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Podcast Media Credibility as a Means of Fulfilling Public Information
Authors:   Departemen Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Komputer Indonesia, Indonesia, Renisyifa A , Sunarti S , Pebriyanti A
Published: September 2022

In this era of high speed of information flow, a lot of information has the potential to become fake news. Mass media is an essential means of fulfilling public information, so that public trust is greatly influenced by the credibility of the related information media. Podcasts are a new phenomenon in the digital era which has become one of the users of new media to find various information used by the public. This study aims to see how far the credibility of podcast media in conveying information to the public. The type of this research is descriptive qualitative research with phenomenological method. The subject of the research was carried out by observing several podcast platforms, the researcher was only limited to observing to check interview data with content publications on a number of these platforms. The results of this study indicate that the credibility of podcast media in fulfilling public information is quite high because it is one part of the clarification of circulating information by presenting themselves not as anonymous and carried out through in-depth research. Listening to a podcast about a particular theme can stimulate the audience's brain to receive information which is equivalent to reading a book. Information on a podcast is based on the podcaster's specialty. so that with the credibility built, podcasters are able to become accurate and reliable presenters and help stimulate the audience's mind to be able to think further and also imagine a visualization, think more critically, be creative, and get various interesting inspirations
Priming in lettuce seeds
Authors: Andrade Anderson Pereira dos Santos , Calazans Crislaine Costa , Souza Juliana Lopes , Mann Renata Silva
Published: September 2022

One of the methods used to promote the rapid and uniform germination of vegetable seeds is the use of osmotic conditioning. The technique aims to regulate the osmotic potential of the solution, thus restricting the entry of water into the seeds without them germinating during the process. This work evaluated the germination of lettuce seeds of Grand Rapids, Everglades, and Verônica cultivars, submitted to osmotic conditioning. The seeds were immersed in polyethylene glycol solutions (PEG 6000) at potentials of 0.0; -0.6; -0.8, and -1.0 MPa, and remained in imbibition for 14, 24, and 48 h. After this period, the seeds were germinated on paper, moistened with water at 2.5 times their mass, and kept at 20ºC for seven days. The experimental design used was completely randomized, in a factorial scheme with three cultivars, four osmotic potentials, and three temperatures, with four replications of 25 seeds each. The germination percentage, the germination speed index, the mean speed of germination, and the mean germination time were evaluated. Data were subjected to analysis of residual normality by the Shapiro-Wilk test and the homogeneity of variances using the Bartlett test and submitted to analysis of variance. Data from osmotic potential and time of imbibition were submitted to polynomial regression. The treatment means were compared at 5% probability. Seeds of ‘Grand Rapids’ and ‘Everglades’ showed positive effects after osmoconditiong treatments.
Technology enabling the largest free and accessible event worldwide on COVID-19 management: experience report
Authors: Pereira Daniella Nunes , Sales Thaís Lorenna Souza , Guimarães Nathalia Sernizon , Dias Cristiane dos Santos , Gomes Virgínia Mara Reis , Gomes Isabela Moraes , Pinheiro Lílian Santos , Souza-Silva Maira Viana Rego , Lima Maria Clara Pontello Barbosa , Almeida Mychelle Stefany Santos , Figueiredo Natalia Mansur Pimentel , Souza Nathan Mendes , Pereira Susany Anastácia , Marcolino Milena Soriano
Published: September 2022

Introdução: O uso das redes sociais como fonte de informação durante a pandemia de Covid-19 possibilitou o acesso do grande público a informações atualizadas, mas também permitiu uma intensa disseminação de notícias falsas no Brasil e no mundo. Objetivo: Este relatório tem como objetivo apresentar a experiência da tecnologia que possibilita a organização e implantação de um evento científico online gratuito de grande escala sobre a Covid-19, com foco em informações baseadas em evidências, atendimento e gestão do paciente. Métodos: O "Primeiro Congresso Brasileiro de Evidências Clínicas sobre Covid-19" aconteceu entre os dias 03 e 07 de maio de 2021 e foi realizado pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, a principal universidade federal do Brasil. Resultados: Houve 27.102 cadastros. A transmissão teve 29.170 visualizações no primeiro dia. Em 25 de junho de 2021, foram 80.923 visualizações para a versão original em áudio e 10.352 visualizações para a tradução simultânea. Os tópicos compreenderam prevenção da Covid-19, gestão na atenção primária, atendimento pré-hospitalar, assistência hospitalar, unidade de terapia intensiva, longa-COVID-19, vacinas, saúde mental e custos. Minipalestras foram seguidas de discussão e interação com os participantes. Palestrantes e moderadores de todo o Brasil e do exterior foram escolhidos de acordo com sua expertise em temas de Covid-19 e em medicina baseada em evidências. Entre as sessões, foram apresentados depoimentos em vídeo de pessoas que não puderam trabalhar em casa sobre o que tocou seu coração durante a pandemia. A acessibilidade foi garantida por meio de tradução simultânea para a Língua Brasileira de Sinais. A satisfação dos participantes foi avaliada, com 2.228 respondentes, dos quais 97,4% disseram que suas expectativas foram superadas e 86,8% relataram adquirir novos conhecimentos sobre a Covid-19. Final considerations: Essa experiência mostrou que a tecnologia possibilitou a divulgação de evidências científicas acessíveis sobre a Covid-19 para um grande público por meio de um evento online gratuito.
Estudos da base de conhecimento, atitudes e práticas das partes interessadas para reduzir as perdas pós-colheita de bananas e tomates em Timor-Leste
Authors: Correia Vicente de Paulo , Rego Adelino P. do , Guterres Acacio da Costa , Gomes Graciano Soares
Published: September 2022

