieve la importancia de adaptar la educación emprendedora a los distintos perfiles de alumnado en una universidad. This work determines which elements influence the potential Propensity to act for entrepreneurship (PA) of university students from a gender perspective. Based on Shapero and Sokol's (1982) Model of the Entrepreneurial Event and Liñán and Chen's (2009) empirical research on modelling variables to measure the propensity to act for entrepreneurship, a questionnaire was administered to a total of 663 student respondents. The results showed that there are similarities and differences between student's PA. In the case of the variables that influence the PA of men and women, we found the perceived convenience, the perception of viability and having an entrepreneurial parent. Among those that differed between both sexes, the desirability of being an entrepreneurial person and some specific abilities stood out. This research highlights the importance of adapting entrepreneurial training to each student.

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“…This constant flux is brought about by new information, (natural) events, and other contingencies that reconfigure the policymaking context and consequently policy entrepreneurship. Policy entrepreneurship in turn aims to change the policymaking context by addressing interests, ideas, and institutions (based on Vandenbussche, Edelenbos, and Eshuis 2018, Zhang 2017, Pettigrew 1997. This is a continuous and ongoing process.…”

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“…Whereas at one point in time a small taskforce to design cross-boundary policies might be useful to engage in efficient negotiation, later this might raise opposition from those excluded, and subsequently those involved in the taskforce might lose interest because of negotiations in a different forum (for instance the UNFCCC process). This does not allow for reflection from a distance on the complexity of the situation (Aligica 2007, Bourdieu 1990, Zhang 2017, but requires absorption in the situation to anticipate the unfolding of events. A predefined ideal course of events is useless from this perspective, as the policy process is codetermined by much more than entrepreneurial strategy alone (Jullien 1999).…”

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Strategizing beyond boundaries : policy entrepreneurship for climate-smart agriculture

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Many contemporary climate change and food security initiatives, including climatesmart agriculture (CSA), call for connecting and integrating different government levels, policy domains, and organizations. This boundary-crossing is frequently accompanied by difficulties including turf wars and power struggles, which risk to thwart policy development. Although the literature argues that policy entrepreneurship contributes to the crossing of level, domain, and organizational boundaries, knowledge on these dynamics is fragmented, and insights into entrepreneurial strategies, embedded in the policymaking context, are limited. Consequently, the aim of this dissertation is to understand how policy entrepreneurship contributes to the crossing of boundaries to achieve CSA. The aim is addressed through three research questions: (i) how and why do policy entrepreneurs cross boundaries for climate-smart agriculture; (ii) how does the policymaking context influence cross-boundary policy entrepreneurship for climate-smart agriculture; and (iii) how can cross-boundary policy entrepreneurship in the policy process for climate-smart agriculture be conceptualized?To understand policy entrepreneurship's contribution to the crossing of boundaries, the dissertation focuses on two case studies of CSA policy development: the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture, and the National Climate-Smart Agriculture Strategy in Kenya. These cases have been studied through a mixed-methods research design, including a systematic literature review, congruence analysis, and frame analysis.

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Complexity absorption: a processual strategic approach to corporate entrepreneurship strategy

Cited by 8 publications

References 43 publications

Microstructures and dynamic processes within the five-phase system: regarding COVID-19 as a complex system

Microstructures and dynamic processes within the five-phase system: regarding COVID-19 as a complex system

¿Cómo influye el género en la Intención Emprendedora? Un análisis del estudiantado universitario

Strategizing beyond boundaries : policy entrepreneurship for climate-smart agriculture

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