How knowledge shapes the scope of early business planning

Block, Joern; Petty, Jeffrey S.

doi:10.1080/00472778.2020.1794655

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“…The question of how and to what extent planning contributes to firm competitiveness and performance remains unsettled in the literature. Thus, while it will appear that there is widespread acceptance on the need for planning (Gibson and Cassar 2002), questions have remained over whether planning should be more incremental/informal or whether planning should be more formal and comprehensive (see Honig and Samuelsson 2012;Block and Petty 2020). Despite this, we had found a general recognition among the respondents of the value of planning.…”

Section: Strategic Planning V Anti-planningmentioning

confidence: 88%

A complexity perspective of dynamic capabilities in enterprise project organizations

Robson

Ojiako

Maguire

2022

Production Planning & Control

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Driven by the inherent tensions that exist within the 'sense', 'seize ' 'shift' and 'liaise' paradigm of dynamic capabilities, we set out in this study to explore the interstices that exists between two key theoretical traditions -'Complexity' and 'Dynamic capabilities'. We frame the study in the context of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), particularly Micro Enterprises operating in the UK construction industry. Emergent themes were gleaned from the interview of 21 construction enterprise owner-managers based in Scotland and Northern Ireland.Findings suggest not only that SME owner-managers operating within the construction sector interpret their own role as pivotal to the success of the firm and that they assumed responsibility for identifying opportunities and operational threats to the business, but also that aspects of complexity were at play in the thinking and action implied by owner-managers when dealing with both internal and external tensions. Our main contribution is to propose a capabilities framework framed within a complexity lens that enhances the explanatory power of dynamic capabilities.

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Section: Strategic Planning V Anti-planningmentioning

confidence: 88%

A complexity perspective of dynamic capabilities in enterprise project organizations

Robson

Ojiako

Maguire

2022

Production Planning & Control

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“…Along these lines, Block and Petty (2020) present empirical evidence that previous entrepreneurial experience, level of education, general life experience and entrepreneurial education influence the extent of early business planning.…”

Section: Planning and Regular Follow-upmentioning

confidence: 98%

Self-Confidence of Venezuelan Migrant Entrepreneurs in Colombia

Albornoz‐Arias

Rojas

2022

Social Sciences

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This study determines the personality and behavioural factors related to pull motivation that explains the self-confidence of Venezuelan migrant entrepreneurs. Using a quantitative approach, this study conducted a survey with 88 migrants who own productive units in the urban area of Gramalote, North of Santander, in Colombia. This study examines the association between the variable ‘perception of having self-confidence’ with demographic and motivational contextual factors. Fisher’s exact test was used to determine the evidence of a statistically significant association between the variables. The findings of the multivariate multinomial logistic regression model suggest that the factors related to a high level of self-confidence are gender, perception of ability to take advantage of opportunities, perception of demanding efficiency and quality and perception of taking risks. These factors are to be considered in the policies of the Colombian state regarding education programmes and the formalisation of the labour market with a gender approach in a post-pandemic context. Given that the COVID-19 pandemic caused a crisis in countless aspects, one of which was in the labour market, this study is relevant because it analyses self-confidence as a driver of entrepreneurial development.

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“…The individual's cognition and consciousness, which enables them to plan how these goals will be executed, make decisions, delegate responsibilities, and monitor the implementation (Chen et al, 2009;Das, 2008). Initial and early planning is positively influenced by educational level, life experience, and entrepreneurial education (Block & Petty, 2020).…”

Section: Systematic Planning and Monitoringmentioning

confidence: 99%

Entrepreneurial Attributes in Venezuelan Migrants Settled in Colombia

Albornoz‐Arias

Rojas

2023

Rev. adm. empres.

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The study analyzes the entrepreneurial attributes of Venezuelan migrants settled in Gramalote (Norte de Santander Department, Colombia) that explain the perception and ability to seize opportunities (as a dependent variable) and the sociodemographic and contextual characteristics (independent variables). The research adopted a positivist paradigm and a quantitative approach to obtain data from a survey conducted with 88 Venezuelan migrants. A bivariate analysis was carried out for data processing, and the categories of variables were grouped to be treated statistically using multinomial logistic regression. It is recommended that public policies on migration for the inclusion of Venezuelan entrepreneurs in Colombia consider the following entrepreneurial attributes: educational level, employment generation, efficiency and quality, compliance and responsibility, information seeking, and support networks since these attributes are associated with the likelihood of perception and capacity to seize business opportunities.

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How knowledge shapes the scope of early business planning

Cited by 5 publications

References 97 publications

A complexity perspective of dynamic capabilities in enterprise project organizations

A complexity perspective of dynamic capabilities in enterprise project organizations

Self-Confidence of Venezuelan Migrant Entrepreneurs in Colombia

Entrepreneurial Attributes in Venezuelan Migrants Settled in Colombia

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