As frutas e hortaliças desempenham um papel significativo na nutrição humana, gerando também renda para agricultores, comerciantes, catadores e varejistas, além de servir como alimento saudável para os consumidores. O principal objetivo deste estudo é avaliar o conhecimento, atitude e práticas dos principais stakeholders em relação à segurança alimentar, qualidade dos alimentos, manuseio pós-colheita e perdas. Este estudo foi realizado nos municípios de Baucau e Liquiçá e os entrevistados incluem agricultores, comerciantes, colectores, grossistas e retalhistas. Os métodos de coleta de dados incluem entrevistas presenciais, discussões em grupo, pesquisas documental e análise de dados usando estatísticas descritivas. O resultado do estudo revelou perdas de banana e tomate que ocorreram no campo antes da colheita, durante a colheita, transporte e armazenamento. Os fatores que contribuem para a perda são animais silvestres, chegada tardia de comerciantes, falta de cuidado na colheita, muita chuva, clima muito quente, pragas e maturidade excessiva. Este estudo também mostra que a banana e o tomate produzidos são seguros para consumo devido ao fato de o produto ser produzido de forma orgânica, sem contaminação com produtos químicos, higiênicos e frescos. Além disso, a maioria dos produtores argumentou que, se as bananas fossem consideradas de boa qualidade, deveriam ser macias, doces, amarelas e grandes. Para tomates, deve ser grande e sem qualquer contaminação de superfície. Uma perda significativa de bananas e tomates se deve ao fato de que os pequenos produtores carecem de recursos e não conseguem comercializar seus produtos e implementar práticas adequadas de manejo pós-colheita. Por outro lado, este estudo também revelou que produtores e compradores raramente realizam ações para melhorar a qualidade e a segurança do produto. Isso se deve ao marketing, fatores socioeconômicos e falta de informação de conscientização.
Direito dos alunos imigrantes no ordenamento jurídico brasileiro e as dificuldades de permanência na escola
Authors: Arf Lucilene Machado Garcia , Da Silva Ketilin Duarte
Published: September 2022

O presente trabalho analisa o direito do aluno imigrante no ordenamento jurídico brasileiro, buscando compreender, com base na cronologia da legislação constitucional e infraconstitucional, em que o direito dos alunos imigrantes está positivado e, recorre à revisão da literatura sobre o tema, por meio de pesquisas de artigos científicos em páginas como: scielo; portal periódicos da Capes; biblioteca digital de Teses e Dissertações da USP. Dialoga ainda com a legislação de âmbito internacional, utilizando para isso conferências, tratados convenções e declarações internacionais para fazer frente à internacionalização da educação na legislação nacional infraconstitucional e a  alguns desafios das escolas brasileiras em relação aos alunos imigrantes, cujos dados do censo escolar 2021 e do relatório anual OBMIGRA sobre o quantitativo de alunos por esfera administrativa  demostra que, a rede pública de ensino é a que mais acolhe os estudantes migrantes internacionais e ainda evidencia a representatividade dos estudantes latinos. Para dar suporte teórico ao texto, recorremos a autores como CAMPOS E SILVA (2015), ANTUNES,  ZWESTSCH, SARTURI, 2017.
Learning based on co-creation processes: a glimpse of the (Demola) Pedagogical Innovation Training course at IPV
Authors: Amante Fátima SUSANA , Fernandes Rosina
Published: September 2022

