Entrepreneurial Behavior of SMEs and Characteristics of the Managers of Northwest Mexico

Jiménez, Sergio Ochoa; García, Alma Rocío García; Osuna, Beatriz Alicia Leyva; Río, Sacnicté Valdez del

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“…This is recurrent within certain sectors of Brazilian SMEs (Cassol et al, 2019). In the context of early-stage post-IPO American startups, the phenomenon remains unchanged, and two reasons for this are the We can also infer that the idiosyncrasies that make up the organizational structure of SMEs (Hotho et al, 2012;Jiménez et al, 2021;Thomas & Wood, 2015), generally characterized by family management with limited formal education and intuitive administrative principles, hinder the adaptation and application of this new knowledge to the business. For Finally, when analyzing the practices related to innovation, we are looking at the updating of services that have been implemented and have yielded results for the hotels.…”

Section: Theoretical and Managerial Discussionmentioning

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Capacidade de absorção em pequenas e médias empresas: uma investigação no setor hoteleiro

Cassol,

Marietto,

Trevizan

2023

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Objetivo do estudo: Avaliar qual a relação entre a ca pacidade absortiva e a inovação dos hotéis (PMEs) da região oeste catarinense, assim como seu desempenho organizacional.Metodologia/abordagem: Aplicou-se uma Survey em uma amostra de 120 gestores de hotéis e a análise ocorreu aplicando-se a modelagem de equações estruturais (MEE).Originalidade/Relevância: Este estudo tem a intenção de ajudar a preencher a lacuna da ausência de pesquisas sobre os aspectos que potencializam a inovação no setor hoteleiro, considerando a alta concorrência do setor e das práticas consolidadas.Principais resultados: A inovação nos hotéis da região é dependente da capacidade absortiva e, consequentemente, ela é capaz de influenciar o desempenho organizacional do setor. Evidenciamos as dificuldades de transformação e aplicação dos conhecimentos adquiridos externamente às rotinas dos hotéis. Além disso, as características estruturais dos hotéis influenciam a CA. Os hotéis possuem dificuldade de transformar os conhecimentos e informações adquiridos do ambiente externo. Contribuições teóricas/metodológicas: Contribuímos para a literatura estudando hotéis (PMEs) fora de grandes centros. Nossos resultados apontaram que a RACAP é o elemento menos evidenciado da CA no setor investigado. Isso corrobora com a tese de uma nova configuração do modelo de CA para o setor de serviços.Contribuições sociais/para a gestão: Estudos sobre capacidade de absorção e inovação podem auxiliar os gerentes em países com intensas mudanças ambientais e econômica, em que essas mudanças são rapidamente refletidas no setor do turismo. Alertamos os gestores que devem identificar as informações externas necessárias para o negócio e integrá-las ao conhecimento existente.

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Section: Theoretical and Managerial Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Capacidade de absorção em pequenas e médias empresas: uma investigação no setor hoteleiro

Cassol,

Marietto,

Trevizan

2023

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“…A study on young managers suggests that certain leadership behaviors may be enhanced or diminished depending on the leader's age (Buengeler et al, 2016). It has also been found that the entrepreneurial behavior in organizations varies depending on the age and educational level of their managers (Jiménez et al, 2021). The existing evidence motivates to explore the desired objective of the present study.…”

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Do owner-manager demographics in SMEs matter for corporate social responsibility?

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Khan²,

Bláhová³

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Research background: According to the EU agenda, CSR should be considered an integral element of the current organizational strategy, including SMEs. While the debate continues about the optimal approach for successful CSR adaptation in SME, yet there is a need to shed light on the impact of owner-manager?s demographics on CSR practices. Purpose of the article: The paper aims to examine whether owner-manager?s demographics (age, gender, education) matter for the implementation of CSR or not. Methods: The study is based on a questionnaire filled in by owner-managers of SMEs operating in Czechia (454) and Slovakia (368). Factor analysis and nonparametric methods are used to test the hypotheses. Findings & value added: This study shows that the relationships between CSR and owner-manager?s demographics are not alike between Slovakia and Czechia. Compared to owners, the evidence shows that the Czech managers are more oriented toward the CSR practices, while in Slovakia there is no difference. Such finding can be explained by Hofstede culture difference. In addition, analysis demonstrates that female Slovaks are more oriented to CSR than men, while it is not true in Czechia. Moreover, Czech individuals who graduated in the same field as their business are more oriented to the CSR, whereas in Slovakia this is not. In addition, young and old Slovak entrepreneurs are more oriented to the CSR than those 35-55 years old, manifesting a U-shape type of relationship. The originality of this work is manifested by the fact that it enriches the literature since it is among the first studies to analyze the relationships between owner-manager?s demographics and CSR in the SME segment for Czechia and Slovakia.

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“…For this reason, we decided to direct the study’s data collection efforts toward suitable and sufficient MSMEs through convenience sampling. Similar studies have analyzed the characteristics and development of organizations throughout their life cycle using a non-probability quota sample (Adizes et al, 2017 ; Ochoa Jiménez et al, 2021 ; Tam & Gray, 2016b ). We acknowledge the criticism of this technique for its limited generalization (Jager et al, 2017 ).…”

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Characterizing Organizational Lifecycle through Strategic and Structural Flexibility: Insights from MSMEs in Mexico

Angeles

Pérez-Encinas

Villanueva

2022

Glob J Flex Syst Manag

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Today’s lifespan of companies tends to be low in the so-called micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Organizational life cycle (OLC) theory indicates that organizational aging is related, but not determined, by the firm chronological age or its size. Therefore, a firm’s aging should be analyzed by other factors such as flexibility. The literature considers flexibility as an essential capability, a source of competitive advantage, and an enabler of long-term growth for MSMEs. However, little attention in emerging economies has been paid to examine the nuances of this concept in relation to the OLC in this type of companies. Additionally, studies tend to analyze flexibility as a general term, ignoring that it is a polymorphic concept. That is why there is a need to research the different categories of flexibility. Drawing on a quantitative approach conducting a factor analysis, a two-step cluster, and decision tree analysis to interrogate data from 257 MSMEs in Mexico, this study provides evidence of different dimensions of strategic and structural flexibility that help to characterize and predict the growth, maturity, and declining stages of MSMEs. Our results show that mature firms present more strategic and structural flexible characteristics than those involved in growth or decline stages. The flexible factors that help classify and predict an MSME in the maturity stage include open communication, decentralized decision making, and formalization. We provide a model with these results to illuminate unaddressed issues regarding the broad term of flexibility and its relationship to OLC.

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Entrepreneurial Behavior of SMEs and Characteristics of the Managers of Northwest Mexico

Cited by 5 publications

References 75 publications

Capacidade de absorção em pequenas e médias empresas: uma investigação no setor hoteleiro

Capacidade de absorção em pequenas e médias empresas: uma investigação no setor hoteleiro

Do owner-manager demographics in SMEs matter for corporate social responsibility?

Characterizing Organizational Lifecycle through Strategic and Structural Flexibility: Insights from MSMEs in Mexico

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