Perceived Environmental Uncertainty for Startups: A Note on Entrepreneurship Research from an Indian Perspective

Ghosh, Susmita; Bhowmick, Bhaskar; Guin, Kalyan Kumar

doi:10.22215/timreview/820

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“…In addition to two dimensions of dynamic-static and complexity-simplicity, Mintzberg (1979) introduced environmental generosity-hostility as a source of uncertainty as well. This dimension is measured by factors such as the availability of labor, competitive hostility and business costs (Ghosh, Bhowmick, & Guin, 2014).…”

Section: Objective Measures Of Uncertaintymentioning

confidence: 99%

Managing Environmental Uncertainty: From Conceptual Review to Strategic Management Point of View

Samsami¹,

Hosseini²,

Kordnaeij³

et al. 2015

IJBM

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Uncertainty surrounds all aspects of organizations' lives. We rarely find studies in the field of organization and management not mentioned the phenomenon of environmental uncertainty. Despite the ubiquity of studies around the topic, there are many incompatibilities and inconsistencies in the definition and application of the concept. In this paper we try to classify the main issues and controversies around the topic and review some of the outstanding studies in this regard. As the ultimate goal of studying uncertainty in organization is to face it in the choice of appropriate strategies, we also have a brief review on the impacts of environmental uncertainty on organizational strategic decisions and managers' actions. Finally, we refer to some of the frameworks and approaches that are mainly presented in the field of strategic management for dealing with uncertainty, and resolving the strategy paradox between uncertainty and commitment to strategies.

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Section: Objective Measures Of Uncertaintymentioning

confidence: 99%

Managing Environmental Uncertainty: From Conceptual Review to Strategic Management Point of View

Samsami¹,

Hosseini²,

Kordnaeij³

et al. 2015

IJBM

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“…In another analysis of Indian startups, Ghosh et al [28] sought to understand ronmental uncertainty for startups and explore how it affects global development study concluded that the perceived utility of environmental uncertainty could startups in their long-term strategies. Furthermore, in the last decade, several studies have addressed the entrepreneurial ecosystem and emerging startup strategies used in different countries.…”

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“…In another analysis of Indian startups, Ghosh et al [28] sought to understand environmental uncertainty for startups and explore how it affects global development. This study concluded that the perceived utility of environmental uncertainty could affect startups in their long-term strategies.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identifying Startups Business Opportunities from UGC on Twitter Chatting: An Exploratory Analysis

Saura

Reyes-Menéndez

Matos

et al. 2021

JTAER

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The startup business ecosystem in India has experienced exponential growth. The amount of investment in Indian startups in the last decade demonstrates the strong interest of the technology industry to these business models based on innovation. In this context, the present study aims to identify investment opportunities for investors in Indian startups by identifying key indicators that characterize the startup ecosystem in India. To this end, a three steps data mining method is developed using data mining techniques. First, a sentiment analysis (SA), a machine learning approach that classifies the topics into groups expressing feelings, is applied to a dataset. Next, we develop a Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) model, a topic-modeling technique that divides the sample of n = 14.531 tweets from Twitter into topics, using user-generated content (UGC) as data. Finally, in order to identify the characteristics of each topic we apply textual analysis (TA) to identify key indicators. The originality of the present study lies in the methodological process used for data analysis. Our results also contribute to the literature on startups. The results demonstrate that the Indian startup ecosystem is influenced by areas such as fintech, innovation, crowdfunding, hardware, funds, competition, artificial intelligence, augmented reality and electronic commerce. Of note, in view of the exploratory approach of the present study, the results and implications should be taken as descriptive, rather than determining for future investments in the Indian startup ecosystem.

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“…Complexity encourages a segmentation of the environment (Pellissier, 2012). Duncan segmented environment based on the relevance of the social and physical factors comprising it (Ghosh et al, 2014). This allows for the impact of the environmental factors on resources and resource flows to be examined, which helps determine resource predictability and the environmental locus of control with regards to resource flows (Pellissier, 2012).…”

Section: The Moderating Role Of Environmental Unpredictabilitymentioning

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Uncovering the unseen passion: a fire to foster ambition toward innovation

Chebo

Kute

2018

WJEMSD

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to uncover the role of entrepreneurial passion and resources on innovativeness. The research also tested the moderating role of entrepreneurial commitment and environmental unpredictability. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 112 small firm owners/managers was selected from central Ethiopia using two level multi-stage sampling. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive analysis and hierarchical regression analysis. Findings The owners/managers who are passionate and have adequate human and financial capital are involved more on discovering and exploitation of promising business opportunities that lead to innovativeness. The commitment among passionate and resourceful owners/managers raises a fire on the individuals to be more innovative, but the strong entrepreneurial passion and resources faced challenges in the unpredictable environment to change the ambition to actions. Research limitations/implications The future research should also include the financial measures or financial resources and other variables such as entrepreneurial intention and entrepreneurial background in a cross-country study. Practical implications The policy makers should develop sustainable strategies that encourage passionate firms toward innovativeness. Originality/value The study brings a new insight on the relationship between entrepreneurial passion, entrepreneurial resources, and innovativeness. The study also contributes to entrepreneurship literature by investigating the moderating role of entrepreneurial commitment and environmental unpredictability in relating entrepreneurial passion and entrepreneurial resource to innovativeness. In addition, by exploring the contribution of entrepreneurial passion and resources toward innovativeness, it helps to bring the discussion forward on the subject matter.

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Perceived Environmental Uncertainty for Startups: A Note on Entrepreneurship Research from an Indian Perspective

Cited by 8 publications

References 62 publications

Managing Environmental Uncertainty: From Conceptual Review to Strategic Management Point of View

Managing Environmental Uncertainty: From Conceptual Review to Strategic Management Point of View

Identifying Startups Business Opportunities from UGC on Twitter Chatting: An Exploratory Analysis

Uncovering the unseen passion: a fire to foster ambition toward innovation

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