The development of technologies, services and products in our increasingly global, interconnected, and digital world implies the training of future professionals capable of solving challenges, embracing diversity, and co-constructing innovative and disruptive scenarios. Higher Education (HE) has been adapting to these times of change and, consequently, the academy has started to open doors to partnerships with local organisations, in synergies that go beyond internships to include research and a modernisation agenda, with clear benefits for all the stakeholders and with positive effects on the national economy. Thus, pedagogical practices need to be updated, and Demola model aims at contributing to innovation processes by fostering academia-industry collaboration. In this study, we will focus on the first edition (January-June 2021) of the project entitled “Learning based on co-creation processes,” funded by POCH, developed in a partnership with Demola Global, and in close connection to another project, Link Me Up, integrated in a consortium of 13 Polytechnic Institutes, including the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (IPV). Specifically, we will focus on 1) the Demola methodology and tools used by the participants in the Pedagogical Innovation Training course at IPV, Viseu, Portugal; 2) the questionnaires applied to the team of IPV trainees/facilitators; and 3) the reports they wrote at the end of the process to a) analyse the profile of the teaching staff seeking alternatives to improve their teaching practice; b) assess their perception of the Demola pedagogical innovation course, and c) the implications on their future practices. Our findings reveal that this project that offers pedagogical innovation is highly valued by the participants at IPV, as they feel they are more open: to collaboration within and outside the academia; to use innovative tools and platforms; to acknowledge the need to accept and manage uncertainty and to facilitate societal challenges in multidisciplinary teams of (inter/)national students.
Start-up Incubators for Refugees: How to Develop and Deploy Entrepreneurial Skills to Generate Impact
Authors: Hinz Andreas , Daub Claus-Heinrich
Published: September 2022

Refugee entrepreneurs play an increasingly important role in the ecosystem. However, they may find themselves unable to use their potential because they lack relevant skills, encounter language barriers, have weak local networks and deal with personal problems. Start-up incubators for refugees address these challenges by offering programmes that empower them to develop and deploy entrepreneurial skills for business creation. This work-in-progress paper presents initial insights on skill-related programme elements which will be extended into a detailed analysis of resulting types of economic impact.
The Role of Motivation and Entrepreneurial Role Models in Shaping Entrepreneurship Competence of Higher Education Students
Authors: Joensuu-Salo Sanna
Published: September 2022

Entrepreneurship competence (EC) has received considerable attention in Europe, particularly after the European Commission published the EntreComp framework in 2016. EC can be defined as a competence for life, relevant to personal development and fulfilment, finding and progressing in employment, as well as initiating new ventures ranging from community campaigns, social enterprises to new start-up businesses. There is a need to develop EC of European citizens, and especially in higher education context, but little is known about the factors shaping EC. The objective of this research is twofold: (1) to examine the relationship between entrepreneurial role models and entrepreneurship competence of higher education students, and (2) to examine the relationship between motivation and entrepreneurship competence of higher education students. The data (n=1373) was gathered from two Finnish universities, and respondents represent first year students in versatile study fields. In this research, entrepreneurial role model is defined as someone in the close family (parents or siblings) working as an entrepreneur, and motivation is examined through multidimensional achievement motivation. The results show that there is a positive relationship between entrepreneurial role models and EC. The most important factor explaining EC is the motivation subscale of work orientation followed by mastery needs and interpersonal competitiveness. The model explains 46 percent of the variance in EC. The study contributes to understanding the underlying factors shaping the EC of higher education students, and suggests practical solutions for entrepreneurship education.
Entrepreneurship Education: The international pedagogical project COTADAS – Co-Creation to analyses and development of strategic scenarios
Authors: Costa Teresa , Mares Pedro , Borges William , Teixeira Nuno
Published: September 2022

The “new normality” and the growing uncertainty that the world faces determine the development of different business and innovative ways of work. To this end, a new mindset and new competences are required to the actors that will participate in these new social and business contexts. Higher Education will certainly have its role in shaping this mindset and competences of the future managers who should be able to participate in the co-creation of value propositions for companies.

The project COTADAS (CO-creation To Analyses and Development of Strategic Scenarios) aims to contribute to the training of these future managers. The project aims to analyse and develop strategic scenarios that facilitate intelligent and sustainable value propositions, through digital and intelligent tools. Supported in a multidisciplinary approach and using innovative methodologies, it is intended to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge in less attractive areas for students, namely the areas of finance, revealing how this knowledge can leverage emerging and important areas of knowledge such as innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability.

The objective of this article is to describe and evaluate the COTADAS project, developed in two Higher Education Institutes (Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal and Federal Institute of Santa Catarina) with Portuguese and Brazilian students.

