The effect of human capital, innovation capacity, and Covid-19 crisis on Knowledge-Intensive Enterprises’ growth within a VC-driven innovation ecosystem

Kotsopoulos, Dimosthenis; Karagianaki, Angeliki; Baloutsos, Stratos

doi:10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.10.055

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“…Individual characteristics such as relationship orientation, conceptuality, commitment, opportunity recognition, strategic, and organising capabilities are relevant competencies associated with effective work performance (Suhaimi et al, 2018;Tehseen et al, 2019). Further, knowledge-intensive enterprises' growth potential and their actual growth are influenced by the aspects of the enterprise profile, such as innovation capability and its members' personal, organisational, and demographic characteristics (Kotsopoulos et al, 2022). Entrepreneurial expertise identifies business opportunities, formulates entrepreneurial visions, develops business models, creates business strategies, and drives the company (Amini Sedeh et al, 2021;Ferreras-Garcia et al, 2019).…”

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Linking entrepreneurial competencies, innovation and sustainable performance of manufacturing SMEs

Koliby

Abdullah

Suki

2022

APJBA

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is twofold: to examine the impact of entrepreneurial competencies and innovation on manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises' (SMEs) sustainable performance and to explore the role of innovation as a mediator on the relationship between entrepreneurial competencies and manufacturing SMEs' sustainable performance.Design/methodology/approachData collected from manufacturing SMEs in Malaysia were analysed via the partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) approach.FindingsThe results reveal that entrepreneurial competencies play a robust and noteworthy role in promoting innovation and the sustainable performance of manufacturing SMEs, respectively. Further, innovation has a partially mediated effect on the link between entrepreneurial competencies and manufacturing SMEs' sustainable performance. Manufacturing SMEs' aspirations to be the first to market with new products are reflected in these SMEs' implementation of positive entrepreneurial competencies or capabilities which enable them to scan the environment to identify high-quality business opportunities and respond through these SMEs' Research and Development (R&D) activities to create products that provide real benefit to customers' needs. Hence, these SME's seize the market opportunities.Practical implicationsManufacturing SMEs' sustainable performance should be strengthened by linking entrepreneurial competencies with innovation to nurture greater agility to respond quickly to change and market demands. These SMEs should conduct tactical meetings on a regular basis to discuss current projects and assess critical indicators, as well as to identify and test fresh ideas for innovation and new business ventures in order to achieve sustainable performance in challenging business environments.Originality/valueBy applying the resource-based view (RBV) theory and the triple bottom line (TBL) framework into a single framework, this study highlights the role of innovation as a meaningful mediator between entrepreneurial competencies and manufacturing SMEs' sustainable performance. As exploration of this relationship has been very limited, the study makes a novel contribution to the extant literature.

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Section: Entrepreneurial Competenciesmentioning

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Linking entrepreneurial competencies, innovation and sustainable performance of manufacturing SMEs

Koliby

Abdullah

Suki

2022

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“…Hailemariam et al [ 43 ], discovered compelling evidence of a turning point in the link between CO 2 emissions per capita and RE usage in OPEC member nations from 1990 to 2019. Azam et al [ 44 ] examined the G7 nations in separate research, whereas Kotsopoulos et al [ 45 ] concentrated on the MINT and BRICS nations. The profound and perceptive debate will stimulate further contributions and discussion on examining the threshold effect of RE, explicitly focusing on the Sub-Saharan African countries, which currently need to be improved in the existing literature.…”

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How do information and communication technology, human capital and renewable energy affect CO2 emission; New insights from BRI countries

You,

Li,

Waqas

2024

Heliyon

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“…Other research addressed innovation management (Chesbrough, 2020; Wang et al , 2020; Lee and Trimi, 2021; Kotsopoulos, Karagianaki, and Baloutsos, 2022; Li et al , 2023) and innovative methods for supply chain management (Dovbischuk, 2022). Finally, Mostafiz et al (2022) highlight two tensions in long-term global value chains: the push to disintegrate (i.e.…”

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Understanding the enduring shifts in sales strategy and processes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

Giovannetti,

Sharma,

Rangarajan

et al. 2023

JBIM

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Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has led to major sales strategy and process changes as many interactions migrated from face-to-face to virtual environments. The nature of the interactions changed, and sales firms, the sales function and salespeople created new processes to excel in virtual environments. As sales processes evolve further, this paper aims to focus on understanding the enduring shifts in sales strategy and processes. In addition, this study seeks to understand the characteristics of enduring shifts and how they are distinct from temporary shifts. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative analysis provides a comprehensive overview of the sales organizations and salespeople over the period from the start of the pandemic to early 2022. The authors interviewed 66 sales professionals from different countries and industries to better understand the temporary and enduring shifts in sales strategy and processes, adopting ad inductive and narrative approach. Findings There are four major findings. First, four key themes emerged: increased digitalization, resistance to digitalization, sales process changes and sales organization transformation. Second, changes are classified as temporary, permanent and accelerated changes. Third, some proposed changes were not supported. Finally, five findings were found that were not discussed in previous literature. Originality/value This paper finds distinctive findings that offer additional valuable insights that connect to and extend existing literature. These include emerging themes, classification shifts, unsupported proposed changes and unique findings.

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The effect of human capital, innovation capacity, and Covid-19 crisis on Knowledge-Intensive Enterprises’ growth within a VC-driven innovation ecosystem

Cited by 29 publications

References 110 publications

Linking entrepreneurial competencies, innovation and sustainable performance of manufacturing SMEs

Linking entrepreneurial competencies, innovation and sustainable performance of manufacturing SMEs

How do information and communication technology, human capital and renewable energy affect CO2 emission; New insights from BRI countries

Understanding the enduring shifts in sales strategy and processes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

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