Using Mixed-Methods Designs to Capture the Essence of Complexity in the Entrepreneurship Research: An Introductory Essay and a Research Agenda

Najmaei, Arash

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“…Senge (1990) and Stacey (2011) emphasize that the need for firms to develop their capacity to innovate is not only a matter of key strategic advantage but also, as argued by McNish and Silcoff (2015), a matter of economic significance that ensures the survival of the firm. Consequently, organizations can certainly benefit from the inclusion of entrepreneurs, but they must oversee how such individuals can be engaged effectively, sustainably, and, of course, profitably (Dundon, 2002;Najmaei, 2016;Schlaile & Ehrenberger, 2016;Senge, 1990). Bringing entrepreneurs together can permit the participants to cooperate and construct solutions together, creating an opportunity and more critical decision-making (Chen et al, 2017;Sulistyo & Ayuni, 2020).…”

Section: Dimensions Of Entrepreneurial Collaborationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Dundon (2002) pointed out that optimal synergy is necessary for innovation to occur in entrepreneurial collaboration and must not be left to serendipity, suggesting the need for managerial involvement. Interpersonal relationships are the very links where and through which entrepreneurs create innovation (Birley, 1985;Burgelman & Hitt, 2007;David et al, 2020;Larson & Starr, 1993;Najmaei, 2016). Tracing the knowledge held in the theme of entrepreneurial collaboration reveals a deficiency in how the aforementioned links could be exploited to optimize organizational synergy.…”

Section: Dimensions Of Entrepreneurial Collaborationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Mutuality and trust comprise the norms of the very social networks in which the links among individuals persist to support the use of social cohesion as the preferred term for intrinsic micro-level behavior (Berman & Phillips, 2004;Chan et al, 2006;Smith & Polanyi, 2008;Vveinhardt & Banikonyte, 2017). The very essence of entrepreneurship is embedded in those linkages (Najmaei, 2016). Carron (1982) regards social cohesion as establishing social bonds that potentiate the group's persistence in a unified fashion by the participants.…”

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“…Tracing the theme of limits and implications of social cohesion establishes social cohesion as the antecedent to organizational synergy and the site where the potential for economic impact and the innovativeness attributed to entrepreneurs resides. Without the linkages that comprise social cohesion, organizational synergy would not be possible (Lawford, 2003;Najmaei, 2016;Oketch, 2004;Wise, 2014). In the case of entrepreneurial collaboration, the driving force behind bringing entrepreneurs together is the pursuit of innovation, for which meaningful organizational synergy must occur (Camuffo & Gerli, 2016;Dundon, 2002;Lawford, 2003;Liening et al, 2016).…”

Section: Affects and Antecedents Of Organizational Synergymentioning

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Implications of Social Cohesion in Entrepreneurial Collaboration: a Systematic Literature Review

Minhas

Sindakis

2021

J Knowl Econ

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This paper develops a methodological framework to review the literature relevant to the implications of social cohesion for entrepreneurs collaborating in the pursuit of innovation. The framework is then used to understand the current state of the art for that phenomenon. Thirdly, a theoretical model is developed for areas of concern in the stewardship of collaborating entrepreneurs. The abstracts of 631 academic resources between 1950 and 2020 are analyzed using Webster and Watson’s (MIS Quarterly, 26(2):xiii–xxiii, 2002) methodology. Sixty-four salient resources are identified and critically analyzed, categorizing research methodology, subject area, and additional, pertinent bibliometrics. Entrepreneurial collaboration is an emerging field of research that draws from a variety of disciplines and requires clarification in its use of terminology for both entrepreneurial collaboration and social cohesion. In addition to making those clarifications, the tendency of managers to maintain a hands-off approach in their oversight of entrepreneurial cadres is challenged. The theoretical model provides a useful overview of related concepts for future research and encourages managers to rethink their agency as necessary and not as a matter of interference. This paper contributes to the growing field of entrepreneurial collaboration by proposing the moderation of social cohesion as a means to sustain innovation.