This study is structured in two main parts. In the first part we present a theoretical approach and in the second part we describe the project and the results of the assessment. A questionnaire was applied to participants to evaluate the degree of satisfaction with the project and its impact on entrepreneurial skills. The results revealed a high degree of student’s satisfaction, as well as a valuable impact on the acquisition and development of entrepreneurial skills. Several advantages in participating in COTADAS were pointed out as well as some possible improvements that can enrich the next project edition. Finally, the results allowed us to understand that both successes and failures were important aspects in the students' learning and personal growth.
Legal Incentives and Constraints on Innovation: Keeping the Balance
Authors: Smith Robert , Perry Mark
Published: September 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic forced civil society and business to face a new reality where much greater reliance needed to be placed on networked devices and internet distributed communications, including the provision of services ranging from medical advice to food, entertainment and even the facility to interact with family. The ability to meet in-person with family, friends, colleagues, business associates or customers was severely restricted leaving internationalisation as a utopian dream as borders were closed, students were denied access to a physical classrooms and businesses had to rapidly “pivot” or fail. These alternatives to real life have seemed less appealing to many, with every aspect of life “going online”, whether virtual lectures, exams, meetings, mediations, court appearances, job interviews, shopping for a piece of cheese or starting a new trade relationship.

Much innovation over the last two years has been around deploying online business models. There has also been a wider use of artificial intelligence to support “efficient” operations partly stimulated by the falling staffing levels due to the pandemic directly through sickness or forced isolations, or indirectly by a growing sense of the futility of working for a business, known as the Great Resignation (“Over the 12 months ending in January 2022, hires totalled 76.4 million and separations totalled 70.0 million…” indicating a huge refocusing on jobs in the USA) 

This paper looks at the challenge for legal systems to pivot around the growing trends in deployments of online innovation. Some businesses are now widely deploying software-based analysis systems, such as Airbnb, which is using them to “verify the identity and trustworthiness of a user of an online system” and flag potential guests who may be problematic. Although Airbnb is a multibillion-dollar business, it is a good example of how through using publicly available data, user supplied information, and smart software (artificial intelligence) a business can make predictions on the behaviour of its potential customers. Other AI resources have been creating new gaming scenarios, reporting on the news, and even creating new artworks and music. These kinds of use of AI in the marketplace have challenged the legal frameworks that support individual privacy and also ideas around human creativity.
University Science Parks as an Innovative Tool for University-Business Cooperation
Authors: Glittová Klaudia , Šipikal Miroslav
Published: September 2022

Collaboration between universities, business and government is important in creating innovation, but often they face barriers which block the successful cooperation among institutional spheres. To improve and strengthen collaboration and overcome existing barriers were created hybrid organizations (like university science parks, research centres or incubators) to address innovation blockages. With the growing popularity of this tool among regional policy makers, there is a need to specify their roles and functions in regional innovation systems. The main goal of our paper is to examine the contribution of university science parks and research centres in Slovakia, which were built thanks to financial support from European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF). University science parks (USPs) and research centres (RCs) are tools for connecting the university, industry and government sector in a Triple helix framework. They create a suitable space for generating innovation with existing resources at universities, research institutes, research departments of companies and governments, and improve them through mutual interactions. We applied the method of quantitative research – an online questionnaire survey complemented with interviews, which we used to collect basic data on all science parks in Slovakia. The key question in the article is whether research infrastructures represent effective investment with long-term sustainability. We evaluated the current functioning of the parks in terms of fulfilling the functions that contribute to innovation creation, because quality and modern infrastructure is a prerequisite for the implementation of research, the results of which have a high development and innovation potential. We found that the research infrastructure doesn’t perform the required functions, which were declared during their creation. The main barriers to development include insufficient funding for research, technological infrastructure and long-term financing of professional staff. Unclear conditions for the continued operation of parks and uncertain position of government support shows that these investment projects financed by the European Funds are not independently viable after the end of the sustainability period.
A structural equations approach applied to social innovation
Authors: Cunha Jorge , Ferreira Carla , Vasconcelos Claúdio , Araujo Madalena , Nunes Manuel , Ferreira Paula
Published: September 2022

Social innovation is a topic that has rapidly gained visibility during the last decades, where public organizations, private companies, and community groups are interested in developing more efficient and effective solutions to important societal challenges, such as poverty, demographic change, climate change, and unemployment. The University has been recognized for a long-time as a place of learning and academic research as well as a driver of economic growth, social mobility, and reducer of social inequality within and beyond its locality and region.  Several researchers have advocated that the engagement of universities would foster the social innovation process, drawing on their existing resources and capabilities to benefit society at large. However, less is known about to relationship between creativity, entrepreneurial intention, and social innovation. Based on these arguments, the main aim of this study to investigate the effect of creativity and entrepreneurial intention on social innovation tendency within the academic community. The approach to empirical research adopted was a structural equation model. The sample used is comprised of students and professors or researchers from Portuguese universities.  Confirmatory factor analysis supports the differentiation among the theoretical constructs, namely: self-creativity, creativity stimulated in the family, creativity stimulated in the university, entrepreneurial intention, and social innovation tendency. Results from the structural analysis support the suggestion that engagement in social innovation is positively related to self-creativity, family context, and entrepreneurial intention. Additionally, family role models seem to exert an effect on entrepreneurial intention.  This study contributes to the body of social innovation literature at two levels of development: the core theoretical contributions are the research on social innovation tendency models and, at a broader level, on social innovation education. Particularly, this finding contributes to the line of research of social innovation tendency indicating that personality traits may have an essential role to play in developing theories of the entrepreneurial process.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Professors in Public Universities: Case Study in Brazil
Authors: Coelho Paula , Rapini Márcia
Published: September 2022

