Entrepreneurship in emerging high-tech industries: ICT entrepreneurs between experts and kamikazes

Robert, Frank; Marquès, Pierre; Lasch, Frank; Roy, Frédéric Le

doi:10.1504/ijesb.2009.023020

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“…The study corroborates the extant literature (e.g., Baldry, et al, 2007;Robert, et al, 2009) by finding evidence that new entrants to the IT sector are likely to spend periods of their careers as self-employed. Evidence of acknowledgement of the implications of this, particularly in terms of the need to develop skills and strategies for operating as selfemployed in the IT environment, seems to be largely absent though.…”

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The use of internships to foster employability, enterprise and entrepreneurship in the IT sector

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Marks

Chillas

2014

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

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Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Developmentother concepts such as entrepreneurship, tacit skills and generic skills. There is little doubt though that all of these involve applied competencies that can be related to the world of work. As such, there is much rhetoric about the usefulness of workplace experience, based on the now well-established identification of experiential learning as the most effective means by which (particularly applied) skills are developed (Laurillard, 1993;Miller, 2002). In industries such as IT, a capable, creative and enterprising personnel base are said to be critical to organisational and sectoral development since these foster the potential for innovation and opportunity (Ratcliffe, 2009). For these reasons, and their potential in terms of economic development and national competitiveness in global industries, governments also are keen to encourage, and often support, work placements for students to improve employability and enterprise in technology sectors (e.g., BIS, 2011 in the UK).The current paper reports a study of the usefulness of work placements for IT students and for employers in the IT sector in the UK. Within a qualitative methodological framework, using both surveys and interviews, the study presents findings about how placements are perceived from students' perspectives and from the perspectives of employers. The paper commences with a review of the literature on employment in the IT industry, followed by a discussion of employability, enterprise and entrepreneurship and their role in the IT sector. Following an explanation of the methodology used for the empirical study, findings relating to three research questions are presented. The paper concludes with a discussion on implications for

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The use of internships to foster employability, enterprise and entrepreneurship in the IT sector

Galloway

Marks

Chillas

2014

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

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“…Zahra et al (2009) studied the social entrepreneur (‘social bricoleur’, ‘social constructionist’ and ‘social engineer’) through motives, organisational structure and strategy. Robert et al (2009) presented findings similar to those of Korunka et al (2003), and identified four types of high-tech, micro-firm entrepreneurs (unprepared, risk-taking ‘kamikazes’, inexperienced ‘freshmen’, cadres with industry experience, and careful preparers). Integrating motivation, risk taking and self-identity, Mills and Pawson (2012) analysed the narratives of nascent entrepreneurs and presented evidence of the alignment of self-identity and strategic behaviour (‘creative person’, ‘hero’, ‘adventurer’ and ‘cautious traveller’).…”

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“…For example, training, education, past career and personal characteristics may lead success owner-managers to behave as ‘innovators’ (Miles and Snow, 1978; Weber, 1988), ‘managers’ (Laufer, 1975) or ‘prospectors’ (Miles and Snow, 1978). This growth-seeking profile appears to have been the most widely studied in entrepreneurship research, and has been variously termed ‘growth-autonomy-perpetuation’ (Marchesnay, 1992); ‘enterprising owner’, ‘VIP’ and ‘nomad’ (Marchesnay, 1998); ‘innovator’ (Weber, 1988); ‘manager’ and ‘technician’ (Laufer, 1975); and ‘experienced cadre’ (Robert et al, 2009).…”

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A new typology of micro-firm owner-managers

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Lasch

2013

International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurs

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This article explores the extent to which the views of micro-firm owner-managers regarding growth and lifestyle issues affect their entrepreneurial behaviour. Semi-directed interviews were conducted with 79 owner-managers to inform a typology that consists of four owner-manager views associated with success, subsistence, hedonism and paternalism. This study investigates the differences in the behaviours associated with these four profiles. The representatives of only two types (success and paternalism) ‘want’ to grow; conversely, owner-managers of the other two types (hedonism and subsistence) do not. The findings show that micro-firm owner-managers are driven by varied and sometimes profoundly divergent views which will have substantial effects on a firm’s strategies and development.

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“…Previous works have been considered only unidirectional influencing factors that led to an increasing number of entrepreneurs' typologies or taxonomies [12], [13] which were strongly criticized because they were inappropriate to grasp entirely such a complex and multidimensional phenomenon [14]. Moreover, this set of heterogeneous entrepreneur's typologies and taxonomies led to the multiplication of contradictory results, classification or prescriptions which are impossible to compare [15] and casting doubt on the existence of homogeneous entrepreneurs' profiles.…”

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Advances in Production Management Systems. Initiatives for a Sustainable World

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IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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IFIP was founded in 1960 under the auspices of UNESCO, following the first World Computer Congress held in Paris the previous year. A federation for societies working in information processing, IFIP's aim is two-fold: to support information processing in the countries of its members and to encourage technology transfer to developing nations. As its mission statement clearly states:IFIP is the global non-profit federation of societies of ICT professionals that aims at achieving a worldwide professional and socially responsible development and application of information and communication technologies.IFIP is a non-profit-making organization, run almost solely by 2500 volunteers. It operates through a number of technical committees and working groups, which organize events and publications. IFIP's events range from large international open conferences to working conferences and local seminars.The flagship event is the IFIP World Computer Congress, at which both invited and contributed papers are presented. Contributed papers are rigorously refereed and the rejection rate is high.As with the Congress, participation in the open conferences is open to all and papers may be invited or submitted. Again, submitted papers are stringently refereed.The working conferences are structured differently. They are usually run by a working group and attendance is generally smaller and occasionally by invitation only. Their purpose is to create an atmosphere conducive to innovation and development. Refereeing is also rigorous and papers are subjected to extensive group discussion.Publications arising from IFIP events vary. The papers presented at the IFIP World Computer Congress and at open conferences are published as conference proceedings, while the results of the working conferences are often published as collections of selected and edited papers.IFIP distinguishes three types of institutional membership: Country Representative Members, Members at Large, and Associate Members. The type of organization that can apply for membership is a wide variety and includes national or international societies of individual computer scientists/ICT professionals, associations or federations of such societies, government institutions/government related organizations, national or international research institutes or consortia, universities, academies of sciences, companies, national or international associations or federations of companies.More information about this series at

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Entrepreneurship in emerging high-tech industries: ICT entrepreneurs between experts and kamikazes

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The use of internships to foster employability, enterprise and entrepreneurship in the IT sector

The use of internships to foster employability, enterprise and entrepreneurship in the IT sector

A new typology of micro-firm owner-managers

Advances in Production Management Systems. Initiatives for a Sustainable World

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