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Section: Dimensions Of Entrepreneurial Collaborationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Dimensions Of Entrepreneurial Collaborationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Limits and Implications Of Social Cohesionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Affects and Antecedents Of Organizational Synergymentioning

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Minhas

Sindakis

2021

J Knowl Econ

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“…In this way, it is proposed that the complexity of the phenomenon of survival of startups, which involve processes of entrepreneurship, technological development and innovation (Berger and Kuckertz, 2016;Najmaei, 2016), can be explained taking as a framework a combination of the theory based on resources and the theory of dynamic capabilities. Both are compatible in their foundations, since the latter is a development elaborated from the former, and they have also been used jointly to explain other organizational phenomena (Barney et al, 2011).…”

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Organizational resources and survival of startups firms – a qualitative analysis in the Peruvian context

Alvarez-Salazar

2020

ARLA

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to use a combination of resource-based theory and dynamic capabilities theory to explore the phenomenon of startup survival in an emerging entrepreneurial ecosystem.Design/methodology/approachThe study has a phenomenological research design, with an exploratory scope and qualitative approach. It uses in-depth interviews to identify the perceptions of ecosystem agents about the phenomenon of survival.FindingsThis paper argues that startup survival should be studied as a construct that is reflected by four conditions: break-even point, accelerated growth, cash stock and continuous operation. Furthermore, it is formed by the interaction of five mainly interacting resources: human capital, social capital, entrepreneurial capital, organizational capital and the incubation process.Originality/valueThe study offers a holistic model of survival that could be applicable to incipient entrepreneurial ecosystems such as the Peruvian one. This model presents survival as a reflexive-formative construct and not as a dichotomic variable (enterprise operating/enterprise closed) as has been commonly considered in the literature.

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Urbanization effects on urban vegetable farmers adaptation: Evidence from Ghana

Tuffour,

Owusu,

Sarpong

2024

Urban Agric & Regnl Food Sys

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This study argues that urban change and urban agriculture are linked and this relationship affects urban farmers. This causes urban farmers to adapt to the urban change and, in this study, within the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA). This is because urban agriculture serves as a source of livelihood for urban dwellers and a source of vital food ingredients which helps address food security concerns in the city. This study employs an exploratory sequential mixed method to investigate this phenomenon, which first uses a qualitative methodology and then quantitative methodology to investigate the changes that have occurred within the GAMA and how the farmers are adapting to these changes. A heterogeneous sampling aproach was used to select a total of 29 farmers from 10 farm sites for the qualitative data, while a multistage sampling approach was used to select 251 farmers from 16 farm sites for the quantitative data. The changes within the urban space realized by farmers include climate, land scarcity, increased population, and lifestyle dynamics. The population increase and lifestyle change, for instance, increased demand for vegetables and land scarcity caused farmers to move to secured lands, which led to farmers enjoying security on those lands. However, increased population, for instance, led to more unplanned settlements, which negatively resulted in polluted streams for farming. It also led to land scarcity that has resulted in the eviction of farmers from their farmlands. In adapting to some of the effects of these changes, farmers used several water sources to reduce their dependence on the polluted streams and embarked on intensification and relocated to cheap and cost‐free lands to be able to manage the land scarcity challenge. All these adaptation strategies prove farmers' resilience to the intense urban changes, which affect their farming activities. This calls for a specialized and focused support for urban agriculture by stakeholders responsible for the promotion of urban agriculture.

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Using Mixed-Methods Designs to Capture the Essence of Complexity in the Entrepreneurship Research: An Introductory Essay and a Research Agenda

Cited by 9 publications

References 32 publications

Implications of Social Cohesion in Entrepreneurial Collaboration: a Systematic Literature Review

Implications of Social Cohesion in Entrepreneurial Collaboration: a Systematic Literature Review

Organizational resources and survival of startups firms – a qualitative analysis in the Peruvian context

Urbanization effects on urban vegetable farmers adaptation: Evidence from Ghana

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