In the literature on academic entrepreneurship, the creation of academic spin-offs is one of the Knowledge and Technology Transfer (KTT) channels most studied. The use of different KTT channels and the creation of spin-offs can be a source of opportunity for the overflow of knowledge and innovation with wealth creation. Although with a broad spectrum, research on academic entrepreneurship still has gaps to be explored in the literature. In Brazil, there is a lack of studies that explain more specifically how the professor at the public university transfers knowledge and technology and undertakes entrepreneurial activities. The main motivations of the doctoral research presented in this article are the lack of studies concerning the trajectory of successful entrepreneurial professors and the exploration of the use of different KTT channels in academic entrepreneurship for wealth creation. The general goal of the research is to identify the strategies used during the innovation trajectory of entrepreneurial professors in Information Technology (IT), who converted knowledge and scientific assets into wealth. To meet this goal, an adapted retrospective roadmapping approach was used to collect data, to map and to analyze the life trajectory of innovation of six professors from three Brazilian Public Universities in the IT area. The results made it possible to understand how professors innovated, became entrepreneurs and transferred knowledge and technology. They mobilized 136 strategies using different channels (e.g., Entrepreneurs Training, Collaborative Research and Development Projects, Technology Residency, Academic Spin-offs Creation, Academic Consulting). The professors' strategies resulted in a value distribution, with considerable wealth (tangible and intangible). The results showed that although there is no pattern in the professors' trajectories of innovation and entrepreneurship, there are several strategies common to the cases. One of them was to train qualified personnel at the university, based on intensive research in knowledge seeking to solve real market problems.
A case study of the entrepreneurial education in a Sino-foreign university in China
Authors: Mi Yimei
Published: September 2022

This paper mainly focuses on entrepreneurial education in higher education. A case study is presented in this paper to investigate the current situation of entrepreneurial education in Chinese universities. The primary research method of this case study is interviewing. Four participants were interviewed in this paper, and they are students from the target Sino-foreign university

, which was constructed by Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU) and Liverpool university in the UK. The results indicate that this Sino-foreign university provides a professional platform for students to establish their own businesses. Compared with other traditional universities, this university educates students with more innovative ideas and gives them more opportunities to practice their business’ ideas. Moreover, this Sino-foreign university also designs entrepreneurship education as a module in students’ learning activities. The students can join in the competition for earning a shop in the opening student entrepreneurship parks and start their businesses.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial education, Chinese higher education, Sino-foreign university, case study, interviews, entrepreneurship parks.
Identifying new Product Opportunities From Waste: Eliminating Waste in Tomato Production
Authors: Salgado Diana , Simms Christopher , Ford Nicholas
Published: September 2022

The challenge of new product development (NPD) has seen a growth in literature on both idea generation and sustainability, but these two areas have not yet fully been integrated. The development of products from agricultural waste has particularly been overlooked, although the need to utilise sustainable materials and reuse waste is increasingly acknowledged. Our paper answers the question: How can different sources of agricultural food waste be utilized to create new product opportunities? We present a new framework for the identification and evaluation of NPD opportunities. This framework offers a new perspective to conceptualise different types of waste and identify their relative sensory, nutritional and functional properties. We present a case study of a UK tomato grower, using data gathered from interviews, attendance of meetings, observations and secondary data. Tomato production creates significant volumes of waste from unripe, imperfect, damaged and overripe fruits. Furthermore, processing tomatoes (for ketchup, passatas, juices, etc.) generates other kinds of waste such as seeds, skins and water. We show how firms can uncover new product opportunities through an analysis of each of these properties. For example, in tomato juice production around 5% of the raw material goes to waste since skins and seeds cannot be used. However, skins and seeds are nutritionally, sensorially and functionally useful and versatile. Nutrition: skins and seeds are rich in essential amino acids, minerals, fatty acids and lycopene, an antioxidant with several reported health benefits. Sensory: skin contains crystalline cellulose which can improve mouthfeel of food in low fat products, while seeds can increase hardness in flat breads. Functional: skins are partially permeable to liquids and gases, giving them potential for packaging and biodegradable tableware, while seed powder can be effective in removing organic dye molecules from coloured textile effluents. On the basis of our analysis we conclude that by examining the nutritional, sensory and functional characteristics of tomato waste, this can lead NPD managers to explore new alternatives in industries different from the original source of waste.
Non-formal social ties as threat to the implementation of innovations
Authors: Aksiutin Aleksandr , Bagrationi Konstantin , Morozov Michael , Trochin Ilya
Published: September 2022

