Organizational Perspective on Entrepreneurship

Nowell, Pamela; Timmermans, Bram

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-91611-8_7

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“…The current study instead emphasizes the overlapping purpose and intentions, as well as the expertise and resourcefulness of self-selected individuals, as more constitutive for entrepreneurial teamwork, at least in the current setting. This is in line with recent studies of entrepreneurial teams [70,71,77]. Given that the entrepreneurial insiders in our two cases display no private interest, we can here add the point that teams of insiders more easily might attract attention of decision-makers, and even have them becoming part of the team.…”

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“…The individuals engaging into the narrative are driven by different personal beliefs, resources and networks, related to environmental, technological, and/or social issues. With overlap in purpose and a sense of interdependence as regards different skills and resources, they act as an entrepreneurial team [70,71,77], even though there is no lead entrepreneur, no managers and no incorporated venture in play. Most previous research into entrepreneurship-mainstream, social and even more recent sustainability entrepreneurship-has taken lead-entrepreneurs and/or incorporated ventures for granted.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Our perspective embraces that and recognizes central aspects of (emergent) entrepreneurial teams [68] being in play, albeit not in the form of incorporated ventures [69,70], but more as open projects. Recent research into entrepreneurial teams point at overlapping purpose, trust, openness, and complementary interdependent skills to be central features [70,71]. Two case studies of decentralizing energy system initiatives will now help qualify individual-, initiative-and team-levels at work as well as institutional-level effects.…”

Section: Entrepreneurial Insider Sustainability Engagement Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

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Entrepreneurial Sustainability Engagement of Insiders Initiating Energy System Transition

Fernqvist

Lundqvist

2021

Sustainability

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The central point in this article is that energy system transition can be initiated by a team of individuals interacting entrepreneurially beyond their different home-grounds in business, research, or regional development. Such entrepreneurial engagement of insiders with belongings to an established socio-technical system has not been captured in prevalent sustainability transitions or entrepreneurship perspectives. Insiders have mostly been expected to act within (and not outside) of their role expectations. This study investigates who individuals initiating energy transition are, what motives they have, and how they accomplish institutional change. The purpose is to qualify a perspective that can help us better appreciate how transitions, such as in energy systems, can be initiated. The new perspective recognizes the importance of insiders, their personal sustainability beliefs, their choice to teamwork entrepreneurially, and their narratives about the initiative affecting institutional change. It explains how transition in a heavily regulated Swedish energy system can occur. Implications are drawn for research, policy and entrepreneurial teamwork.

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Section: Entrepreneurial Insider Sustainability Engagement Perspectivementioning

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Entrepreneurial Sustainability Engagement of Insiders Initiating Energy System Transition

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Lundqvist

2021

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“…Research suggests that ETs differ significantly from TMTs in many ways (Huovinen and Pasanen, 2010; Jin et al , 2017). TMTs are usually “related to a particular role individual have in the venture”, while ETs “characterise a behaviour of the team” (Nowell and Timmermans, 2018, p.133). Further, Huovinen and Pasanen (2010) argued that the organisational structure, nature of works and operating procedures of ETs differ greatly from TMTs.…”

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“…In the history of entrepreneurship, an entrepreneur has often been portrayed as a lone hero (Bjornali et al , 2017; Diakanastasi et al , 2018). Most early work on entrepreneurship research has tended to focus mainly on solo entrepreneurs, taking individual entrepreneurs as the unit of analysis (Nowell and Timmermans, 2018). More recently, entrepreneurship scholars have repeatedly stressed that entrepreneurship is a highly social endeavour (Cooney, 2005; Misganaw, 2018).…”

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Factors influencing entrepreneurial team (ET) performance in education and childcare franchise: case of Malaysia

Isa

Noor

et al. 2021

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Purpose Over these recent years, increasing studies have found a higher propensity of firms founded by entrepreneurial teams (ETs) for continuous operation and high performance, compared to firms single-handedly created by an entrepreneur. In spite of the emerging significance of ETs, the number of related studies remains inadequately low, particularly within the context of franchise firms. Therefore, this study aims to explore the factors that influence the ETs’ performance in the Malaysian education and childcare franchise system using a qualitative approach. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative Research Strategy has been adopted and 27 ET leaders participated in this study to get the holistic view of factors influencing the entrepreneurial team (ET) performance in education and childcare franchise in Malaysia. Findings The results highlight the factors (team leadership, team training, team diversity, team processes, team confidence and team mental models) influencing the entrepreneurial team (ET) performance in education and childcare franchise in Malaysia. Originality/value The present study may help to provide useful information to policy makers, which enable them to formulate the strategies franchise ETs performance in Malaysia. As this study provides insight of factors that have an impact on ET performance. A best practice model for education and childcare franchise ETs’ performance is designed.

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Organizational Perspective on Entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurial Sustainability Engagement of Insiders Initiating Energy System Transition

Entrepreneurial Sustainability Engagement of Insiders Initiating Energy System Transition

Factors influencing entrepreneurial team (ET) performance in education and childcare franchise: case of Malaysia

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