The interplay of effectuation and causation in decision making: Russian SMEs under institutional uncertainty

Laine, Igor; Galkina, Tamara

doi:10.1007/s11365-016-0423-6

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“…The identification of relevant factors for mitigating risk and ensure the survivability is a priority area. Laine and Galkina (2017) studied the effect of trade sanctions on the capability of import- or export-dependent firms to respond to major disruptions. Jajja et al (2018) and Weijiao et al (2018) investigated the effects of resource abundance, regulatory environment, and social institutions on the ability to cope with disruptive periods.…”

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Sustainable supply chain management towards disruption and organizational ambidexterity: A data driven analysis

Bui

Tsai

Tseng

et al. 2021

Sustainable Production and Consumption

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Balancing sustainability and disruption of supply chains requires organizational ambidexterity. Sustainable supply chains prioritize efficiency and economies of scale and may not have sufficient redundancy to withstand disruptive events. There is a developing body of literature that attempts to reconcile these two aspects. This study gives a data-driven literature review of sustainable supply chain management trends toward ambidexterity and disruption. The critical review reveals temporal trends and geographic distribution of literature. A hybrid of data-driven analysis approach based on content and bibliometric analyses, fuzzy Delphi method, entropy weight method, and fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory is used on 273 keywords and 22 indicators obtained based on the experts’ evaluation. The most important indicators are identified as supply chain agility, supply chain coordination, supply chain finance, supply chain flexibility, supply chain resilience, and sustainability. The regions show different tendencies compared with others. Asia and Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Africa are the regions needs improvement, while Europe and North America show distinct apprehensions on supply chain network design. The main contribution of this review is the identification of the knowledge frontier, which then leads to a discussion of prospects for future studies and practical industry implementation.

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confidence: 99%

Sustainable supply chain management towards disruption and organizational ambidexterity: A data driven analysis

Bui

Tsai

Tseng

et al. 2021

Sustainable Production and Consumption

198

119

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“…A review of reports on the suggested effects of Brexit and its implications for the wine industry (Anderson and Wittwer, 2017b;Crabb, 2016), as well as research focusing on firm adaptation to uncertainty (Laine and Galkina, 2017;Martin-Tapia et al, 2008;Uzkurt et al, 2012) provided the foundation in designing these questions. The interviews included additional questions that sought to learn demographic characteristics of participants and their firms, including participants' role, years of experience, whether the firm exported, and its size (Table 2) (Table 2); indeed, two interviews were undertaking with two winery managers.…”

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Uncertainty and adaptation in the context of Brexit

Alonso

Kok

O’Brien

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to propose a framework to understand firms’ adaptation to uncertainty and change, specifically, in regards to the perceived impacts of the Brexit phenomenon. In doing so, the study considers entrepreneurial action theory (EAT) and the dynamic capabilities approach (DCA). Design/methodology/approach Face-to-face interviews were conducted with owners and managers of 34 family-run firms operating in Italy’s Prosecco Superiore and Spain’s Cava industries. Findings The element of uncertainty because of the imminent Brexit decision clearly emerged and was demonstrated through various effects on firms including the falling British Pound. The findings revealed that combining the EAT and the DCA provides a stronger explanation in understanding adaptation to uncertainty. For example, sensing (DCA) was suggested to be a precursor of opportunity attention and evaluation (EAT) or recognising opportunities and was subsequently manifested by operators’ action or seizing (DCA), including through more involvement in exports and wine tourism. Originality/value The study is one of the few efforts to date to examine the potential impacts of an uncontrollable contemporary phenomenon, and ways to adapt from the perspective of entrepreneurs involved in a traditional and socioeconomically significant industry. The different adaptive strategies that emerged from the findings can provide practical insights. The proposed framework emphasises the theoretical and practical value of understanding adaptation through the lens of the adopted theoretical foundations.

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“…Moreover, some researchers note subjectivism in understanding some of the concepts and principles of effectuation (Arend et al, 2015;Fisher, 2012), does it need to define the level of entrepreneurs that apply or make it more detailed in terms of organization (Werhahn et al, 2015)? Many authors have indicated the simultaneity between causation and effectuation (Ferreira et al, 2017;Laine & Galkina, 2017;Laskovaia et al, 2017;Ortega, García, & Santos, 2017;Yang & Gabrielsson, 2017;Guo et al, 2016;Smolka et al, 2016).…”

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Effectuation theoretical debate: systematic review and research agenda

Dias

Iizuka

Boas

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the theoretical discussion of effectuation since the seminal paper in 2001 and to propose an agenda for future studies. Design/methodology/approach Systematic literature review and content analysis of 71 papers. Findings Most papers performed a replication of the concepts empirically, and few studies proposed to understand theoretical aspects of effectuation, among them, some authors presented theoretical advances to improve the approach and others participated in an ongoing debate that shows there is no consensus on whether the approach is theory or if considered, appears to be under construction at a rudimentary level or being questioned. Research limitations/implications The method requires authors to make choices, so the database used and the criteria defined for searching papers that were analyzed are the main limitations of this research. Practical implications The authors suggest that researchers, teachers and practitioners use effectuation analytically and reflectively. Social implications The authors present and analyze the current theoretical debate on effectuation. Results suggest the need for new discussions about the concepts, as well as new theoretical efforts of the researchers to analyze the potentialities and limitations of this approach. Originality/value Among empirical and applied research, with replications of the concepts of effectuation, this research contributes to a theoretical discussion based on a systematic literature review, seeking to bring new reflections about this approach. Additionally, the authors present an agenda of theoretical gaps for the development of future research.

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The interplay of effectuation and causation in decision making: Russian SMEs under institutional uncertainty

Cited by 67 publications

References 92 publications

Sustainable supply chain management towards disruption and organizational ambidexterity: A data driven analysis

Sustainable supply chain management towards disruption and organizational ambidexterity: A data driven analysis

Uncertainty and adaptation in the context of Brexit

Effectuation theoretical debate: systematic review and research agenda

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