This paper aims to provide novel insights about the barrier associated with organizational development, namely, resistance to new management practices implementation which emerges from tightly knit social networks – the “blat”. We follow claims for more empirical studies as we provide Social Network Analysis to present a real-life study of how blat networks of operational management lead to the failure of digital transformation attempt at the Russian metallurgical enterprise. We analyzed underlying forces, but deliberately stayed away from developing theories from our case. The close association with CEO allowed us to benefit from the rich and deep “local knowledge” and present case that provided valuable insights into different forms of behavior of line management and the social dynamics at the time of digital transformation attempt.
Psychological capital and entrepreneurial tendencies
Authors: Brandt Tiina
Published: September 2022

This study is interested in psychological capital and entrepreneurial tendencies. Psychological capital is an individual's attitude and tendency towards Hope, Optimism, Resilience and Self-Efficacy. It has been connected with several positive outcomes in individuals’ working life, e.g. career progress, work satisfaction, wage and well-being. However, in the relationship with entrepreneurial tendencies and especially with growth orientation there is still need of more studies. The study focused on the 457 adults’ psychological capital and entrepreneurial tendencies, most of them were women (64%).  

The correlation analyses produced several statistically significant results, indicating that psychological capital is connected to entrepreneurial tendencies and growth orientation.  Psychological capital can be increased with interventions, thus the entrepreneurial education at the higher education institutes could consider focusing also on individuals’ psychological qualities and increasing for example students’ psychological capital with interventions.
Insights on Creative Networks: A Social Network Analysis of Five Arts Organisations
Authors: Bruce Fraser Stuart , O'Neill Shaleph , Hawari-Latter Sharifa
Published: September 2022

Many arts organisations can generate large amounts of value through their activities and networks, but often find it difficult to gather, analyse and evidence the data that can inform business decisions and leverage opportunities for product and service innovation. Compared to larger corporations, the creative ecosystem in which they operate depends on “quick business” and requires them to be more agile, adaptive and faster when identifying hidden potential within their networks. Moreover, their interdisciplinary and collaborative ways of working create emerging opportunities for spin-off companies and other entrepreneurial ventures. This study (part of the Arts API Project) aimed to examine the networks of arts organisations to understand some of their defining features and characteristics. The project aimed to show that by visualising and analysing relational data, it was envisioned that arts organisations would be able to operate on a more evidence-based, commercial and entrepreneurial basis, enabling better informed decision making and more defined business strategies. This paper focuses on the role and value of big data in the Arts and Humanities, provides the context and background to the Arts API Project and outlines the methodological approach, presenting one particular aspect of the larger research project. Adopting the technique of Social Network Analysis (SNA), the networks of five UK-based art organisations were visually mapped and analysed using measures such as Density, Connectivity, Centralization and Clique Participation Index. Within the limitations of the study, the findings reveal valuable insights on the effect of de/centralisation of information flow within creative networks, the importance of maintaining a balance between weak and strong network ties and mitigating risk by distributing responsibility across networks.
Fashion Upcycling and Social Impact: A Case Study
Authors: Machado Diana , Ferreira Marisa R. , Carvalho Amélia , Braga Alexandra , Braga Vítor
Published: September 2022

To upcycle is to take something already made and then improve upon it, or turn it into a fresh item, so fashion upcycling is a process of using excess or waste clothing and textiles to generate new products, as an unconventional and new practices, which can successfully tackle concerns on excessive consumption of resources. The project "From Granny to Trendy" works with fashion upcycling and, in addition to the issue of sustainability, promotes the empowerment of unemployed women over 50 years. The main objective of our paper is to analyze social partnerships, particularly the social impact on the individual level, so a case study was conducted, exploring the benefits and difficulties of the project that belongs to a local nonprofit organization (NPO). The study is based on a qualitative (seven focus groups) and quantitative data analysis - two questionnaires, in two distinct moments: moment one corresponding to the beginning of the training and moment two corresponding to the end of the training, in a total of 100 questionnaires, 50 in each moment. Our study explores the project impact at the micro-level, and concludes that participants gain benefits through the acquisition of new instrumental/technical knowledge/capabilities (e.g., new insights about fashion design) and psychological benefits (e.g., improvement of self-confidence).
Economics of Data Systematic Review for Planning Strategies in the InsurTech industry
Authors: Bonvino Claudio , Giorgino Marco
Published: September 2022

