This conceptual paper offers a research agenda in examining the role of standards for innovation in high-tech SMEs’ business models from a capability perspective. This paper aims to address the research question, how are SMEs using standards in a new environment of rapidly emerging technologies to produce innovations and what are the new directions for...
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Episode 133 – Sebastian Barros – Summons from the past: spiritual calling in Indigenous entrepreneurship
In this article, we study 25 Mapuche entrepreneurs from Chile, exploring how their deep spiritual beliefs and values influence their entrepreneurial orientation, decision-making processes, and business results. Using qualitative methods, we found an ancestral calling that summone ... Show More
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Episode 131 – Ting Zhang – Empowering entrepreneurs: age, telework, and geographic context in transitioning to knowledge-based self-employment
This study investigates three pivotal factors influencing workers’ shift towards knowledge-based self-employment: the facilitation effect of telework, age-related modifications to this effect, and geographic influences, drawing from Self-Determination Theory, Procedural Utility, ... Show More
29m 49s
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ICYMI: Pride Under Pressure
Jennie Glazer, CEO at Coqual, a global think tank helping companies redesign how they work and lead. A strategist, facilitator, and builder of high-performing teams, Jennie leads Coqual’s research, advisory, and insight platforms—guiding senior leaders through complexity and towa ... Show More
7m 59s
Oct 2024
Weekly podcast – Is business sustainability at a tipping point?
This week: The first in a new state-of-sustainability series, Brendan May, business expert and founder of Robertsbridge, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about the apparent current crossroads for sustainable business and why some companies are scaling back on their ambitio ... Show More
41m 5s
Jul 2024
EP 145: Exploring job market dynamics: non-competes, solo businesses, and work mindsets with Joel Lalgee
Join host James Mackey and his guest Joel Lalgee, host of The Realest Recruiter, as they dissect the FTC proposal to ban non-competes, weighing its impact on businesses and employees. Discover the balance between protecting business interests and fostering employee freedom, and h ... Show More
51m 52s
Dec 2024
Navigating the ESG and Sustainability Landscape with Mark J. Lumsdon-Taylor | Part 2
As the global push for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices and sustainability gains momentum, CFOs face the challenge of translating complex mandates into actionable strategies that simultaneously satisfy regulators, investors, and the company's bottom line.
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Nov 2024
Navigating the ESG and Sustainability Landscape with Mark J. Lumsdon-Taylor | Part 1
As the global push for ESG and sustainability gains momentum, CFOs find themselves translating complex mandates into actionable strategies that satisfy regulators, investors, and the bottom line alike.
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28m 3s
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Talking Heads – Sustainability, bending, but not breaking
The global landscape is witnessing a significant shift in sustainability strategies, influenced by political pressures and economic realities. Recent months have been a challenging period with sustainability action under considerable pressure.For more insights, visit Viewpoint: h ... Show More
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Ronald L. Trosper, "Indigenous Economics: Sustaining Peoples and Their Lands" (U Arizona Press, 2022)
What does “development” mean for Indigenous peoples? Indigenous Economics: Sustaining Peoples and Their Lands (U Arizona Press, 2022) lays out an alternative path showing that conscious attention to relationships among humans and the natural world creates flourishing social-ecolo ... Show More
49m 1s