How digitalization reinvented entrepreneurial resilience during COVID-19

SC Santos, EW Liguori, E Garvey - Technological Forecasting and Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
The emergence of new digital technologies has transformed entrepreneurship and, very
likely, enabled many new and established ventures to avoid bankruptcy throughout the …

Supply chain from start to finish: the implications of supply chain management for entrepreneurs

M Schwieterman, C Welter - International Entrepreneurship and …, 2023 - Springer
The limited overlap between supply chain management (SCM) and entrepreneurship is
concerning because SCM issues may be crucial to an entrepreneurial firm developing into a …

Unveiling micro-foundations of digital transformation: Cognitive models, routines, and organizational structures in agri-food SMEs

MC Annosi, F Capo, FP Appio, I Bedetti - Technological Forecasting and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The consequences of digital transformation are becoming more visible and pervasive.
Despite extensive research on the technological side of the transformation, emphasizing its …

[HTML][HTML] Demystifying massive and rapid business scaling–An explorative study on driving factors in digital start-ups

F Lange, N Tomini, F Brinkmann, DK Kanbach… - … Forecasting and Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study explores the concept of massive and rapid business scaling (MRBS) in the
context of digital start-ups by identifying 20 factors clustered into seven core drivers. Through …

What happens after market validation? Experimentation for scaling in technology-based startups

S Sanasi, A Ghezzi, A Cavallo - Technological Forecasting and Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
Scaling is one of the most critical phases in the lifecycle of technology-based startups: failure
to scale often translates into failure to survive. Entrepreneurial experimentation has emerged …

Hotspurs in, sober bores out: A call and an agenda for entrepreneurship and innovation policies that foster rapidly scaling ventures

D Maresch, H Leo, ST Walsh - Technological Forecasting and Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
Our effort is motivated by the observation that European entrepreneurs who receive financial
support from public entrepreneurship and innovation programs, set out as hotspurs (fiery …

The role of network community characteristics for firms' rapid business scaling

V Iurkov, M Koval, A Zakaryan - Technological Forecasting and Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
Which factors lead to firms' massive rapid business scaling? The prior work has
predominantly focused on factors inside the firm, assuming that the possession of internally …

Digitalization Adoption Barriers in the Context of Sustainability and Operational Excellence: Implications for SMEs

R Kumar, G Dutta, RK Phanden - Engineering Management …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In the global landscape, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly enhancing
their adaptability to capitalize on evolving market prospects. Industry 4.0 technologies, with …

Incremental Innovation: Long-term impetus for design business Creativity

X Zhang - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In business, innovation thinking is expanding beyond product innovation, and it is being
marketed as a catalyst for unique user experiences, businesses, and organizational and …

Digitalization and internationalization of micro-, small, and medium-sized enterprises: An overall conceptual process

A Hervé, C Schmitt, R Baldegger - Journal of the International …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The digital technologies that are emerging around the world are completely transforming the
paradigms of our economies, societies, and firms, including the new reality of international …