The knowledge of data enables exploring how value is created from data. Organizations’ strategic planning becomes easier if the value of data is understood and adopted. Unless managers know how to use data, its exploitable value remains limited. Previous studies assessed either data dimensions such as volume, variety, velocity, veracity and granularity, or data management processes. However, many of these topics have been treated with a technical approach and only a few focused on the data value in management, strategy, and planning. The ubiquitous of data has allowed insurance incumbents and startups to exploit technologies, from which InsurTech, leveraging a unique data-driven proposition and often gaining a competitive advantage. The paper aims to explore the economics of data, enabling to strategically plan data management practices. It contributes to the management and strategy literature with an evidence-based systematic literature review that embraces the value generated by knowing data sources, data types, extended data dimensions, analyzes enabling technologies, and extends data management practices for reaching organizations’ objectives in the InsurTech empirical context. In addition to further avenues of research, it provides managers with a theoretical data-valorization framework for data strategic planning, and institutions an overview for guiding the digital transformation. The novelty of this paper is the comprehensive focus on the economics of data at the intersection between traditional and emerging business models.
A framework for social business models analyses
Authors: Ciccarino Irene , Serrano Fernandes Rodrigues Susana Cristina
Published: September 2022

Social entrepreneurial initiatives (SEI) answer problems and needs that otherwise would remain unattended. Therefore, they provide high collective interest social value achieved by a stable, reliable, and sustainable operation. Because the economic goal is a means to accomplish the social aim, it is hard to overcome resource constraints. SEIs must prove innovation and efficiency to access funding. However, the investment criteria are usually circumstantial or abstract. Additionally, the theory lacks the recommendation to enlighten how to increase the chances to be funded. The literature does not offer consensual, consistent, empirically tested criteria to compare business models. To help address these issues, this paper provides a Delphi analysis of a social business model taxonomy. The following criteria selected interviews from a broad study: 1) have qualitative and quantitative data recorded; 2) represent different SEIs’ types in the taxonomy. Then, four invited scholars blindly reviewed the data. They are experts in social innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability, and social psychology. Online meetings helped to solve doubts and build synthesis. All Delphi participants described their opinion about the taxonomy fit by e-mail. Results were also compared by previous statistical classification. The Delphi process happened from December 2020 to June 2021. The similarity between statistical and analytical results indicated that the taxonomy is an efficient tool to identify and compare elements of the social business model. The study made the taxonomy easier and more replicable, providing an analytical framework. Evidence can help social agents and investors to frame information and achieve better decision-making.
Enabling Undergraduate Student Entrepreneurs to Structure Their own Experiential Learning Course
Authors: Grant Kenneth
Published: September 2022

The one-semester undergraduate course “Applied Entrepreneurship” allows student entrepreneurs to investigate their own business idea while following a course structure that they design for themselves under the mentorship of an entrepreneurship professor.  The course is available to all students across campus, regardless of degree program or year of study.  No prior courses in entrepreneurship are required (indeed the only students excluded are those already enrolled in the Management School Entrepreneurship Major). The course is based on a widely held teaching principle for entrepreneurship education -- getting the students out of the classroom and into the real world.  Students bring their own business idea to the course, which can be at any stage of development from ideation, through launch, operation and even sale of their business.  Each student develops a personal course workplan of eight modules including a mix of structured learning and primary and secondary research appropriate for their own personal development as entrepreneurs and about their business idea.  A short write-up is prepared by the student for each module, including evidence of the work they have done. They conclude the course by presenting a summary of the work they have done and a personal reflection.  As the course progresses, the instructor provides individual feedback and counselling to each student as they submit their modules.  Student feedback on the course is highly positive, on the education experience, improvement of their business idea and on their personal development.
Exploring Business Model Innovation in the Norwegian Grocery Market
Authors: Callegari Beniamino , Hvidsten Adeline , Rai Ranvir S.
Published: September 2022

This paper focuses on the under-explored dynamics between physical grocery stores and e-grocery through the lens of business model innovation. While e-grocery is expected to grow, we still know little about how it will affect the existing physical stores - and how these actors are reacting to this potential threat. We draw upon in-depth interviews with senior executives from grocery companies, academics, and experts. The data has been subsequently discussed in the light of market literature and the study’s' theoretical framework. We find that e-grocery and physical grocery operate with two very different business models, where neither would benefit from emulating the other. While some of the physical chains have been developing e-grocery as add-on services, they are not profitable because they are not compatible with the current business model. Seeing this, physical shops are primarily concerned with competing with other physical shops to survive the growth of e-grocery despite of the development from pure e-grocery players. However, these sustaining actions might over time turn consumers digital, as the reduction of number of physical stores might spark the change in consumer behavior needed by e-grocery to accelerate its growth.
Born Green: Drivers and Competencies of Green Entrepreneurship
Authors: Moreira Pimentel Pedro Miguel , Sousa Maria José
Published: September 2022

Sustainable development is one of the most prominent discussions of our times and promoting  green new ventures can help reduce ecological footprints and meet the climate change goals. Despite its importance for the next decades, the study of green entrepreneurship (GE) is still very poor and being an emerging field of study can be considered still in its infancy. (Demirel et al, 2019; Sher et al, 2020).

