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100+ Metrics for Software Startups : A Multi-Vocal Literature Review
2018
Application of information and communication technology for internationalization of Nigerian small- and medium-sized enterprises
2019
Information and communication technology (ICT) has fundamentally transformed business transactions. While its uses have become ubiquitous in the advanced economies, emerging and developing economies are still struggling with the mode and manner of the deployment of ICT for business. Thus, this study seeks to investigate how small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) utilize ICT in Nigeria for business internationalization. To achieve the goal of the study, a mixed‐method was employed. A questionnaire was administered to 265 people consisting of SMEs staff, managers, and owners. Similarly, interviews were conducted with seven SME decision makers. Findings revealed that Nigerian SMEs used ICT…
Striving for Inclusion through Participatory Practices in Social Enterprises
2019
The aim of this research case is to shed some empirical light on the effects of participatory practices from the perspective of Sen’s capability approach in a Finnish social enterprise. Using a mixed method approach we explore how participatory practices build social inclusion by enabling both company’s employees and customers to engage in social agency. The case study findings articulate the importance of participatory practices to employees’ perceptions of meaningfulness of life and being able to meet customers (who are mentally disabled) needs on the one hand and customers’ experience of information sharing and feedback giving to the employees and helping other customers. peerReviewed
Entrepreneurial networking of small businesses in Latin-America : the case of Villa el Salvador in Peru
2014
Understanding and measuring social entrepreneurship
2017
This thesis aims to understand the phenomenon of social entrepreneurship and measure its component dimensions. In particular, the thesis addresses two research gaps in the social entrepreneurship research. The first gap addressed is the resource mobilization during marketing strategy development of a social enterprise in its start-up stage. Social entrepreneurship is a diverse concept constituting various organizational form and activities. Hence, the second research gap that this research study addresses is the issue of measurement of social entrepreneurship construct. The thesis consists of an introductory essay and five research articles. The first two articles in this compilation addres…
A valued partner or a mere support function : the role of marketing in Software-as-a-Service SMEs
2017
Ohjelmistoala on läpikäynyt valtavia muutoksia 2000-luvulla uusien teknologisten innovaatioiden syntyessä ja levitessä kiihtyvällä tahdilla. Pilvipalvelu on yksi tunnetuimmista innovaatioista ja kuvaa internetissä tapahtuvaa tietotekniikan käyttöä. Samaa nimitystä käytetään kaikista pilvessä tarjottavista palveluista, joista Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) on saanut laajimman suosion. Enemmistö uusista pilvipalveluorganisaatioista on pieniä tai keskisuuria yrityksiä, joilla on tutkimusten mukaan hyvin omalaatuinen tapa suunnitella ja toteuttaa markkinoinnin toimenpiteitä. Perinteiset suurille organisaatioille sopivat markkinoinnin teoriat ja mallit eivät istu nuorten ja ketterien ohjelmistoyri…
Pro-ecological and social actions of enterprises as manifestations of implementing the conception of sustainable development
2016
Koncepcja zrównoważonego rozwoju z biegiem lat nabiera coraz większego znaczenia. Wdrażanie tej teorii oraz jej zasad zostaje również odzwierciedlona w procesie zarządzania przedsiębiorstwem, przyjmowanych przez firmy strategiach rozwoju jak i implementacji strategii społecznej odpowiedzialności biznesu. Celem artykułu jest określenie wpływu koncepcji zrównoważonego rozwoju na zachowania przedsiębiorstw i proces zarządzania przedsiębiorstwem. Aby zrealizować główny cel pracy, wykorzystano metodę badawczą „desk research” w ramach, której dokonano analizy literatury przedmiotu. Ponadto, przeprowadzono badania ankietowe wśród 82 przedsiębiorstw zlokalizowanych na obszarze woj. opolskiego z róż…