Achieving Innovation in a Lean Environment: How Innovative Small Firms Overcome Resource Constraints

Deakins, David; Bensemann, Jo

doi:10.1142/s1363919619500373

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“…Attention has recently given to understand how organisations source for their workforce, because employees are widely recognised as valuable assets that organisations can leverage upon for survival and attaining competitive advantage. Firms are constrained with a number of challenges in achieving their production objectives (Deakins and Bensemann, 2019;Fowowe, 2017). With an increasing rate of unemployment in sub Saharan Africa (Abraham and Nosa, 2018;Ihensekhien and Aisien, 2019), and a focus on decent employment (Moen et al, 2020), the effort of all stakeholders in the labour market is worth exploring.…”

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Attracting and recruiting quality talent: firm perspectives

Adeosun

Ohiani

2020

RAMJ

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Purpose Understanding matching patterns and determinants of attracting quality talents is an under-researched area, especially from a firm perspective. Firm’s recruitment strategies have an impact on the sorting patterns in the labour market which remains undetermined. This paper aims to explore the drivers of attracting and recruiting quality talents. Also, the role of policies including the national labour laws, industry norms and localised firm policies have on hiring practices and drivers in a developing country. Design/methodology/approach This study is underpinned by network theory, equity theory, social exchange theory and resource-based theory. The authors leveraged on a mixed methodology that is a structured questionnaire administered to 200 firm representatives in Lagos and interviews with key informants from the demand side for labour. Findings The study revealed that firms can leverage on salary, brand name, referral, job security as core factors in attracting and recruiting quality talents. Also, digitisation is a key strategy leveraged on attracting and recruiting quality talents. Techniques such as the use of social media, traditional media, online interviews, physical interviews have proven to help in selecting quality talents. Originality/value Specifically, the paper throws light on how firms use different recruitment channels for hiring workers, and how the use of these channels affects the quality of matches. Furthermore, the role of social networks, wages and benefits for firm recruitment and matching efficiency was well highlighted.

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Attracting and recruiting quality talent: firm perspectives

Adeosun

Ohiani

2020

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“…Increased urbanization rates have resulted in the production and discharge of huge quantities of construction and demolition waste in recent years [138]. It is necessary and beneficial to reuse or recycle construction and demolition wastes from the viewpoints of effective resource utilization and environmental preservation.…”

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Design Strategy for Recycled Aggregate Concrete: A Review of Status and Future Perspectives

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Currently, a number of disadvantages hampers the use of recycled concrete aggregates (RCA). The current review proves that concretes made with complete replacement of natural aggregate with RCA allow the production of high-quality concrete. One of the possibilities for improving concrete properties with RCA is the use of extended curing and pozzolanic materials with varying cement ratios. The potential use of RCA concretes is in the production of high-value materials that increase environmental and financial benefits. RCA have strong potential in the development of a new generation of concrete and stimulate economic activity in many countries in addition to optimizing natural resources. Economic benefits include minimal travel costs; cheaper sources of concrete than newly mined aggregates; reduction of the landfill area required for the placement of concrete waste; the use of RCA minimizes the need for gravel extraction, etc. The proposed strategy could be to sequentially separate demolition waste such as roof finishes, waterproof materials, interior and exterior materials, etc. Closing life cycles is the main approach used for efficient structures for the recycling and reuse of construction and demolition waste in the production and recovery of materials, especially when recycling and reusing materials. In the life cycle, the recycling of recovered materials allows them to be used for new construction purposes, avoiding the use of natural concrete aggregates. Government, design institutes, construction departments and project managers should be involved in the creation and use of RCA. In demolition and construction, the main players are the project owners. Their obligations, expectations and responsibilities must be properly aligned. For the past 20 years, recycled concrete aggregate from demolition and construction waste has been considered as an alternative to pure concrete in structural concrete to minimize the environmental impact of construction waste and demolition waste and the conversion of natural aggregate resources. It is now recognized that the use of RCA for the generations of concrete is a promising and very attractive technology for reducing the environmental impact of the construction sector and conserving natural resources. In the market, the selling price is not an obstacle for market applications of RCA, as there are scenarios in which their cost is lower than the cost of products made from conventional building materials. This is more of an acceptance factor in the market for recycled concrete aggregates. In this sector, the lack of identification, accreditation and uniform quality certification systems and their narrow application cause some marketing problems. With proper RCA preparation, concrete with standard physical and mechanical properties and performance characteristics can be obtained.

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“…Frequently, they are also assisted by their family members, relatives, and even neighbor. Helping others is a common situation in developing countries like Indonesia (Tambunan, 2011), where many SMEs often hire uneducated and unpaid family members (Yu et al 2019) and could reduce the expenditure and cost of production (Deakins and Bensemann, 2019). As the entrepreneurs actively produce brown sugar, their employees do not need a high knowledge and skill as long as the laborers have enough power to work throughout the day.…”

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Entrepreneurial Bricolage to Facing Resource Constraint in Small Industry of Brown Cane Sugar

Putra

Romli

Arkeman

2021

ijbe

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Bricolage theory, making do what is at hand, describes entrepreneurs' activities to sustain the business in a penurious environment. It is believed could not only develop the business but also trigger innovativeness, creativity, and sustainability. This research intends to discover how entrepreneurs overcome resource constraints using bricolage. It also aims to find the relationship between bricolage and entrepreneurs' demographic and innovative personality. The study was conducted from April to June 2020 in Central Aceh Regency. Using a survey and questionnaire to collect the data towards 26 entrepreneurs of brown cane sugar reveals that human resource is a significant constraint when running the business, specifically in finding an appropriate and loyal team member. Using bricolage, they refuse to enact with limitation by hiring people from surronding even their family members to work in this business. Meanwhile, many entrepreneurs have the resource at hand in the form of capital and knowledge since they have spent a lot of time working in similar businesses before building their brown sugar. Despite weak correlation, the relationship between variables is positive except for age and education. Bricolage and innovative personality have a weak positive correlation which means that this industry is less innovative. This research also become fundamental literature for similar future research.

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Achieving Innovation in a Lean Environment: How Innovative Small Firms Overcome Resource Constraints

Cited by 18 publications

References 64 publications

Attracting and recruiting quality talent: firm perspectives

Attracting and recruiting quality talent: firm perspectives

Design Strategy for Recycled Aggregate Concrete: A Review of Status and Future Perspectives

Entrepreneurial Bricolage to Facing Resource Constraint in Small Industry of Brown Cane Sugar

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