The current paper aims at providing a contribute to management science and business management practice by focusing on the research questions: (a) what are the most relevant theoretical frameworks researching drivers that trigger green entrepreneurial intention (GEI), and (b) what are the main theoretical frameworks investigating  competencies that might favour or enhance the specific form of green entrepreneurial intention.

Several theories have been developed to explain the classic entrepreneurial intention (EI) being the most noted the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) (Ajzen, 1991), and theory of entrepreneurial event (TEE) (Shapero and Sokol, 1982). A different stream of literature focus on  individual competencies that can allow key issues to be captured and influence entrepreneurial intentions which are variable and can be acquired and learned over time (Mitchelmore and Rowley, 2010; Man et al, 2002). Nevertheless, these models do not contemplate on the role of the entrepreneurial intentions for a specific form like GE  (Sher et al, 2020).

We conducted a systematic literature review aiming at analysing quantitatively and qualitatively the relevant articles in indexed journals based on the PRISMA approach - Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.

Main findings are that recent relevant studies mainly adapt TPB to the determinants of GE by inserting  new specific precedent variables. As to GE competencies, main authors depart from classic theoretical frameworks and finetune their approach to the more specific and broader dimensions of GE.
The Effect of Entrepreneur's Fear of Failure on firm's Entrepreneurial Orientation
Authors: Attia Merihan , Seoudi Iman
Published: September 2022

This study focuses on the fear of failure (FF) in entrepreneurship and its effect on the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) as a strategic orientation in firms. There has been much research on EO as a predictor of organizations’ performance since it is considered a manifestation of the entrepreneurial direction inside the organization. Yet, the research on the relationships between individual-level variables and EO itself still has room for contribution, especially the internal aspects related to the entrepreneur or the manager. Therefore, this research aims to explore FF in entrepreneurship and its inhibiting and motivating roles. In addition, given that the firm is the unit of analysis in this study, this research explained how an entrepreneur’s FF affects the EO of the firm amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. The study administered a quantitative research design using a structured questionnaire. The results showed a positive influence of the entrepreneur’s fear of failure on the firm’s entrepreneurial orientation manifested in the firm’s innovativeness dimension. However, the other two dimensions that contribute to the firm’s EO representation (proactiveness & risk-taking) showed insignificant relationships with the entrepreneur’s FF.
Managing Knowledge and Identity across the Boundary of Academic and Commercial Science
Authors: Rondeau Kent , Dillon Justin , Mansour Nasser , Daniels Jason
Published: September 2022

In the last few decades, institutions of higher learning are being transformed from ivory towers to become engines of regional and national economic development and ‘knowledge businesses’ increasingly focused on producing commercial products for private industry.  The role of academics is rapidly shifting as many in the professoriate are becoming ‘captured’ by an ethos of commercialization as they rush to bring the product of their research to the marketplace.  Critics of the entrepreneurial paradigm see academics as promoters as well as victims of commercialisation who internalize the pursuit of profit and value of money under the academic capitalist knowledge regime.  While some academic researchers have enthusiastically embraced the transformation in the relationship between science and business, and between the academy and industry, many remain firmly committed to academic science, disinterested in pursuing commercial opportunities.  Yet, others choose a middle ground and straddle the academic and commercial boundary.  The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the role of identity to influence how academic scientists manage the boundary between the world of academic science and commercial science.  Drawing from a large sample of Canadian university academic researchers in the applied sciences (n=379), four distinct categories of academic scientists are identified: Type I: Traditional academics who view the realm of academic science and commercial science as distinct and choose to position themselves strictly as academic scientists; Type II: Pragmatic academic hybrids who view academic and commercial science as distinct but decide to strategically pursue industrial links to acquire resources that support their research; Type III: Collaborative academic hybrids who believe in the paramountcy of academic and industry collaborations for the advancement of science; and Type IV: Academic entrepreneurs who abide in the fundamental importance of academic-industry links for application and for commercial exploitation.  Results suggest that our researcher categories are further differentiated with respect to the strength of their collaborations with industry, their program of research, the extent of their industry experience, the degree of financial support they receive from industry, the size of their research laboratory, and by their scientific publications and the number of patents and licenses they hold from their research.